India wants US to cut its carbon emissions by up to 40% by 2020, up from the 14% set by President Obama, but it has shown no intent of reducing its own carbon emissions.
India Wants US to Cut Carbon Emissions Up To 40% But Fails to Promise Any Emission Cuts of Its Own
April 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
New California Fuel Laws Have Alberta Reeling
April 30, 2009 By 5 Comments
California’s new Low Carbon Fuel Standard calls for the entire life cycle of fuels to be considered in its carbon footprint, not just what is emitted during engine combustion. Those with a vested interest in Alberta’s energy-intensive oil sands are very worried.
Food Riots a Potential Outcome of Underfunded Agricultural Research
April 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Without an additional £100m a year being spent on crop research in Britain, there could be food riots in developing countries as the growing world population fails to find enough affordable food.
Michigan’s D.C. Delegation Pushes for Doubling of DOE Loans to Auto Industry
April 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Members of Michigan’s Congressional Delegation are pushing to double a $25 billion Energy Department program designed that provides loans to U.S. automakers and parts suppliers for advanced technology retooling.
Department of Interior to Eliminate Last Minute Bush Administration Mountaintop Mining Waste Ruling
April 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Characterizing it as “legally defective”, Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar took dead aim at the last minute attempt by the Bush administration allowing mining operations to fill valley streams with waste rock from “mountaintop removal” methods if it proved “too expensive” to find an alternative.
Food Security and Wild Animal Protection: Zimbabwe Struggles to Find the Balance
April 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Around Matabeleland elephants have broken into the crop fields and eaten the crops being grown by villagers. As well as elephant, wild pigs and baboons from Hwange National Park have begun to roam into agricultural land, causing havoc wherever crops are grown.
Obama Makes Largest Commitment to Science in US History
April 27, 2009 By 16 Comments
On Monday, President Barack Obama reiterated his administration’s focus on science by promising a new level of commitment—one with the same intensity and urgency as that which put Americans on the moon—and stressing that “the days of science taking a back seat to ideology are over.”
Swine Flu Strengthens US Dollar and Lowers Oil Prices
April 27, 2009 By 2 Comments
The number of people dying and being admitted to hospitals from swine flu grows 25 percent each day. Officials fear that between 15% and 50% of the population might contract the illness. One surprising consequence of the swine flu outbreak is its effect on the value of the US dollar and the price of crude oil.
EPA: Pick 5 For the Environment
April 27, 2009 By 1 Comment
The Environmental Protection Agency has launched an interesting campaign aimed at increasing citizens’ active efforts to help the environment: Pick 5 for the Environment. The idea is for people to choose five broad actions out of 10 listed on the EPA’s site to commit to, thus improving one’s overall environmental footprint. Don’t choose six, though; that’s one too many.
China Plans 20 Dams on Yangtze River But Transparency Issues With EIA Process Remain
April 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Even as China plans yet another massive hydro electric project problems like sensorship of EIA reports and lack of transparency remain unsolved.
