What Garden State?
New EPA head Lisa Jackson draws mixed reviews.
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Finally Fighting Emissions
California’s battle to regulate greenhouse gases from cars goes national.
The Green Roadmap
Environmental groups present the president with a shared vision.
Saving the Sea Turtles
A trio of environmental groups last week filed notices of intent to sue the federal government over violations of the Endangered Species Act related to turtle protection.
Shell Picks Biofuels, Ditches Wind and Solar
Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world’s largest oil companies, announced last week that it is dialing back its investments in wind, solar and hydroelectric projects to focus more exclusively on biofuels.
COMMENTARY: A Ficus Falls in Florida
It was late October, 2005. Hurricane Wilma had just raced across South Florida. Quiet had returned to Pompano Beach, and Bob Parks set out for a Publix supermarket. But Parks, a long-standing member of the Broward County School Board, was dumbfounded to see a huge ficus tree stretched entirely across Harbor Drive.
2008: Clean Tech Stronger Than Ever
Despite the slumping economy, the so-called "clean tech" sector—including solar photovoltaics, wind power and biofuels—continued to grow by leaps and bounds in 2008.
EPA Launches Carbon Monitoring
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established monitoring rules so the federal government can track and inventory emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Semana del 22/03/2009
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Algunos dicen que los osos polares van a desaparecer en 50 años, pero los funcionarios estatales de de Alaska insisten que sus poblaciones se están recuperando. ¿Cuál es la verdad acerca del asunto?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Se habla mucho hoy sobre la energía solar y eólica, pero qué pasa con la biomasa? ¿Qué papel podría jugar esta fuente de energía renovable en nuestro futuro? ¿No podría la gente quemar diariamente sus desechos de césped y hojas para generar energía?
COMMENTARY: Stirring the Waters
With the global economy in free fall, industrial gasses altering our atmosphere, human population expanding and marine and terrestrial ecosystems unraveling, we’re at a historic juncture for the world, the nation and the world"s oceans.