Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard University / by Robert Stavins http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/analysis/stavins/?p=695 The time has not yet come to throw in the towel regarding the possible enactment in 2010 of meaningful economy-wide climate change policy (such as that found in the Waxman-Markey legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in June, 2009, or the more … Continue reading »
Posted on June 24, 2010 …
Zero Carbon Britain 2030
Zero Carbon Britain Project http://www.zcb2030.org/ [Yale Environment 360] Britain can become a zero-carbon economy within two decades by shifting to renewable power generation, overhauling public transportation, and relying more on locally produced food, according to a new study. That shift does not have to drastically alter lifestyles, said Rob Hopkins, founder of Britain’s Transition Towns … Continue reading »
Draft Regulation for Safer Consumer Products (California’s Green Chemistry Initiative)
State of California. Department of Toxic Substances Control http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PollutionPrevention/GreenChemistryInitiative/gc_draft_regs.cfm (look on the bottom link to ‘draft regulation” [Yale Environment 360] California officials have proposed strict new rules to reduce the toxic chemicals used in everyday products, including children’s toys, plastic bottles and furniture. A draft of the regulations, released by the state’s Department of Toxic … Continue reading »
Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) Tracks BP Oil Spill Response in Near-Real Time
NOAA. US Dept. of Commerce http://gomex.erma.noaa.gov/erma.html#x=-90.42000&y=28.03000&z=6&layers=3930+497 [Yale Environment 360] The U.S. government this week launched an interactive resource that allows the public to follow developments in the BP oil spill and ongoing response efforts in “near-real-time.” Originally designed as a way to keep participants in the vast clean-up effort informed, the GeoPlatform uses the latest … Continue reading »
North American Environmental Atlas
Commission for Environmental Cooperation http://www.cec.org/atlas/ [Yale Environment 360] The latest version of the online North American Environmental Atlas, published this month, provides an interactive documentation of the continent’s marine ecosystems, including the first comprehensive map of the marine protected areas and the ranges for the continent’s most threatened marine species. Published by the Commission for … Continue reading »
