CCI’s Mexican Partner Photographs Rare Wild CatsThree rare wild cat species were recently photographed on Mexican ranches by Pronatura Noreste, a Mexican conservation group and CCI partner. Motion sensor cameras employed on nine ranches between December 2007 and March 2008 revealed the presence of ocelots (Leopardus pardalis albescens), jaguars (Panthera onca) and jagaurundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi […]
Wind Turbine Concept Inspired by Jet EnginesAccording to a recent article from Greentech Media, a Massachusetts aerospace company called FloDesign is working on a wind turbine concept that could potentially be at least twice as efficient as traditional rotor blade turbines, which force air around them instead of through them. It works by channeling wind […]
Rare hydrogen producing microorganism may help unlock tomorrow’s hydrogen economyAn ancient organism from the pit of a collapsed volcano may hold the key to tomorrow’s hydrogen economy. Scientists from across the world have formed a team to unlock the process refined by a billions-year old archaea. The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute will […]
Press Release: Ferenbach to Become New Chair of Environmental Defense Fund
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Stuart Ross, 202-572-3235, or 202-560-6610 (cell), sross@edf.org
Charles Miller, 202-572-3364, cmiller@edf.org
(New York, NY – June 25, 2008) Carl Ferenbach, managing director and co-founder of Berkshire Partners LLC, a Boston-based private equity firm, has been named Chairman-elect of the Board of Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Mr. […]
Press Release: California Should Adopt San Joaquin Valley New Development Rule Statewide To Help Meet Global Warming Law Requirements, Study Shows
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Kathyrn Phillips, 916-893-8494-c, kphillips@edf.org
Sean Crowley, 202-572-3331-w, scrowley@edf.org
(Fresno, CA – July 9, 2008) – A landmark regulation proven in the San Joaquin Valley to reduce air pollution from new development projects could help meet […]
EPA document ties public health problems to global warming; White House tried to bury analysis.Government scientists detailed a rising death toll from heat waves, wildfires, disease and smog caused by global warming in an analysis the White House buried so it could avoid regulating greenhouse gases.
Forest funding ‘could put billions in wrong hands.’The rush to […]
Canada’s Boreal forest gets some protection.A huge swath of Canada’s northern Boreal forest will be permanently protected from tree harvesting and mining as part of a plan to combat climate change, Ontario province’s premier announced Monday.
Nuclear call to combat global warming.The world must go back to embracing nuclear power as one of its options if […]
North America’s 1st carbon tax rolls out under fireCivic leader Scott Nelson says he is as worried as anyone about global warming, but that does not make him happy to be one of the first North Americans to pay a carbon tax to curb climate change. […]
Moving north not such a hot idea.Shifting irrigation agriculture from the parched Murray-Darling Basin to Australia’s wet tropical north would be a “risky business”, the co-author of a new CSIRO climate change report warned yesterday.
Green Jobs Act, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block GrantThe website 1sky.org reports thatCongress is now deciding which federal programs will be […]
OPEC chief appeals for calm over oilLONDON (Reuters) - OPEC’s Secretary General on Tuesday appealed for calm, saying the record-high crude oil price was unbearable and did not reflect any shortage of supply in the market. […]