CO2 at new highs despite economic slowdown
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Levels of the main greenhouse gas in the atmosphere have risen to new highs in 2010 despite an economic slowdown in many nations that braked industrial output, data showed on Monday. Carbon dioxide, measured at Norway's Zeppelin station on the Arctic Svalbard archipelago, rose to a median 393.71 par.. .. read more..

EPA Makes Chemical Information More Accessible, and for Free
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

The web has been a valuable source of information on the releases of toxic chemicals in our communities, and for citizens and environmental action groups to see what companies and facilities are emitting air pollutants, discharging water pollution, and generating hazardous wastes. Finding the inform.. .. read more..

Salt and Smog
Monday, March 15, 2010

The smell of sea salt at the beach is a pleasant thought for many beach goers. Wind and waves kick up spray sending salt (sodium chloride into the air. Most salt of this sort falls back into the sea or nearby beach. The bit of chloride lingering in the air can react with nitrogen oxides (NOx) to for.. .. read more..

California Caps SF6 Emissions for Utilities
Monday, March 15, 2010

The California Air Resources Board recently announced that they will begin monitoring and limiting the emissions of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) in high-voltage electrical equipment starting in 2011. SF6 is the most potent of all greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change. SF6 is approximately.. .. read more..

Wind Turbines might actually add to warming
Sunday, March 14, 2010

A new paper suggests that wind turbines, installed broadly, might actually change the climate themselves just by disrupting the normal flow of the wind: In a paper published online Feb. 22 in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, [the MIT researchers] Wang and Prinn suggest that using wind turbines to .. .. read more..

Cooling Towers for NY Power Plants?
Saturday, March 13, 2010

New York environmental regulators this week released a plan to protect aquatic life in the state's rivers that could cost power generators billions to upgrade their facilities. The plan, which still needs final approval, would affect most of the state's six nuclear power plants and several facilitie.. .. read more..

Where Has the Oil Gone?
Friday, March 12, 2010

Oil supply is not infinite. Sooner or later it will run out. The interesting speculation is when that will happen. In a recent publication (ACS Energy and Fuels), several Kuwait scientists have studied this matter with a multicycle Hubbert model. The original Hubbert model in 1956, accurately predic.. .. read more..

Global Trade’s Dirty Secret: Outsourced Emissions
Friday, March 12, 2010

The Carnegie Institution of Science released a new study this week finding that one-third of the carbon dioxide emissions developed countries release into the atmosphere result from goods and services produced outside their borders. The report’s details are troubling: Carnegie’s researchers estimate.. .. read more..

US EPA to regulate Green House gas emissions from cars
Friday, March 12, 2010

The White House is finalizing rules on the first U.S. greenhouse gas emission standard for automobiles, which would raise average fuel economy 42 percent by 2016 in a bid to slash oil imports and fight climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department sent the fin.. .. read more..

Heinz Redesigns Ketchup Package. Landfills Groan.
Thursday, March 11, 2010

In case you’ve been under a rock, the big news on the street is the incredible new Heinz Ketchup Packet which will apparently revolutionize french fry enjoyment for the 21st century. The packet contains a larger amount of ketchup than the traditional sachet and opens in two ways – the traditional "s.. .. read more..

Earthquakes Move the World
Thursday, March 11, 2010

When there is a large earthquake, it basically means that a major geological stress was released. When that happens the earth will literally move. It may not be as dramatic as some motion pictures may show but it does happen. The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile l.. .. read more..

Compact fluorescents - Recycle them?
Thursday, March 11, 2010

An investigation by The Ecologist reveals that three-quarters of London councils giving out wrong advice on the safe disposal of mercury-containing compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) The majority of local authorities in London are advising residents to throw compact fluorescent lightbulbs in their gen.. .. read more..

Natural Gas drilling chemicals a concern
Thursday, March 11, 2010

President Barack Obama's top environmental adviser urged the natural gas industry on Tuesday to disclose the chemicals it uses in drilling, warning that the development of massive U.S. shale gas reserves could be held back otherwise. Joseph Aldy, special assistant to the president for energy and the.. .. read more..

Staying Young by Learning
Thursday, March 11, 2010

An old proverb states that to stay young is to keep alert and active or: "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." University of California neurobiologists are providing the first visual evidence that learning promotes brain health — and, therefore, that mental stimulation could limit the debilitating.. .. read more..

California Withdraws Harmful "Carbon Credits for Clearcuts" Forest Policy
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

SACRAMENTO, Calif.- The California Air Resources Board voted Thursday to withdraw the "Forest Project Protocol" that would have allowed logging companies to earn valuable carbon credits for forest clearcutting and other destructive practices. It also committed to a review of environmental impacts to.. .. read more..

China's Changing Energy Economy
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

"In Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Lester Brown presents a plan to dramatically reduce carbon emissions by increasing energy efficiency and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy," says the Earth Policy Institute, in a recent release, "China's Changing Energy Economy." .. read more..

A MILES-PER-GALLON RATING FOR YOUR HOME? GET READY! The Energy Performance Sc..
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

PORTLAND, Ore. March 3, 2010 -- The last time you bought a car, especially in the current economy, you probably paid close attention to the fuel efficiency by looking at the mile-per-gallon ratings and comparing similar vehicles. Now home buyers in certain states may soon be able to do the same with.. .. read more..

Enhesa Brings Multinationals Together to Enhance EHS Audit Programs
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

In response to the needs of their clients to maximize the value of their audit programs while minimizing the costs from a monetary and resource perspective, Enhesa created The Global Audit Partnership. In a recent survey conducted by Enhesa of 83 companies, over 75% said current economic conditions.. .. read more..

Georgia Attorney General Asked to Investigate Gassing, Destruction of Tortoise B..
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.- In a letter sent Wednesday to Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker, the Center for Biological Diversity and allies urged the state to investigate the extent of gassing and destruction of gopher tortoise burrows to collect snakes for rattlesnake roundups. .. read more..

Mono Basin Sage Grouse Is Endangered, But Protection Once Again Delayed
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

LAS VEGAS- In response to a petition and lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity and other environmental and faith-based groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday that a population of the greater sage grouse found in the Mono Basin of California and Nevada warrants protect.. .. read more..

TWS Publishes New Position Statement Impacts of Border Fences on Wildlif..
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The Wildlife Society (TWS) recently published a new position statement on the impact of international border security measures on wildlife. The TWS statement addresses how impenetrable border security measures such as fences pose significant risk to the wildlife that migrate or roam across internati.. .. read more..

Settlement Reached to Reduce Global Warming Impacts of Walmart Supercenters in S..
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO- The Center for Biological Diversity has settled two lawsuits brought against Walmart over the global warming impacts of proposed Supercenters in Perris and Yucca Valley, California. The settlement requires Walmart to install three rooftop solar facilities of at least 250 kilowatts, in.. .. read more..