by Randy Rieland. The federal government doesn’t do simple — which make its latest idea for rating auto fuel efficiency a thing of rare beauty. Simple  Read More →

From packing healthy lunches to affordable green school supplies , start this year off right. Read the original: Gear Up Your Kids with Eco Friendly School Supplies  Read More →

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A geomagnetic storm (or solar storm) is a temporary disturbance of the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by a massive solar flares or related sun output. A geomagnetic storm is caused by a solar wind shock wave which typically strikes the Earth’s magnetic field 3 days after the event on the sun.... 

Hurricane Danielle weakened to a Category 2 storm on Saturday and was set to pass east of Bermuda by the end of the day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Danielle, located some 340 miles southeast of Bermuda, had top sustained winds of 110 miles per hour, the Miami-based hurricane center said.... 

China’s decision to slash export quotas of rare earth elements was a necessary step to protect the country’s environment, commerce minister Chen Deming said following criticism from Japanese officials. “Mass extraction of rare earth will cause great damage to the environment and that’s... 

An Indonesian volcano, inactive for four centuries, erupted again on Monday, pitching ash two km (1.5 miles) into the air and sending nearby residents scurrying from their homes. Villages were emptying fast near Mount Sinabung on the north of Sumatra island, leaving behind only officials from the bureau... 

A study of bald eagle nestlings found pesticides and flame retardants in their blood. The chemicals are suspected in slowing the eagles’ post-DDT recovery in Michigan. There are lots of new flame retardants in use, the health effects of which we know little or nothing. Read the rest here: Bald... 

by Randy Rieland. Sure, deepwater drilling is on hold in the Gulf of Mexico, but it’s about to go into high gear in the Arctic.  Read More →

by Agence France-Presse. UNITED NATIONS — A U.N.-ordered review said Monday that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) needed to “fundamentally reform” how it operates after embarrassing errors in a landmark report dented its credibility. The five-month probe recommended... 

The hidden health threat (and $100 billion annual cost) in the gasoline we pump into our cars. Here is the original post: Another Dirty Secret of Oil Dependence  Read More →

Rebuilding Together’s Fifty For Five effort gives 50 affected families revitalized homes. Excerpt from: 5 Years After Katrina, 1,000 Volunteers Help New Orleans Rebuild Green  Read More →

Every year an amazing event happens on this small island, owned by Australia, which is 220 miles away from the nearest land mass. Christmas Island’s geographic isolation and history of limited human disturbance has brought about a high level of species not found elsewhere in the world. Among these... 

The controversial conservation strategy touches on many issues. Read the original here: Is Reintroducing Wolves a Good Idea?  Read More →

What you need to know about radiation exposure, cancer and mammograms, CT scans and x-rays. More: Can Medical Scans Cause More Harm Than Good?  Read More →

At the onset of the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, students and emerging professionals are putting their time towards helping to rebuild New Orleans in a sustainable fashion. The 2010 US Green Building Council Natural Talent Design Competition, in partnership with the Salvation Army’s EnviRenew... 

by Agence France-Presse. MOSCOW — Russia lost forests with an economic value of at least $300 billion in the wildfires during its worst ever heatwave, environmentalists said on Thursday. The economic damage amounted to $25,000 dollars per every 2.4 acres, or at least $300 billion, according to... 

by Jonathan Hiskes. The Federal Housing Finance Agency solidified its opposition to the home-greening program Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) in a letter to members of Congress Thursday, telling them it doesn’t see a way to let the program move forward. FHFA Acting Director Edward DeMarco... 

by Randy Rieland. So what’s up with President Obama? He says all the right things about clean energy and global warming. But actions speak louder than words, and in the past six months his green cred has faded fast.  Read More →

As the proposed Cape Wind offshore wind farm in Massachusetts fends off some last ditch legal challenges to become the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., New Jersey passed a law this week that would ultimately make it the leading provider of offshore wind energy in the country. Excerpt from: New...