1. Greenhouse Emissions Expected to Decline in Wake of Recession
Recent economic slump has slowed down our green house emissions. Factories aren’t producing as much junk, since we don’t have the money to buy it. And I’m ok with that. Even though emissions rates are expected to rise once the market gets back on track, it’s a good time for governments to crack down on energy efficient policies
2. Exxon Said to Pay $4 Billion For Oil Field
Basically, everything about Exxon and the oil industry disgusts me. Its like The Lorax, one day there wont be anymore oil fields for Exxon to just go and buy, its not like the earth is just crankin the stuff out. I really hope/ KNOW that we can come up with some kick ass solution/alternative to this stuff, and I look forward to it. HAHA, take that Exxon!
3. 4 Giants in Cattle Industry Agree to Help Fight Deforestation
- meat producers ban purchase of cattle from newly deforested areas of
- Destruction of tropical rainforests around the world is estimated for about 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions
- “someone that wants to be a global player can not be associated with deforestation and slave labor” – yeah right.
4. Regulators Plan to Study Health Risks of Atrazine
- Herbacide used on corn fields, golf courses and lawns
- One of the most common contaminants in drinking water
- Runoff pollutes ecosystems and harms animals
- Atrazine in drinking water is associated with low birth weights and reproductive problems
PROBLEM: Im not sure why it takes us so long to realize that we can not just do whatever we want to our environment. Just because we think we are throwing something away does not mean its gone forever, and we never really think about where it goes: back in our drinking water. Lawn fertilizers make me mad too, lawns in general just make me mad. What is our deal with grass? (that’s another rant I guess.)
5. Who Left the Lights on? This System Knows
- Vornado realty trust- owns 17.5 mil square feet of NYC office space
- Attatching small sensors to meters in their tenents offices – which send data to web site where its organized by floor
- cheaper way of “greening” and regulation energy use in a building then investing in new fuels
- I think it’s a good system because everyone benefits from it. When people can see how much they waste it shows them how much they could save on energy costs.
6. To Cut Carbon Emissions,
- Plan to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions
- Research/ development of solar panels
- Burying emissions from coal plants
- Requires government to spend more money on clean energy
- 27 member countries in the EU
- Under the plan:
- Solar sector – largest spending
- Capturing carbon/ greenhouse gasses – 2nd
- Focusing on urban efficiency – buildings/ transportation
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