The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released its annual list of the greenest cars of the year. The Toyota Prius C subcompact hatchback received the top billing. It was closely followed by the Honda Fit EV. The gas-burning Toyota Prius C is considered more “green” than the all-electric plug-in Honda Fit EV due to the formula used. The ACEEE used a simple formula:
GreenScore = a x e –EDX/c / (1+EDX/c)b
The … Read more
On Nov. 15, BP settled with the U.S. Justice Department on criminal charges involving the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The British oil firm plead guilty and agreed to a $4.5 billion settlement. BP also agreed to a term of five years’ probation. The explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig, 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, set off a spill that continued for 87 days, polluting large areas of … Read more
Extinct animals are those species which are no longer living and mankind is quite possibly the most destructive force to ever hit mother nature. This list looks at some extinctions that humans have lent a helping hand to. Whether by over hunting or over population, driving a species to extinction is nothing to be proud of and it’s certainly not slowing down. We’re currently experiencing the worst spate of species die-offs since the loss of … Read more
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Microsampling Air Pollution
New York Times (blog) Mr. Heimbinder, 36, who lives in Park Slope and runs a nonprofit organization called HabitatMap, is a pollution hunter. Armed with a portable sensor attached with Velcro to his biceps, he uses his smartphone to record minuscule fluctuations in air quality. |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
NASA to Study How Pollution, Storms and Climate Mix
Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory will carry a team of scientists and their sensors for the Studies of Emissions, Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys (SEAC4RS) campaign. SEAC4RS will investigate how pollution and … CU-Boulder prof to lead NASA campaign to study North American air quality |
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Saudi- Conserving Saudi wildlife vital for future generations
MENAFN.COM The national wildlife research center is working under National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD) that established in 1986 in Riyadh. Couppey said the main mission of the research center is nature conservation but more … |
World Bank Group |
A More Accurate Pulse on Sustainability
World Bank Group Adjusted net savings (ANS) measures the real difference between production and consumption; it adjusts gross savings by taking into account investments in human capital, depreciation of fixed capital, depletion of natural resources, and damages caused … |
KQED |
Recycling a House
KQED When you think about recycling, you may picture newspapers stacked neatly on your curb for pickup, or those ubiquitous blue bins around your office filled with bottles and cans. But items like papers, plastics and glass represent only a fraction of … |
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Supergrapes could make good wine despite climate change
NBCNews.com (blog) Experts say "terroir" — the geography, geology and climate of grapes' native soils — defines the difference between good vintage and bad. But the plants' sensitivity to their environment also means that climate change presents a massive threat to the … |