By Marita Mirzatuny Source: AWEA On the heels of a recent Forbes blog post where I call out Texas' Comptroller for playing favorites in her biased scrutiny of Texas' wind industry, comes another Forbes piece by James Taylor from the Heartland Institute. Confusing correlation with causation,…
By Marita Mirzatuny Source: AWEA On the heels of a recent Forbes blog post where I call out Texas' Comptroller for playing favorites in her biased scrutiny of Texas' wind industry, comes another Forbes piece by James Taylor from the Heartland Institute. Confusing correlation with causation,…
Supreme Court rejects bid to revive lawsuits against BP By The Associated Press. Oct. 20, 2014. “The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from 11 Louisiana parishes…” ( read more ) Agency approves Water Campus building By Timothy Boone, The Advocate. Oct. 20, 2014. “The first component…
By Sitar Mody For 10 weeks this summer, EDF Climate Corps fellow Karan Gupta worked for JLL, a commercial real estate firm, to optimize energy use at one of the company’s largest buildings: 77 West Wacker Dr., a 1-million-square-foot commercial office building in downtown Chicago. At the core…
By Gernot Wagner Episode 5 of Paul G. Allen and Morgan Spurlock’s We The Economy explores the hidden value of natural capital: A Bee's Invoice from We The Economy , starring Adrian Grenier, Gernot Wagner, Jodi Beggs, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
By David DiFiore Change isn’t easy. Whether it’s starting a new job, moving to a new city, or even something simple like trying a new laundry detergent, change often involves parting with the familiar and embracing the unknown. But sometimes change is necessary—to get to a better place. As a…
October 21, 2014
By Michael Panfil On September 17 th , the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals declined en banc review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order 745, dealing a blow to FERC’s regulation on demand response. This sounds complex, but behind these technical terms, hidden in plain sight, is a…
By Krystal Laymon I grew up in a small town in California called Placerville (population 10,000), located near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada foothills. There, in the mountains, where snow days were frequent in the winter, and for fun in the summer we’d kayak on the Sacramento River. When I call…
October 21, 2014
By Erica Morehouse More Americans, these days, understand the threat climate change presents in the present and in the future, and support taking action. Over 64 percent of Americans and 67 percent of Californians support curbing carbon pollution from existing power plants which the Environmental…
By EDF Blogs Just over a week ago the BlueGreen Alliance—a coalition of 15 of America’s largest labor unions and national environmental groups representing more than 15 million members and supporters— sent a letter to President Obama supporting national standards to reduce methane emissions.…
OREGON, OHIO (Oct. 20, 2014) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator/Great Lakes National Program Manager Susan Hedman today announced the award of four Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling over $8.6 million to Ohio, Michigan and Indiana state agencies to protect…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made a preliminary determination to regulate strontium in the nation's drinking water. Strontium is a naturally occurring element that, at elevated levels, can impact bone strength in people who do not consume enough calcium. A…
BOSTON – A Fall River, Mass. company has taken significant steps to make its chemical manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution facility safer following an Administrative Compliance Order issued by EPA in March 2014 that identified several dangerous conditions arising from the company’s use,…
By Erin Priddle photo credit: coliedog mac via photopin cc This is a pivotal time for Scottish fisheries. With the challenges of implementing the European Union’s ambitious Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) coupled with the recent Scottish Government consultation with fishermen and other stakeholders…
Lack of federal oversight cited in coastal restoration grants By Amy Wold, The Advocate. Oct. 19, 2014. “A recent report by the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General slammed…” ( read more ) New Orleans Film Festival best bet, Day 5: BP oil-spill doc 'Great…
By Peter Sopher Since 2004, the year of the first major revision of Germany’s Renewable Energy Act (EEG), the country has added at least 35 gigawatts (GW) of solar and 35 GW of wind to its electric grid – enough to offset upwards of 35 coal plants. What’s more impressive is during the first…
Godfrey, Illinois (Oct. 17, 2014) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency welcomed North Elementary School in Godfrey, Illinois, to the Agency’s School Flag Program on Oct. 16. The program alerts faculty, parents and students to the local air quality forecast to protect children’s health,…
October 17, 2014