Climate & Environment News Round-Up
February 1, 2010, 6:51 am
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EWG Study Finds Hundreds of Pollutants in Nation’s Drinking Water
Global supply of rare earth elements could be wiped out by 2012
Air Pollution Can Harm Human Reproduction
Six Deadly Chemicals You’re Carrying in Your Body
Environmental Coverup: Radioactive Groundwater Contamination in the Chesapeake Bay
Video: ‘Birth defects’ from Israeli bombs
India’s generation of children crippled by uranium waste
Uranium Weapons, Low-Level Radiation and Deformed Babies
Whale-Shaped Floating Garden Cleans the World’s Rivers
Ethanol burns dirtier than gasoline, study finds
One quarter of US grain crops fed to cars – not people, new figures show
The Effects of Genetically Modified Foods on Animal Health
Three Approved GMOs Linked to Organ Damage
See You in Cochabamba! Evo Morales Plans Bolivian Alternative Climate Summit for April
2.4 Million Pounds of Plastic Pollution Enter the World’s Oceans Every Hour
Compact Fluorescent Lights Dumping Mercury Directly into Landfills
Greenwash 101 Fact Sheet
Darwin’s Finches are Evolving Again
EPA Releases Interactive Map of Facilities Guilty of Eco-Crimes
Point and Counter-Point Chart Sums Up the Climate Change Debate
If you’re looking for a great graphic that sums up the climate change debate, check out this handy chart by Information is Beautiful. All of the major debate points from climate change deniers on one side, with the counter points by climate change activists on the other side. Information – pure and simple – lays out the debate, including graphics.
It’s too large to past the whole graphic here, but Information is Beautiful provides the entire thing. Debate points like “We don’t even have accurate temperature records” and “It was actually hotter in medieval times than it is today” are all addressed, along with the oh-so-relevant “When the evidence doesn’t fit, scientists edit the evidence.”
The mini ice age starts here (UK)
Climategate investigated by – WTF? – the ‘National Domestic Extremism’ team
No Rise of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Fraction in Past 160 Years, New Research Finds
Most of the carbon dioxide emitted by human activity does not remain in the atmosphere, but is instead absorbed by the oceans and terrestrial ecosystems.
Rolling Stone Calls Out the 17 Worst ‘Climate Killers’ in the US
Carbon trading fraud in Belgium – “up to 90% of the whole market volume was caused by fraudulent activities”
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Even more reasons not to use biofuels
July 3, 2009, 4:23 pm
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Stan Cox : Biofuel’s Drug Problem – CounterPunch 6/9/09
Corn Ethanol Worse than Oil? California Rules Yes – Treehugger 4/20/09
So Thirsty: Corn Ethanol Uses Up to 300% More Water than Previously Thought – Treehugger 4/14/09
Robert Bryce : Why the Promise of Biofuels is a Lie – CounterPunch 2/21/09
The Higher Cost of Biofuels – Center for Media and Democracy 2/11/09
A new study found that there is a higher health cost associated with corn-based biofuels than with traditional energy forms. The researchers “found the total environmental and health costs of gasoline are about 71 cents (50p) per gallon, while an equivalent amount of corn-ethanol fuel has associated costs of 72 cents to $1.45, depending on how it is produced.” The health concerns include “increased cases of heart disease, respiratory symptoms, asthma, chronic bronchitis or premature death.” There is also concern that using a food crop for fuel will continue to drive up the cost of foodstuffs, affecting everyone, but especially the most vulnerable populations. There is evidence that the costs associated with the next generation of biofuels could be much lower. Those products may be produced from organic waste or plants that are grown on non-agricultural land.
Biofuels may increase global warming – Raw Story 2/14/09
New Study Finds Corn-based Ethanol More Harmful Than Oil-based Gasoline – Treehugger 2/7/09
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Biofuel News Round-Up
October 12, 2008, 7:14 am
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World Bank Secret Report confirms Biofuel Cause of World Food Crisis – Global Research 7/10/08
Biofuel Sustainability Embraced by US Department of Energy: National Biofuels Action Plan Unveiled – Treehugger 10/8/08
“Economic Colonialism” Rears Its Ugly Head in African Biofuel Market – Treehugger 9/9/08
Largest Biodiesel Company in Country was Hit by Hurricane Ike – Treehugger 10/5/08
Ethanol Mandates: The Single Most Misguided Agricultural Program in Modern American History – Treehugger 9/15/08
U.S. biofuel plants go bankrupt on feedstock costs – Reuters 7/27/08
Biofuels main reason for food price rises: World Bank (Reuters) – Reuters/Yahoo 7/28/08
World Bank Secret Report confirms Biofuel Cause of World Food Crisis – Global Research 7/10/08
Biofuel Sustainability Embraced by US Department of Energy: National Biofuels Action Plan Unveiled – Treehugger 10/8/08
“Economic Colonialism” Rears Its Ugly Head in African Biofuel Market – Treehugger 9/9/08
Largest Biodiesel Company in Country was Hit by Hurricane Ike – Treehugger 10/5/08
Ethanol Mandates: The Single Most Misguided Agricultural Program in Modern American History – Treehugger 9/15/08
Midwest Flooding Brings to Light the Vulnerability of Corn Ethanol – Treehugger 7/1/08
Obama Camp closely tied to Ethanol Industry – NYTimes 6/23/08
Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance Sets Out Draft Principles for Sustainability Practices – Treehugger 8/20/08
Reconsider EU Biofuel Goal Says Incoming President – Treehugger 6/30/08
EXCERPT: “Can anyone think of the exact moment when the biofuel backlash first reached its tipping point? In any case, it seems like, finally, people are realizing that liquid biofuels aren’t quite the green panacea they were once made out to be. Not to demonize them, it’s just that (like most things) there are plusses and minuses to each feedstock and production method and these need to be carefully considered when formulating policy. It seems like the incoming EU president, France, has gotten the message.”
