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Air Pollution: Air Quality and Permitting of New Coal-Burning Electricity-Generating Units in Central Texas. GAO-09-787R, August 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-787R Climate Change Policy: Preliminary Observations on Options for Distributing Emissions Allowances and Revenue under a Cap-and-Trade Program, by John Stephenson, director, natural … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Publications, Regulation
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Eco-minded renters get housing-search help
Read the full story at Mother Nature Network. Website lets renters find a pad with environmentally conscious features such as dual-flush toilets, compact fluorescent lights. Note that the database currently only covers Portland, OR; Seattle; the SF Bay area; Boston; … Continue reading
Posted in Green Building, Green Business, Web Resources
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DIY fridge uses almost no energy
Read the full story at Mother Nature Network. Who would’ve thought? Convert your energy-hogging freezer to a fridge and save 90% on energy consumption. This beats EnergyStar.
Posted in Energy, Green Lifestyle
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2010 International BIOMASS Conference & Expo Call for Speaker Abstracts
With hundreds of biomass industry professionals vying to present at the 2010 International BIOMASS Conference & Expo, we’re calling for abstracts early to meet a swell of international speaker interest. Submit your presentation idea now, and plan to engage decision … Continue reading
Posted in Biofuels, Biomass, Meetings & Webinars
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Closing the carbon chasm
Read the full post at Sustainable IT. The Carbon Disclosure Project reports that companies are behind in keeping dangerous climate change at bay
Posted in Climate Change, Green Business, Publications
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EPA Announces New Steps to Protect Americans from Lead Poisoning
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a series of steps to increase protections against and raise awareness of lead-based products in our environment and communities, particularly to prevent lead poisoning in children. The steps announced today are: Additional proposed … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & contests, Environmental Health, Schools
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Pick 5 for the Environment
U.S. EPA is encouraging people to commit to least five actions that will help the environment. Pick 5 also helps you identify more actions you can take in the future.
Posted in Green Business, Green Lifestyle, Schools
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Environmental Challenge Calls on K-12 Students To Develop Green Solutions
Read the full story in T.H.E. Journal. The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Discovery Education, and the Siemens Foundation have announced the opening of the 2009 “Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge.” The challenge calls on K-8 students to … Continue reading
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She's battling asthma and environmental racism
Essence Magazine/CNN has a profile of Lisa Jackson, EPA administrator. From the interview: As the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson wears many hats: environmentalist, upholder of anti-pollution policy and toxic chemical regulator, to name a few. But … Continue reading
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Stony Brook University Hospital and EPA Sign Historic Green Partnership
Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, N.Y. is not just the only university-based hospital on Long Island, it is the first hospital in the nation to pledge to reduce its environmental impact through a comprehensive agreement with the U.S. … Continue reading