Coal Ash : the Hidden Story How Industry and the EPA Failed To Stop a Growing Environmental Disaster

Center for Public Integrity / by Kristen Lombardi http://www.publicintegrity.org/articles/entry/1144/ The dangers of coal ash were largely hidden from public view until December, when a dam holding a billion gallons of the waste collapsed in Eastern Tennessee. But what happened there represents just a small slice of the potential threat from coal ash, according to a [...]

GreenHomeGuide

U.S. Green Business Council http://www.GreenHomeGuide.com Willem Maas founded GreenHomeGuide in San Francisco in 2004 to help close the gap between the intentions and practical realities of a healthier, greener home. GreenHomeGuide is a trusted, community-based resource whose combination of tips, case studies, expert Q&A articles and regional directories of products and services has helped millions [...]

State Data Resources

Stateline.org (Pew Center on the States) http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=137856 Stateline.org has put together a comprehensive list of state data available online. Organized by issue, you will find useful links to essential information from government, academia, and think tanks.[ResourceShelf]

Increasing Carbon Storage in Intact African Tropical Forests

Nature (457, 1003-1006, February 19, 2008, www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature07771) / by Simon L. Lewis et al. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v457/n7232/abs/nature07771.html Subscription required [From letter] The response of terrestrial vegetation to a globally changing environment is central to predictions of future levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The role of tropical forests is critical because they are carbon-dense and highly productive. Inventory [...]

From Conflict to Peacebuilding – the Role of Natural Resources and the Environment

United Nations Environment Program http://www.unep.org/publications/search/pub_details_s.asp?ID=3998 …the United Nations Environment Program, asserts that persistent conflicts within states most often relapse when the root cause is scarce natural resources and environmental issues are not incorporated into efforts to forge peace. The human population is heading toward more or less 9 billion (the latest bidding by population experts [...]

A Climate for Change : Climate Change and Its Impacts on Society and Economy in Croatia

United Nations Development Programme http://undp.interactive1.hr/show.jsp?page=103433&preview=true&versionid=103434&refresh=1234545407727 [From introduction] With this Report, we have accounted for and quantified the damages in several sectors of the Croatian economy over the past several years as a result of climate variability. Agriculture, fisheries, health, hydropower, tourism and the coastal zone – the sectors we have analysed – represent 25% of [...]

The Environmental Food Crisis: the Environment’s Role in Averting Future Food Crises

UN Environment Programme http://www.grida.no/_res/site/file/publications/FoodCrisis_lores.pdf (pdf) http://www.grida.no/publications/rr/food-crisis/ebook.aspx (ebook) A new rapid response assessment report released by UNEP warns that up to 25% of the world’s food production may become lost due to environmental breakdown by 2050 unless action is taken. Prepared by the Rapid Response Assessment Team at UNEP/GRID-Arendal and UNEP-WCMC, the report provides the first [...]

Regional Initiatives (in Cap and Trade) : a Map

Pew Center on Global Climate Change http://www.pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/in_the_states/regional_initiatives.cfm An environmental education resource, this US map highlights states participating in regional cap and trade programs:  RGGI states, MGGRA states and Western Climate Initiative states, plus Florida. Comes with clickable information containing details of each states’ participation (and something about Canadian provinces too). Each program is explained in [...]

Climate Change Adaptation : the Next Great Challenge for the Developing World

Rockefeller Foundation / by Judith Rodin http://www.rockfound.org/about_us/speeches/021508jr_cc.pdf Remarks as Delivered by Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, to the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2008 Annual Meeting · Plenary Lecture, Friday, February 15, 2008 in Boston, MA. [PEN-e posting]

Biochar : Examination of an Emerging Concept to Mitigate Climate Change

Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R40186 [Summary] Biochar is a charcoal produced under high temperatures using crop residues, animal manure, or any type of organic waste material. Biochar looks very similar to potting soil. The combined production and use of biochar is considered a carbon-negative process, meaning that carbon is removed from the atmosphere and will not [...]