The announcement that California is rapidly running out of water has put new pressure on our most precious resource that could, in turn, force increased prices and shut down organic food production. Ultimately, it could even threaten the food supply. The recent warnings from NASA hydrologist Jay Famiglietti, based on satellite data of the groundwater supply as…
Shock: Fracking Used to Inject Nuclear Waste Underground for Decades
(Truthstream Media) Unearthed articles from the 1960s detail how nuclear waste was buried beneath the Earth’s surface by Halliburton & Co. for decades as a means of disposing the by-products of post-World War II atomic energy production. Fracking is already a controversial practice on its face; allowing U.S. industries to inject slurries of toxic, potentially carcinogenic…
Human Activities Have Pushed Earth Into The Danger Zone
OSLO, Jan 15 (Reuters) – – Climate change and high rates of extinctions of animals and plants are pushing the Earth into a danger zone for humanity, a scientific report card about mankind’s impact on nature said on Thursday. An international team of 18 experts, expanding on a 2009 report about “planetary boundaries” for safe…
New study: America’s biggest carbon market delivers for economy and climate
By Derek Walker Source: Flickr/Chris Goldberg Would you believe there’s a state that cut pollution and cleaned up its air, while creating jobs and sustaining economic growth? And where economic incentives, rather than costly regulations, are stimulating innovation and investment? California passed the earliest, most comprehensive law to set a cap on carbon pollution, along…
Five Things to Know About California’s Historic Step to Limit Carbon Pollution from Transportation Fuels
Alex Jackson, Legal Director, California Climate Project, San Francisco On January 1, fuel providers will join other major pollution sources under California’s cap-and-trade program to limit carbon pollution. The program is a key component of California’s landmark clean energy law, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), which requires the state to reduce…
The Year in Sustainable Food: Much Progress, and More Work to Be Done
Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City The movement for a clean, sustainable food supply built up quite a head of steam in 2014. Many of this year’s happenings had me and my colleagues at NRDC cheering; some had us shaking our heads—and rolling up our sleeves. Here’s our look back at the year in…
New Electronics Gifts for the Holidays? Make Simple Fixes So They Don’t Cost You Year-Round
Pierre Delforge, Director, High Tech Sector Energy Efficiency, San Francisco If you’re the lucky recipient of the latest electronic gadgets this holiday season—or live in the same household—you may soon discover that gift comes with a price because today’s TVs, computers, video game consoles, and other devices can generate Santa-sized drains on electricity all year…