By Jackie Roberts Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order to facilitate investments in capturing waste heat and developing combined heat and power at many of our industrial facilities (“CHP” projects). This energy efficiency strategy can save manufacturers as much as $100 billion in…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Many New Upcoming Invasive Species Related Conferences added (U.S. and International), including : 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society -- Aug 19-23, 2012 International Joint Commission Meeting -- Sep 10, 2012…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Researchers Discover the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug's Winter Hideout (Jul 26, 2012) Researchers believe they have identified where brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) gathers in natural landscapes during winter, and their…
By Brad Copithorne Moving Forward with OBR for Commercial Properties Earlier this year, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) issued a decision requiring the state’s investor-owned utilities to establish several financing programs, including an On-Bill Repayment (“OBR”)…
By Brad Copithorne This commentary was originally posted on the EDF California Dream 2.0 Blog . Moving Forward with OBR for Commercial Properties Earlier this year, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) issued a decision requiring the state’s investor-owned utilities to…
Lava and Lava Flows The temperature of basalt lava at Kilauea reaches 1,160 degrees Celsius (2,120 degrees Fahrenheit). -- USGS/VHP Website, 1998 The tube system (lava tubes) of episode 53 (Pu'u O'o eruption, Hawaii) carried lava for 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the vent to the sea. So…
NOAA has selected the University of Colorado-Boulder to continue a federal/academic partnership that extends NOAA’s ability to study climate change, improve weather models, and better predict how solar storms can disrupt communication and navigation technologies.
By Lina Younes There are historic events that become engrained in our collective memories. I’m talking about those events that, even decades later, you remember exactly what you were doing when you first heard the news. Some of these events like the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the…
By Jim Wyerman, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Communications, Environmental Defense Fund Several hundred leaders of the navigation sector met last week in New Orleans to discuss the future of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), a 3,000-mile navigation canal which connects all of the…
The Gila stretches 600 miles across Arizona, supporting agriculture, recreation and wildlife The Gila stretches 600 miles across Arizona, supporting agriculture, recreation and wildlife The Gila River Featured as Arizona's River of the Month …
Marine Resource Economics announced Joshua K. Abbott Brian Garber-Yonts, and James E. Wilen as recipients of the 2010 Dr. S.-Y. Hong Award for Outstanding Article. The peer-reviewed article, Employment and Remuneration Effects of IFQs in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Fisheries found that the…
Isaac storm surge overtops hurricane levee in Plaquemines Parish, flooding homes By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). August 29, 2012. "Hurricane Isaac's storm surge has overtopped an 18-mile stretch of East Bank hurricane "back" levee in Plaquemines Parish,…
By Gina Snyder It’s no wonder most of us find climate change confusing. The other day while driving to the store, I heard a radio meteorologist say that January to August in New England this year has been the hottest since 1895, when consistent record-keeping started. She went on to say that…
By Tim O'Connor With only two and a half months remaining until North America’s largest carbon market goes “live,” it’s no surprise that economic experts from around the nation are standing up and voicing support for California’s program. Just last weekend, 56 economists from both…
To manage anything well, you've got to measure it. And you've got to make sure you are measuring the right things. The new Ocean Health Index puts us on a path toward both of these goals. Read the full post »
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces $5.7 Million in State Wildlife Grants to Help Imperiled Species (Aug 23, 2012) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that more than $5.7 million in grants will be awarded to…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Chinese Mitten Crab Found in Connecticut Waters (Aug 3, 2012) A Chinese mitten crab was recently found in Connecticut waters. This is the first confirmed report of this highly invasive crab in Connecticut waters. In late June, the…
New standards will mean more clean air and more savings for American families EDF celebrates new fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions standards that will mean cars get 54.5 mpg by 2025. …
Caution reigns along Gulf Coast as Katrina's lessons in play By Rick Jervis, USA Today. August 28, 2012. "NEW ORLEANS – Levees are stronger, flood walls higher and residents and cities better prepared…" ( Read more ) Sen. Vitter says focus should be on restoring wetlands WWL-TV.…
How do people sift important weather information out of the incessant buzz of 24/7 social media, text messages, smart phone app alerts, overflowing email inboxes, the blogosphere, and traditional print and broadcast media? Four new research awards funded by NOAA seek to answer this question and to…