New ban imposed on regulating global warming gases.The Bush administration is trying to make sure in its final days that federal air pollution regulations will not be used to control the gases blamed for global warming.
Carbon hedge fund to launch in early 2009LONDON (Reuters) - London-based CF Partners will launch early next year a new […]
Poisoning the Poor with eWaste in GhanaGreen issues are sometimes complex. We need to recycle many things, like electronics, but we certainly don’t want to poison others in the process. Efforts to protect the environment and conserve valuable resources must be coupled with proper health and safety procedures. Unfortunately, just saying this doesn’t make it […]
Press Release: Environmental Defense Funds Climate Corps Fellows Help Companies Save Millions, Cut Energy Use(San Francisco - December 3, 2008) MBA students from top business schools across the country helped companies uncover energy efficiencies that could save $35 million in net operational costs over five years while preventing 57,000 tons of carbon pollution. These are […]
‘Death map’ study: heat waves kill more than any other natural disaster.With global warming making heat waves longer and more intense, summer deaths are likely to increase.
How kangaroo burgers could save the planet .Forget cars, planes or even power stations, some of the world’s worst greenhouse gas emitters wander idly across rolling pastures chewing the […]
Denvers Climate Plan In-Depth: Voluntary Travel OffsetsHere on the Greenprint blog, we’re taking a closer look at each of the 10 recommended strategies from Denver’s recently-released draft climate action plan. Today: an overview of Item 3, which suggests promoting programs for voluntary purchases of certified carbon offsets:“Provide the opportunity to pay a small voluntary fee, […]
Press Release: National Research Councils report on U.S. nanotechnology risk research strategy “thorough and forthright”
Statement of:
American Chemistry Council, Evonik Degussa Corporation, BASF Corporation, NanoBusiness Alliance, DuPont, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense Fund, Lux Research, Inc.
The above organizations issue the following statement in response to today’s release of the National Academies’ National Research Council’s (NRC) […]
WEMU interviewHere’s a link to today’s WEMU interview.
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), is a mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol for promoting technology transfer and investment from industrialized countries to the developing world for projects focused on mitigating emissions of greenhouse gases. It provides for industrialized countries to invest in emission-reducing projects in developing countries and to use the resulting Certified […]
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Press Release: EDF Praises Choice of Vilsack as Secretary of AgricultureFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org
Washington, D.C. – December 17, 2008 – Former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack is a solid […]
Group stresses climate-friendly energy policies.Countries can save money, help poor people and protect the climate by cutting energy subsidies and promoting energy efficiency, according to a new report from the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), released recently.
Plan to clean up power plants could create pollution.A regional effort by 10 states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from […]