Daily Archives: September 25, 2009

Tiny Parks Sprout In Parking Spots

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Read/listen to the full story at NPR. For one day each year, residents transform parking spaces across San Francisco into miniature parks.

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Agency Reopens Perchlorate Comment Period

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Water & Wastewater News. Stakeholders now have until Oct. 8 to submit comments on additional approaches to analyzing data related to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s preliminary regulatory determination for perchlorate. The agency expects that … Continue reading →

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Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Mother Jones. They also rate the environmental impact of other bottled water brands in the same issue. See H2Uh-Oh. Obama sips it. Paris Hilton loves it. Mary J. Blige won’t sing without it. How did … Continue reading →

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TeamEarth

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Includes links to classroom resources, an online petition, and information about their Students Speak contest. From the ePals web site: ePals and Team Earth are joining forces to tackle five of the biggest issues facing our planet: climate, water, food, … Continue reading →

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E.P.A. Report Suggests Waste Reduction and Recycling Reduces CO2 Emissions

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the Green, Inc. analysis of EPA’s new report, Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Materials and Land Management Practices, which I posted about last week.

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Plugged-In Age Feeds a Hunger for Electricity

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. Electronic devices are the fastest-growing source of power demand in the world, but there is resistance to efficiency.

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Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Via GreenBiz. This is an incredibly useful database. Established in 1995, the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) is an ongoing project of the North Carolina Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). It is … Continue reading →

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EPA Announces Guidance to Communities on PCBs in Caulk of Buildings Constructed or Renovated Between 1950 and 1978

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a series of steps that building owners and school administrators should take to reduce exposure to PCBs that may be found in caulk in many buildings constructed or renovated between 1950 and 1978. … Continue reading →

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The Greenest White House In History

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the National Journal. By almost any measure, this is the greenest White House in history, one that is rapidly reinvigorating federal environmental policy in a quest to deliver on the president’s campaign promises. How many … Continue reading →

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Krugman Op-Ed: It's Easy Being Green

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full op-ed piece by Paul Krugman in the New York Times. Saving the planet won’t come free (although the early stages of conservation actually might). But it won’t cost all that much either.

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