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By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger
(reposted with permission)
This summer, Americans are cranking up their air conditioning. At the same time, Senators are letting climate legislation cool its heels in Washington. Ultimately, both of these summer trends are contributing to climate change. Air conditioning dumps greenhouse gases into the environment, and without climate legislation that caps the country’s carbon emissions, America’s share of global carbon levels will only continue to grow.
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GlobalWarmingisReal contributor Anders Hellum-Alexander wraps-up the climate and environmental news headlines for the past week:
- The Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) is supposed to regulate toxic chemicals in the USA but has failed to do so more many reasons. The Environmental Defense Fund makes the case for updating TSCA and outlines their plan.
Continue Reading Environmental News Wrap: May 4-May 9
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The Give and Take of Washington: If You Can’t Take It, Then Don’t Give It…
In a press release last week, Greenpeace announced the launch of PolluterHarmony. The parody website, created through Greenpeace’s PolluterWatch, seeks to match “lobbyists. CEO’s, and propagandists” with easy and willing public officials to help ease the path to buying and selling influence and “sabotage our clean energy future without ever leaving the house.” The site is a spoof on the popular matchmaking site eHarmony.
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More CO2, more heat. More heat, more CO2. In its essence, that is the relationship of the positive feedback loop thought to fuel an rising global temperatures and CO2 emissions in the atmosphere.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted a draft proposal to the Office of Management and Budget that would ease any forthcoming greenhouse gas regulations to sources emitting 25,000 tons or more per year.
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For over thirty years, scientists and researchers have studied and quantified the benefits of using white paint for rooftops to dissipate heat and reduce energy effects. The “heat island” effect of cities and urban areas is well known, and this is one easily implemented, low-tech method of reducing the heat generated from buildings and other structures found in an urban setting.
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EarthTalk for Monday, May 11. A look at the effects of peatlands on greenhouse gas buildup in the atmosphere and the spread of disease caused in part by global warming.
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E Magazine’s EarthTalk for this weeks looks at the meaning of “carbon neutral” and why there aren’t more high-mileage diesel cars on American roads.
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American Physical Society urges energy efficiency as a solution for the energy crisis
“The Opportunities are Huge and the Costs Are Small”
A report released today by the American Physical Society urges the United States to prioritize energy efficiency in cars and buildings as a means of addressing the nation’s dependence on foreign oil and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Continue Reading Physicists Urge Energy Efficiency as Top Priority
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