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Archive for the ‘General Pollution’ Category

Canadian Natural Gas Pipeline Gets Federal Backing

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

A federal review panel issued a detailed report endorsing the 800-mile MacKenzie Gas Project.

author By CLIFFORD KRAUSS, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

The Shrinking American Car Fleet

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

The auto fleet in the United States shrank by roughly 2 percent according to a new report — the first decline since World War II.

author By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

Ohio Debates the Merits of Remining

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Ohio’s Department of Natural Resources is looking at an unlikely method of treating water polluted by decades of unregulated coal mining: Encouraging companies to remine abandoned sites.

author By Ann Alquist, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

The Quarrel Over Coal Ash Waste

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

The Natural Resource Defense Council identifies the states most likely to see increases in coal ash waste, based on pending coal plant projects.

author By Libby Tucker, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

Lawsuit Seeks to Force Disclosure of Cleaning Product Ingredients

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Several companies, the complaint argues, Earthjustice have ignored a New York State law passed in the early 1970s that governs the disclosure of household cleaning product ingredients.

author By Julie Scelfo, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

Shipping Investors Advised to Watch CO2

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Investors in the shipping sector were warned this week that it is difficult to assess which companies present the greatest risks or opportunities as climate and other environmental regulations come into force.

author By James Kanter, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

A Climate Pass for Oil Sands?

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Canada’s prime minister, Stephen Harper, will seek a climate-change agreement with President-elect Barack Obama that would protect development of Alberta’s oil sands.

author By Kate Galbraith, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

Allowing Commuters to Offset Their Emissions

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Drivers who commute by car between New York and New Jersey can assuage their guilt by buying credits from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

author By Ken Belson, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

Growth Economics on a Finite Planet

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

What financial bubbles and climate policy may have in common.

author By Andrew C. Revkin, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

Marathons: Reducing the Runner’s Footprint

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Yes, the great green phenomenon has come to marathons too.

author By Kate Galbraith, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

1,000 Words

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

A slide show with links to recent articles in the news …

author By Tom Zeller Jr., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

Unconventional Oil on the March

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Oil sands: Proponents see it as a viable and cost-effective alternative to conventional oil. Opponents argue that nearly all methods for separating useable oil from earthen deposits is energy-intensive and profoundly polluting.

author By Tom Zeller Jr., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com