Weekly Web Roundup
Posted December 5, 2008 in The Media and the Environment
- A new report finds that children living in FEMA trailors in New Orleans have serious health and mental ailments.
- The Vatican activates its solar energy system and announces a plan to become an alternative energy exporter.
- GreenBiz has a green stimulus plan idea: require Energy Star for the government.
- Aquafina and Sam's Club hand out 25,000 fleece jackets made from recycled bottles to 100 schools.
- Did you know that Antarctica has more species than Galapagos?
- A judge scales back the ruling on roadless national forests. NRDC's Amy Mall blogs about the Roadless Rule here.
- The Christian Science Monitor reminds us that making the holidays more environmentally friendly doesn't have to spoil the good cheer.
- New York Magazine features the landscape architect who is building a park on top of the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island.
- The Supreme Court hears a case on the impact utilities have on waterways near power plants.
- Andrew Revkin worries that low gas prices and Russia will save the Hummer. Meanwhile, Salon compiles a scrapbook of the "short, disgusting life of the Hummer."
- Conservation groups filed formal protests against the BLM's sale of oil-and-gas drilling leases in Utah. Last month Robert Redford wrote about the leases on Greenlight, NRDC's citizen journalism site.
- Seven Western states will face more water shortages in coming years because of global warming.
- Joe Romm wants to know how you'd spend $50 billion to stimulate the economy and energy efficiency.
- Romm also blogged on Salon about Obama's video message to the Poznan delegates. NRDC bloggers are writing about the climate talks here.
- Science Daily reports that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are still increasing.
- Experts at the U.N. conference on wildlife in Rome discuss the harmful effects of sound pollution on whales and dolphins.
- Is your office making you sick? Greener Buildings writes about the health risks of poor indoor air quality.
Think I missed anything really great out there this week? Feel free to share it in the Comments section.
