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Tropic Atmospheric Circulation

ENN: Climate — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:01:09 +0000

An University of California - Riverside led team has identified black carbon and tropospheric ozone as the most likely drivers of large-scale atmospheric circulation change in the Northern Hemisphere tropics zone. While stratospheric ozone depletion has already been shown to be the primary driver of the expansion of the tropics in the Southern Hemisphere, the researchers are the first to report that black carbon and tropospheric ozone are the most likely primary drivers of the tropical expansion observed in the Northern Hemisphere.

Elkington: Tech isn’t enough to solve sustainability challenges

Padma Nagappan — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:45 +0000

What's needed to cure the world's ills is real culture change, led by better communication about environmental issues and by the innovators Volans executive chairman John Elkington calls "zeronauts."

Natural sinks still sopping up carbon

ENN: Climate — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:01:01 +0000

Earth’s ecosystems keep soaking up more carbon as greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere, new measurements find. The research contradicts several recent studies suggesting that “carbon sinks” have reached or passed their capacity. By looking at global measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide, the new work calculates instead that total sinks have increased roughly in line with rising emissions.

Growing Green Awards: The people behind the produce

Frances Beinecke — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:00:13 +0000

The food producers honored by NRDC's Growing Green Awards are pioneers in the ways they produce food that nourishes our families and restores our water, air, and soil at the same time.

Consumers sitting on e-waste cash mountain

edie.net - Waste and Recycling Latest News — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

British households are individually throwing away £800 worth of electrical appliances every year that could be reused or recycled according to new research.

Nestlé shows real bottle in lightweight packaging

edie.net - Waste and Recycling Latest News — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Nestlé Waters claims to have developed the UK’s lightest bottled water product with the opening of its new £35m production factory in Buxton last week.

Scotland records accelerated fall in trade waste

edie.net - Waste and Recycling Latest News — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Commercial waste arisings are falling at a faster rate than household waste across Scotland according to official figures released yesterday (May 17).

European Agricultural Ministers look to backtrack on Farm Carbon Program

ENN: Climate — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:01:01 +0000

Conservation groups have condemned a move by European agricultural ministers to tone down some of the most controversial environmental proposals in the next phase of the EU’s farm support programme.
Agricultural and fisheries ministers from the 27 EU countries called yesterday (15 May) for replacing conservation measures recommended by the European Commission with a more flexible system.

The decision was not a surprise — ministers have indicated in the past that there was little political appetite for creating requirements in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that tie direct payments to farmers to measures aimed at cutting carbon emissions and reducing other pollutants.

Article: Measuring Window U-Factors with IR Thermometers

HealthyHouseInstitute.com - All Recent Content — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Measuring glass surfaces using infrared (IR) thermometers helps ensure higher performance windows.

Wind, Solar…Coconuts: Small Island Developing States Commit to Renewable, Sustainable Energy for All

ENN: Climate — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:01:02 +0000

Typically heavily reliant on the cost of high and volatile diesel and fossil fuel imports, small island developing states are also on the front line when it comes to having to cope with climate change. Now they’re realizing there’s a lot in the way of cleaner, more efficient and less costly power and fuel resources right at home. They’re increasingly, if belatedly, establishing ambitious renewable energy programs and setting aggressive targets to employ local renewable energy resources to reduce CO2 and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, working with a range of international development agencies, public and private sector partners domestic and foreign, in doing so.