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Press Release: Report: Climate Change Threatens New Jersey’s Economy and Coastal Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Emily Diamond-Falk, 202-572-3365, ediamondfalk@edf.org
  
(Washington, DC – July 23, 2008) –A new report released today details the devastating effects climate change will have on New Jersey’s economy and environment. The study was produced by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and the Center […]

Give Beijing Some Breathing SpaceImages of the Beijing sky-line, seemingly bathed in a soup of smog and haze have been never far from the world’s TV screens over recent days and weeks.International reporters with hand-held air pollution detectors have been popping up on street corners checking the levels of soot and dust.

Virginia coal seam injection […]

Creating solutions to a water crisisThe International Herald Tribune, August 11, 2008 Monday - The first thing you see is shelf after shelf of plain glass bottles all containing different colored liquids. Some of the liquids are clear, and others whitish, yellowish, brownish, greenish, or almost black. The colors change daily, as does the consistency, […]

Vertical FarmingVertical FarmI have been asked several times lately what I think of vertical farming - the proposed practice where crops are grown in skyscrapers.

Russia leads scramble for Arctic.With the polar icecaps melting, and oil prices at record highs, a scramble for the Arctic’s resources is underway that will transform this forgotten backwater, and Russia is leading the charge.

Climate myths: Global warming stopped in 1998.Even if the atmospheric temperature near the earth’s surface has become cooler recently, that doesn’t […]

The cityZenn - Dream Electric CarTill now we have battery operated cars or hybrid cars. Hybrid cars reduce your gas consumption and air pollution. If you are using battery operated cars, you cant drive on the spur of a moment. You have to PLAN and recharge the batteries. Otherwise your vehicle will carry you for […]

Recycled Content Interiors3Form Panels By Hunter Douglas 3Form panels are a new interior stand alone partition or wall finish system by Hunter Douglas.The panels are made by sandwiching materials, including organic materials between two layers of recycled high density polyethelyne.More at Platforma Arquitectura

U.S. Renewable Energy Growth AcceleratesRenewable energy markets surged in the United States in the first half of this year despite uncertainty over federal tax credits and a sluggish national economy, according to mid-year figures.

U.K. Biofuels Sources Are Largely UnknownAs biofuels imports increase in the United Kingdom, policymakers remain largely uninformed about the true environmental and […]

NYC among 21 cities to disclose carbon outputMore than 20 U.S. cities, including New York, Las Vegas and Denver, have agreed to measure their carbon footprints, with a system some 1,300 companies have been persuaded to use, in an attempt to find ways to curb emissions blamed for warming the planet.

Green Jobs Act, Energy Efficiency […]

Press Release: New Report Says Providing Water for Fish is the Surest Way to Create Water Supply Reliability for California Farms and Cities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Contact:
Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org
Jennifer Witherspoon, 415-293-6067, jwitherspoon@edf.org
 
(San Francisco – July 23, 2008)  California’s salmon are teetering on the edge of extinction and the salmon fishing industry is facing economic devastation, but […]