Posted April 5, 2012 by Ben Chou in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
Although separated by only the Potomac River, the District of Columbia, and parts of West Virginia, the states of Maryland and Virginia could not be farther apart when it comes to preparing for climate change. According to a new NRDC...continued→
Posted February 14, 2012 by Ben Chou in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
Sewer Overflow: Newtown Creek, Brooklyn (Courtesy of Riverkeeper) You may not notice until there’s a water main break, a flooded street, or a sewage overflow, but there’s likely a vast network of pipes carrying wastewater, stormwater and clean drinking...continued→
Posted January 10, 2012 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Much to the chagrin of many of my colleagues that call DC home, I live across the Potomac River in Virginia. While it may seem strange that I work in one “state” and live in another, this is not an...continued→
Posted October 26, 2011 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Texas officially just had its worst one-year drought ever and according to the State Climatologist, drought conditions could last for another 5 to 15 years (!). If that were to occur, this drought could rival the drought of the 1950s as...continued→
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