Alternative Energy Leads Green Gold Rush!We all are familiar with the current scenario of the conventional sources of energy. Oil prices are rising and sources of conventional energy are depleting fast. They are not going to last forever. Conventional energy sources come with heinous side effects. We are paying dearly for playing with the eco-balance […]
Press Release: National fisheries expert joins Environmental Defense Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Laura Williamson, Environmental Defense Fund, 512.691.3447-w or 512.828.1690-c or lwilliamson@edf.org
(Austin, TX – Aug. 15, 2008) Dave McKinney has joined Environmental Defense Fund as the Senior Conservation Manager for the Gulf of Mexico region.
He will help lead efforts to advance incentive-based fisheries management in the […]
Harper Arctic cabinet meeting risks new Russia Cold War for oil.Beneath the melting ice of the Arctic Ocean, the world’s last great land grab is under way.
A New Biopesticide For The Organic Food BoomWith the boom in consumption of organic foods creating a pressing need for natural insecticides and herbicides that can be used on […]
Small Hydroelectric Dams Not So GreenThe combined impacts of numerous small hydroelectric dams in one river basin can be at least as harmful as one large dam, warn experts, environmental activists and indigenous groups, who face a flood of new projects along the rivers of the western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
Reduce carbon footprint or […]
Teenage DNA detectives expose US fish fraudUp to a quarter of fish in stores and restaurants in New York City was mislabelled as a more expensive variety, according to samples collected by two US teenagers and tested with genetic “barcoding” methods.
Texas Company Patents Biomass Biofuel TechnologyByogy Renewables Inc., a Texas company, has licensed the production […]
How vulnerable to flooding is New York City?A report just released in the most recent issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society offers hope that a new high-resolution storm surge modeling system developed by scientists at Stony Brook University will better be able to predict flood levels and when flooding will occur in […]
Department of Interior To Hold Auction of Oil Lease Rights in Alaska National Petroleum ReserveThe Bureau of Land Management announced last week that it will sell lease rights for oil and gas exploration in 2.6 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Bright future ahead in valley.If John Baardson’s predictions come true, the next generation of […]
Worlds First Solar BillionaireFirst Solar Billionaire Shi Zhengrong is the world’s first solar billionaire.
World Bank Struggles to Prioritize SustainabilityWorld Bank investment projects fail to dedicate sufficient attention to long-term sustainability, an internal review said last week.Although the world’s largest multinational financer has heightened its focus on mitigating environmental degradation and climate change in recent years, the institution places uneven emphasis on the economic benefits of environmental preservation, the […]
The Triac: An Affordable Electric CarCalifornia based company Green Vehicles recently began selling an affordable $20,000 electric car called the Triac. The small but efficient 3-wheeled car has a range of 120 miles and can travel up to 70mph on the highway. Charging the lithium-ion batteries that power the 20kw electric motor takes about 6 […]