Indian City Leads the Way on Protecting People from Extreme Heat of Climate Change · Frances Beinecke – President of NRDC: Posted April 16, 2013 in Health ...
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Making 15 products that touch every portion of our lives more energy-efficient could save Californians a whopping $1.2 billion off their utility bills annually by slashing enough electricity to power every household in Los Angeles . Los Angeles Skyline, courtesy of Big Skyline That do...
Scientists recently reported that the level of carbon in the atmosphere has passed 400 parts per million. Carbon pollution causes climate change, and many experts believe we need to bring this level down to 350 ppm in order to hold off the worst impacts of climate disruption. And yet ...
As Missouri’s legislative session was coming to an end on Friday, supporters of the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) waited with bated breath to see if any last minute amendments would sneak through and potentially repeal or weaken the Standard. As the session was called to and end and...
Today marks an important day for sharks off our Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. Responding to a petition filed by NRDC in February, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) today published their determination that t...
And, of course, the U.S. never ratified the agreement. We knew ratification would be a challenge. After all the Senate had voted 95-to-nothing for a resolution cautioning President Clinton not to sign onto an agreement that did not include specific commitments for developing countries...
Endangered fin whales may once again face Iceland’s harpoons. According to media reports, Iceland will resume fin whale hunting next month after a two year hiatus – and is set to kill up to 184 endangered fin whales. Fin whales are the world’s second largest animal and are listed as a...
Today marks an important day for sharks off our Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. Responding to a petition filed by NRDC in February, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) today published their determination that t...
The website also had sections on tree cover and plantings, community gardens, and green space distribution. There was a large section on neighborhoods. The statistics for all sections of the Boston Indicators Project do appear to be much more robust for the city than for the region, a...