Environment & Climate
The Organic Revolution: Change the System, Not the Climate
What if there were an organic technology that could cut greenhouse emissions in half and literally suck down and sequester carbon dioxide in living soil - bringing the total amount of CO2 in the atmosphere down to 350 ppm - the level scientists warn us we must acheive in order to avert a climate catastrophe?
Cook Organic, Not the Planet. Boycott Factory-Farmed Foods.
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Newsweek
Going Green With windmills, low-energy homes, new forms of recycling and fuel-efficient cars, Americans are taking conservation into their own hands. By Jerry Adler Newsweek July 17, 2006 issue -
One morning last week ... 29 years after president Jimmy Carter declared energy conservation "the moral equivalent of war" ... 37 years after the first reference to the "greenhouse effect" in The New York Times ... one day after oil prices hit a record peak of more than $75 per barrel ... Kelley Howell, a 38-year-old architect, got on her bicycle a little after 5 a.m. and rode 7.9 miles Read more
One morning last week ... 29 years after president Jimmy Carter declared energy conservation "the moral equivalent of war" ... 37 years after the first reference to the "greenhouse effect" in The New York Times ... one day after oil prices hit a record peak of more than $75 per barrel ... Kelley Howell, a 38-year-old architect, got on her bicycle a little after 5 a.m. and rode 7.9 miles Read more
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July 6, 2006
Al Gore 3.0
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10688399/al_gore_30 Interviewed by Will Dana, Rolling Stone, July 13-27 issue.
"Gore's renewed visibility has only fueled speculation that this is all part of a carefully orchestrated plan to launch his third bid for the presidency. Although Gore refuses to rule it out, he suggests that he's having too much fun, and is too engaged in his various business interests, to subject himself to the endless slog of political lifeÃÅ It's not unreasonable to hope that Gore runs, but the dream of a Gore candidacy also underscores the Read more
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10688399/al_gore_30 Interviewed by Will Dana, Rolling Stone, July 13-27 issue.
"Gore's renewed visibility has only fueled speculation that this is all part of a carefully orchestrated plan to launch his third bid for the presidency. Although Gore refuses to rule it out, he suggests that he's having too much fun, and is too engaged in his various business interests, to subject himself to the endless slog of political lifeÃÅ It's not unreasonable to hope that Gore runs, but the dream of a Gore candidacy also underscores the Read more
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June 29, 2006
Washington, DC - In an extraordinary letter of protest, representatives for 10,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientists are asking Congress to stop the Bush administration from closing the agency's network of technical research libraries. The EPA scientists, representing more than half of the total agency workforce, contend thousands of scientific studies are being put out of reach, hindering emergency preparedness, anti-pollution enforcement and long-term research, according to the letter released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
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July 5, 2006
Climate Change Evaporates from G8 Agenda
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-07-05T083049Z_01_L03629168_RTRUKOC_0_US-GROUP-CLIMATE.xml&archived=False By Robin Pomeroy, Reuters, July 5, 2006.
"Russia has made "energy security" the main theme of the July 15-17 St. Petersburg summit. High oil prices and a stand-off between Russia and its European customers this year over gas supplies have thrown the issue to the top of the agenda. Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said the summit will 'focus on the search for tools to reduce global energy Read more
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-07-05T083049Z_01_L03629168_RTRUKOC_0_US-GROUP-CLIMATE.xml&archived=False By Robin Pomeroy, Reuters, July 5, 2006.
"Russia has made "energy security" the main theme of the July 15-17 St. Petersburg summit. High oil prices and a stand-off between Russia and its European customers this year over gas supplies have thrown the issue to the top of the agenda. Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said the summit will 'focus on the search for tools to reduce global energy Read more
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GM WATCH daily
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Following on from Bush's "addicted to oil" speech, plant-derived ethanol and biodiesel are being heavily promoted by the biotech industry as a much-needed - and environmentally friendly - outlet for the glut of genetically modified crops that consumers are rejecting, but...
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The Biowatch Bulletin - May/June 2006 [excerpt]
PRODUCING ETHANOL AND BIODIESEL FROM MAIZE IS NOT WORTH THE EFFORT, NEW STUDY FINDS
A new study from the University of Cornell and the University of Berkeley, California has found that turning plants, such as maize and sunflowers, into Read more
Following on from Bush's "addicted to oil" speech, plant-derived ethanol and biodiesel are being heavily promoted by the biotech industry as a much-needed - and environmentally friendly - outlet for the glut of genetically modified crops that consumers are rejecting, but...
