World Wildlife Fund-Belgium wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/all_publications/?uNewsID=199830 The new report published by WWF Belgium calculates that every Belgian consumes 7400 lt (about 90 bathtubs) of water every day. By means of this report WWF wishes to draw attention to this resource which is so often taken for granted. Water is a precious natural resource that is used on … Continue reading »
Posted on April 5, 2011 …
The Deficit Reduction through Fair Oil Royalties Act
Democratic Caucus, Committee on Natural Resources, US House http://tinyurl.com/3uvsaaz (PDF) [From Press Release] Several leading Democrats today introduced legislation that would close a loophole that allows dozens of oil companies to drill for free in the Gulf of Mexico. This loophole will cost American taxpayers $1.5 billion this year, and up to $53 billion over … Continue reading »
Anthropogenic Impacts on Marine Ecosystems in Antarctica
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (published online, 30 March 2011).DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05926.x / by Richard B. Aronson, Sven Thatje, James B. McClintock, and Kevin A. Hughes http://tinyurl.com/3ftyph8 [Abstract] Antarctica is the most isolated continent on Earth, but it has not escaped the negative impacts of human activity. The unique marine ecosystems of Antarctica and … Continue reading »
Burden of Disease From Environmental Noise Quantification of Healthy Life Years Lost in Europe
Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization http://tinyurl.com/64mm7fm [Yale Environmental 360] Exposure to noise pollution is shortening lives and causing significant health problems in Western Europe, and is second only to air pollution as a cause of environmental health problems, according to the world’s first comprehensive report on the health effects of noise. An analysis … Continue reading »
The Role of Social and Decision Sciences in Communicating Uncertain Climate Risks
Nature Climate Change v1 p35–41 (2011) doi:10.1038/nclimate1080 / by Nick Pidgeon and Baruch Fischhoff http://tinyurl.com/43lhvbb [Abstract] A major challenge facing climate scientists is explaining to non-specialists the risks and uncertainties surrounding potential changes over the coming years, decades and centuries. Although there are many guidelines for climate communication, there is little empirical evidence of their … Continue reading »
Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future
The White House http://tinyurl.com/5ubvep8 [Richard T. Steubi on CleanTechBlog] Last week, President Obama unveiled his Administration’s “Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future”. Like most big-picture strategic summaries of complex subjects, a whole lot of content gets reduced to a few simple phrases that have become almost devoid of meaning. In this case, the Obama Energy Blueprint distills into three … Continue reading »
Worth the Candle? The Economic Impact of Renewable Energy Policy in Scotland and the UK
Verso Economics / by Richard Marsh & Tom Miers http://www.versoeconomics.com/verso-0311B.pdf (executive summary) http://www.versoeconomics.com/research.htm (purchase full report) [BBC News Scotland] A study by consultants Verso Economics found there was a negative impact from the policy to promote the [renewables] industry. It said 3.7 jobs were lost for every one created in the UK as a whole … Continue reading »
