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‘What is this ‘clean coal,’ anyway?’
The Christian Science Monitor dissects “clean coal.”
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Snippets from the news
• European Union sticks to climate timeline amid inter-bloc grumbling; Britain wants to cut emissions 80 percent by 2050, and 15 E.U. countries are on track to meet Kyoto targets. […]
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Despite industry lobbying, EPA toughens lead pollution limits
Federal regulators announced Thursday a sharp reduction in legal levels of lead emissions, rejecting pleas by industrial battery recyclers who told White House officials earlier this month that they could […]
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Snippets from the news
• U.S. will stop exporting mercury. • Groups release sustainable sushi guides. • Podcars are coming to New York. • Tesla Motors replaces CEO. • Popularity of tap water forces […]
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How to fend off biological and cultural extinctions
The relationship between our planet’s vanishing species, languages, and cultures has long fascinated me, so I was thrilled to write a story on the subject for the current issue of […]
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Recyclers of industrial batteries work to derail tougher EPA standards
Lobbyists for industrial battery recyclers charged over to the White House recently to crank up arguments against possible tough new regulations of lead, a key ingredient of automobile and other […]
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Cote d’Ivoire’s West African chimp population drops off dramatically
The population of West African chimpanzees in Cote d’Ivoire has declined 90 percent in the last 18 years, according to a new study published in Current Biology. In the 1960s, […]
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Snippets from the news
• Northern Rockies wolves back on endangered list. • Could new technology make household lights obsolete? • Nestle throws fit about Florida tap-water ad. • Can green jobs save us? […]
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Snippets from the news
• Payless launches eco-friendly shoe line. • Amtrak reports record annual ridership. • New Bible version has green theme. • GM and Chrysler talk merger. • Beijing’s new traffic rules […]
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The economic crisis should prompt more green infrastructure spending, not less
I’m no expert in macroeconomics. You probably aren’t either. But there’s a battle over macroeconomics shaping up, and everyone keen on shifting the U.S. toward sustainability has a vested interest […]
