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Economics of GHG reduction, part bazillion
Two troubling things I heard last week: The on-going question about what our next president will sacrifice in the name of the economy. If the financial crisis has taught us […]
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Nearly a quarter of wild mammal species are in danger of extinction
Some 21 percent of the world’s 5,487 known wild mammal species are in danger of extinction, according to the updated Red List maintained by the International Union for the Conservation […]
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Snippets from the news
• Six E.U. states ready to block climate plan. • World Bank green-energy funding up 87 percent. • Offshore wind farm approved in New Jersey.
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EPA talked out of declaring public-health emergency in asbestos-ridden town
A public-health emergency has never been declared in Libby, Mont., where asbestos exposure from vermiculite mining has killed 200 people and sickened more than 1,000 more. But documents and emails […]
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Oregon looks to protect its ocean ecology
Amidst the slavering cries to drill pretty much everywhere, it’s encouraging to hear the news from Oregon. The state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife has just finished accepting proposals for […]
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Nine states sue EPA over water rule, saying it allows pollution
Nine U.S. states and the Canadian province of Manitoba have sued the U.S. EPA over a regulatory change that exempts transfers of water from one water body to another from […]
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Snippets from the news
• GAO skeptical of claims that clean coal will soon be ready for the big-time. • Houston and Los Angeles deemed to have “severe” smog. • L.A., Long Beach ports […]
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We’re headed out on the town — join us
We’re in Chicago touring green roofs and green biz ventures, but tonight we want to share all our adventures with you — live and in person — at a Chicago […]
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Oil economist denies peak oil
“Therefore there will never be a moment when the world runs out of oil because there will always be a price at which the last drop of oil can clear […]
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Hurricane Ike dealt big blow to Texas wildlife and waterways
Hurricane Ike caused plenty of problems for Gulf Coast humans, but now it looks like the storm has also messed with area wildlife. Ike’s storm surge helped turn some freshwater […]
