Enviroment

Research reveals potential environmental harm of nanomaterials

Simulated Wastewater Treatment Plant Nanomaterials are a common component in many industrial and consumer products. A team of international researchers, led by University of Kentucky scientists, have found that these tiny metal-containing particles may be…

China climate pledges easily achievable, experts say

China's pledges ahead of a major climate change conference in Paris lack ambition and are easily achievable, experts say China's pledges ahead of a major climate change conference in Paris lack ambition and are easily…

The Rolling Stone

He may not be front and center on the stage, but keyboardist and music director for the Rolling Stones, Chuck Leavell, is definitely center stage in his environmental activism. Leavell has had a long career…

Companies Continue to Bottle Water in California Despite Drought

California has been considered to be in a drought for four years. Residents and businesses have been ordered to decrease their water use by 25% because the state has record lows of snowpack. While the…

Preparing for Earth Day

April 22, 2015 is Earth Day. If you plan to participate, it’s time to start planning what you are going to do to join this global celebration and information awareness day. Earth Day has been…

Sea Ice Shrinking Globally, Increasing in Antarctica

Information learned from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center shows that even though ice is on the increase in Antarctica, globally Artic sea ice is still decreasing overall. Earth’s ice has been melting at approximately 13,500…

Boston's natural gas infrastructure releases high levels of heat-trapping methane

Imagine if every time you filled your car with gas, a few gallons didn't make it into the tank and instead spilled onto the ground. That's essentially what happens every day with the aging system…

Tropical Forest News

NASA has been conducting studies on tropical rainforests and carbon dioxide absorption. Fortunately, the results are promising. Even though greenhouse gas levels are rising in the atmosphere, the rainforests are doing very well at keeping…

Climate march to set tone at Lima talks

Green groups hoped for a big turnout at a protest in Lima Wednesday aimed at heaping pressure on ministers haggling over a post-2020 deal to curb carbon emissions. The "People's Climate March" in the Peruvian…