Clean Air Act Reduced Smog-Forming Emissions Steadily for Over 20 Years
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released data proving that the Clean Air Act regulations have had a tremendous impact and are hugely...
Abrupt Climate Change Not Possible, Study Claims
Abrupt climate changes can't really happen, claims a controversial paper published in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution authored by scientists in the US, UK,...
New Model Estimates On-Road Vehicle Emissions
Measuring emissions from vehicles is now possible using a new bottom-up model, which integrates road-level traffic data.
Scientists from the Earth and Environment department at...
Silver Nanoparticles Not Green, But Threat to Ecosystems
Silver nanoparticles, used in various consumer products, were found to reduce the biomass of plants and microbes by one third, only five days after...
China Facing Uphill Battle in Reducing CO2 Emissions
Recently, China Dialogue, an independent dual-language blog with offices in San Francisco, London, and Beijing , conducted an interview with Zou Ji, the deputy...
Camera-Wearing Elephant Seals Collect Vital Climate Change Data
The Antarctic Climate and Ecosystem CRC in Tasmania, Australia has outfitted elephant seals with sensors and cameras to explore the depths of the ocean...
Starbucks Commits to Using Only Sustainable Palm Oil by 2015
Starbucks has pledged to use only sustainable RSPO certified palm oil in 100% of its products by 2015.
Last week, Green Century Management announced that...
Nuclear Waste from Bomb Production Contaminating Groundwater in Hanford, WA
Tanks containing nuclear waste resulted from the production of U.S. nuclear bombs are now a potential hazard for the environment, despite the DoE saying...
Mexico City’s Air Quality Changed by Green Transportation
Mexico City is attempting to change its image from poster child for congestion and urban pollution to a city that embraces green ideas.
A population...
Weather Patterns in Waves, Climate Change May Cause Extreme Events, Potsdam Theorizes
Typically, weather patterns are never constant, and balancing the thermal extremes at the poles and equator results in these patterns. Ocean currents and wind...
