The New York Times ran a story yesterday, “Imagining Life without Oil” provoking fears about an energy crisis while leaving out the fact that oil shortageswould only affect modes of transportation, all other energy demands can be met with natural gas supplies, nuclear power and renewables. As for transportation, improving mileage efficiencies, while also relying [...]
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NCAR released a report predicting the trajectory of BP’s oil spill around Florida up the Atlantic seaboard before turning east towards Europe. BUT, NCAR’s website notes: “Peacock and her colleagues stress that the simulations are not a forecast because it is impossible to accurately predict the precise location of the oil weeks or months [...]
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Envirowords loves time tested products that don’t harm the environment and actually clean. Here’s a few natural products that have stood the test of time. Simple Green is a great all around product that can be used to clean the kitchen, bathroom and floors without scratching. Borax is a good addition to [...]
In February, the SEC released guidance to public companies regarding disclosure requirements that apply to climate change suggesting inclusion of relevant business information regarding “.. the impact of changes in weather patterns, such as increase in storm intensity, sea-level rise, melting or permafrost and temperature extremes on facilities and operations.” Quite pertinent in light [...]
The US government is really supporting energy efficiency and green jobs. Good science and technological ideas are getting the green light. For example, the Patent and Trade office (part of the Department of Commerce) is working on the Green Technology Pilot Program that will streamline the patent process for green technology, i.e., [...]
The Jobs Bill that just passed the Senate filibuster is good for transportation jobs and other hiring in the private sector but doesn’t specify green job targets like the Stimulus Bill did. However, things are opening up in this sector if you look for jobs that have always been environmental but don’t necessarily fall [...]
Abundant snowfall in the mid-Atlantic and questionable climate change data has led to a lot of chatter about the validity of global warming. Instead of stepping into the controversy about whether global temperatures are increasing, why not take a look at the verifiable dangers of fossil fuels? Recently, Forbes released a list of [...]