US now world leader in wind power productionUS wind capacity is expected to increase 45% in 2008 although Congress’ failure to extend the production tax credit (PTC) for the renewable energy industry threatens to derail further development, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
Mini-loan Program Helps Farmers Enroll in Conservation PracticesThe future of New […]
Coastal “dead zones” spread globally, study finds“Dead zones” in coastal waters — regions of ocean floor so deprived of oxygen that most marine life cannot survive — are spreading worldwide at an alarming pace, scientists said on Thursday. […]
U.K. Biofuels Sources Are Largely UnknownAs biofuels imports increase in the United Kingdom, policymakers remain largely uninformed about the true environmental and social costs of producing these fuels, posing a significant challenge for efforts to mandate their sustainable use.
MIT Develops Way to Bank Solar Energy at HomeThe fossil fuel scenario is pressing us to look […]
Press Release: EDF Urges MTA Board to Delay Transit Fare Hike; Proposes Investment in Innovative Transit and $230 Million in Federal Emergency Funds
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Havelock Nelson, 212-576-2700, ext 235, hnelson@goodmanmedia.com
Heath Fradkoff, 212-576-2700, ext 232, hfradkoff@goodmanmedia.com
(NEW YORK, New York – July 23, 2008) Andy Darrell, New York Regional Director of Enviromental Defense Fund (EDF), today urged the […]
Press Release: National fisheries expert joins Environmental Defense Fund
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Contact: Laura Williamson, Environmental Defense Fund, 512.691.3447-w or 512.828.1690-c or lwilliamson@edf.org
(Austin, TX – Aug. 15, 2008) Dave McKinney has joined Environmental Defense Fund as the Senior Conservation Manager for the Gulf of Mexico region.
He will help lead efforts to advance incentive-based fisheries management in the […]
Melting permafrost poses threats to infrastructure, Alaska economy.As temperatures warm across Alaska, the temperature of the frozen ground is warming, too. In some places, its warmed to its own tipping point of 32 F, at which point it stops being permafrost and starts being water and soil.
Gas Costs Hurt Vacationers, Nonprofit OrganizationsSeveral recent articles have […]
Cheaper, More Efficient Solar PanelsHP and Xtreme Energetics (XE), a solar energy system developer based in Livermore, Calif., have announced that they have entered into an agreement for the development of a solar energy system. This solar system will have an edge over existing solar technologies. Their solar energy system will generate electricity at twice […]
Scraping the bottom of the oil barrel a significant new climate riskExploitation of North America’s shale and tar-sand oil reserves could increase atmospheric CO2 levels by up to 15%, a new report from WWF-UK and the major UK financial group Co-Operative Financial Services (CFS) has warned. Extraction of the projected 1,115 billion barrels of recoverable […]
Mediterranean climate moves bird population.Northern species of birds in Britain are dwindling while southern species are breeding more because of Britain’s increasingly “Mediterranean” climate, scientists said today.
How to Find the Cheapest Gas Price in Your AreaBy BASHARAT SHAH, MD, published on eHow.Fuel prices may vary from station to station. But, there is a way of […]
Toronto Pays Citizens Hefty Grants For Projects Reducing Carbon FootprintThe Canadian city of Toronto is paying citizens for going green. What’s been named the ‘Live Green Toronto program’, launched recently, has $20 million available over the next five years for citizen-driven carbon savings projects. The funding, in the form of subsidies, will go to projects […]