A review ordered by the United Nations has determined that the global panel on climate change needs to “fundamentally reform” how it functions in the wake of errors in a key report that damaged the group’s credibility. The review was conducted by the InterAcademy Council, which groups 15 leading science academies. It came about after the “Climategate” scandal erupted in the face of errors and lack of documentation found in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2007 study, which suggested that carbon emissions from burning coal, gas and oil were already hurting the planet.
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Sigourney Weaver narrates project opposing Belo Monte Dam
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010As opposition to the proposed Belo Monte Dam on the Amazon’s Xingu River grows, Amazon Watch and International Rivers have created a 10-minute Google Earth 3-D tour and video, narrated by actress Sigourney Weaver. The production, entitled Defending the Rivers of the Amazon, supports Brazil’s Xingu River Forever Alive Movement. The Belo Monte Dam would be the third-largest hydroelectric dam in the world. It would divert the flow of the Xingu River, a significant tributary of the Amazon, to produce electricity for industrial mining operations in the region.
EPA, DOT ask for public comment on new proposed fuel economy labels
Monday, August 30th, 2010As a new generation of hybrid and electric cars and light trucks start appearing on the market, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are jointly proposing changes to the fuel economy labels consumers see on the window of every new vehicle in dealer showrooms. But before a change is made, the agencies are asking the public to comment on the label design options and related issues.
Pakistani female flood victims struggle to find health care
Sunday, August 29th, 2010The Pakistani government says nearly a month of heavy flooding has damaged more than 200 health facilities and displaced roughly a third of the country’s 100,000 female health workers from their homes. VOA Correspondent Sean Maroney traveled to flood-affected areas in northwestern Pakistan and reports on how the disaster has hit women particularly hard across the country:
Ford and City of Seattle team for electric vehicle project
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Ford's Transit Connect electric small commercial van (Photo: Ford Motor Company)
Ford Motor Company and the City of Seattle today announced they will work together to prepare the city for the operation of electric vehicles. The partnership will include developing consumer outreach and education programs on electric vehicles, as well as information on charging needs and requirements to ensure the electrical grid can support the necessary demand.
Sea turtles rescued from the Gulf oil spill
Friday, August 27th, 2010Endangered sea turtles affected by the BP Gulf oil spill are finding their way home again. The first 22 of several hundred rehabilitated sea turtles were recently released back into the Gulf of Mexico. In this edition of Going Green, Rebecca Ward has more on the Gulf turtle operation and what it will take to get them swimming again:
Carbon prices hit highs as the EU moves to ban controversial credits
Thursday, August 26th, 2010CER prices soared to hit a four-month high on Thursday on news that European companies could be banned from using carbon credits from controversial offset projects, according to ICIS Heren data.
Penn State will lead Philadelphia research hub on new energy-efficient buildings
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Philadelphia Navy Yard's eatery
A team led by Pennsylvania State University will receive up to $122 million over the next five years from the Department of Energy to establish an Energy Innovation Hub focused on developing technologies to make buildings more energy efficient. The Energy Innovation Hub will be located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard Clean Energy campus, and will bring together leading researchers from academia, two U.S. National Laboratories and the private sector in an effort to develop energy-efficient building designs that will save energy, cut pollution, and position the United States as a leader in this industry.
‘Dry water’ may be a useful tool in the global warming fight
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010The possible next big thing in the battle against climate change sounds like something straight out of science fiction. “Dry water” may be an effective new way to absorb and store carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. That was the finding of a group of scientists at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, who added that the substance might also be a greener way to produce hundreds of consumer products and even store and transport potentially harmful industrial materials.
Self-cleaning panels may help maximize solar potential
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010Solar power may be emerging as a legitimate source of energy, but as always, the devil is in the details. Sure, it’s great to have an area the size of 50 football fields gathering up the sun’s rays…but who’s going to keep all those panels dirt and dust-free and optimizing their potential? In a report at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, a group of scientists presented a possible solution: Self-dusting solar panels, based on technology developed for missions to Mars.
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