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Healthier Polar Bears Mean Less PCBs

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Chris Keenan | 0 Comments

Polar bears act as a natural litmus test for the amount of PCBs in the enviornment, so healthier polar bears means less PCBs.

Carbon Emissions: Can the U.S. set and meet targets?

Carbon Emissions Spike to Historic High

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released estimates on Monday showing that CO2 emissions have soared to record highs after a lull in 2009 due to the global recession. 30.6 gigatons of carbon dioxide where emitted into the atmosphere in 2010, mostly from burning fossil fuels, a rise of 1.6 gigatons over 2009 according to estimates from the IEA, and up…

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Carbon capture and storage pros and cons explained

Carbon Capture And Storage: Solution or Boondoggle? – The Pros And Cons

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Angelique van Engelen | 9 Comments

Is CCS, or carbon capture and storage, a promising technology to help the world deal with carbon emissions from coal-fired power plant, or a dangerous and unproven boondoggle offering false hope?

New MIT Study Shows Risks of Climate Change Doubled from Previous Assessment If No Action Taken Now

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Angelique van Engelen | 0 Comments

MIT has released a new study showing that risks of non-action in mitigating climate change could make expected temperature rise twice as bad as expected by the end of the century.

Will Europe Become Energy Independent in a Generation?

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Angelique van Engelen | 0 Comments

The Europeans seem confident they’re at a competitive advantage in the current climate and economic crisis because they’ve been playing by the (environmental) book for the past decade. Brussels has just adopted an Energy and Climate Package (pdf) that insiders boast will set the scene for a “new global industrial revolution”.  Those are the very words the European Energy commissioner…

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Is Pending Italian-Swiss Border Change Due to Alpine Glacial Melt a Global Harbinger?

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Than Hansen | 0 Comments

Alpine glacial melting along the Swiss/Italian border will soon force the two governments to redraw centuries-old border.

The Water Rights Grab: Big Business, Investors Push for Privatization

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

The fifth World Water Forum took place in Istanbul last week, generating more controversy, debate and public demonstrations than the Turkish government may have anticipated. As participants heard and hashed out their views, critics contend that a push to privatize water resources will threaten societies and the environment around the world, hitting the poorest countries and agriculture the hardest.

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