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The Biowatch Bulletin - May/June 2006 [excerpt]
PRODUCING ETHANOL AND BIODIESEL FROM MAIZE IS NOT WORTH THE EFFORT, NEW STUDY FINDS
A new study from the University of Cornell and the University of Berkeley, California has found that turning plants, such as maize and sunflowers, into Read more
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June 30, 2006
The Bush administration wants to let factory farms determine whether the animal excreta that oozes from their facilities into waterways should be regulated, environmentalists say -- and they argue that the plan, well, stinks.
Agriculture has long been a top source of water pollution in the U.S., but in the last two decades the scale of the problem has grown dramatically with the proliferation of large-scale pork, poultry, beef, and dairy facilities, known as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). From 2002 to 2005, the CAFO industry in the U.S. expanded by about 22 percent Read more
Agriculture has long been a top source of water pollution in the U.S., but in the last two decades the scale of the problem has grown dramatically with the proliferation of large-scale pork, poultry, beef, and dairy facilities, known as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). From 2002 to 2005, the CAFO industry in the U.S. expanded by about 22 percent Read more
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June 30, 2006
Northeast Floods Stir Global Warming Debate
http://feeds.feedburner.com/reuters/scienceNews?m=3560
By Jason Szep,
Reuters,
June 29, 2006.
"Images of swamped homes in the U.S. Northeast deepened suspicions over global warming, giving ammunition to scientists and others who say greenhouse gas-spewing cars and factories are fueling extreme weather. Meteorologists cautioned that no one should read too much into one storm. But the Atlantic Ocean is unusually warm for this time of Read more
http://feeds.feedburner.com/reuters/scienceNews?m=3560
By Jason Szep,
Reuters,
June 29, 2006.
"Images of swamped homes in the U.S. Northeast deepened suspicions over global warming, giving ammunition to scientists and others who say greenhouse gas-spewing cars and factories are fueling extreme weather. Meteorologists cautioned that no one should read too much into one storm. But the Atlantic Ocean is unusually warm for this time of Read more
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June 29, 2006
Lighting Key to Energy Saving
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/5128478.stm
By Richard Black,
BBC News,
June 29, 2006.
"A global switch to efficient lighting systems would trim the world's electricity bill by nearly one-tenth. That is the conclusion of a study from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which it says is the first global survey of lighting uses and costs.
The carbon dioxide emissions saved by such a switch would, it concludes, dwarf Read more
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/5128478.stm
By Richard Black,
BBC News,
June 29, 2006.
"A global switch to efficient lighting systems would trim the world's electricity bill by nearly one-tenth. That is the conclusion of a study from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which it says is the first global survey of lighting uses and costs.
The carbon dioxide emissions saved by such a switch would, it concludes, dwarf Read more
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June 28, 2006
With school out and temperatures rising, millions of Americans will turn to our national forests this summer for camping, hiking or just some much-needed quiet and shade. Yet while these places may seem to be oases of calm, they are at the center of one of America's most important conservation struggles today.
The backbone of protection for our national forests is the preservation of roadless areas. And while the struggle to protect these last unprotected wild lands may not be grabbing many headlines lately, the outcome of this debate will impact generations to come.
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The backbone of protection for our national forests is the preservation of roadless areas. And while the struggle to protect these last unprotected wild lands may not be grabbing many headlines lately, the outcome of this debate will impact generations to come.
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June 27, 2006
For weeks now, I've had an open tab in Firefox with Rep. Henry Waxman's Safe Climate Act languishing in it, waiting for my loving bloggy ministrations.
Today, I finally had a look, and Ana's right -- this is a more powerful and more sensible plan that the one Kerry described yesterday. The main reason, in my view, is not so much the stronger ultimate target (80% vs. 65% below 2000 emissions by the year 2050) but the incrementalism -- precisely the problem ffletcher identified. Here's the capsule version of the plan:
- Science tells us that we face a grave risk of Read more
Today, I finally had a look, and Ana's right -- this is a more powerful and more sensible plan that the one Kerry described yesterday. The main reason, in my view, is not so much the stronger ultimate target (80% vs. 65% below 2000 emissions by the year 2050) but the incrementalism -- precisely the problem ffletcher identified. Here's the capsule version of the plan:
- Science tells us that we face a grave risk of Read more
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