Environmental, Health and Safety News

"RMI's Simple cooling technologies that run a pipe into the ocean can be used to eliminate air conditioning in these projects....

Wind farms are going up across the country at a rapid pace. This month, the United States passed the 10,000-megawatt mark in installed wind ...

Based on the study, ethanol production at its current rate would total around 30 billion gallons of fuel by 2020. Unfortunately, oil consump...

The United States has a responsibility to take leadership in reducing global warming pollution. Taking these six steps could reduce U.S. car...

A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has received $1.8 million in federal funding to improve the energy efficiency of...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Rising production of biofuels from crops might complicate U.N. goals of ending hunger in developing countries, where...

Concerns about the harmful health effects chemicals can have, especially on children, and a realization that cleaners with reduced amounts o...

"Mercury deposits on land run into water bodies and enter the bodies of fish that subsequently are consumed by wildlife and humans. Me...

Companies are building $10, ooo,ooo plants accross the Midwest to get in on the gov. subs for corn and fuel completely bullish on ethanol...

An Untapped Endowment Geothermal Engines Possible for Pump Jacks? One new technology that Dr. Ian Potter will evaluate is Arizona-based Del...

Two U.S. scientists say they've developed a light-weight, relatively inexpensive way of reducing unburned hydrocarbon air pollutants fro...

"I think these other states are really forthcoming with incentives and trying to drive the industry," said Jeff Pietrick, vice pre...

"In response to the 1970s oil crisis, there was a boom in the interest in alternative fuels including government programs to provide in...

Environmentalists are especially concerned because 373,000 acres north of the reserve's wetland-rich Teshekpuk Lake will also be offered...

'Quit India' campaign targeting the global giants... they wanted Coke and Pepsi thrown out of the country entirely as their drinks ...

"China has contained a chemical spill that threatened water supplies for millions and triggered panic buying of bottled drinking water,...

The US needs to think long and hard about this program "The State Environmental Protection Administration said a new policy issued on i...

Yikes! Why contribute to a worthy cause when Big Petro needs your Eco Money! BP says ( this on www.targetneutral.com) the scheme is open t...

Effective September 5, 2006, a new hazardous waste manifest form must be used by hazardous waste generators, transporters and disposal/trea...

Whether it's learning from the riots over water shortages in China, problems involving the low flow in Colorado rivers or brewing contro...

Been There, Done That Wisconsin state Senator Neal Kedzie remembers that a similar impasse occurred in the Badger State four years ago. He s...

Simple things that everyone can fit into their everyday lives…. List from: http://www.ecotivity.com Also, don't forget to read my 2006...

1 in 3 U.S. National Parks Polluted "Air pollution threatens the very essence of what Americans value most about our national parks,...

You could car pool to work, sip fair trade coffee, swaddle your tyke in organic cotton, spend vacations saving rain forests, bank your retir...

The Americans for Prosperity Foundation held a news conference at O'Donnell Park to attack a provision in the Interior Department appro...

China was now at a "crossroads" in dealing with its urban water problems, said Qiu Baoxing, vice construction minister, but he rul...

Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it will begin a nationwide survey this winter on air pollutants spewed by US livestock feedi...

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, plan was the most ambitious of any state and involves constructing dozens of plants to make ethanol, electric...

The good news is, the ozone layer is finally on the mend after decades of degradation, scientists say. The bad news is the ozone layer will...

State officials are writing the toughest regulations in more than 15 years - that are designed to crack down on emissions from coal-burning ...

MADISON – Clearly identifying scientifically-based and acceptable forestry practices helps to protect not only the ecological, economic and ...

When: October 12 from 5 - 7 p.m. Where: Retzer Nature Center, Waukesha WasteCap Wisconsin is awarding excellence in waste reduction, reuse a...

China officials have routinely emphasized economic growth at the expense of the environment. However, widespread air and water pollution, al...

“I was surprised to see that,” Snyder said... until started testing for uranium, Snyder had never thought of it being in his water. They als...

Lynton Keith Caldwell, who helped shape the nation's environmental policy requiring environmental impact studies for major projects, die...