Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
Seattle residents will vote on a plastic bag tax next week. Mother Jones charts the miles traveled per bottle of nine popular water brands. GM says the new Chevy Volt will get 230 mpg in city driving (more than...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
Blogger Nate Silver offers financial challenge to climate skeptics. The Green 500 list ranks supercomputers, placing electrical efficiency as the most important feature; IBM grabs 18 of the 19 top spots. Study shows that PBDE's enter humans through diets,...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
In the news this week: GM and Segway unveil a two-seat electric vehicle that runs on a lithium-ion battery and travels up to 35 miles per hour (Huffington Post, Fast Company, Wired's Autopia blog). NRDC's Luke Tonachel wrote about the...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
Joe Romm gives the Waxman-Markey draft energy and climate bill a B+ and calls it a solid bill that boosts the economy and creates green jobs. Read NRDC's response to the draft bill here. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
In the news this week: Lawmakers in a Long Island county have voted to approve what would be the nation's first ban on baby bottles and sippy cups made with bpa. Florida wants to charge bottled water companies by the...continued→
