Spring break with a green twist
My latest post over at “Going Green: Cutting Environmental Impact on Campus” is about bringing some sustainability into your spring break plans. It’s posted in full below. Let me know what you think, comments, suggestions, etc. *** Spring Break ’09: Students gone sustainable Name which of these spring break staples doesn’t fit: A) Cancún B) Caribbean... Read More
And so begins the month of green living…
Beginning today, I’m launching an online journalism project in partnership with UWIRE and Palestra.net called “Going Green: Cutting Environmental Impact on Campus.” For this project, I’ve set a goal to cut my carbon emissions in half by tweaking my everyday habits and routines to make them more environmentally sustainable. I’ll be blogging everyday... Read More
Energy Secretary Steven Chu looks to get green stimulus spending rolling—and efficiently, too
Chris Good at The Atlantic has a good post about Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s plans to reform how the Dept. of Energy spends its money—especially the $38.7 billion alloted to the DoE in Obama’s stimulus package. Photo by Flickr user rebuildingdemocracy Much to Chu’s credit—who, so far, has only impressed as Energy Sec.—he wants to streamline how the stimulus... Read More
The Tennessee Valley Authority toxic coal disaster
There’s an fascinating article in the latest issue of The Nation about the coal ash spill in Kingston, Tennessee, which spilled over a billion gallons of the coal waste into the Tennessee River basin, destroyed homes and, most of all, could cause irreparable damage to affected areas and ecosystems. The article’s author, investigative reporter Kelly Hearn, writes: Millions... Read More
Is global warming irreversible?
Almost certainly yes, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While some gases contributing to global warming, like methane and nitrous oxide, will disappear if we cut back on emissions, carbon dioxide (CO2), the most prominent of greenhouse gases, will not go away. “People have imagined that if we stopped emitting carbon... Read More
The illusion of decreasing carbon emissions in the United States
One of the victories claimed by the recently departed George W. Bush was that, during his presidency, he and his administration succeeded in curbing carbon emissions. In 2007, he asked audience members at a fundraiser, “Do you realize that the United States is the only major industrialized nation that cut greenhouse gases last year?” That claim was immediately questioned, and... Read More
Why volcanoes could be our clue to stopping global warming — one scientist’s support for geoengineering
In addition to commenting on noteworthy stories and posting my published work, I also plan to use this blog as a space to discuss ongoing research and reporting of mine for stories or projects I’m working on. Right now, I’m working a piece about geoengineering (also referred to as climate engineering), an environmental concept that, in essence, advocates proactive measures... Read More
