Posts Tagged ‘environmental policy’
Is U.S. eco-policy also God’s policy?
U. MARYLAND (US) — A majority of Americans professing belief in God favor cooperative international efforts to combat climate change and the spread of nuclear weapons—branding it a moral obligation—a new public opinion poll shows. Continue…
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:32 - 0 Comments
Earth & Environment - Sep 21, 2011 10:29 - 3 Comments
Florida: No. 1 in world for invasive reptiles
U. FLORIDA (US) — Florida has the world’s worst invasive amphibian and reptile problem, with 137 non-native species introduced into the state between 1863 and 2010. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 15, 2011 9:07 - 0 Comments
‘Unwelcome’ mat for invasive species
UC DAVIS (US) — Screening potentially invasive wild animals to prevent them from being introduced to the U.S. could yield net benefits from about $54,000 to $141,000 per species, according to a new analysis. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 21, 2011 8:59 - 0 Comments
To protect US waters, think local
BROWN (US) — While a one-size-fits-all solution to protecting the nation’s waters doesn’t exist, local individual practices in combination could create an effective national ocean-management policy. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 21, 2011 11:54 - 0 Comments
Committed to a hotter climate
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — If all greenhouse gas emissions stopped today, it’s possible temperatures on Earth would continue to climb. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 3, 2010 16:11 - 8 Comments
It’s the energy supply, stupid
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — A decade-long decline in the quality of the nation’s energy supply—not the housing bubble—caused the U.S. recession. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 2, 2010 13:39 - 1 Comment
Dash of geophysics with that climate policy?
U. TEXAS (US)—The CO2 emission estimates used for government policy decisions assume unlimited coal and fossil fuel production for the next 100 years. A recent study suggests that’s an unrealistic premise that skews climate change models and proposed solutions. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 13, 2010 12:21 - 2 Comments
‘Not welcome’ mat rolled out for Asian clams
UC DAVIS (US)—Scientists are hoping that an acre of rubber sheeting at the bottom of Lake Tahoe will control a dime-sized clam that is threatening the lake’s ecological balance, including its trademark clarity. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 18, 2010 10:04 - 0 Comments
Straw keeps nitrogen down on the farm
PENN STATE (US)—When raising corn, straw left in the field after grain harvesting, along with legume cover crops, reduces nitrogen leaching into waterways, but may also lower economic return. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 17, 2010 10:29 - 1 Comment
Small investors see red over cap and trade
UC DAVIS (US)—Small investors could be big losers if a federal climate change plan known as cap and trade becomes law and accounting standards for carbon credits are not yet established, a new study suggests. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 22, 2010 16:44 - 1 Comment
China, India need to partner for the planet
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—In a recently published report in the journal Science, researchers advocate using scientific collaboration to help break down political barriers between China and India, two nations with growing economies and populations—and growing influence on the global environment. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 23, 2010 16:07 - 1 Comment
Will sea birds suffer under EU ban?
U. LEEDS (UK)—A proposed European Union ban on throwing unwanted fish overboard from commercial boats in the North Sea could put the survival of a sea bird at risk. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 16, 2010 11:58 - 2 Comments
Cell phone designers should think trash
U. ILLINOIS (US)—Out of the millions of cell phones retired each year only a small fraction—less than 5 percent—are recovered, which means that most end up in a landfill. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 16, 2010 11:42 - 0 Comments
Giving roads a green grade
U. WASHINGTON (US)—A new rating system does for road construction what the Energy Star system does for appliances—provides a sustainability performance metric for new and reconstructed or rehabilitated projects. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 12, 2010 12:18 - 9 Comments
Genetically modified crops here to stay
UC DAVIS (US)—Global climate warming and population growth will necessitate sweeping changes in how the world produces its food and fiber. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 10, 2010 15:59 - 0 Comments
Climate ‘tipping points’ prove unpredictable
UC DAVIS (US)—Sudden shifts in Earth’s natural systems may be harder to foresee than previously thought, worrying scientists trying to identify dramatic global climate changes before they occur. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 23, 2009 17:58 - 5 Comments
Rising temps likely to flare African conflict
UC BERKELEY/STANFORD/NYU (US)—Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by more than 50 percent within the next two decades. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 17, 2009 17:56 - 1 Comment
Taking America’s energy temperature
RUTGERS (US)—Of the estimated 1,000 energy-related public opinion polls conducted during the last 20 years, environmental policy expert Michael Greenberg says there are two basic types: polls that include energy questions among a range of societal issues and hypothesis-driven surveys that measure preferences and try to link them to underlying factors. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 14, 2009 17:12 - 0 Comments
Divvying up fair share of carbon emissions
“Most of the world’s emissions come disproportionately from the wealthy citizens of the world, irrespective of their nationality,” says physicist Shoibal Chakravarty, noting that many emissions come from lifestyles that involve airplane flights, car use and the heating and cooling of large homes. “We estimate that in 2008, half of the world’s emissions came from just 700 million people.”
