Weekly Web Roundup
Posted December 19, 2008 in The Media and the Environment
- The National Science Foundation releases a report on the environmental causes and ramifications of jellyfish swarms.
- New research ranks top alternative energy sources.
- Tom Philpott wonders whether the Obama administration will be the first to seriously regulate genetically-modified food.
- A novelist offers ten ways to prepare for a post-oil society.
- The Oil Drum and Wired's Autopia blog make the case for higher gas taxes.
- Bush approves $17.4 billion auto bailout.
- FDA says it will continue to study BPA, but has no plans to change its position on the chemical.
- Sustainable chefs share holiday recipes.
- Bush's Interior department interfered with scientific work to limit endangered species protections.
- A smart, green hub for electronics is coming soon
- Duke Energy is renting rooftops in North Carolina for solar power production.
- FDA and EPA clash over mercury in fish. NRDC's Gina Solomon writes about it here.
- International Energy Agency says oil will peak in 2020.
- Big Oil admits that we're running out of cheap oil (Triple Pundit blogged about this here).
- NASA satellite data shows that more than 2 trillion tons of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska has melted since 2003.
- Green Building Law Updates writes about a Texas lawsuit challenging green cement regulation and lists the reasons to build green.
- This Christian Science Monitor feature highlights three environmental models in Japan: a Prius factory, an electronics recycler and a village that recycles 80 percent of its trash.
- A new Colorado study shows the impact of global warming on ski areas.
- Treehugger spotlights five green government leaders who don't get the attention they deserve.
- Scientific research shows that the Arctic may have passed its tipping point toward ice-free summers already.
- The Economist writes about species banking.
- Scientific American has an article about whether nuclear power can compete in the clean energy market.
- GM halts construction of Volt plant.
- California announces new "Green Chemistry" initiative that will focus on safety of everyday products.
- Andrew Revkin blogs about the Annual Energy Outlook's projection of U.S. energy trends through 2030. He also shares his questions for Obama's science team.
- Wired reports that the world's coal reserves could be a fraction of previous estimates.
Think I missed anything really great out there this week? Feel free to share it in the Comments section. This is the last roundup I'll post until the new year. Enjoy the holidays!
