America's Unsafe Air
America's Unsafe Air
According to the American Lung Association, more than half of all Americans live in counties with unsafe levels of smog and particle pollution, which leads to many lung and respiratory illnesses.
Power from Pet Feces
American dogs and cats produce 10 million tons of animal waste every year, and most of it ends up in landfills or ends up in the water table. San Francisco and several other cities in the Bay Area have set a goal to end their use of landfills by 2020, so they have started looking at the feasibility of turning pet feces into power instead of pollution.
An Export in Solid Supply
An Export in Solid Supply
A reorganization of the global coal trade is making the United States a major exporter for the first time in years, and driving up prices of the one fossil fuel the nation has in abundance.
Cooking Fires Kill Millions
Cooking Fires Kill Millions
More than half the world’s population—about 3 billion people—cook their meals with wood, dung, coal and other solid fuels over open fires or on primitive stoves inside their homes, and that simple act is killing 1.5 million people every year, according to a report by the World Health Organization. Modern stoves that burn cleaner fuels could be installed cheaply, and would create enormous health and economic benefits.
European Union Tells US Airlines to Go Green or Get Lost
The European Union has given US airlines a green ultimatum: Either start buying carbon credits to offset carbon dioxide emissions or face a possible ban on flights from the United…
Bad News for Big Coal
Big Coal is against the ropes — from Kansas to Wall Street.
Is Your Car Toxic?
Is Your Car Toxic?
The EPA lists indoor air pollution as one of the top five environmental risks to public health, and the concentrations of some toxic chemicals that cause indoor air pollution are five times higher inside your car than at your home or office. Learn more about the risks of indoor air pollution inside your car and what you can do about it.
In the Lawn Debate, Plenty of Common Ground
Healthy turf offers more than a pretty green carpet and playing field. Lawn can protect against erosion, provide oxygen, trap pollution and even slow fire.
Power from Pet Feces
American dogs and cats produce 10 million tons of animal waste every year, and most of it ends up in landfills or ends up in the water table. San Francisco and several other cities in the Bay Area have set a goal to end their use of landfills by 2020, so they have started looking at the feasibility of turning pet feces into power instead of pollution.
Power from Pet Feces
Power from Pet Feces
American dogs and cats produce 10 million tons of animal waste every year, and most of it ends up in landfills or ends up in the water table. San Francisco and several other cities in the Bay Area have set a goal to end their use of landfills by 2020, so they have started looking at the feasibility of turning pet feces into power instead of pollution.
Americans Breathing Smog
More than half of the residents of 10 U.S. states are living in areas with dangerous levels of smog that routinely exceed EPA air quality standards. Smog, or ground-level ozone, creates serious health risks for children and seniors, and causes or aggravates many respiratory illnesses.
U.S. shelves rural loans for coal plants
U.S. shelves rural loans for coal plants
The federal government is suspending a major loan program for coal-fired power plants in rural communities, saying climate change and construction costs make the loans too risky.
Bush Weakens Ozone Standards
Bush Weakens Ozone Standards
On March 13, 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency set new ozone standards that place stricter limits on the release of smog-producing air pollutants that can cause serious health effects and even premature death. But under last-minute pressure from the White House, EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson made the standards significantly less restrictive than those recommended by the agency’s scientific advisers.
The air in hundreds of U.S. counties is simply too dirty to breathe, the government said Wednesday, ordering a multibillion-dollar expansion of efforts to clean up smog in cities and towns nationwide.
World Must Cut Carbon Emissions to Zero by 2050 or Face Disaster, Studies Find
Avoiding the dangerous effects of global warming may require the world to cut carbon dioxide emissions to near zero by the middle of this century, according to studies conducted by…
Make Mowing Your Grass Greener
Make Mowing Your Grass Greener
Gasoline-powered lawn mowers may account for five percent of U.S. air pollution, according to the EPA. Mowing your lawn for an hour with a gas-powered mower pollutes the air as much as driving 100 miles in your car. Find out how you can make mowing your grass a little greener.
Regional Roundup
Regional Roundup
Lodi News-Sentinel - Officials say increasing the number of no-burn days will help bring the region in line with federal standards for fine particle pollution. The microscopic specks of soot and dust have been linked to asthma, heart disease and early death.
Cut speed on M20 to cut pollution, says council
Cut speed on M20 to cut pollution, says council
East Kent Mercury - A 50 MPH speed limit should be imposed on a busy stretch of the M20 to cut down pollution, it has been claimed. Maidstone council believes imposing the limit during peak times would also help to keep traffic moving and reduce carbon emissions. It has