Olympic Athletes Facing London Pollution, City Accused of Not Following EU Rules

Friday, July 20th, 2012

With the Summer Olympics only days away, athletes are facing some of the worst air pollution in Europe. London’s NOx and Ozone concentrations have the potential to adversely affect athletes, and the huge crowds that will be attending the games. Athlete performance is likely to be impacted, and attendees with health conditions should be aware to take care to not (more…)

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The 40 Million Dollar Baby – WateRevive Breaks Through

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Not many cleantech start-ups can claim a 40 million dollar deal only a year and a half after founding. But WateRevive, which was selected as one of the most promising Israeli cleantech start-ups by Calcalist newspaper in 2012, and which is active in water purification through constructed wetland, just closed such a deal in China. The Company is also (more…)

Increase in Extreme Weather Influencing Public Opinion on Climate Change

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

With 70 percent of Americans now agreeing that global warming is affecting weather in the U.S., the public is showing increasing support for measures that would tackle the problem of climate change, according to a new survey.

Conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change (more…)

Study Calculates Health Impacts Of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

Roughly 130 people are likely to die from radiation exposure and another 180 die from cancer as a result of the March 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima-Daichi nuclear power station in Japan, according to a new study by Stanford University researchers.

The researchers presented a wide range of possible (more…)

George Shultz on Carbon Tax, Electric Cars: “Take that, Ahmadinejad”

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

“It’s not a matter of opinion, it’s a matter of fact that the globe is warming,” said the Republican elder statesman.

While his Republican colleagues continue to dither about climate change and search for the best ways to do nothing about it, elder statesman George Shultz is bucking the party establishment. (more…)

Bill Clinton on Managing Scarce Resources

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

Oxford University held its Re|Source forum recently, and former US President Bill Clinton addressed the group on the subject of scarce resources and how to manage their development and use in a way that is fair and equitable. The most important decision of the 21st century is whether the human race can learn to share its scarce natural resources (more…)

Majority of Americans Believe Climate is Warming, Weather Less Stable

Monday, July 16th, 2012

The majority of Americans believe the climate is getting warmer and that global weather patterns are becoming more unstable, according to a new poll.

In a poll conducted by the Washington Post and Stanford University last month, six in 10 respondents said that weather patterns have been more unstable (more…)

If Climate Counts, Why is Big Oil Gaming the System?

Monday, July 16th, 2012

When Galileo promoted the idea that the earth revolves around the sun in the 1600s, the church rejected his claims as heresy and subjected him to a lifetime of house arrest. Understandably, such theories could contaminate the minds of good Christians, and would therefore be bad for business. (more…)

Clean Water from the Eco Machine

Friday, July 13th, 2012

Carbon emissions that go into the atmosphere are the pivot of environmental talks, and for a good reason, since they are the main cause of global warming (switching to alternative energy is one of the solutions to that). There are lots of earth-level environmental issues that need to be dealt with urgently such as water treatment and some people (more…)

Mountain Roads Trigger Longterm Consequences in Southeast Asia

Friday, July 13th, 2012

The rapid expansion of roads across the rural mountains of Southeast Asia often triggers unintended environmental consequences that in many cases undermine the socioeconomic benefits, according to an article in the journal Nature Geoscience.

While international organizations have supported (more…)

 
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