Ships Face New Emissions Rules in North American Waters
The EPA and the International Maritime Organization have announced stricter emissions regulations for ships operating in the waters off the coast of the U.S. and Canada. Starting in 2012, ships within 200 nautical miles of the shores will either have to use cleaner, more expensive fuel that contains less sulfur or be equipped with scrubber devices that clean the sulfur dioxide from the exhaust. By 2016, new ships will have to use advanced emissions control systems
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Take Action: Join With 350.org To Take A Stand Against Offshore Drilling
photo via 350.org Treehugger has been all over President Obama’s shocking announcement that he is willing to trade opening up more offshore drilling for support of a climate bill.
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Take Action: Join With 350.org To Take A Stand Against Offshore Drilling
photo via 350.org Treehugger has been all over President Obama’s shocking announcement that he is willing to trade opening up more offshore drilling for support of a climate bill.
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Phelim McAleer: "That’s the Environmentalists’ Attitude: Ban DDT, Let the Black Children Die"
Photo via the Star I’ve been sharing some of the videos I shot (shakily, with a Flip cam) from last night’s raucous debate between Power Trip author/Grist writer Amanda Little and Phelim McAleer, the climate skeptic behind the notorious Gore-bashing film Not Evil, Just Wrong . Sarah Silverman was moderating, and thinks got rowdy–so rowdy in fact, that McAleer resorted to arguing that if environmentalists continue to supp… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Phelim McAleer: "That’s the Environmentalists’ Attitude: Ban DDT, Let the Black Children Die"
Phelim McAleer: "That’s the Environmentalists’ Attitude: Ban DDT, Let the Black Children Die"
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Photo via the Star I’ve been sharing some of the videos I shot (shakily, with a Flip cam) from last night’s raucous debate between Power Trip author/Grist writer Amanda Little and Phelim McAleer, the climate skeptic behind the notorious Gore-bashing film Not Evil, Just Wrong . Sarah Silverman was moderating, and thinks got rowdy–so rowdy in fact, that McAleer resorted to arguing that if environmentalists continue to supp..
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Phelim McAleer: "That’s the Environmentalists’ Attitude: Ban DDT, Let the Black Children Die"
How a Can Collector Died a Secret Millionaire
Photo via Expressen Curt Degerman was a man who kept to himself.
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How a Can Collector Died a Secret Millionaire
How a Can Collector Died a Secret Millionaire
Photo via Expressen Curt Degerman was a man who kept to himself.
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Wisconsin Bans Phophorus In Lawn Fertilizer To Protect Drinking Water And Tourism Industry
Blue-green algae scum. Image credit: Washington State Dept. of Ecology.
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Wisconsin Bans Phophorus In Lawn Fertilizer To Protect Drinking Water And Tourism Industry
Wisconsin Bans Phophorus In Lawn Fertilizer To Protect Drinking Water And Tourism Industry
Blue-green algae scum.
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Wisconsin Bans Phophorus In Lawn Fertilizer To Protect Drinking Water And Tourism Industry
Plastic Bags Used in DC Drops From 22 Million to 3 Million a Month
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Plastic Bags Used in DC Drops From 22 Million to 3 Million a Month