Category: Green Building LEED News
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Arctic Ocean: Carbon Sink or Carbon Source?
By Jennifer Chu For the past three decades, as the climate has warmed, the massive plates of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean have shrunk: in 2007, scientists observed nearly 50 percent less summer ice than had been seen in 1980. [caption id="attachment_314190" align="alignnone" width="500"] While the Arctic Ocean as a whole seems to be…
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ALEC Gears Up For 2014
Undermining renewable energy in favor of natural gas and tar sands, and preventing EPA from regulating power plants are some of the items on ALEC’s extensive agenda.
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Americans in Biggest Cities Driving Less
Even if you saw agitating, bumper-to-bumper traffic during your morning commute, know that the numbers say things are changing. The average American drives 7.6 percent fewer miles today than when per-capita driving peaked in 2004, according to a report issued today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund (PIRG). The study is a review of data from…
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Tell Gov. Brown and DOC: Ban Fracking in California
[caption id="attachment_313002" align="alignright" width="303"] Celebrities, including Hayden Panettiere, ask “What the Frack?”[/caption] From the Sacramento Valley to Los Angeles County, fracking is quickly expanding across California, polluting local air, threatening local waterways, accelerating climate change, eroding property values and creating tremendous amounts of toxic waste. The California Department of Conservation (DOC) is accepting public comments on its…
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ALEC Attacks EPA’s Carbon Pollution Standards at December Summit
By Aliya Haq This week, the polluter-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual meeting in D.C., and the obstruction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) progress to reduce carbon pollution is front and center on its Environment Task Force agenda. ALEC conferences create a space for corporations and conservative lawmakers to…