CONSUMERISM & THE ENVIRONMENT: How we are slowly exterminating humanity
October 5, 2008, 8:17 am
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CONSUMERISM & THE ENVIRONMENT
Mobile Phone Use ‘Raises Children’s Risk of Brain Cancer Fivefold’ – Cryptogon 9/23/08
Methane ‘Fart’ from the Earth Poses Enormous Global Warming Risk – Alternet 9/24/08
Are Boys Disappearing Because of Gender Bender Chemicals? – Treehugger 9/22/08
Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are – Alternet 9/18/08
Rob Walker, author of a new book on consumer culture, explains how consumers embrace brands as part of their identities — often without knowing it.
We Are Just Beginning to Pay the True Price for Dams – Alternet 9/18/08
Decades ago three new dams were started every day. But the debts of temporary prosperity are all coming due and payable today.
Govt. Report Says Fluoride Added to Water Supply May Harm Population – Natural News 9/15/08
A government-sponsored report has concluded that levels of fluoride that people are regularly exposed to in drinking water can cause serious malfunctioning of the thyroid glad, leading to even more serious health problems
New Generation of Drug-Producing GM Crops Could Threaten Food Supply and Devastate US Farmers – Natural News 9/11/08
Nonstick Cookware Chemicals Found in Human Breast Milk – Natural News 9/11/08
Toxic chemicals used in nonstick coatings and stain-resistant fabrics were found in the breast milk of every woman tested in a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Doubts Surfacing About Flu Vaccine’s Effectiveness for Elderly – Natural News 9/11/08
Almond Growers Sue USDA – Treehugger 9/13/08
Fifteen almond growers and nut handlers filed a suit against the USDA over a legally mandated treatment of California-grown raw almonds.
What the Chemical Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know about Everyday Products – Alternet 9/15/08
Boatloads of Trouble: How We Are Importing Our Way to Destruction– Alternet 9/5/08
As our consumer goods travel thousands of miles by boat, train and truck, they’re leaving a trail of soot and cancer in their wake.
Liver-Damaging Effects of Cholesterol Drug Zetia Hidden by Merck, FDA Documents Reveal – Natural News 9/4/08
U.S. Food and Water Supply Poisoned by Perchlorate – Natural News 9/4/08
Reducing Carbon One Garbage Can at a Time – Miller McCune 9/3/08
With a clear cash incentive to reduce garbage, the “one-can” concept gains ground.
Germany Bans Eight Pesticides Linked to Honeybee Population Collapse; Clothianidin Chemical Found Contaminating Dead Bees – Natural News 8/29/08
Bayer in the Dock Over Pesticide Linked to Colony Collapse Disorder – Treehugger 8/26/08
Alaska Chooses Largest Gold Mine Over Clean Water – Alternet 8/29/08
Tobacco Companies Hid Information on Radioactive Polonium in Cigarettes – Center for Media and Democracy 8/26/08
A Video Clip Is Worth … Linfen, China: The Most Polluted City in the World – Treehugger 8/25/08
Lyondell plants to pay $6.5 million to end Texas smog probe – Houston Chronicle 8/25/08
12 states sue US govt. over refineries – Raw Story 8/25/08
WATER
The True Price of Fiji Water – Alternet 10/3/08
Watermill pulls drinking water from thin air – EnGadget 10/2/08
The Harsh Economics of the Global Water Crisis – Alternet 10/1/08
The Middle East’s Water Crisis: Will the Jordan River Run Dry? – Alternet 9/24/08
Free Water: Collecting Rainwater Is Catching on in the U.S. – Alternet 9/3/08
Great Lakes Danger Zones – Center for Public Integrity 8/30/08
For more than seven months, the nation’s top public health agency has blocked the publication of an exhaustive federal study of environmental hazards in the eight Great Lakes states, reportedly because it contains such potentially “alarming information” as evidence of elevated infant mortality and cancer rates.
OTHER
VIDEO: Arctic Ice in “Death Spiral” – Nat’l Geographic 9/16/08
NASA animations show dramatic Arctic ice melt again in 2008, which saw the second smallest Arctic sea ice cover on record
North Pole becomes island as ice melts – Raw Story 9/1/08
Fabled North-West and North-East Passages open first time in history.
This place is the bomb – Salon 8/31/08
Something wild is happening on Christmas Island, once ground zero for nuclear test explosions.
Honeybees Could be Wiped Out in 10 Years, Warn Beekeepers – Natural News 9/15/08
EU in crop biofuel goal rethink – BBC 9/11/08
On The Road To Extinction: The Fate of Extinct and Endangered Species on Planet Earth – Global Research 8/26/08
How to Use Herbs Safely and Effectively – Natural News 8/11/08
Dot Earth: Ecuador Grants Rights to Nature – NYTimes 9/29/08
Farming Innovations in a Slum – AfriGadget 9/4/08
Temple University Physicist Developed Simple Device that Boosts Gas Efficiency 20% – Cryptogon 9/27/08
No, I Did It First! The Same Sugar-to-Gasoline Method Discovered by Two Research Teams – Treehugger 9/22/08
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MORE REASONS NOT TO USE BIODIESEL OR ETHANOL
July 25, 2008, 5:06 pm
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Biofuel use ‘increasing poverty’ – BBC 6/24/08
Harvesting Kudzu for Ethanol? – Treehugger 7/22/08
