The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday five times as much oil as previously estimated was leaking from a well beneath the site of a deadly drilling rig explosion as the slick threatened wide-scale coastal damage for four U.S. Gulf Coast states. The Coast Guard said that London-based BP Plc — the... 

by Tom Philpott Fire and a vast oil spill, on top of one of the globe’s most productive fisheries. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard The Gulf of Mexico is a magnificent resource: a kind of natural engine for the production of wild, highly nutritious foodstuff. Here’s how the EPA describes it : Gulf... 

by Jonathan Hiskes Downtown ChicagoPhoto: Chicago Man via FlickrBusinesses ought to consider locating in walkable, culturally diverse city centers because that’s where young workers want to be, according to some liberal commie rag printed on recycled draft cards. No, scratch that, this argument... 

The Home Depot® Foundation has just announced the release of its 2009 annual report. Demonstrating its commitment to building sustainable homes and communities and preserving resources, the Foundation has issued its report in an online version only, saving 200 trees, 44,640 gallons of water, 100 million... 

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has approved the nation’s first offshore wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, a $1 billion project that has survived nine years of regulatory review and a well-financed campaign to kill the plan. The Cape Wind project will include construction of... 

by Grist Photo: Transocean The Deepwater Horizon oil rig, owned by the Houston company Transocean, drilled the deepest oil well in history (35,050 feet) in September 2009 in the Gulf of Mexico. In January, the rig moved to a British Petroleum project 120 miles southeast of New Orleans. Photo: U.S. Coast... 

by Agence France-Presse An oil spill or olive oil fate?Photo courtesy HeyRocker via FlickrNEW ORLEANS — Two Louisiana shrimpers have filed a lawsuit accusing the operators of the rig behind a Gulf of Mexico oil spill of negligence, seeking millions of dollars in damages. The lawsuit, filed in federal... 

Experts send a mixed message to consumers when it comes to eating fish: it’s good for your heart health but beware of the methylmercury. A new way of organizing and ranking the pollutant’s levels in fish and shellfish may help consumers navigate this apparent contradiction, according to the... 

In another display of the sea change that has occurred at the US Environmental Protection Agency under the current administration, a new report was issued yesterday regarding indicators of climate change. The report, entitled “Climate Change Indicators in the United States,” measures 24 separate... 

Keeping track of where wildlife may wander may give important keys on how they live and prosper as well as how to maintain their lifestyle. Rural areas with human development can lessen grizzly bear survival, and innovative bear rub tree surveys can successfully monitor grizzly population dynamics in... 

54 organizations, with sometimes competing interests, write a letter to President Obama urging him to push for a bipartisan climate and energy bill. Read it. See the original post here: What the Sierra Club, the American Corn Growers and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Agree On  Read More →

Confronting tough choices to stem the tide of toxic pollution. Link: Is "Burn Baby Burn" the Best Solution to the Gulf of Mexico Spill?  Read More →

Sure we knew Michael Pollan is influential. But what about Will Allen or Amy Smith? Read this article: 8 Green Thinkers Make the Time 100 List  Read More →

To this date there is not a single offshore wind turbine been built in the United States. Meanwhile Europe, China and Japan are far along in developing a water based wind power industry. All one needs is a strong and steady wind as well as a relatively easy way to connect o the power grid so as to transmit... 

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A giant oil slick from a deadly offshore drilling rig explosion could hit the fragile U.S. Gulf Coast shoreline this weekend as the White House and Congress launched separate probes into the worst offshore incident in nearly a decade. The leaking well, 5,000 feet under the ocean surface off Louisiana’s... 

by Jonathan Hiskes The ecological fallout of the Gulf oil spill continues as emergency teams plan to set fire to the surface slick in hopes of keeping it away from the coast. The political fallout continues as well: More bad news for the Senate climate and energy bill , as coastal-state senators with... 

by Agence France-Presse Emergency crews battle flames at the Deep Horizon oil rig before it sank last week. Oil is now spewing into the Gulf of Mexico at 42,000 gallons a day.Photo: U.S. Coast GuardNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Emergency teams launched a “controlled burn” operation on Wednesday... 

by Jonathan Hiskes Turbines like these will likely be coming to Cape Cod.Photo: Andjohan via Flickr It’s been the mother of all NIMBY battles, but now it’s closer to resolution: The Obama administration OK’d the nation’s first offshore wind farm in the Nantucket Sound today, with... 

Exciting opportunities for full- and part-time work that’s outdoors. More: 9 Ways to Get Paid to Be Outside  Read More →