The Benefits of Hybrid CarsThe soaring oil prices and the rising level of awareness among the masses regarding the rapidly deteriorating environmental conditions are compelling many car makers to switch over the developing hybrid cars. There are already more than one million hybrid vehicles running on American roads (May, 2008). Big car companies like GM […]
Drought hits California’s already tight water supply.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week declared a drought EUR
Living near green areas doesn’t mean more exerciseLiving near green space makes little or no difference in how much people exercise during their leisure time, Dutch researchers said on Wednesday.In fact, people who live closest to green areas in urban or rural areas walk and cycle less often and for shorter amounts of time than […]
How coal got a dirty nameWhen developers raised the idea of building a new coal-fired power plant in Will County five years ago, the Midwest was leading a resurgence of interest in the dirty-but-plentiful fossil fuel.But growing concerns about global warming, lingering problems with noxious air pollution and skyrocketing construction costs are slowing the nation’s […]
100 MPG Fuel Efficient CarAvion 100 MPG X-Prize Entry The Avion was designed and built in response to the last energy crisis in 1984. Engineers Chris Henderson and Bill Green were students at Western Washington University at the time they designed and tested their super efficient car. Made from commercially available auto parts married to […]
Bush says global climate pact possible on his watch.US President George W. Bush said Tuesday that a global climate change deal was possible before he leaves office in January 2009.
San Francisco Greasecycle ProgramFor the past several months the San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC) has begun picking up used cooking oil from restaurants and businesses […]
Eight Ways to Green Your Road TripPeak driving season, when many Americans hit the road to visit relatives or see the sights, is now in full swing. With U.S. gas prices topping $4 a gallon in some places — and likely to edge up more during summer’s high demand — you may want to consider […]
MIT: European system for cutting CO2 emissions is working wellIn a bid to control greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change, the European Union has been operating the world’s first system to limit and to trade carbon dioxide. Despite its hasty adoption and somewhat rocky beginning three years ago, the EU “cap-and-trade” system has operated […]
Stop the PressesAn article in the San Jose Mercury News tells us that it takes a gallon of oil just to make a toner cartridge.That wouldn’t be so bad if we didn’t discard 8 empty cartridges a second in the U.S. And if it didn’t take 450 years for one to decompose.
Penguins inspire unique pledge […]
Press Release: New Analysis Reveals Big Opportunities for Florida Farmers and ForestersFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jerry Karnas, Environmental Defense Fund, 941-587-1803
Dr. Stephen Mulkey, University of Florida School of Natural Resources and Environment, 352-871-8543
Lisa Garcia, Ron Sachs Communications, 850-222-1996
(Washington DC- April 30, 2008) Florida’s farmers and foresters stand to reap hundreds of millions of dollars in new […]