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EIA has released 12 new State Rankings pages that display charts and maps

Administrator — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:15:48 +0000

EIA has released 12 new State Rankings pages that display charts and maps ordered by data value. The rankings cover energy production, consumption, and price, as well as carbon dioxide emissions from electric power plants, as follows:
Total Energy Production
Crude Oil Production
Natural Gas Marketed Production
Coal Production
Total Net Electricity Generation
Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Electric Power Producers
Total Energy [...]

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Greenpeace: 3 Chinese Power Companies Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than UK

VOA — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:35:50 +0000

The environmental group Greenpeace says China’s three largest power companies created more greenhouse gas emissions last year than the entire United Kingdom…

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Survey: Arctic Ice Thinner Than Thought, Melting Fast

VOA — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:27:55 +0000

Survey shows North Pole ice melting faster than projected and scientists predict Arctic ocean will be largely ice-free during the summer within next ten years…

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U.S. senators are calling for bipartisan action in Congress on climate change

VOA — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:04:11 +0000

Democratic Senator John Kerry and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham have joined forces to push Congress to pass a comprehensive climate change bill…

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Experts Look For Ways to Save Lake Chad

VOA — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:51:45 +0000

The Food and Agriculture Organization held a special event Friday to raise awareness and mobilize funds to save Lake Chad, which was once one of the world’s largest fresh water lakes…

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Biofuels Need More Debate According to New U.N. Study

VOA — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:34:52 +0000

Report by the United Nations Environment Program says developing biofuels as a green energy option is beneficial only when countries adopt sophisticated approach…

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U.S. Postal Service Advances Toward Sustainable Future

Administrator — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:50:42 +0000

As part of its sustainability and environmental leadership, the U.S. Postal Service voluntarily conducted an inventory of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…

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Climate Change Triggered Dwarfism in Soil-Dwelling Creatures of the Past

Administrator — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:11:37 +0000

Ancient soil-inhabiting creatures decreased in body size by nearly half in response to a period of boosted carbon dioxide levels and higher temperatures, scientists have discovered…

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Life in Transition: National Science Foundation Awards Grants to Study Connections Among Living Systems and Earth’s History

Administrator — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:43:13 +0000

What expectations about the direction and magnitude of planetary change can be drawn from an understanding of how living world has and is shaping Earth’s climate?

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U.S. EPA to spend more than $50 Million to address DDT, PCBs off Southern California Coast

Administrator — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:34:09 +0000

Agency selects cleanup remedy for Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected a cleanup strategy for the Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund Site, where a large area on the ocean floor off the Palos Verdes peninsula is contaminated with DDT and PCBs.
The site, off the coast of Los Angeles , stretches from [...]

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Sulfuric Acid Manufacturer Agrees to Spend $30 Million to Resolve Clean Air Violations

Administrator — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:26:08 +0000

Under a settlement filed today in federal court in New Orleans , Mosaic will install state-of-the-art pollution control equipment, upgrade existing controls and make multiple modifications to its operating procedures to meet new, lower sulfur dioxide emission limits at its Uncle Sam facility.

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Wal-Mart Holds Grand Reopening of Store Featuring LED Parking Lot Site Lighting

Administrator — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:01:54 +0000

The Wal-Mart Superstore, the first retail store to feature light-emitting diode (LED) parking lot site lighting, based on specifications developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Retailer Energy Alliance, will reopen on July 15, 2009, in Leavenworth, Kansas. The Superstore will serve as a test site to determine the viability of expanding LED parking [...]

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Joint U.S.-China Building Efficiency Planned

Administrator — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:54:03 +0000

Under the agreement, the United States and China will exchange experts and technicians to learn from each other’s experiences with efficient building technologies…

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DOE Announces Nearly $14 Million to go to 28 New Wind Energy Projects

Administrator — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:48:18 +0000

New DOE Study Shows U.S. Leads the World in Wind Energy Capacity
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the selection of 28 new wind energy projects for up to $13.8 million in funding – including $12.8 million in Recovery Act funds. These projects will help address market and deployment challenges including [...]

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Interior Withdraws Plan for Oregon Forests, Presses For Sustainable Timber Harvests

Administrator — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:36:44 +0000

Salazar identifies ecologically sound timber sales under the Northwest Forest Plan that can get wood to the mills over the coming months…

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Human Role as Climate Change Impacts Accelerate Reinforced

Administrator — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:29:12 +0000

Report confirms not only that human activity is the primary cause of rising temperatures, but that climate change impacts are accelerating…

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Recovery Act Announcement: DOE Announces Recovery Act Funding of up to $85 million for Algal and Advanced Biofuels

Administrator — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:11:25 +0000

DOE is bring together leading scientists and engineers from universities, private industry, and government to develop new methods to bring new biofuels to market…

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NASA Airborne Expedition Chases Arctic Sea Ice Questions

Administrator — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:04:00 +0000

NASA completed its flight as part of an expedition to study the receding Arctic sea ice and improve understanding of the long-term stability of the Arctic ice cover…

Consumers ask Ohio Governor to repeal emergency rule on dairy labeling

Administrator — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:55:12 +0000

Thousands of consumers in Ohio urging governor to repeal emergency rule that takes away rights to receive truthful information on dairy labels concerning the practices used to produce those products…

EPA fugitive arrested in Mexico

Administrator — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:39:54 +0000

Robert Wainwright, a fugitive wanted in Indiana for allegedly polluting wetlands, was arrested July 14 in Mexico by U.S. Marshals and ATF Agents working with Mexican police…

New Plan Aims for Fairness in Carbon Emission Cuts

VOA — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:30:00 +0000

Industrialized countries historically produced most carbon dioxide emissions now altering the Earth’s climate, but developing countries’ share increases every year…

Groups Say G8’s Green Commitments Fail Africa

VOA — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:08:58 +0000

advocacy groups say that the 2050 deadline set by the G-8 leaders is much too far away to address the serious issues arising from changing global temperatures…

NASA Awards Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor Contract

Administrator — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:55:10 +0000

The sensor will continue key climate measurements of solar irradiance that contribute to determining the Earth’s energy balance and understanding how Earth’s climate responds to solar variability…

Obama Administration Delivers More than $448 Million for Weatherization Programs in Thirteen States

Administrator — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:46:17 +0000

These funds will weatherize more than 125,000 homes, cutting energy costs for low-income families, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and creating green jobs…

Shaw Joins EPA WasteWise Program; Commits to Reduce Waste and Increase Recycling

Administrator — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:23:55 +0000

Shaw is a leading recycler of post-consumer carpet, and the comprehensive Shaw Green Edge Recycling program reclaims and recycles carpet nationwide…