Mother Earth
When Seattle Acts Stupid
Seattle’s King County is being slapped wtih a $30,000 fine because a county maintenance crew “accidentally diverted” 6.4 million gallons of sewage into Ravenna Creek on the UW campus in May.
That’s one nasty accident. Ok, so
1. The county better not appeal the fine- stupidity is not an excuse
2. The Ecology Department should have fined them [...]
The G8 Carbon Emissions Cut Plan
So there’s good news and then there’s bad news.
The good news is that the Group of Eight (G8) leaders decided to cut carbon emission in half by 2050.
The bad news is that they failed to set a short-term goal for reducing toxic heat-trapping gases that our warming up our planet!
One climate change guru from the [...]
NYC Investing $2.3 Billion To Reduce Greenhouse Gases
New York City will commit $2.3 billion to cut greenhouse gases put out by municipal buildings and operations to cut this pollution by 30 percent in 2017, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today (Monday).
Most of the reductions, 57 percent, will be achieved by upgrading city buildings with improved heating, cooling and ventilation systems, the mayor said in a statement [...]
The Governator Takes A Swipe At The GOP
He’s no Party Pigeon that’s for sure.
The California Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, spoke out against politicians who support lifting the 27-year-old ban of offshore drilling. ahem *john mccain*
“Politicians have been throwing around all kinds of ideas in response to the skyrocketing energy prices, from the rethinking of nuclear power to pushing biofuels and more renewables and ending [...]
Brazil: Newlyweds & Divorcees May Need Lots of Trees
Brazilian Deputy Carlos Humberto Mannato has proposed a project that would require all people who want to get married, get divorced, buy a new car, or build a house would have to plant a certain amount of trees to offset their activity.
Mannato told the O Globo:
“The person who buys a 100 thousand reals apartment would [...]
UW Getting Greener This Fall
Nordstrom, Starbucks, Microsoft, and pretty soon Environmental Einsteins can join Washington’s hefty resume of ingenuity.
The University of Washington Board of Regents voted unanimously to create a new College of the Environment.
Regent Craig Cole said ‘that the issues facing the planet today aren’t easily resolved in the academic structure and silos created 50 years ago.’
“This idea [...]
