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Archive from 1/23/10

Senators try to thwart EPA regulations

Washington Post

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases…

More global warming gaffes

Heritage Foundation

First, hackers leaked emails, then, the IPCC admitted the Himalayan glaciers won’t disappear. There may be even more holes in the IPCC report…

Geothermal advocates tout plants' smaller environmental footprint

New York Times

As the geothermal industry seeks approval for hundreds of new projects in the West, it brings with it a promise most wind and solar developers have been unable to make: more power using less land…

Lawns may contribute to global warming

Christian Science Monitor

A study at the University of California Irvine says that greenhouse gas emissions would be lower if lawns did not exist…

The coal ash case

New York Times

After a billion gallons of toxic sludge spilled in Tennessee, the EPA immediately promised new national standards governing the disposal of coal ash to replace a patchwork of uneven — and in many cases weak — state regulations…