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Scientists Report Political Interference
Read the full story in the Washington Post. More than half the Environmental Protection Agency scientists who responded to an independent survey made public yesterday said that they had witnessed political interference in scientific decisions at the agency during the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Publications, Research
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Voluntary Carbon Offset Information Portal
Via Librarians’ Internet Index. Information about buying carbon offsets to neutralize carbon dioxide emissions created by individual air travel. Features a consumer handout on “flying green,” report on voluntary offsets for air travel carbon emissions, a paper with an overview … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Green Lifestyle, Web Resources
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Commentary: Bring on the Right Biofuels
Read the full commentary in the New York Times. Biofuels are suddenly being blamed for every global ill. Most of this, to borrow a farm image, is hogwash and bilge.
Posted in Biofuels
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Earth Day: Green Yawn?
Read the full post at Environmental Capital. Has Earth Day gone milquetoast? Our EC colleague Jeff Ball asks today in the WSJ if Earth Day is actually bad for the earth. Feel-good environmental gestures have become so mainstream that they … Continue reading
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Friendly Skies? With Oil Above $100, Aviation Sees Green Appeal
Read the full post at Environmental Capital. This Earth Day, a high-flying reminder from the Green Continent that what’s environmental is ultimately about what’s economic. The world’s aviation industry says it’s taking climate change seriously, though it’s probably the bottom … Continue reading
Posted in Air, Climate Change, Transportation
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A Cheap CO2 Trap
Read the full story in Technology Review. It’s possible today to chemically capture carbon dioxide emitted by smokestacks. But the process is expensive and energy intensive, and it can inflate the cost of electricity produced from coal by 80 to … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Research
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Pittsburgh’s Up-and-Coming Filmmakers Honored at Fourth Annual High School Environmental Film Festival
Read the press release. “A Greener Cleaner Choice,” a film by Hampton High School seniors Ben Kepner, Dylan Morris and Benjamin Swanson and freshman Andrew Benton, was awarded with the top honor – the Grand Prize – in tonight’s fourth … Continue reading
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PEN: Europe Nearly Doubling U.S. Spending on Nano Risk Research
Read the full story in Occupational Health and Safety. A new analysis by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) indicates that European nations are investing nearly twice as much as America in research primarily aimed at addressing the potential risks … Continue reading
Posted in Nanotechnology, Publications
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Sugar cane diesel, gas, and jet fuel coming from Amyris
Read the full story at News.com. Amyris, a rapidly growing biotech company that coaxes genetically enhanced microbes to produce fuel and medicine, has signed a deal with two Brazilian companies to come out with a sugar-cane-based diesel and other fuels … Continue reading
Posted in Biofuels, Green Business, Research
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Real solar homes come to virtual world 'Second Life'
Read the full story at News.com. The organizers of the Solar Decathlon are hosting an event in Second Life on Thursday where people can attend a virtual conference and then get a virtual walk-through of a house designed to be … Continue reading