Crackdown on promotion of energy saving light bulbs
Numbers of water voles, inspiration for Ratty in Wind in the Willows, up.
Archive for July 4th, 2010
Court Lifts Moratorium, Green Lights More Deepwater Drilling in the Gulf
NEW ORLEANS (June 22, 2010) — Environmental groups expressed disappointment over a federal district court decision today to halt a six-month federal moratorium on new deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico that would have allowed for safety reviews after the loss of life in the Deepwater Horizon explosion and ongoing deepwater oil spill [...]
Carp Captured: Invasive Bighead Carp Caught Near Lake Michigan
CHICAGO (June 23, 2010) – The nightmare scenario of Asian carp entering the Great Lakes through Chicago waterways is closer to reality as the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee announced today that they had captured an invasive bighead carp in Lake Calumet, 6 miles away from Lake Michigan. The fish’s capture bolsters repeated environmental DNA [...]
New York State Fails to Clean-Up Waterways, Ignores Legal Requirements of Clean Water Act
NEW YORK, N.Y. (June 29, 2010) — The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit last night against New York State for failing to take legally required steps this year to clean up one of the primary causes of pollution in its waterways — urban runoff.
Inventor paints mountains white to combat climate change
An inventor has set out to paint the peaks of the Andes white in an attempt to combat the effects of climate change.
Take a leaf out of nature’s book to tap solar power
Why reinvent the wheel for harvesting the sun’s power when there’s a masterclass going on under our noses?
Is Venezuela’s pipeline the highway to eco-hell?
Environmentalists are furious about the Venezuelan president’s plans for a giant oil pipeline to unite the continent
Clean energy special: Eastern promise
How do you keep an energy-hungry developing country from turning into a carbon-spewing monster? New Scientist went to find out