New Rankings Reveal Top 10 Climate-Ready Cities
| Even if you follow the news regarding climate change and the announcements about what's being done to mitigate its effects, it can be hard to know whether America is making progress or backsliding. Often it's a little bit of both.Two weeks ago TripleP... |  |
Solar Energy Powers One Million Bangladeshi Homes
| It was recently announced that the number of Bangladeshi households producing their own electricity through solar power has passed the one million mark, demonstrating the fastest solar industry expansion in the world.Bangladesh had set a goal of power... |  |
New York Landfills Get Massive Solar Upgrade
| The city of New York is installing solar panels on its closed and aging landfills as part of Bloomberg's plan to reduce dependence on emissions-causing fossil fuels by 2030.The new solar installations will reduce emissions from petroleum-fueled genera... |  |
Senate Passes Styrofoam Container Ban in California
| The California State Senate made history yet again when it voted to ban the use of styrofoam take-out containers last week.SB 568, authored by Sen. Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), would prohibit food vendors and restaurants from dispensing pr... |  |
5 Gray Seals Found Shot On Cape Cod
| Biologists in Massachusetts recently announced that over the last six weeks, five adult gray seals were found shot on Cape Cod beaches.Biologists from the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Marine Mammal Rescue and Research te... |  |
Top 10 Most Endangered Rivers In The U.S.
| Sixty-five percent of all drinking water in the United States comes from rivers and streams, but many of our rivers are too polluted to use.Unchecked industrial pollution, mining, chemical pesticides and fertilizers and hydroelectric dams all present ... |  |
