Published by the Environmental News Service MOSCOW, Russia, July 22, 2016 (ENS) – Russian chemist Dr. Valentin Parmon has won the 2016 Global Energy Prize for his work with new generation catalysts for the production of diesel and other motor fuels, fuel production from plant materials, and for the transformation of solar energy into chemical […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In California, state subsidies for hydrogen filling stations are encouraging clean-energy advocates to try fuel-cell vehicles. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/automobiles/water-out-the-tailpipe-a-new-class-of-electric-car-gains-traction.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme With such a powerful tool at our disposal, the choice before us is alarmingly simple: we can choose to save our children or not. Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27080&ArticleID=36235&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme An HFC phase-down can avoid up to 0.5⁰ Celsius of global warming by 2100. HFCs are the fastest-growing greenhouse gases. Many are 100s to 1000s of times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2) at warming the atmosphere. The Climate and Clean Air Coalition believes urgent actions, like an […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Why the third day of excessive heat is critical and other scientific insights for this week’s steamy weather. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/167269954/0/edf/blogs/feed~things-you-may-not-know-about-the-heat-wave
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice today announced a settlement with Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership and several related Enbridge companies to resolve claims stemming from its 2010 oil spills in Marshall, Mich. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-enbridge-reach-177-million-settlement-after-2010-oil-spills-michigan-and-illinois
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – In a report released today on corrosion inside diesel fuel underground storage tanks (USTs), the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-research-shows-moderate-or-severe-corrosion-majority-diesel-fuel-underground-0
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27079&ArticleID=36233&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Richest countries consume on average 10 times as many materials as world’s poorest Planet will need 180 billion tonnes of material every year by 2050 if trends continue Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27079&ArticleID=36232&l=en
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While El Niño may be partially behind rising temperatures, NASA says greenhouse gases are the main culprit. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/science/nasa-global-temperatures-2016.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Solar and wind produce temporary power gluts that drive out other sources that are needed to maintain stable supplies. Worse, they are helping push nuclear power into bankruptcy. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/business/energy-environment/how-renewable-energy-is-blowing-climate-change-efforts-off-course.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, July 19, 2016 (ENS) – United Nations Headquarters was bustling with activity on Monday, full beyond capacity as island dwellers from around the world gathered for the Multi-Stakeholder Partnership in the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Goals. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/07/19/new-partnerships-shield-vulnerable-small-island-states/
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, July 19, 2016 (ENS) – United Nations Headquarters was bustling with activity on Monday, full beyond capacity as island dwellers from around the world gathered for the Multi-Stakeholder Partnership in the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Goals. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/07/19/new-partnerships-protect-vulnerable-small-island-states/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund By calculating greenhouse gas reductions from advanced meters and other grid investments, utilities will know they’re on the right track. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/166657390/0/edf/blogs/feed~New-tool-measures-smart-grid-benefits-A-game-changer-for-our-power-industry
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will deliver the keynote address at a funding and financing event focused on providing drinking water and wastewater infrastructure to communities in need. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/today-epa-administrator-deliver-keynote-address-drinking-water-and-wastewater-0
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A repopulation of cougars in the Eastern U.S., with their steady diet of deer, could reduce the number of lives lost to deer-automobile collisions. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/too-many-deer-on-the-road-let-cougars-return-study-says.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Algal blooms that have recently hit southeastern Florida waters are the latest of such environmental disasters that have hit with increasing frequency. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/algae-blooms-beaches.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Chemistry driven by mechanical force is radically different from the traditional way of dissolving, heating and stirring chemicals in a solution. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/green-chemistry-mechanochemistry.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Projections of potentially dangerous and costly algal blooms may become as common as weather reports, but first scientists need more funding. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/a-dreaded-forecast-for-our-times-algae-and-lots-of-it.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 18, 2016 (ENS) – The World Heritage Committee has inscribed nine new natural, or mixed natural and cultural, sites on the List of World Heritage: one transnational site – in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan – and others in Canada, Chad, China, India, Iraq, Iran, Mexico and […]