Posts Tagged ‘Green’
Perennial Crops Could Fight Carbon Emissions
If you are into gardening and farming the next question is for you, though it’s definitely being asked during the wrong season – do you prefer perennials or annuals? A bit of an odd question, but if you’re an agricultural scientist it’s a good question to ask, now that science. . .
Happy Thanksgiving!
Here’s a novel idea for Thanksgiving dinner – turn the power off. After the bird is cooked, assuming you’re a carnivore, shut down all of the lights and do what our predecessors did, light the candles. Romantic, energy saving, or reducing your carbon footprint, you pick the reason for lighting up. . .
Republicans Using Security To Circumvent Enviro Regs
If you’re a conservative Republican Congressperson, how do you come up with ways to circumvent our current environmental laws? How about trying to pass a law that gives border patrol agents the right to ignore all environmental laws in protected areas, such as our National Parks. It seems that certain. . .
Big Buck Environmentalists
Wouldn’t you love to be in the same position as our nation’s big buck environmentalists? Besides the obvious trappings of wealth that these individuals have in common, the one thing that sets them apart from their equally rich peer group, is that these people are putting their money to work. . .
Time To Discuss A U.S. Carbon Tax
Could the U.S. pass carbon-limiting legislation similar to what Australia and the European Union have passed? Yesterday Australia joined the EU in imposing a price on carbon emissions on their economy. Its impact will be felt right across the economy, from miners and liquefied natural gas producers to airlines and. . .
CO2 Emissions Exceed Predictions
Global carbon emissions last year exceeded worst-case scenario predictions from just four years before, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). A rise of six percent (564 million additional tons) over 2009 levels was largely driven by three nations: the US, India, and China. Emissions from burning coal jumped. . .
Obama Proposes 101 Conservation Projects
The Interior Department has issued a report that has identified 101 conservation projects across the U.S. as part of President Obama’s initiative to protect public lands. The 101 projects cover two per state and one in the District of Columbia. Some of the projects presented include an all season trail. . .
Majority Of CO2 Comes From 10 Countries
Sixty-seven percent of the world’s carbon dioxide output originates from ten countries, according to a new study that measured the CO2 output from 112 countries. The study conducted by Carnegie University and the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research did not solely focus on a country’s CO2 emissions, but. . .
Starbucks May Add Juice Bars To Offset Coffee Bean Loss
Coffee lovers beware; global climate change may bring the hammer down on your highly addictive lifestyle. Starbucks, the world’s largest purveyor of coffee drinks is raising the alarm that its business model could be significantly altered within the next 10 years. Though nothing has been confirmed, rumors are circulating that. . .
Restoring The Gulf Of Mexico
A new government report issued by The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force calls for coastal states to work together to restore key elements of the gulf Of Mexico. The task force was established by President Obama after the BP Deepwater Gulf oil spill. The report sought to pinpoint the. . .
Poll Shows More Americans Believe In Climate Change
According to Inside Climate News, the Republican presidential debates may have caused more Americans to believe in global climate change. A new Reuters/Stanford poll found that the percentage of Americans who believe the Earth has been warming rose to 83 percent from 75 percent. Jon Krosnick, a political science professor. . .
Wind Lens Triples Turbine Output
There’s a new wind turbine technology blowing into town. Researchers at the Japanese Kyushu University have developed a wind lens that triples a conventional wind turbine’s output. The wind lens looks like the brim of a hat when it is installed on a conventional wind turbine. This brim looking device,. . .
Restoring 580,000 Square Miles Of Forests
In Bonn, Germany this past week conservationists and politicians launched a new initiative to restore 580,000 square miles of deforested and degraded forests throughout the world. Dubbed the Bonn Challenge, organizers are touting the economic and climate change benefits of reforestation. Restoring 580,000 square miles of forest would create jobs,. . .
House Republicans Seek To Undermine EPA
This September when the Republican controlled House of Representatives returns from recess one of their first legislative efforts is to curb the Interior Department and the Environmental Protection Agency. House Republicans are adding riders to appropriations bills in an attempt to hamper both agencies. The riders have absolutely nothing to. . .
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