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EPA calls greenhouse gases harmful
From the Department of Oh, Really?: In case you didn't already have suspicions of your own, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that greenhouse gases are… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (96 days ago) 0 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
- People
- Lisa Jackson, Barack Obama
- Definitions
- Greenhouse gas, Climate change, Pollutants, Air pollution, Clean Air Act, Emissions
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Utah's four-day workweek saving energy
We always thought working four days a week instead of five would save some sanity—and as it turns out, it saves energy, too. According to the Associated Press, Utah's… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (214 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Greenhouse gas, Emissions, Energy usage, Air pollution
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Clean energy trumps fossil fuel spending worldwide
Check mate, fossil fuels. Green energy investments have finally one-upped fossil fuel investments on a global scale. The official score: Solar, wind and other clean power… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (279 days ago) 0 comments- People
- Barack Obama, Steven Chu
- Definitions
- Wind power, Solar-thermal power, Hydroelectric, Renewable energy
- Web News
- news.xinhuanet.com
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Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)
In a recent issue of Conservation Letters, there is a study that strongly suggests that a rainforest, for many reasons, is more valuable standing: Carbon payments as a safeguard…BBC News: http://bit.ly/10Tc2K | Read the full article ›
By Judith Meskill (280 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Conservation, Biodiversity, Rainforest
- Web News
- news.bbc.co.uk , Environmental News Network , latimes.com , TreeHugger
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China planning stricter gas mileage rules than U.S.
China's desire to reduce an increasing reliance on oil imports appears dominant in their much talked about plans to impose stricter gas mileage standards than recently released…NYT: http://bit.ly/ksWMs | Read the full article ›
By Judith Meskill (289 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Greenhouse gas, Emissions, Renewable
- Web News
- EcoGeek , Plenty Magazine , Yahoo! Green , businessinsider.com (4 comments) , nytimes.com
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High speed trains US-bound
I moved to Europe for its mass transit, specifically its trains. Seriously. I love train travel. One of my best trips happened when I took the train from Vancouver to Toronto. Now,… | Read the full article ›
By Alex Fayle (328 days ago) 0 comments- People
- Barack Obama
- Definitions
- Air pollution, Mass transit
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The future of fuel, Grassoline
Before the oil runs out, scientists and engineers are hard at work figuring out alternatives. "Grassoline." The word has a ring to it. It's catchy. "Grassoline"… | Read the full article ›
By Frank Paynter (332 days ago) 1 comment -
Greener wallet equals greener Earth
We just don't get it when people claim they can't go green because "I can't afford the organic/sustainable/fair trade/eco-friendly version!" We're scratching our heads:… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (333 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Renewable energy, Sustainable, Fair trade, Organic, Recycling, Carbon footprint, Eco-friendly, Earth Day
- Products
- Water
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A year without oil
Plastic. It's everywhere. Could you live without it? I read about the documentary Recipes for Disaster, the story of filmmaker John Webster and his family and their quest to… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (334 days ago) 3 comments- Definitions
- Compact fluorescent bulb
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US coal-fired power soon to be obsolete
Coal fired power plants go back a long way in the US. Since 1921 an increasing share of US electric power has been produced by burning coal. Over the years these coal fires brought… | Read the full article ›
By Frank Paynter (345 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Emissions, Alternative energy, Green-collar jobs, Acid rain, Green coal
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