U.S. Media Tarnishes Message of Copenhagen Climate Change Protest
Circle of Blue’s Aubrey Ann Parker reports on-the-ground from the Global Day of Action and reveals the truth behind sensational headlines that played up police arrests in Copenhagen.
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Final Week of Copenhagen, the Last Act of Negotiations Remains Unclear
Like all spellbinding human dramas the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which today entered its second and last week, represents the accumulated chapters of an urgent script – the fate of the planet.
Underused Drilling Practices Could Avoid Pollution
By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica Versions of this story were published in the Albany Times Union and the Times Herald-Record. As environmental concerns threaten to derail natural gas drilling projects across the country, the energy industry has developed innovative ways to make it easier to exploit the nation’s reserves without polluting air and drinking water. Energy […]
EPA Greenhouse Gas Ruling Could Lead To Stricter Emissions Standards
EPA Chief says the agency has been fighting to make up for lost time on its climate change policies. A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruling that greenhouse gases pose a public health threat has set the stage for new emission regulations while setting off a battle in Congress and howls of protest from industry groups.
U.S. Charm Offensive at Copenhagen Climate Conference: Will it Work?
Our second installment of COP15 coverage reflects on the overdue, yet changing tide of American climate policy.
One in Five US Water Treatment Systems Contained Illegal Chemicals, Study Finds
Senate hearing focuses on EPA’s efforts to protect the nation’s drinking water. The water for more than 49 million Americans has been contaminated with illegal concentrations of dangerous pollutants since 2004.
A Campaign of Deceit Underlies Stolen Email Messages
Circle of Blue’s senior editor, Keith Schnieder, starts his Copenhagen coverage revealing the real value of the climate email controversy.
Heart of Dryness: Water Infrastructure and Climate Change
In the third installment of Climate Change Coping Strategies excerpts from James G. Workman’s Heart of Dryness we reveal the struggle to develop effective infrastructure in the face of climate change.
Groundbreaking Norwegian Power Plant Generates Electricity From Water
New alternative energy plant in Norway is the first of its kind, but could be a common alternative energy in the future.
The world’s first osmotic power plant opened in Norway on Tuesday. The plant uses a combination of freshwater, seawater and a special membrane to generate emission-free electricity.
Pennsylvania Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns
By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica Pennsylvania residents whose streams and fields have been damaged by toxic spills and whose drinking water has allegedly been contaminated by drilling for natural gas are suing the Houston-based energy company that drilled the wells. A worker at the company is among the 15 families bringing suit. The civil case, filed […]
The Middle East and Midwest Come Together in Water Tech Partnerships
The Mideast is proving to be a popular destination for Midwestern political officials to pitch water technology trade deals. .
Both Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry have been touting the freshwater potential of their states to businessmen in Israel to promote economic growth in the burgeoning field of water technology.
Nuclear Fallout: Nevada Takes Hard Look at Contaminated Groundwater From Historic Testing Grounds
[/caption]Decades of nuclear weapons testing has contaminated an estimated 1.6 trillion gallons of groundwater in the Nevada desert, a region where clean water is scarce and getting scarcer.
