Monthly Archives: September 2009

New Coolants Make For Hotter Planet

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Read/listen to the full story at NPR. More than 20 years ago, an international treaty known as the Montreal Protocol phased out a group of chemicals that were destroying the Earth’s ozone layer. But since then, scientists have discovered that … Continue reading →

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Igniting Activists: It’s the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day — Are You Ready to Get to Work?

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full commentary in E The Environmental Magazine. Last year, Earth Day took some heat by online green scorekeepers (particularly the eco-mag Grist, which launched a “Screw Earth Day” campaign), but this year it’s reasserting its prominence. Earth Day … Continue reading →

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Technology in the UN Climate Change Negotiations: Moving Beyond Abstraction

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Via the RFF Library Blog. Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard University Policy Brief / by Morgan Bazilian http://tinyurl.com/yacakdu [Abstract] This brief considers the technology negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) within the wider context of … Continue reading →

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Guide to Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Financing Districts for Local Governments

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Laura B.

The City of Berkeley and the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, have released a guide for local governments on energy efficiency and renewable energy financing districts. This report is designed for local government officials, … Continue reading →

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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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