The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said.... 

by Agence France-Presse. NEW ORLEANS — An oil platform explosion Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico forced the crew to dive into the sea and threatened further damage to waters still recovering from the BP disaster. Fire engulfed... 

by Agence France-Presse. NEW ORLEANS — A mile-long slick is spreading from an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico after an explosion forced its 13 rig workers into the water, one of whom was injured, the U.S. Coast Guard said.... 

by Lisa Hymas. It’s not often that natalism makes the news — and with guns and bombs and hostages, no less!  Read More →

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... 

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 →

BP Plc aims to retrieve a failed blowout preventer atop its ruptured Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, the top U.S. official overseeing the oil spill response said on Monday. But first, the company hopes to fish out a... 

by Randy Rieland. What a week. While scientists testifying on Capitol Hill trashed the government’s estimates on how much oil lingers in the Gulf, sound-sensitive munchers everywhere trashed the new compostable Sun Chips bag... 

Facing increasing pressure, some cruise lines are working to clean up their act, although pollution problems remain. Also get ecotourism ideas . Go here to read the rest: Green Cruising or Cruise Ship Pollution?  Read More →

by Randy Rieland. How hot was it?  Read More →

Cement plants emit mercury from the kilns used in the cement manufacturing process. Cement kilns operate at high temperatures, and are, in fact used to destroy many types of toxic substances. The rule, proposed on August 9, 2010 also... 

by Agence France-Presse. WASHINGTON — Wide majorities in the United States and Western Europe support greater regulation of oil companies, with concern about the environment rising since the BP oil spill, a poll said Thursday.... 

Smoke from forest fires smothering Moscow adds to health problems of “brown clouds” from Asia to the Amazon and Russian soot may stoke global warming by hastening a thaw of Arctic ice, environmental experts say. “Health... 

by Agence France-Presse. MOSCOW, Russia — The daily mortality rate in Moscow has doubled and morgues are overflowing amid an acrid smog caused by the worst heat wave in Russia’s thousand-year history, officials said Monday.... 

After a decade-plus long fight, the U.S. is cracking down on air pollution from cement plants, which should ultimately reduce mercury contamination of fish, acid rain and smog. Link: The 23 Most Highly Polluting U.S. Cement Plants  Read More →

by Jonathan Hiskes. Why isn’t the Obama team trying harder to save the promising PACE clean-energy model? Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have essentially quashed Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs, which... 

by Jonathan Hiskes. Why isn’t the Obama team trying harder to save the promising PACE clean-energy model? Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have essentially quashed Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs, which... 

by Jonathan Hiskes. Why isn’t the Obama team trying harder to save the promising PACE clean-energy model? Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have essentially quashed Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs, which... 

by Jonathan Hiskes. Why isn’t the Obama team trying harder to save the promising PACE clean-energy model? Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have essentially quashed Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs, which... 

by Agence France-Presse. MOSCOW — Russia struggled Thursday to contain the worst wildfires in its modern history. The blazes, which are spreading to the south, have killed 50 people and are raising concerns about radiation levels....