National Research Council http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13092 [Description] The United States will certainly be subject to damaging earthquakes in the future. Some of these earthquakes will occur in highly populated and vulnerable areas. Coping with moderate earthquakes is not a reliable indicator of preparedness for a major earthquake in a populated area. The recent, disastrous, magnitude-9 earthquake that … Continue reading »
Posted on September 1, 2011 …
The Chaos of Clean-Up: Analysis of Potential Health and Environmental Impacts of Chemicals in Dispersant Products
Earthjustice | Toxipedia Consulting Services http://earthjustice.org/features/the-chaos-of-clean-up [From Press Release] A report released today states that five of the 57 ingredients in dispersants eligible for use in response to oil spills are linked to cancer. Dispersants are used to clean up oil spills and contain chemicals that break up oil into smaller droplets and move the … Continue reading »
The British Cycling Economy: ‘Gross Cycling Product’ Report
London School of Economics for Sky and British Cycling http://corporate.sky.com/documents/pdf/press_releases/2011/the_british_cycling_economy [From Press Release] Cycling in the UK has undergone a renaissance over the past five years, with an increasing number of people taking to the streets of the UK by bike. Over the years there has also been an array of research into different areas … Continue reading »
Canada’s Emission Trends
Environment Canada http://www.ec.gc.ca/Publications/E197D5E7-1AE3-4A06-B4FC-CB74EAAAA60F%5CCanadasEmissionsTrends.pdf [Abstract] This report presents projections of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada to the year 2020. The future path of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada will depend on a number of factors including: government actions, technological change, the growth in the economy, and developments in energy markets. The analysis presented in this report … Continue reading »
An Invasive Urban Forest Pest Invades Natural Environments — Asian Longhorned Beetle in Northeastern US Hardwood Forests
Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2011, v41 n9 p1729-1742, doi:10.1139/x11-097 ) / by Kevin J. Dodds and David A. Orwig http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full/10.1139/x11-097 [Yale Environment 360] Invasive beetles that have infested maple trees in U.S. cities could pose a threat to New England’s iconic hardwood forests, a new study says. While earlier outbreaks of the Asian longhorned … Continue reading »
Environmental Litigation: Cases against EPA and Associated Costs over Time
US Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-650 [From Summary] …For this review, GAO was asked to examine (1) the trends in and factors affecting environmental litigation for fiscal years 1995 through 2010 and (2) Justice’s recent costs and recent plaintiff payments from the Judgment Fund and EPA. To conduct this review, GAO obtained and analyzed data from … Continue reading »
Comparing Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Natural Gas and Coal
Worldwatch Institute | Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors / by Mark Fulton, Nils Millquist, Saya Kitasei and Joel Blustein http://www.worldwatch.org/system/files/pdf/Natural_Gas_LCA_Update_082511.pdf [From Press Release] Over its full cycle of production, distribution, and use, natural gas emits just over half as many greenhouse gas emissions as coal does for equivalent energy output, according to a new study … Continue reading »
