Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Announces $1.3 Million to Small Businesses to Support the Nation’s Green EconomyThis year’s projects focus on cookstoves, manufacturing, toxic chemicals, water, and building materials Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-13-million-small-businesses-support-nations-green-economy-0
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Tonight, December 6th, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will join Former Vice President Al Gore for an interview during the 24 Hours of Reality: The Road Forward. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/tonight-epa-administrator-gina-mccarthy-join-former-vice-president-al-gore-interview-24
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will address the American Water Summit in Miami. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/wednesday-epa-administrator-gina-mccarthy-address-american-water-summit
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Remarks by Ibrahim Thiaw, UN Environment Deputy Executive Director At the COP 13 Session with the Mexican President Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27091&ArticleID=36324&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Drained and burned peatlands are responsible for up to 5 per cent of anthropogenic carbon emissions – 2015 Indonesian peat fires caused economic losses of US$ 16.1 billion – At their worst, daily emissions from Indonesia’s peat fires were greater than those of the entire US economy […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Even as Donald J. Trump met with Mr. Gore, he continued to court opponents of climate control policies for key government posts. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/us/politics/climate-change-trump-al-gore.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund America’s clean energy industry is worth $200 billion after growing 29 percent since 2011, and is showing no signs of slowing down. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/238979554/0/edf/blogs/feed~What-Trump-and-Pence-dont-get-about-clean-energy-jobs
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, December 5, 2016 (ENS) – Obama Administration critics are urging President-elect Donald Trump to test the limits of presidential executive power by revoking national monuments established by President Barack Obama. No president has revoked a national monument created by his predecessor. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/12/05/trump-urged-to-undo-obamas-national-monuments/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Because the country has to import most of its energy, an apparent drop in concern by Japanese young people alarms many government officials. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/science/japan-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Ministers of Environment, Agriculture, Tourism , Fisheries and Forestry agree on urgent coordinated action to advance progress on biodiversity targets – Meeting adopts Cancun Declaration on Mainstreaming the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity for Well-Being – Countries also announce ambitious commitments in support of Aichi Targets […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Cleaner fuel to reduce air pollution for more than quarter of a billion people Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27090&ArticleID=36322&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27090&ArticleID=36321&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Opening Keynote for Convention for Biodiversity by Ibrahim Thiaw, UN Environment Deputy Executive Director Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27091&ArticleID=36317&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – United Nations and scientists bring together USD $60 million for new international management system to fight nitrogen pollution – Indispensable to life on earth, reactive nitrogen is a dangerous pollutant of air, water and soil, when released in large quantities Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27090&ArticleID=36316&l=en
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, December 4, 2016 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not approve an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota. Instead, the Corps will undertake an environmental impact statement to examine alternative routes. Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service TOWNSVILLE, Queensland, Australia, December 4, 2016 (ENS) – To accelerate Australia’s rollout of big solar, the first funding agreement from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, ARENA, was signed Friday. But at the same time, Australia is expanding its coal production and transport capacity. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/12/04/australia-invests-in-both-big-solar-and-big-coal/
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Strict laws in some countries re-route illegal timber to less regulated markets – New report shows increased involvement of organized crime in illegal logging – Almost one-third of tropical timber traded worldwide may come from illegal forest land conversion Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27090&ArticleID=36315&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme President of Rwanda, Australian eco-innovator, Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy, Indian organizer of world’s largest beach clean-up, Honduran indigenous activist Berta Cáceres, and veteran Mexican biologist all lauded Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27090&ArticleID=36314&l=en
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The report, which first appeared in The Daily Mail and Breitbart News, cited incomplete data and drew incorrect conclusions about climate change, according to experts. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/science/global-warming-daily-mail-breitbart.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s a smart idea to consider the long-term implications of owning a home in damage-prone areas. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/your-money/youre-buying-a-home-have-you-considered-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss