Monthly Archives: November 2009

Carbon-credit dispute threatens new climate deal

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Washington Post. Russia is on track to far exceed its targets for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions under the Kyoto climate-change treaty, but its success could derail efforts to reach a new accord against global warming, … Continue reading →

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New mass mail policy reduces waste

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full announcement. In response to requests by many faculty and staff, the University [of Notre Dame] has adopted a policy to limit the distribution of mass mailings through Campus Mail Services. Under the new policy, Campus Mail will … Continue reading →

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Student group taking steps to help energy conservation

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Minnesota Daily. As the University of Minnesota’s Energy Management department continues its campaign to save energy and make the University more sustainable, a new student group is taking a small-scale approach to help tackle … Continue reading →

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Green Your Dorm Room

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post from the Notre Dame Office of Sustainability. Jennifer Pepe and Tim Casper, two architecture graduate students who recently interned at the Notre Dame Office of Sustainability, have created an interactive, virtual Green Dorm Room. The room, … Continue reading →

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Swimmers, Hoppers and Fliers: How Do Toxic Chemicals Move around the Planet?

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Scientific American. Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Elizabeth Grossman’s  book Chasing Molecules. Even hundreds of miles from the nearest industrial or agricultural activity, the sea ice, ocean, and Arctic plants and animals … Continue reading →

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Two new fact sheets from ISTC

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Laura B.

TN10- 096 Recovery of Steam Condensate Utilizing Membrane Technology at Carlisle SynTec Inc., Greenville, Illinois — Champaign, IL : Waste Management and Research Center, 2009. TN10- 095 Power and Energy Basics: Calculating Energy Use & Savings / Rusk, Todd — … Continue reading →

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Energy Needs and Efficiency, Not Emissions: Re-framing the Climate Change Narrative

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Via the RFF Library Blog. Center for Global Development (Working Paper 187) by Nancy Birdsall and Arvind Subramanian http://tinyurl.com/yzc7qsw [Abstract]  The basic narrative on climate change between the rich and poor worlds has been problematic. The focus on emissions has … Continue reading →

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The Costs of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Via the RFF Library Blog. Congressional Budget Office http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=430 From The Director’s Blog: Today CBO released a brief discussing the economic costs of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in the United States, describing the main determinants of costs, how analysts estimate those … Continue reading →

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The Life Satisfaction Approach to Environmental Valuation

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Via the RFF Library Blog. Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany (Discussion Paper 4478) / by Bruno Frey, Simon Luechinger, Alois Stutzer http://ftp.iza.org/dp4478.pdf [Abstract] In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality … Continue reading →

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Studying the science gender gap at the high school level

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Ars Technica. Preliminary results from a new study show that girls are apathetic about science classes in high school. The researchers are hoping to use additional data to identify which classroom activities evoke a negative … Continue reading →

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