Monthly Archives: December 2009

2009 Science News of the Year

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Laura B.

From Science News.  Topics of interest to ENB readers include Environment and Science and Society. The full round-up by subject is here.

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Help for Green-Minded Shoppers

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Green Inc. If you’re the kind of consumer who likes to think about the environment before making a purchasing decision, some advice is at hand, just in time for last-minute Christmas shopping. Climate Counts, an … Continue reading →

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Water Prize Finalists Awash with Innovative Ideas

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at ClimateBiz. In-ground soil moisture sensors, a system to recover clean water from oil and natural gas production, and an online dashboard that analyzes investor risk that from changes in global watersheds were among the finalists … Continue reading →

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Dairy Industry Milks Innovations to Cut Greenhouse Gases 25 Percent

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at ClimateBiz. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy have agreed to work jointly in support of the dairy industry’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent over the … Continue reading →

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What's Your Biggest Green Accomplishment of 2009?

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at GreenBiz. Everybody’s got one, but some years even our loved ones — not to mention our bosses — fail to ask. But we did: We asked some of GreenBiz.com’s valued readers what they felt proudest … Continue reading →

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The Carbon Cost of Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at ClimateBiz. The clock is ticking. Not just on climate change, but on shopping days to Christmas. Could there possibly be a connection? Actually, yes, and more than you might suppose.

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My Second Half

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Dot Earth by Andy Revkin. Today is my last day as  a staff reporter for The New York Times. After spending more than a quarter of a century writing about science and the environment, more … Continue reading →

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Roadmap to Low-Carbon Energy by 2030

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. Roadmap to Low-Carbon Energy by 2030 Source: Worldwatch Institute Tackling climate change and a host of other global challenges will require systematic transformation of the global energy system over the next several decades, according to Renewable Revolution: Low-Carbon … Continue reading →

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OPTS Seeks Comments on Public Access to Scientific Literature

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Laura B.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is considering the development of a new policy on public access to scientific literature resulting from federally funded research. A Federal Register notice published on 9 December 2009, states OSTP’s … Continue reading →

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EPA Seeks to Disclose Pesticide Inert Ingredients

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requesting public comment on options for disclosing inert ingredients in pesticides. In this anticipated rulemaking, EPA is seeking ideas for greater disclosure of inert ingredient identities. Inert ingredients are part of the end use … Continue reading →

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