UN Environment Head Backs Call to End Harmful Fishing Subsidies
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27079&ArticleID=36233&l=en
Worldwide Extraction of Materials Triples in Four Decades, Intensifying Climate Change and Air Pollution
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Richest countries consume on average 10 times as many materials as world’s poorest Planet will need 180 billion tonnes of material every year by 2050 if trends continue Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27079&ArticleID=36232&l=en
Global Temperatures Are on Course for Another Record This Year
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While El Niño may be partially behind rising temperatures, NASA says greenhouse gases are the main culprit. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/science/nasa-global-temperatures-2016.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Economic Scene: How Renewable Energy Is Blowing Climate Change Efforts Off Course
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Solar and wind produce temporary power gluts that drive out other sources that are needed to maintain stable supplies. Worse, they are helping push nuclear power into bankruptcy. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/business/energy-environment/how-renewable-energy-is-blowing-climate-change-efforts-off-course.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
New Partnerships Shield Vulnerable Small Island States
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, July 19, 2016 (ENS) – United Nations Headquarters was bustling with activity on Monday, full beyond capacity as island dwellers from around the world gathered for the Multi-Stakeholder Partnership in the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Goals. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/07/19/new-partnerships-shield-vulnerable-small-island-states/
New Partnerships Protect Vulnerable Small Island States
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, July 19, 2016 (ENS) – United Nations Headquarters was bustling with activity on Monday, full beyond capacity as island dwellers from around the world gathered for the Multi-Stakeholder Partnership in the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Goals. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/07/19/new-partnerships-protect-vulnerable-small-island-states/
New tool measures smart grid benefits. A game changer for our power industry?
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund By calculating greenhouse gas reductions from advanced meters and other grid investments, utilities will know they’re on the right track. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/166657390/0/edf/blogs/feed~New-tool-measures-smart-grid-benefits-A-game-changer-for-our-power-industry
TODAY: EPA Administrator to Deliver Keynote Address at Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Event
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will deliver the keynote address at a funding and financing event focused on providing drinking water and wastewater infrastructure to communities in need. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/today-epa-administrator-deliver-keynote-address-drinking-water-and-wastewater-0
Trilobites: Too Many Deer on the Road? Let Cougars Return, Study Says
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A repopulation of cougars in the Eastern U.S., with their steady diet of deer, could reduce the number of lives lost to deer-automobile collisions. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/too-many-deer-on-the-road-let-cougars-return-study-says.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Miles of Algae and a Multitude of Hazards
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Algal blooms that have recently hit southeastern Florida waters are the latest of such environmental disasters that have hit with increasing frequency. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/algae-blooms-beaches.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Grinding Chemicals Together in an Effort to be Greener
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Chemistry driven by mechanical force is radically different from the traditional way of dissolving, heating and stirring chemicals in a solution. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/green-chemistry-mechanochemistry.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
A Dreaded Forecast for Our Times: Algae, and Lots of It
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Projections of potentially dangerous and costly algal blooms may become as common as weather reports, but first scientists need more funding. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/a-dreaded-forecast-for-our-times-algae-and-lots-of-it.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
UNESCO Protects Natural Areas of World Heritage Value
Published by the Environmental News Service ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 18, 2016 (ENS) – The World Heritage Committee has inscribed nine new natural, or mixed natural and cultural, sites on the List of World Heritage: one transnational site – in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan – and others in Canada, Chad, China, India, Iraq, Iran, Mexico and […]
OIL REFINERS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AT SIX REFINERIES UNDER SETTLEMENT WITH EPA AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/oil-refiners-reduce-air-pollution-six-refineries-under-settlement-epa-and-department-0
US EPA, US DOT, California’s Air Resources Board Issue Draft Technical Assessment Report of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Cars and Light Trucks
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-epa-us-dot-californias-air-resources-board-issue-draft-technical-assessment-report
Developing Countries Show World Way Forward on Green Finance
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Developing countries embrace green finance policies as part of wider effort to finance the real economy and meet social, economic and environmental needs Green finance policies inspired by new models such as developments in fintech US$5-7 trillion a year needed to implement the Sustainable Development Goals Read the […]
Democrats’ Platform Eco-Friendly, Republicans’ Not
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 14, 2016 (ENS) – The Democratic and Republican platform planks on the environment, energy and climate change couldn’t be more different. The Democrats appear to be fully engaged in protection and restoration, while the Republicans are not. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/07/15/democrats-platform-eco-friendly-republicans-not/
Paying Farmers to Go Organic, Even Before the Crops Come In
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Demand for organic crops so outstrips the supply that some food brands are underwriting farmers’ arduous and costly transition to organic production. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/business/paying-farmers-to-go-organic-even-before-the-crops-come-in.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
EPA Issues Final Actions to Cut Methane Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Continuing the Obama Administration’s commitment to taking action on climate change and protecting public health, the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-final-actions-cut-methane-emissions-municipal-solid-waste-landfills
Media Advisory: At Montreal Protocol Meetings in Vienna: Countries to Continue Efforts to Control Greenhouse Gases under the Montreal Protocol
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme 15 to 23 July 2016 at the Vienna International Centre (VIC); Vienna, Austria Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27079&ArticleID=36230&l=en