Rising tides of alarm.A federal parliamentary report says 17,000 buildings in Tasmania and 21 per cent of the state’s coast are at risk of erosion and recession from sea-level rise within the next 50 to 100 years.
Toyota Makes Jumbo PriusToyota Sai - Jumbo PriusJust as Honda has re-entered the hybrid market with the new design […]
Study Raises Red Flag over Home Insecticides, Autoimmune DiseasesNew research suggests a link between women’s exposure to household insecticides - including roach and mosquito killers - and the autoimmune disorders rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.
Why We Get aflatoxin in Our Peanut ButterAflatoxin, found in mold on nuts and grains can cause liver cancer if consumed in […]
A wild and wooly week of waterBy Spreck Rosekrans Spreck Rosekrans is an Economic Analyst at EDF.The 2009 water year ended this week amidst a plethora of activity, conflict and entertainment.On Tuesday, as NASA rocket scientists were talking water in Pasadena, Comedy Centrals Jon Stewart responded to Fox News Sean Hannity on the Daily Show.On […]
Australian Dust Storms Lead to Life ExplosionThe red dust storm that dumped thousands of tons of soil across eastern Australia two weeks ago has caused an explosion in microscopic life in Sydney Harbor and beyond.
Survey: Alternative Energy Sources are Vital for Survival The international image of America is a country that is constantly creating roadblocks […]
Apple, Sony Ericsson Demonstrate Best Practices in Green ElectronicsSeven companies have engineered environmental solutions that negate the need for most–or in some cases all–uses of brominated and chlorinated chemicals in consumer electronics, according to a new report. […]
Kashmir’s main glacier “melting at alarming speed”Indian Kashmir’s biggest glacier, which feeds the region’s main river, is melting faster than other Himalayas glaciers, threatening the water supply of tens of thousands of people, a new report warned on Monday.
We Energies says carbon-capture project worksAn $8 million pilot project in Wisconsin successfully showed that carbon dioxide […]
Within Reach: Transforming Californias Water SystemBy Spreck Rosekrans Spreck Rosekrans is an Economic Analyst at EDF.Our water system isn’t working for anyone – not for cities, not for farms, and certainly not for fish. For the first time in over a decade, the California legislature has a chance to address our outdated water system and […]
Message from Governors Summit: U.S. Must ActBy Sharyn SteinThis post is by Wade Crowfoot, EDF’s West Coast Political director.Loud, bipartisan clamoring for a federal climate bill resonated here in Los Angeles as Governor Schwarzenegger and governors from around the world gathered to talk climate.EUR
Cut soot, slow climate change.Global warming is caused by excess of greenhouse gases, mainly carbon dioxide, but cutting down other pollutants such as soot can help slow climate change in a big way, say the world’s leading scientists, including an Indian American
Alaska Sea Otters Gain Habitat ProtectionThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today designated 5,855 […]
Apple, Sony Ericsson Demonstrate Best Practices in Green ElectronicsSeven companies have engineered environmental solutions that negate the need for most–or in some cases all–uses of brominated and chlorinated chemicals in consumer electronics, according to a new report. […]