Green News of the Week – Gore vs Obama, Dell CSR, Greenpeace, Chocolate and More
Welcome back to the sustainable scribe for another edition of green news of the week featuring a few interesting green highlights from this past week. This week includes: Al Gore smackdown on Obama over smog standards and pollution, Dell refocusing their green initiatives, 10 easy …
The Top 20 US States with the Most Toxic Air Pollution
Which state is the worst offender when it comes to air pollution? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have come up with the ‘toxic 20′ highlighting the 20 US states with the most toxic air. The NRDC report was …
Quebec’s air quality standards revised
Few things that were introduced in 1979 stand the test of time, although that year marked my 12th birthday and the release of more great records than any year before or since (topped by London Calling by The Clash) one would hope that any environmental …
UN study urges governments to target reductions of black carbon
The UN environmental programme have this week made an announcement that a very promising approach for tackling global warming would for governments to aggressively combat what is called ‘ black carbon’ from industry and the incomplete burning of fossil fuels and would provide rapid change. …
Proposed US spending bill is weighted against the environment
It brings me no joy whatsoever to write about what I consider to be potentially very bad news about the environment, however I also feel it needs to be said – the new house spending bill in the United States passed last month is a …
EPA and Texas battle over pollutants
When it comes to air quality and the pollution caused by factories in the manufacturing process, as residents we tend to assume the appropriate agency within our governments is enforcing regulations in a satisfactory manner. In the US such measures are set and controlled by …
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