Tag: Featured News
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5 Climate Policy Priorities That Should Top President Obama’s To-Do List
By Daniel J. Weiss, Jessica Goad and Shiva Polefka On the eve of President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in Jan. 2013, the Center for American Progress recommended 10 energy and environmental priorities for President Obama’s second term to build on his first-term clean energy successes. Now, one year later, with the annual State of the Union address coming up, we can assess…
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Why Are Arctic Bird Populations Declining?
By Ed Struzik On Coats Island, in northern Hudson Bay, thick-billed murres—members of the auk family—have been under assault on several fronts in recent years. Polar bears, faced with a sharp decline in the sea ice from which they hunt ringed seals, have retreated to the island and are eating the murres’ eggs. As the…
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Increase in Tar Sands-Derived Fuel Will Set States Back on Emission Standards and Climate Goals
Motorists from Maine to Maryland will soon be filling their tanks with gas increasingly derived from dirty Canadian tar sands oil, a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) says. A flood of dirty fuel into these East Coast states would undercut their efforts to reduce carbon pollution. The NRDC report, What’s in Your Tank?…
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Dangerous Levels of Methane Found While Testing Natural Gas Leaks in D.C.
By Tina Sigurdson A team of scientists using portable methane detectors reported last week that it has detected 5,893 leaks of methane, the main component of natural gas, from gas utility lines in Washington D.C. Last February, the team, composed of researchers from Duke and Boston Universities and led by Robert Jackson, a professor at…
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New Website Helps Identify Bumblebees and Protect Pollinators
A new website launched yesterday allows people to be directly involved in protecting bumblebees throughout North America. BumbleBeeWatch.org enables people to connect with experts and other enthusiasts, and help build a comprehensive picture of where bumblebees are thriving and where they need help. Furry, hardworking bumblebees are essential to wildlands, gardens and farms, helping to…