Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
NRDC releases annual beach report rating 200 U.S. vacation beaches. The wildly popular Cash for Clunkers program may run out of funds. NRDC's own Phil Gutis shares his experience trading in a clunker for cash. The Princeton Review rates...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
A new NRDC report shows that clean energy will boost economy and create jobs. Deutsche Bank launches a carbon counter. NRDC's Nathanael Greene writes about it here. NREL and Google launch map of America's alternative fuel stations. San Francisco...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
President Obama issues an Earth Day proclamation sounding a call for protecting the environment, developing renewable energy and creating measures to fight global warming (read the full proclamation here). Switchboard readers share what Earth Day means to them. Robert...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
Green Inc., Grist and Climate Progress respond to President Obama's speech. Read Switchboard bloggers' reactions to it here. U.S. Circuit Court overturns a ban on mountaintop removal. The United States reverses policy by signing an international pact to reduce mercury emissions....continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
A study says that California has created 1.5 million green jobs thanks to efficiency regulations. Colleges are encouraging students to leave their cars at home by giving away free bikes to students, offering discounts at local bike shops and...continued→
