This Friday, representatives in the House will vote on a controversial measure that President Barack Obama has called “extraordinarily important.” The bill, which totals at over 1,200 pages, aims to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases that many believe is the source of global warming.
It is possible to reduce waste and consumption in the food industry, as many already know. For skeptics or those seeking advice, tips based on a survey by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Restaurant Associates were released June 23.
If you navigate to any popular sports website or open to the sports section of any major newspaper, you may find that the leading headlines are negative. From the proliferation of steroid scandals to bloated egos and salaries, the morals of professional athletes are under scrutiny. Unfortunately, as a result many of today's positive stories about athletes get pushed to the margins.
The thin sliver of land that is Chile is becoming even smaller. World news reports have made it well known that glaciers at both ice caps are melting, but new research by scientists from Chile’s Center of Scientific Studies (CECS) and NASA found that the Southern Patagonia Ice Field in the lower Andes Mountains is receding faster than any other ice field in the world.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a report last week analyzing the best ways to reduce our global coal emissions. The findings of the MIT spring symposium are expected to lead the way for both developing and developed nations in making coal a more environmentally friendly option.
With summer officially underway it’s time to start turning those vacation dreams into reality. This summer make a conscious effort to reduce your carbon footprint or book an eco tourism adventure.
Iranians continue to protest the results of their presidential election, which was held on Friday, June 12th, 2009. Tehran and other cities have seen the largest street protests and rioting since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Researchers at The Australian National University have found that a forest in Australia has the world’s greatest amount of carbon storage. After studying biomass carbon density in 132 forests around the world, the University’s research team concluded that a mountain ash forest in the Central Highlands of Victoria is the most carbon-dense forest in the world.
If you've ever had a night where things went a little too late and you got a little too intoxicated, you know what a hangover is.
This past Thursday Deutsche Bank unveiled a seven-story digital sign that continuously tallies the total amount of carbon emissions in the atmosphere.
