News - Laying down law on global warming - sacbee.com: "The first greenhouse gas-fighting mandates to pinch Californians won't be the state's trend-setting new laws requiring low-carbon fuels and more fuel efficiency.
State Attorney General Jerry Brown is the first to crack down, using a California law enacted long before stranded polar bears became symbols of global warming.
Squeezing the trigger on the 37- year-old California Environmental Quality Act, Brown is pressuring high-growth cities and counties such as Sacramento and Yuba to immediately include climate change -- alongside traffic congestion, sewage treatment capacity and water supplies -- in assessing environmental impacts of major proposed projects. "
Friday, July 27, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Study: Renewable Energy Not Green - Yahoo! News
Study: Renewable Energy Not Green - Yahoo! News
Renewable energy could wreck the environment, according to a study that examined how much land it would take to generate the renewable resources that would make a difference in the global energy system.
Building enough wind farms, damming adequate number of rivers and growing sufficient biomass to produce ample kilowatts to make a difference in meeting global energy demands would involve a huge invasion of nature, according to Jesse Ausubel, a researcher at the Rockefeller University in New York.
Ausubel came to this conclusion by calculating the amount of energy that each renewable source can produce in terms of area of land disturbed.
Renewable energy could wreck the environment, according to a study that examined how much land it would take to generate the renewable resources that would make a difference in the global energy system.
Building enough wind farms, damming adequate number of rivers and growing sufficient biomass to produce ample kilowatts to make a difference in meeting global energy demands would involve a huge invasion of nature, according to Jesse Ausubel, a researcher at the Rockefeller University in New York.
Ausubel came to this conclusion by calculating the amount of energy that each renewable source can produce in terms of area of land disturbed.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
CSRwire.com - News from Green Electronics Council: Green Computers Measure Up
CSRwire.com - News from Green Electronics Council: Green Computers Measure Up: "The Green Electronics Council (GEC) today released a report measuring the environmental benefits from the sales of EPEAT registered 'green' computers.
'Everyone wanted to know if buying 'green' computers really mattered,' explained Jeff Omelchuck, Director of the Green Electronics Council, which manages the EPEAT green computer program. 'Well, we did the math and the numbers blew us away. We didn't believe the initial results so we did the math again using more conservative assumptions, but the environmental benefits of just six months of EPEAT registered computer sales are still astounding.'"
'Everyone wanted to know if buying 'green' computers really mattered,' explained Jeff Omelchuck, Director of the Green Electronics Council, which manages the EPEAT green computer program. 'Well, we did the math and the numbers blew us away. We didn't believe the initial results so we did the math again using more conservative assumptions, but the environmental benefits of just six months of EPEAT registered computer sales are still astounding.'"
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Business - Lender courting 'green' clients - sacbee.com
Business - Lender courting 'green' clients - sacbee.com: "Fair Oaks-based lender Second Angel Bancorp on Monday announced it will give preferred treatment to borrowers whose projects are environmentally friendly.
The company's 'green lending program' gives developers and investors incentives such as discounted loans, lower origination fees and higher loan-to-value underwriting on buildings that use energy-efficient, renewable and reusable processes and materials."
The company's 'green lending program' gives developers and investors incentives such as discounted loans, lower origination fees and higher loan-to-value underwriting on buildings that use energy-efficient, renewable and reusable processes and materials."
Survey: Most drop green habits in hotels - Yahoo! News
Survey: Most drop green habits in hotels - Yahoo! News: "Most of those polled said they are less likely to conserve water and electricity while they're away from home. More than six in 10 said they were using more because they knew it would be free.
Nearly 70 percent of respondents said they open a new mini-bottle of shampoo each time they shower at a hotel, and 63 percent said they were more likely to leave the lights on at a hotel than at home.
Three out of four hotel guests believe it is important to have their sheets and towels changed each day — an environmentally unfriendly habit few practice at home."
Nearly 70 percent of respondents said they open a new mini-bottle of shampoo each time they shower at a hotel, and 63 percent said they were more likely to leave the lights on at a hotel than at home.
Three out of four hotel guests believe it is important to have their sheets and towels changed each day — an environmentally unfriendly habit few practice at home."
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Nuclear energy hot topic once again - Yahoo! News
Nuclear energy hot topic once again - Yahoo! News: "Thanks to global warming, nuclear energy is hot again. Its promise of abundant, carbon emissions-free power is being pushed by the president and newly considered by environmentalists. But any expansion won't come cheap or easy.
Waste disposal, safe operation and security remain major concerns, but economics may be the biggest deterrent. Huge capital costs combine into an enormous price tag for would-be investors.
There is also fervent anti-nuke opposition waiting to be re-stoked. Jim Riccio of Greenpeace said nuclear advocates are exploiting global warming fears to try to revive an industry that's too risky to fool with.
'You have better ways to boil water,' Riccio said.
But environmentalists aren't in lockstep on the issue. Bill Chameides, chief scientist for Environmental Defense, said anything that helps alleviate global warming must be an energy option.
'I think it's somewhat disingenuous that folks who agree that global warming is such a serious issue could sort of dismiss it out of hand,' he said. 'It's got to be at least considered.'"
Waste disposal, safe operation and security remain major concerns, but economics may be the biggest deterrent. Huge capital costs combine into an enormous price tag for would-be investors.
There is also fervent anti-nuke opposition waiting to be re-stoked. Jim Riccio of Greenpeace said nuclear advocates are exploiting global warming fears to try to revive an industry that's too risky to fool with.
'You have better ways to boil water,' Riccio said.
But environmentalists aren't in lockstep on the issue. Bill Chameides, chief scientist for Environmental Defense, said anything that helps alleviate global warming must be an energy option.
'I think it's somewhat disingenuous that folks who agree that global warming is such a serious issue could sort of dismiss it out of hand,' he said. 'It's got to be at least considered.'"
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