Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Breezy Point, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2012—When Hurricane Sandy moved ashore in the New Jersey and New York area, high tide and a full moon caused tides to rise six feet above normal Walt Jennings/FEMA Photo by Walter Jennings This October marks four years since Hurricane Sandy slammed into […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California deserves high praise for taking a big step toward fighting climate change by proposing the nation’s first energy efficiency standards for computers and monitors. But for the groundbreaking rules to achieve their full energy-saving potential, the state needs to account for evolving technologies in the rapidly changing […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Don’t rely too much on negative emissions technologies, study warns – Researchers have been working on technology that would actually remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But the ideas are new and the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Nations seek deal to phase out hydrofluorocarbons – HFCs were introduced in the 1980s as a replacement for CFCs (which deplete the ozone layer) in products like refrigerators and air conditioners. But HFCs […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Electric vehicle sales are expected to cruise by a new landmark – By the end of 2016, the number of plug-in cars on the world’s roadways is set to pass 2 million. China […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Selous Game Reserve, one of Africa’s oldest reserves and Tanzania’s largest protected area, holds vast potential, but it also faces a number of threats. By bringing together governments, local communities, industry and civil society groups, we can transform Selous into a success story. Selous is the only site in southern […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The title quotes Ms. Irene Diaz, Costa Rica’s Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Management, who said these words at the opening discussion of the high-level ministerial segment of the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Kigali, Rwanda today. Amidst intense negotiations to reach […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This weekend, over 400 clean energy decision-makers and stakeholders, including generators, marketers, utility representatives, purchasers, policymakers, and regional stakeholders will all meet in San Francisco for the annual Renewable Energy Markets (REM) conference and help decide where renewable energy markets will go over the next year. Organized by […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In another blog posted today, I argue that EPA, as it finalizes the design of the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP), should just get rid of geographic definitions of “low-income community.” Applying the proposed geographic definitions would allow too much of the CEIP’s benefits to flow to higher-income households. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Between the time the Environmental Protection Agency proposed and finalized the Clean Power Plan—the first-ever limits on the nation’s largest source of carbon dioxide emissions, fossil fuel-fired power plants—the agency spoke to states, power companies, business groups, and advocates. Among the things they heard were that states wanted […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog was written by my colleague NRDC senior energy communications strategist Pat Remick. Imagine using a printer to make an energy-efficient home and car that power each other, owning a clothes dryer that uses one-fifth of today’s energy because it employs vibration instead of heat to remove […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund One-third of all the food produced goes to waste; about 1.3 billion tons of fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, seafood, and grains go bad on the farm, get lost during distribution, or are thrown away in grocery stores, restaurants, and home kitchens. This is about three times the amount of food […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In its Clean Power Plan, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new initiative called the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP), intended to support early investments in renewables and energy efficiency in low-income communities. Back in January, NRDC provided comments to the EPA on its initial proposal. The EPA […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It’s Wednesday night and we’re nearing the home stretch in talks in Kigali, Rwanda, over a freeze and phase-down of the super-potent climate pollutants called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Encouragingly, all countries are acting as if they expect to reach a deal on a Montreal Protocol amendment by the end […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Those who paint large-scale farmers and agribusiness as a monolithic villain ignore improvements that are being made today on the ground, in corporate offices and in food company kitchens. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/210510776/0/edf/blogs/feed~What-Michael-Pollan-gets-wrong-about-Big-Ag
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Germany plans to slow down its renewable energy growth spurt – Leaked emails show that the country plans to halve its target for wind farm expansion in the north, because its grid can’t […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Fossil fuel production emits significantly more methane than previously thought – A new government study says methane emissions from natural gas, oil, and coal production are actually between 20 and 60 percent higher […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Park City, Utah, pledges to go 100 percent renewable – Announcing a plan to get all of its electricity from renewables by 2032, this week the city became the latest mountaintop community to […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The Arctic—home to diverse wildlife and many cultures—is changing faster than any other part of the planet in the face of climate change. Melting sea ice is already contributing to rising ocean levels worldwide and opening up new areas of the ocean for risky oil drilling. And polar bears, which […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund After years of hard, behind-the-scenes work, it’s the first-ever cap on carbon pollution from a major, global industry. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/210120440/0/edf/blogs/feed~Cutting-carbon-pollution-from-aviation-A-major-breakthrough-years-in-the-making