Not So Virtual Carbon Emissions
According to a report published by the Climate Group, a think-tank based in London, computers, printers, mobile phones and the widgets that accompany them account for the emission of 830m tonnes of carbon dioxide around the world in 2007. That is about 2% of the estimated total of emissions from human [...]
During an Arizona State Senate committee hearing on a proposed uranium mine near the north rim of the Grand Canyon, State Senator Sylvia Allen spoke in favor of the measure:
This Earth’s been here 6,000 years — and I know I’m going on and on and I’ll shut up — it’s been here 6,000 years, long [...]
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These days, there’s green, and then there’s green. In a time of both economic and environmental challenges, one would hope that the two might go hand-in-hand, but as we’ve seen in the past when push comes to shove, pocketbook green often carries the day.
So it seems with the Cash-for-Clunkers bill now circulating [...]
Between 1750 and 2000, the world’s human population increased more than sevenfold, from about 790 million to 6 billion. By 2040, that number is expected to reach 9 billion.
The impact of such growth on the face of the planet and the species with whom we share it has been profound. As we are now beginning [...]
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How Did 100,000,000 Women Disappear?
In India, China and sub-Saharan Africa, millions upon millions of women are missing. They are not lost, but dead: victims of violence, discrimination and neglect.
Microbes Eat Hydrocarbons, Leave Behind Non-toxic Residue
ScienceDaily reports that researchers in China have found a new [...]
Mountaintop mining, more commonly known as “mountaintop removal,†ranks among the ugliest and most violent examples of man’s disrespect for nature.
Most prevalent in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia and eastern Kentucky, mountaintop mining became widespread in the 1980s, and involves literally blasting up to 1,000 feet from the tops of mountains to expose the [...]
10 Natural Sunscreens for Safe Summer Fun
The Daily Green highlights 10 natural suncreens identified as effective by the Environmental Working Group (EWG).
Full listings of 134 EWG recommended products — and 589 products to avoid — are also available.
Europe Poised to Meet Kyoto Target
The European Environment Agency reports that 2007 marked the third consecutive year in [...]
US President Barack Obama is expected to introduce new, national standards for reducing automobile emissions and improving fuel efficiency today, thanks to a milestone agreement that has broad support among environmentalists, the auto industry and consumers.
Under the new rules, passenger car efficiency will reportedly increase from the current 27.5 miles per gallon (mpg) to 42 [...]
Active development and deployment of businesses and technologies geared towards sustainable development and climate change practices are becoming more vital to the global economy and individual state of living.Â
Mobilizing and re-focusing the global economy towards investments in clean technologies and ‘natural’ infrastructure such as forests and soils is the best bet for real growth, combating [...]
Once confined to the laboratory, nanotechnology has quietly entered the lives of ordinary people through hundreds of innovative products such as liquid-wicking clothing, antibacterial stuffed toys, tennis rackets, sunscreens, toothpaste and more. By some estimates, the market for nano-manufactured goods could exceed $2 trillion by 2014.
Such rapid rise in the development and use of nanomaterials [...]
Active development and deployment of businesses and technologies geared towards sustainable development and climate change practices are becoming more vital to the global economy and individual state of living.Â
Mobilizing and re-focusing the global economy towards investments in clean technologies and ‘natural’ infrastructure such as forests and soils is the best bet for real growth, combating [...]
