Advancing Sustainable Development in the United States
By Apple Loveless and Leslie Corcelli A United Nations summit to adopt sustainable development goals will take place this September. Among these is a proposed goal to “ ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all,” which expresses global intent to provide…
The UT Methane Studies: Critique and Response
By Mark Brownstein Science is a process of asserting a hypothesis, collecting data, presenting results, and then having those data and results tested by other researchers. Peer-reviewed journals routinely allow for comments on papers and responses by the authors precisely in order to ensure that…
What the Water Sector Could Learn from the Electric Side
By Kate Zerrenner Each year, the nation wastes an estimated two trillion gallons, or about 14 to 18 percent, of its treated water through leaks alone. That’s a lot of water – enough to fill over three million Olympic-size swimming pools. We know smart water meters are a critical component to…
What the Water Sector Could Learn from the Electric Side
By Kate Zerrenner Source: Flickr/Hammer365 Each year, the nation wastes an estimated two trillion gallons, or about 14 to 18 percent, of its treated water through leaks alone. That’s a lot of water – enough to fill over three million Olympic-size swimming pools. We know smart water meters…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 03, 2015
Confronting the enemy below: hydrologists float plan to keep water in city By Bob Marshall, The Lens. March 02, 2015 “That problem is subsidence – the steady, costly and dangerous sinking of the city caused by the drying of the delta soils it rests on. It turns out New Orleans, known for its…
Sometimes it Takes a Community to Go Solar
By EDF Blogs By: Andrew Barbeau, EDF’s clean energy consultant You don’t have a south-facing roof. You have too many trees in your yard. You may not be committed to staying in your house for the next ten to fifteen years. Or maybe you rent, or don’t have the upfront money to install. These…
Community Solar Would Give Illinoisans Unprecedented Access to Benefits of Renewables
March 3, 2015
California Governor Reappoints EDF Working Lands Director to State Food and Agriculture Board
By Chandler Clay Eric Holst, director of EDF's working lands program Eric Holst , senior director of Environmental Defense Fund’s working lands program, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture by Governor Jerry Brown. Holst has served on the board – a…
Clean Energy Conferences Roundup: March 2015
By EDF Blogs Each month, the Energy Exchange rounds up a list of top clean energy conferences around the country. Our list includes conferences at which experts from the EDF Clean Energy Program will be speaking, plus additional events that we think our readers may benefit from marking on their…
Qué significa topes y comercio de emisiones para los hispanohablantes en California
By Lucía Oliva Hennelly El 15 de enero, el Fondo de Defensa Ambiental (EDF por sus siglas en inglés) publicó el segundo informe en una serie que explora cómo una de las políticas climáticas y de energía limpia de California – nuestro programa de topes y comercio de emisiones – está…
What Cap and Trade Means for Hispanohablantes in the Golden State
By Lucía Oliva Hennelly On January 15, Environmental Defense Fund released the second report in a series that explores how one of California’s signature climate and clean energy policies – our cap-and-trade program – is working. Today, EDF is making this information available in Spanish –…
If Time-Variant Electricity Pricing Offers So Many Benefits, Why Don’t We Have More of It?
By Elizabeth B. Stein With time-variant pricing, people can choose to run their dishwashers at times of day when electricity is less expensive. Today, most residential electricity customers are charged the same price regardless of when the electricity is actually being used. Charging customers a…
It’s Time to Take New England’s Groundfish Fishery Out of the Dark
By Matt Mullin Fishing boats in Chatham, MA. Photo: Tim Connor What every fishing port in New England has long feared has now come true: the iconic cod fish is disappearing in our waters. If our shared goal is to rebuild a sustainable fishery for years to come, then we need to better understand…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 2, 2015
Let Washington and Baton Rouge know how much you care about the coast: Walt Leger III The Times-Picayune. Feb. 28, 2015 “At this critical time when the promise of revenue sharing is being threatened, we must, more than ever, stand united in our commitment to the coast.” (Read More) Bobby…
2015 Getting Warm
Janaury 2015 second warmest on record Global Summary Information – January 2015 The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for January 2015 was the second highest among all years since record keeping began in 1880. The January global land surface temperature was also…
Invasive Species
Invasive species are flora and fauna that are not native to region. Examples of invasive species to Pennsylvania include The Giant Hog Weed and Stink Bugs. NOAA produced this report: HOST: Today on Diving Deeper, we will explore invasive species. Joining us by phone today is Amy Uhrin, a research…
Oil and Gas Lobby Says Up Means Down
By Mark Brownstein The Environmental Protection Agency just released the draft of its yearly greenhouse gas emissions inventory. It shows in no uncertain terms that methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector are going in the wrong direction: Up. Emissions from this overall sector are…
Ohio Electricity Regulators Reject Bailout for Uneconomic Power Plants
By John Finnigan Ohio’s clean energy economy celebrated a big win this week. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) denied American Electric Power Company’s (AEP) request for guaranteed profits to operate its aging, uneconomic coal power plants. EDF, along with many other parties,…
Introducing Our New Compliance Website
By Marion Herz As chief of staff for EPA’s Office of Compliance, job #1 for me is protecting people’s health and their communities. Our office makes sure everyone plays by the same rules when it comes to the environment. We recently launched our new compliance website to make it easier to stay…
It’s Your Right to Know: The Toxics Release Inventory National Analysis
By Caitlin Briere In order to make the products on which we depend, like pharmaceuticals, clothing, and other manufactured goods, companies across the U.S. use thousands of chemicals in their normal operations. Many of the chemicals necessary to these economic activities are toxic. While most are…