"The Two-Degree Solution"
The two-degree pledge on climate change made by the G8 is nonbinding, hard to translate to a specific level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere ... and perhaps wishful thinking.
Source: Dot Earth, 07/10/2009
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"Mining The Minerals That Power Your Gadgets"
The green tech that many clamor for requires some very exotic mineral ingredients -- and mining them has environmental consequences.
Source: Environment Report, 07/09/2009
"Climate Change Could Boost U.S. Dengue Fever Cases"
"Climate change could push dengue fever into all corners of the United States, as the mosquitoes that can carry the traditionally tropical virus survive warmer U.S. winters .... scientists at the Natural Resources Defense Council said in a report."
Source: Reuters, 07/09/2009
"More Scrutiny Urged for Bottled Water"
The Government Accountability Office, testifying before a Congressional committee, urged the Food and Drug Administration to stiffen oversight of bottled water and give consumers more information about what they are drinking.
Source: Wall St. Journal, 07/09/2009
"Wood Burning Creates Top Cancer Risk in Oregon's Air, EPA Says"
"Pollution from burning wood in stoves, fireplaces and elsewhere is the top cancer risk in Oregon's air, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency analysis."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 07/09/2009
"The Sun Has Spots, Finally"
"After one of the longest sunspot droughts in modern times, solar activity picked up quickly over the weekend."
Source: Space.com, 07/09/2009
"Court Upholds EPA 'Nonattainment' Designations for Soot"
"A federal appeals court yesterday upheld nearly all U.S. EPA designations of areas where airborne soot concentrations exceed national standards, rejecting challenges from state and local governments and industry groups."
Source: Greenwire, 07/09/2009
"Energy Industry Sways Congress With Misleading Data"
""The two key arguments that the oil and gas industry is using to fight federal regulation of the natural gas drilling process called hydraulic fracturing -- that the costs would cripple their business and that state regulations are already strong -- are challenged by the same data and reports the industry is using to bolster its position."
Source: ProPublica, 07/09/2009
"Pickens Still Gung-Ho On Wind Farm Despite Delay"
T. Boone Pickens postponed a plan to create the world's largest wind farm in Texas. The billionaire had spent $60 million advertising his plan to combat what he calls the United States' addiction to foreign oil.
Source: NPR, 07/09/2009
"Pennsylvania To Regulate Salt Discharges"
"The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is working to regulate salt discharges that result from natural-gas drilling."
Source: ES&T, 07/09/2009
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