Climate For Change: England Gets Serious About Global Warming
Climate change has yet to make it onto the radar screens of most Americans. The opposite is true in England, where the science is hotly debated.
The Bucket Overflows
Volunteers in the Louisiana Bucket Brigade monitor air pollution in the neighborhoods adjoining ExxonMobil’s Chalmette Oil Refinery.
Trashing the Greens
Michael Shellenberger of the Breakthrough Institute, and Evans/McDonough pollster Ted Nordhaus wrote an essay last fall titled "The Death of Environmentalism," an incendiary bomb thrown at the green braintrust. But the bombastic report may have been less than meets the eye.
Keep Off the Grass!
It was only in the last century that the culture of a "proper lawn" began to firmly take root in much of the U.S. To achieve that look, Americans apply more than 80 million pounds of chemical products to their lawns and gardens each year. According to one scientist, these chemicals "have poisoned humans and other species, contaminated our water supplies, reduced biodiversity, increased pest resistance, interfered with natural pest control and are directly responsible for a host of other environmental problems."
Green Trends Underscore Earth Day Optimism
Despite many a gloom-and-doom environmental scenario, Scripps-Howard News Service columnist Joan Lowy identifies five hot green trends underscoring Americans’ love for the environment as Earth Day approaches this Friday.
Court Battle Brews Over EPA Role in Regulating CO2 Emissions
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia heard preliminary arguments last week in a case in which a coalition of 12 states and a handful of environmental groups charge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with neglecting its responsibility to protect public health by regulating tailpipe emissions that contribute to global warming.
Are there any efforts underway to increase the recycling of construction waste?
According to some experts, construction and demolition projects together contribute as much as 60 percent of all solid waste in the U.S., so the building industry is certainly ripe for some increased recycling efforts. According to the Sourcebook for Green and Sustainable Building
Which is better for the environment, a car powered by gasoline or one that runs on “biodiesel”?
Biodiesel is one of the cleanest burning alternative fuels available today. Diesel engines that run on biodiesel emit substantially less carbon monoxide and soot compared to engines that run on regular diesel fuel.
Save the Snow! Ski Resorts Face An Uncertain Future Thanks To Global Warming
An issue that should really hit home among the legions of ski resort bums and so-called “weekend warriors” is the looming specter of global warming.
Why have shark attacks been on the rise in recent years?
Despite a slight downturn during the last few years as a result of hurricanes keeping people out of the water, the number of shark attacks on humans has indeed risen steadily over the last century. In fact, the nearly 500 shark attacks recorded around the world in the 1990s was double that which occurred in the previous decade, and that trend seems to be continuing apace into the new millennium.