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• Study says global warming can’t be undone for 1000 years

  Posted on Tuesday January 27th, 2009 at 13:57 in politics, education, global warming, science, health, Cynicism, environment, climate change, sustainability, proceedings of the national academy of sciences, optimism, science and society

  Global warming 'irreversible' for next 1000 years. As reported by AFP, NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) scientists have released a study saying that current levels of global warming will cause irreversible damage, no matte...

• The Superb Grid vs. the SuperGrid

  Posted on Sunday November 23rd, 2008 at 01:33 in education, environment, sustainability, electricity, energy efficiency, solar power, wind power, science and society, electrical grid, hydroelectric power, european energy policies, us energy policies.

  Please see the article by Sam Carana on how a larger and simultaneously more local grid can be implemented, to capture as much of the electricity being generated as possible. Read about how many parts of Europe already have surplus electricity and c...

• Asbestos Use Today: information from a reader

  Posted on Sunday October 12th, 2008 at 13:03 in environment, asbestos, usgs, ban asbestos, h.r. 6903, the bruce vento ban asbestos and prevent mesothelioma a

  Asbestos is still imported and used in the U.S. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. imported and used an estimated 1,820 tons of asbestos in 2007; see this PDF file from the USGS, please click only if you want to download the PDF. Also...

• Environmental Consequences: Asbestos and Human Health

  Posted on Friday October 10th, 2008 at 14:13 in education, health, environment, mesothelioma, asbestos, alternative fuels, epa, usepa, occupational medicine

  When microscopic asbestos fibers are inhaled, they lodge themselves in the lining of lungs. This lays the groundwork for the deadly asbestos cancer, mesothelioma. Perhaps it should come as no coincidence then that rates of pleural cancer (mesotheliom...

• Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Arrive

  Posted on Thursday August 28th, 2008 at 00:30 in Cars, sustainability, honda, cleantech, fuel cells, gas prices, hydrogen economy, transportation costs, fuel costs, hydrogen powered vehicles, chevrolet equinox, honda fcx clarity

  Hydrogen fuel cell-powered cars are now in the hands of consumers, with more on the way. These custom-made cars from Chevrolet, Honda and BMW are paving the way for production models of the future....

• Poisoning the Poor with eWaste in Ghana

  Posted on Thursday August 7th, 2008 at 03:52 in africa, china, gold, Chemistry, environment, europe, Green Chemistry, sustainability, conservation, us, Greenpeace, science and society

  Green issues are sometimes complex. We need to recycle many things, like electronics, but we certainly don't want to poison others in the process. Efforts to protect the environment and conserve valuable resources must be coupled with proper health...

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