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Could Sewage Be Our Fuel of the Future?

Posted by henryfool on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Clean Technology

from Smithsonian As we ponder how we’re going to supply the world’s increasing energy needs over the course of the 21st century, the discussion usually swings between fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, and emerging alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power. Increasingly, ...

Changes in fish patterns

Posted by henryfool on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Fishing

by Chris Medlin of The Topsail Island Fishing Guide I know this topic may seem controversial and may receive criticism from some people, but as most of you know I am a fellow who speaks his mind. There are some strange things going on around here. I am worried about our environment. I have seen ch...

Airplane travel and climate change

Posted by henryfool on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Transportation

I spent the last 9 days traveling with my family in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and an unintended night in Cleveland, and like all of us who travel, helping the economy and adding extra greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. Our family of four flew from San Francisco to Manchester, N...

Local and Regional Food: Farmers Markets and Beyond

Posted by henryfool on Tuesday, 14 August 2012 in Buy Local

This week we've celebrated farmers markets as a vibrant segment of U.S. agriculture that offers a unique and personal way to connect producers and consumers. We highlighted decades of farmers market participation, updated the status of farmers markets across the U.S., offered an example of innovatio...

Think Globally, Act Selfishly: How Utilitarian Environmentalism Can Backfire

Posted by henryfool on Tuesday, 14 August 2012 in General Environment

By Brandon Keim at Wired Science Earnest, well-meaning environmental messages are supposed to be ineffective relics of a bygone age, when bumper stickers still worked and treehuggers hadn’t realized that self-interest speaks louder than Mother Earth ever could. But don’t put that Save the Whales t...

London Olympics good example of sports' embrace of environmental stewardship

Posted by henryfool on Sunday, 12 August 2012 in Recycling

Environmental activists are celebrating as the sports world seems to be more comfortable with embracing environmental stewardship not only as a business necessity, but also as a way to engage fans. This Olympics, in particular, has been particularly environmentally friendly. The London Olympic Game...

What Can We Do Now? Face the facts about our climate

Posted by henryfool on Saturday, 11 August 2012 in Climate Change

When the electricity goes off, we find ourselves checking to see if it is really off — flipping a couple of switches, looking at the second hand of the electric clock, trying to turn on the TV, etc. We are accustomed to fact-checking the many experiences of our lives. And so it goes with the recent ...

India's Green-Energy Providers May Struggle After Power Blackout

Posted by henryfool on Friday, 10 August 2012 in Solar

By Bruce Einhorn If there’s any country where solar power should be an easy sell, it’s India. Two-thirds of the country’s power supply comes from fossil fuels, and power producers can’t get enough coal to fire their plants or enough pipeline space to distribute natural gas, Bloomberg Businessweek ...

Severe weather renews climate-change talks in Washington, Annapolis

Posted by henryfool on Thursday, 02 August 2012 in Climate Change

By Scott Dance Policies to change building codes in flood plains and on shorelines, construct offshore wind turbines and manage suburban sprawl could gain political traction, officials hope, as recent extreme weather renews a conversation on climate change in Maryland and nationally. State efforts...

Going Green Too Expensive, Inconvenient, Time Consuming

Posted by henryfool on Wednesday, 25 July 2012 in General Environment

A KeenForGreen.com survey finds several roadblocks to a more "green" life. Obstacles including the high cost, inconvenience, and large time commitments associated with green products and behaviors. In a recent KeenForGreen.com survey 76% of respondents described “living green” as important. Seventy...

Water Quality Conference Coming to Denver

Posted by henryfool on Tuesday, 24 July 2012 in Clean Water

DENVER, July 24, 2012 -- Experts on Stormwater and post-fire damage control will gather here August 19 - 23 to explore the newest water pollution prevention and mitigation technologies, share recent experiences and discuss strategies that are most effective in minimizing surface water pollution and ...

Apple removes green certification from all products

Posted by henryfool on Wednesday, 11 July 2012 in Clean Technology

by Matt Petronzio Apple‘s products are no longer considered environmentally friendly after the tech giant asked the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) — the group that sets environmental standards for electronics — to remove all 39 of its products from its green regist...

Relax, Outer Banks: NC state legislature outlaws sea level rise

Posted by henryfool on Monday, 09 July 2012 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

by Kaid Benfield Sometimes, you just can’t make this stuff up. It’s really embarrassing for me to write this, but the legislature of my native North Carolina has made it illegal for public officials to consider current rates of sea level rise as they plan for the future. And, no, I did no...

It's So Easy Buying Green

Posted by henryfool on Tuesday, 03 July 2012 in Green Products/Services

Environmentally-Friendly Consumption Sees Big Future According to a survey by Harris Interactive, 69 percent of consumers buy green and ecologically-friendly products. ListFinder, a searchable online data compiler headquartered in Evanston, IL, finds that its available data for green consumers has ...

Pet sense: Easy steps prevent overpopulation of animals

Posted by henryfool on Monday, 02 July 2012 in Animals

by Liz Friedenfels Did you know 10,000 to 15,000 perfectly healthy cats and dogs are euthanized in animal shelters throughout the United States every single day? Did you also know that there are nine incredibly easy steps to reduce the number of animals being euthanized due to lack of space? This i...

Report addresses painful whale deaths by entanglement in fishing line and gear

Posted by henryfool on Sunday, 01 July 2012 in Fishing

By Patricia Sullivan Q: How are a dead baby Humpback whale and our fisherman’s platter related? Read on for clues. In Vancouver, British Columbia a young Humpback whale comes ashore while alive, but dies hours after beaching himself. Necropsy (animal autopsy) results confirm the creature l...

Cooperation Along the Colorado River

Posted by henryfool on Thursday, 28 June 2012 in Water Conservation

by Brian Clark Howard “Climate is always changing, but from here on out it is definitely changing,” Jonathan Overpeck told the packed room at theAspen Environment Forum in Colorado this past weekend. Overpeck is the director of the Institute for the Environment at the University of Arizona, and an...

Rio+20 fails to meet low expectations

Posted by henryfool on Tuesday, 26 June 2012 in General Environment

By Bruce Jones Early Tuesday morning, 1,000 or so advanced delegates at Rio+20 earth summit (formally, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development) laid down their pens and shut off their laptops. At noon, Brazil's foreign minister, Antonio Patriota, gaveled through the Outcome Documen...

Population Growth Leads to Environmental Stress

Posted by henryfool on Sunday, 24 June 2012 in Population

Although it's long been suspected that human activity has greatly contributed to environmental stress, it's only recently that science has begun to show just how great a role that activity is playing. In an article published in the journal Nature Climate Change, Michigan State University's Thomas D...

Drastic Cuts Threaten Future of U.S. Water Infrastructure

Posted by henryfool on Thursday, 21 June 2012 in Clean Water

Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter Washington, D.C.—"The proposal of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for fiscal year 2013 threatens our nation's critical drinking and clean water resources by cutting the Clean W...