http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080709103848.htm
ScienceDaily (July 11, 2008) — Tugboats puff out more soot for the amount of fuel used than other commercial vessels, and large cargo ships emit more than twice as much soot as previously estimated, according to the first extensive study of commercial vessel soot emissions. Scientists from NOAA and the University of Colorado conducted the […]
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Policy of delay to continue for remaining days of the administration
July 11, 2008
Aircraft account for 12 percent of carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. transportation sources.
Washington, DC — Environmental conservation groups today blasted the Bush administration’s refusal to act to reduce carbon dioxide pollution before the end of its second term. In an “advanced notice of […]
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Outdated standards, air pollution from drilling endanger communities, climate
July 2, 2008
Denver, CO — A coalition of groups today announced their intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its nationwide failure to keep families and communities safe from air pollution produced by oil and gas drilling.
The 60-day notice of intent to sue was filed […]
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080707141722.htm
ScienceDaily (July 7, 2008) — From the surface, the two areas of ocean off the coasts of northern New Jersey and Long Island, New York look the same. But to NOAA scientists, the four-square-mile patches could not be more different as they view real-time underwater images and environmental data to try to figure out what […]
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(July 6, 2008) — It’s not just about climate change anymore. Besides loading the atmosphere with heat-trapping greenhouse gases, human emissions of carbon dioxide have also begun to alter the chemistry of the ocean–often called the cradle of life on Earth.
The ecological and economic consequences are difficult to predict but possibly calamitous, warn a team […]
Global warming pollution not addressed in air permit
July 2, 2008
Helena, MT — Conservation groups filed a lawsuit on June 30th to compel the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from a proposed new coal-fire power plant. The lawsuit was filed in Montana state court by Earthjustice on behalf […]
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In Brief: Natural flow of the Everglades to be restored through the purchase of U.S. Sugar holdings south of Lake Okeechobee; largest step forward in the long history of Everglades restoration
A Historic Moment in Everglades Restoration
Florida Everglades
A June 24, 2008 announcement by Florida Governor Charlie Crist — that the natural flow of the Everglades will […]
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630112405.htm
ScienceDaily (July 3, 2008) — From the rockets’ red glare to bombs bursting in air, researchers are developing more environmentally friendly fireworks and flares to light up the night sky while minimizing potential health risks, according to an article scheduled for the June 30 issue of Chemical & Engineering News. Some eco-friendly fireworks may soon […]
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Court decision will clarify whether mining companies may bury clean lakes, rivers and streams with mine tailings
June 27, 2008
Lower Slate Lake, AK
Photo by Irene Alexakos
Washington, DC — The United States Supreme Court announced today it plans to hear arguments in the case surrounding the Kensington Mine’s plan to destroy an Alaskan lake by using it […]
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163324.htm
ScienceDaily (June 29, 2008) — Every year thousands of doctors and scientists fly to meetings all over the world, but with climate change accelerating, can this type of travel be justified, two doctors debate the issue in the British Medical Journal.
Flying across continents in great numbers to exchange information will soon become as outdated […]
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