G8 youths ask for ’strict’ carbon cap-and-trade system.
| Brussels trade war with US looms over biofuel. Peter Mandelson, the European commissioner, has fired the first salvo in a potential transatlantic trade war by agreeing to challenge the US over its biofuel subsidies, which are chasing British and continental firms out of business. |
| Ban on Plastic Bags Broadened in San Francisco San Francisco’s unique plastic bag ban extended Tuesday to include pharmacies operating five or more locations in the city, according to NBC. |
| EarthWorks Expo Returns on June’s Summer Solstice The EarthWorks Expo is returning to Denver this year on June 21-22, with the theme of “Go Green, Live Well.” Greenprint Denver is pleased to be a sponsor of the Expo, which will feature an estimated 150 exhibitors, dozens of workshops, world-class keynote speakers and special programs for young people. Tickets go on sale May 5: $8 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for youth.Learn more. |
| Press Release: Federal Agency Analysis: Economy Will Grow Strongly Under Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
Steve Cochran, 202- 572-3333
(Washington-April 30, 2008) Bold action to combat climate change is consistent with strong U.S. economic growth, according to an analysis released today by the federal Energy Information Administration. The Agency estimates there would be minimal change in long-term economic growth under the Lieberman Warner Climate Security Act, when compared to business-as-usual.
“This study makes crystal clear that we can address climate change and have robust economic growth at the same time. Anyone claiming the Lieberman-Warner bill will bring economic doom can now go sit with those still saying climate change is a hoax,” said Steve Cochran, director of Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Campaign. “It’s time for the Can’t-Do crowd to retire the scare tactics.”
The EIA analysis did not include the cost of failing to solve climate change, including rising insurance rates, public spending to fix costal infrastructure, agricultural damage from droughts, substantial public health costs, increased international instability, and more intense hurricanes and storms.
“This analysis by the federal government should settle this question because it reinforces what we’ve learned from other credible studies. In a twenty year economic forecast, a difference of less than one percent is nearly non-existent,” said Cochran. “It’s like two cars driving different routes from New York to L.A. and predicting one will get there at noon on the third day and the other will arrive at 12:45.”
"For a small investment, the nation would avert the worst impacts of climate change, create clean energy jobs, reduce pollution, and tackle global warming," Cochran said.
A recent analysis by Environmental Defense Fund economists, reviewing data from a range or academic studies, showed the same minimal impact on economic activity under a strong climate policy. More information can be found at www.edf.org/climatecosts.
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| Climate change ‘will cost Andes US$30 billion’ Climate change could cost Andean countries US$30 billion per year by 2025, according to a study.The study was commissioned by the Andean Community of Nations and carried out by the Peruvian University of the Pacific, with the support of specialists from Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador. |
| The Benefits of Hybrid Cars The soaring oil prices and the rising level of awareness among the masses regarding the rapidly deteriorating environmental conditions are compelling many car makers to switch over the developing hybrid cars. There are already more than one million hybrid vehicles running on American roads (May, 2008). Big car companies like GM and Toyota have [.] |
| G8 youths ask for ’strict’ carbon cap-and-trade system. Fifteen youths from the G8 nations and five emerging economies have urged environment ministers to introduce a “strict international carbon cap-and-trade system” to curb greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming. |
| Solar Blimp to Provide Disaster Relief Solarial Blimp Getting power to disaster-affected areas is always a tough task, but Andrew Leinonen’s undergrad industrial design thesis (and recent first place entry in the 2008 ACIDO Rocket Show) might be able to solve the problem in an efficient and clever way. Dubbed Solarial, the idea is to use unmanned airships carrying solar cells [.] |
| Water Guzzlers Removed from City Hall Last Friday, Mayor Hickenlooper announced that new water-saving toilets and urinals are being installed in the City and County Building. Over the next couple of weeks, 133 water-guzzling toilets (averaging 3.5-5.0 gallons per flush) and 28 urinals (averaging 1-5 gallons per flush) will be replaced with 1.6-gallon toilets and half-gallon urinals. In 2006, occupants used [.] |
| Art Directors Club Recognizes Greenprint Denver On September 14, the Greenprint Denver Web site received a 2007 Interactive Merit Award from the Art Director’s Club of Denver, a local nonprofit focused on strengthening the creative community through education, workshops, events, and an annual design competition.Each year, nationally-recognized designers and artists are invited to select their favorites from hundreds of entries for [.] |
| Scuderi Split-Cycle Hybrid Engine The Scuderi Group will be presenting a scale plastic model of their highly anticipated split-cycle air-hybrid engine during this week’s Engine Expo 2008 in Germany. The company plans to display a demonstration model of the valve train at the show. The computer models that the Scuderi Group are using to develop the Air-Hybrid Engine [.] |
| Queen goes green with world’s largest wind turbine Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is going green by investing in the largest wind turbine in the world, her property company the Crown Estate said on Wednesday. The Estate, which owns most of the seabed off Britain’s shores, regularly leases out its land to wind farm projects but has never invested in the turbines. |