Daily Archives: July 22, 2008

Climate Change and Water

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. Climate Change and Water (PDF; 5.1 MB) Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The Technical Paper addresses the issue of freshwater. Sea-level rise is dealt with only insofar as it can lead to impacts on freshwater in … Continue reading →

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Lynn Buhl to Serve as EPA Regional Administrator for the Great Lakes Region

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson today announced the appointment of Lynn Buhl to serve as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 5, which encompasses Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Bharat Mathur, EPA’s Acting Regional Administrator … Continue reading →

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Clean Diesel Emerging Technology Grant Funding Now Available

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to award approximately $3.4 million in grants to establish projects using emerging technologies to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines. Addressing the existing fleet is … Continue reading →

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Uni alliance to tackle eco-challenges

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Edie.net. More than £23m will be invested in an environmental research partnership between two major universities. The funding from the Welsh Assembly Government, which will be provided over five years, will support a £55m project … Continue reading →

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The latest issue of GreenBuzz

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Laura B.

For a full-color, graphic version of this newsletter, go to http://www.greenbiz.com/enewsletters/2008/greenbiz/index.html. A Yearlong Road to Green Certification By Tilde Herrera http://greenbiz.com/podcast/2008/07/17/a-yearlong-road-green-certification Rachel Patterson of San Francisco’s Hanson Bridgett law firm offers a snapshot of the year it took her company … Continue reading →

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Green Uses for Waste

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Laura B.

GreenUsesForWaste was formed to offer a unique reference point on environmentally friendly ways to re-use all your waste. Although the focus is the U.K., there are a lot of excellent tips on reusing items you might otherwise throw away. Sections … Continue reading →

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