Fracking companies like to say that there’s never been a single case of fracking contaminating a water well. But, well, there has, and they’ve known that for over 20 years. An EPA report released in 1987 said that a tainted well in West Virginia was contaminated by fracking. The repor...
Less than one year after the largest oil spill in American history was contained, the federal government has granted preliminary approval of Shell Oil’s plan for drilling in the harsh and remote conditions of the Arctic Ocean. This move disregards the recommend ations of the National ...
First of all, great journalism, which sources are you citing about the "near extinction" of whales? Do you have any idea what you are talking about? I wonder if you are just an innocent person who swallows all the propaganda thrown at you through TV and other media, or if you're one o...
As a blogger and social media focused PR person for numerous companies, I spend a lot of my time swimming in the tweets, statuses, shares, +1s and thumbs. I’ve a low tolerance for social media used poorly. There are plenty of examples out there, and it’s clear that a lot of companies ...
Majora Carter. Cross-posted from Solutions Journal . Born and raised in the South Bronx, Majora Carter is best known for leading the effort to create the South Bronx Greenway: 11 miles of bike and pedestrian paths that connect the rivers and neighborhoods to the rest of the city. In 2...
A little more than a year after its negligence led to the despoilment of the Gulf of Mexico, oil giant BP is funding a right-wing lobbying group that opposes regulation of offshore drilling. This week, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual meeting in N...
A lot of people in our country earn their living in the clean economy -- 2.7 million, according to a recent Brookings Institution study . They are working in wind, solar and bio-fuel; in smart power grids; in green materials, buildings and products; in green residential, commercial an...
Some of this stuff is simply ridiculous on first sight, of course, and it would be merely laughable if not for the terrible toll it often often takes on the urban landscape around it. Peruse the gallery, and what you generally find at ground level surrounding these iconic eyesores is ...
WASHINGTON - August 4 - Over the last several decades, thousands of farmers markets have been popping up in cities and towns across the country, benefiting local farmers, consumers and economies, but they could be doing a lot better, according to a report released today by the Union o...
We all want to be happy in some way or another. We strive each day to find the path of happiness whatever we think it is. But some of us come up way short. Some of us make mistakes day in and day out that take us away from the shining beacon of happiness at the end of the tunnel. Are ...
, "Life within the oceans, covering 2/3rds of our planet, has enjoyed a relationship with sharks for about 450 million years. Our growing demand for shark fin soup has increased the slaughter of sharks to such a great extent that many shark species are already nearing extinction. They...
People have been talking about the potential of renewable energy for decades. Although electric cars and wind turbines might seem futuristic, the basic technologies that make them possible have been around for many years. Only in the past few years have consumer demand and fossil fuel...
Importance of Residential Energy Use $241 billion. That's how much is spent every consumers spend each year on energy for home use. About 1 in 5 of the nation's energy dollars is spent in homes. Energy efficiency improvements could cut this number by well over half. 90% of your time. ...
There are many ways to make things green but the National Gallery and GE's ecoimagination project did it in a particularly inspiring way, producing a unique living wall representing of one of Van Gogh's most famous paintings. Depicting "A Wheat Field with Cypresses", the wall is made ...
Concentrating solar thermal power uses big mirrors to focus sunlight and make electricity. Think: kids with magnifying glasses, but making power instead of frying ants. The focused sunlight makes heat, the heat makes steam, and the steam powers a turbine to make electricity. In “wet-c...
I’m sorry, but this is one of the most poorly executed infographics I’ve come across in a long time. The most glaring issue I have is with the cost per kWh especially for coal and oil. These costs really need to be calculated without federal subsidies. Since each energy source gets di...
Thunderstorms produce a lot of weird things , which are often easy to miss amid the urgency of tornadoes , floods and lightning . But before a storm arrives, or sometimes out of the blue, rare "roll clouds" like this one command attention as they float ominously overhead. "It was amaz...
“2010 proved to be an eventful year in terms of significant events affecting the renewable energy industry and markets,” REN21 chairman Mohamad El-Ashry notes in the foreword of the report. The US and EU governments continued their attempts to support fledgling economic recoveries and...
Exactly a year ago, former White House energy advisor Carol Browner informed the world that 75% of the oil from the worst oil disaster in history had been cleaned up, evaporated and dispersed or burned off. “Mother Nature did her part,” Browner told the world. Don’t tell that to Cherr...
The company saw its earnings drop to $61.1 million through June 30, 2011 from $159 million in the same quarter of last year. First Solar’s net sales were $533 million in the quarter, a decrease of $34.5 million from the first quarter of 2011, which the company attributed to lower aver...
This week is World Breastfeeding Week (WBW). The theme for WBW 2011 this is engaging and mobilizing youth through inter-generational learning. The goal is to broaden breastfeeding support and learning outside of the pregnancy/newborn stage. Too often, the first time that women (and me...
DIA hopes to continue its green initiatives and cost savings with the project. "We support alternative energy applications at DIA because these projects are good for the environment while positively impacting our bottom line; they are financially sustainable,” said Kim Day, aviation m...
The drought and accompanying famine in East Africa continues to get worse: Three more regions of Somalia have been declared famine zones--defined as places where at least 20% of households face severe shortages and when more than 2 people in 10,000 die daily from hunger. Al Jazeera re...
is the first major retailer to commit to full traceability of all non-food products, including clothing. In a deal signed with Historic Futures , a firm that specializes in tracing supply chains, the British department store is poised to identify “every raw material source, spinner, a...
Kitty litter is a gross but essential part of cat ownership. And another downside to changing that stinky litter box is all the litter you’re throwing in the trash. Photo: Envirokats.com The manufacturers of a patent-pending cat litter system claim to have solved this problem with reu...
Of the estimated biomass potential in Europe, only 48 percent is currently exploited – and there is much unexploited potential. If about 50 percent of European municipal waste (the typical biodegradable fraction) was added to this potential and used for energy, it could yield as much ...
Not satisfied with making (more of) a mockery of the electoral process, Donald Trump is now going after wind power, vowing to use "any legal means" to block a planned windfarm near his golf course in Scotland. Trump claims it's not simple rich-white-guy opposition to renewable power, ...
Cross-posted from Climate Progress . With major cuts to funding for federal clean energy programs coming over the next decade , the industry will need to lay out some clear priorities for the coming years. How can the industry balance the need to deploy projects with existing technolo...
Research suggests that homeowners with solar PV will recoup the cost of their solar investment upon sale of the home. Homes with PV systems sell for a premium over comparable homes without PV systems, according to a study of home sales in California from 2000-2009 by the Lawrence Berk...
Photos Courtesy of Zach Yendra, Yendra Built Cycles When Shannon and Colin Westcott decided to start Equinox Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado, they wanted it to be a local, green operation. And that meant no keg deliveries by car or truck. So to save themselves a lot of back-breaking...
