Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
New data confirms widespread atrazine contamination in drinking water and streams. Scientists to examine the link between Alzheimer's and man-made nano particles found in sunscreen and other products. Global warming could shift the Earth's axis by 1.5 meters in...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
Senate passes $2 billion extension to fuel Cash for Clunkers. California's pesticides department resumes review of fumigant used on strawberry fields. Global warming may be the cause of Yosemite's trees getting smaller. New study links home pesticides to childhood...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
Today is World Environment Day. Grist offers a news roundup from the Bonn talks. Join a live chat with NRDC experts on Tuesday, June 9 at 1 pm EDT. Tune in to Switchboard to ask your questions and follow...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
The Waxman-Markey bill on investing in clean energy and reducing global warming pollution nears consideration. Get updates from NRDC's bloggers here. College students demand higher tuition to help pay for green projects. The first clean-up effort of the Great Pacific Garbage...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
Big news: EPA announces plans to begin carbon regulation. Read David Doniger's response on Switchboard. He'll host a live chat about the announcement on Switchboard this Monday at 1 pm. Post your questions here. Obama outlines plans for high-speed...continued→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
In the news this week: Turn out the lights, please! Earth Hour is on Saturday at 8:30 pm (find out which sites will go dark). NRDC's Rob Perks makes sense of the EPA's mountaintop removal announcements on his Switchboard blog...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→
Posted by Kim Ranney in The Media and the Environment
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→
