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Hydraulic fracturing is a process used in nine out of 10 natural gas wells in the United States, where millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals are pumped underground to break apart the rock and release the gas.
Scientists are worried that the chemicals used in...
Mar
20
As the United Nations’ COP 17 international climate talks enter their second week in Durban, South Africa, yet another new study highlights the need for action as carbon dioxide emissions continue to reach record levels.
According to a report released today by the Global Carbon Project, C02...
Dec
05
In this fast-paced video, Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow-in-Residence at Post Carbon Institute offers an informative glimpse at how we have become so addicted to fossil fuels and what we need to do to preserve our world.
In a span of three short lifetimes, the world has been on “the ultimate...
Nov
08
Oil refinery on Puget Sound. Credit: Walter Siegmund
A report released in July by the World Resources Institute and the Environmental Law Institute on the “social cost of carbon” identifies weaknesses in current cost-benefit analyses that dramatically underestimate the harm inflicted by climate...
Aug
07
White House Fuel Standards Infographic. Click to enlarge.
Yesterday, President Obama announced an agreement with a broad coalition of automakers and other stakeholders to dramatically increase fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas pollution for all 2017-2025 new cars and trucks sold in the United...
Jul
30
Using data from the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory, the Natural Resources Defense Council has compiled a list of states with the most toxic air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants. Release of the analysis, entitled “Toxic Power: How Power Plants Contaminate Our Air and States”...
Jul
22
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday a new Cross-State Air Pollution Rule to improve air quality for 240 million Americans by significantly reducing harmful smokestack emissions produced outside of their own state borders.
Specifically...
Jul
08
An analysis of several studies reveals that the Latino community faces a disproportionate risk from toxic mercury pollution due to a combination of cultural, economic and linguistic factors.
The analysis, based largely on previously unreleased data from the polling firm Bendixen &...
Jul
05
