AP - Mayor Gavin Newsom and the United Nations are eyeing a former naval shipyard contaminated by radiation, heavy metals and other industrial toxins as the future site of a sprawling new green technology complex and climate change think tank.
The cap-and-trade legislation currently working its way through the US Senate aims to entice companies into cutting their greenhouse gas emissions before the law says they have to by offering early action credit for a handful of activities. Critics say that not only won’t do the job, but might entice them to delay improvements they can undertake now.
Red Bull plead guilty Monday to 16 counts of failing to recover and recycle tonnes of packaging waste for eight years. The company must now pay a record £271,800 (US$453,868) in fines and fees.
AFP - India insisted Friday it wanted to reach a global agreement on fighting climate change at the upcoming UN summit in Copenhagen but reiterated its opposition to binding carbon emission cuts.
Flamingo populations are on the rise in Turkey. Unfortunately, so is the amount of improperly disposed medical waste. Photos by suneko via Flickr (left) and Today’s Zaman (right).
This past month was anything but short on developments of interest to environmentalists, with a deal being inked to build the Nabucco natural-gas pipeline, European funders pulling out of the Read the full story on TreeHugger
There’s no question that the world’s fish are in trouble. Fishermen are pulling fish out of the seas far faster than these populations can grow back. Some fisheries are heading toward collapse or even extinction. But a major new analysis of this grim picture shows that fisheries aren’t doomed. In fact, some are on the mend.
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When Howard Brown of Stewart + Brown asked TreeHugger if we wanted to break the news of the label’s freshly shipped fall 2009 collection, including never-before-seen photos, it took every ounce of self-control not to pummel his electronic in-box with a volley of ALL CAPS and exclamation points. And because we couldn’t decide which pieces were our favorites, we made a snap editorial judgement to give you practically the entire kit and caboodle, presented in the full-technicolor glory that is The Slideshow.
Click on through to view more than 30 fresh new looks that will have…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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More than 500 Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) employees now hold LEED accreditation or its equivalent designation, allowing the real estate services firm to meet a goal it set in 2008 six months ahead of schedule.
Energy drink manufacturer Red Bull has been hit with the biggest fine in waste history after admitting breaking recycling laws
AFP - US lawmakers on Wednesday saw a new spirit of cooperation with China after top-level talks here, but some pointed to climate change as a looming dispute that could divide the Pacific powers.
World distribution of dengue viruses and their mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti, in 2008
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Poisoned bait is a very old pest control strategy. Because of high chance of serious collateral damage, controversy inevitably follows. For disease carrying, flying insects, the most common control strategy has been to directly poison breeding areas (standing water). It’s difficult to hit all the breeding areas in dense, urban areas And, spraying typically causes collateral damage. Here’s a new variation on that strategy, in…Read the full story on TreeHugger
The tough economy has undermined the environmental enthusiasm of Californians, hitting the U.S. state that pioneered climate change legislation just as the federal government is taking on the issue, a survey showed on Wednesday.
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AFP - Australian scientists on Thursday announced a ground-breaking genome-mapping project that could help the Great Barrier Reef fight off the twin threats of climate change and toxic farm chemicals.
AP - Australia’s prime minister promised Thursday to create 50,000 “green” jobs and apprenticeships to combat climate change and unemployment simultaneously.
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AP - Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday there are fewer large-diameter trees growing in Yosemite National Park than in years past, most likely because of climate change.
Executives at Hewlett-Packard were this week greeted by a voicemail from William Shatner criticising them for not removing hazardous materials from their products.
Bürkert UK has launched an exhibition stand with a difference - visitors don’t need to leave their desk in order to visit it.
AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says China’s leaders have assured him they want to seal a deal on a new U.N. climate treaty at a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December.
This report examines how the nation can increase energy efficiency in buildings and other non-transportation sectors by using existing technology and methods. Doing so could yield a 23 percent drop in energy use by 2020, save the U.S. economy $1.2 trillion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.1 gigatons annually, the study says.
Intel’s global investment arm has committed $10 million to five companies specializing in smart grid and energy efficiency technologies. The developments are part of an investment drive in companies with technologies that can improve the performance per watt of various Intel architecture deployments.
AFP - Climate change is speeding up the release of carbon dioxide from frigid peatlands in the sub-Arctic, fuelling a vicious circle of global warming, according to a study to be published Thursday.
Billboards advertising the smoking ban promote a “completely smoke-free Istanbul.”
The final implementation earlier this month of Turkey’s ban on smoking was hailed as a huge victory for public health. On billboards all around Istanbul, smiley-faced bubbles floated across clear blue skies alongside messages such as “Hello to a smoke-free Turkey.” But one environmental engineer says it will take more than banning cigarettes in enclosed spaces to truly clear the air….
The United States and China, the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases, signed an agreement on Tuesday that promises more cooperation on climate change, energy and the environment without setting firm goals.
Chinese and U.S. officials signed the memorandum of understanding at the State Department following two days of high-level economic and strategic talks.
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Reuters - India is among countries most threatened by climate change with experts warning that rising temperatures will lead to more floods, heatwaves, storms, rising sea levels and unpredictable farm yields.
