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Weekly Web Roundup: ACES, mountaintop removal, electric cars

June 26, 2009

Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
carbonemissions, cleanenergy, electricvehicles, globalwarming, mountaintopremoval, recycling, stimulus

Retired professor wants to build car-free village in a San Francisco suburb. Rock snot is invading New York. Vermont farmers change cows' diets to lower their emissions. Coal mining costs five times more in deaths than it provides in...continued

Weekly Web Roundup: carbon counter, water footprint, hydroponic rooftop farm

June 19, 2009

Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
carboncounter, cashforclunkers, globalwarming, greenjobs, localfood, recycling, renewableenergy, waterfootprint

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

Weekly Web Roundup: High Line, sustainable seafood, Cash for Clunkers

June 12, 2009

Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
biofuels, cashforclunkers, ditigalconversion, fuelefficiency, gasprices, greenjobs, highline, recycling, renewablenergy, sustainableseafood, tonyawards, windturbine, worldoceansday

It's digital conversion day. Find out how to get rid of your old TV. June 8 was the first-ever World Oceans Day. NRDC's experts discuss problems and solutions on Switchboard. National Parks will offer free admission on three weekends this summer....continued

Weekly Web Roundup: clean cars, clean energy, red swings

May 22, 2009

Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
BPA, cleanenergy, colonycollapsedisorder, globalwarming, pollution, recycling, stimulus, walkableurbanism

House committee passes the American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill that will make significant investments in clean energy and reducing global warming pollution. President Obama announces ground-breaking global warming pollution standards for cars and trucks. Secretary Chu...continued

Weekly Web Roundup

March 6, 2009

Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
carbon, drinkingwater, energyefficiency, glaciernationalpark, greenbuilding, greentechnology, hybrid, naturalgas, plasticbottles, pollution, powershift, recycling, solar

In the news this week: Mexico City tries to combat pollution with urban vegetation.  NYC reps appeal to state to ban natural gas drilling because of risks it poses to drinking water supplies. At Power Shift 2009, 12,000 young activists...continued

Friday Web Roundup

October 10, 2008

Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment

Tags:
BPA, coal, energyefficiency, gardening, greenliving, hybrid, organic, recycling

You may have noticed that there's a growing amount of environmental news and opinion on the web these days. Switchboard's a great starting point, of course, but we also like to keep an eye on other great blogs and websites, to see what they're...continued

Kim Ranney
Kim Ranney
Sr. Online Marketing and Production Associate
New York City
I'm a book lover, occasional fiction writer, avid snapshot taker and frequent traveler. I grew...
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