In a shocking ruling, the US Supreme Court has given a mining company the green (or antigreen) light to dump 4.5 million tons of toxic waste into an Alaskan lake. The court's decision will allow gold mining company Coeur Alaska Inc. to dump 4.5 million tons of waste into Lower Slate Lake - a decision that the courts, the mining company and ...

The United States Senate has officially passed a $1 billion program that’s being called “Cash for Clunkers.” The program gives owners of cars that get less than 18 miles per gallon (in other words, terrible gas mileage) the opportunity to turn in their vehicles for a cash voucher of $3,500 or $4,500. The proposed bill was almost defeated by ...

Consider for a moment that the very best ground-based wind generators we have are capable of producing about 1 kilowatt of electrical energy per square meter of area swept. And that’s when wind conditions are at their peak.Now, consider that high-altitude turbines placed in the jet stream are capable of generating 16 times that much power. It’s ...

Canadians can feel a little better about their morning coffee at Tim Hortons – the largest quick-service restaurant chain in the country. As part of the company’s ongoing waste reduction efforts they’re encouraging customers to use a travel mug rather than the standard paper cup. Customers that do so will save 10 cents off the regular purchase ...

A new report, prepared by the Global Humanitarian Forum, offers some eye-opening numbers on the economic and humanitarian toll of climate change. The group, led by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, says that global warming contributes, directly or indirectly, to 300,000 deaths and $125 billion in economic losses on an annual basis.The ...

Think global warming is all a big conspiracy? You’re in good company. An intellectual think tank comprised of the smartest, most informed people in the word agrees with you. Wait, that’s not true. Actually, it’s Burger King, the famous fast food chain, that’s on your side. Well, kind of. Although the signs have since been taken down, several ...

Amit Chatterjee doesn't have a crystal ball, but he didn't need one to figure out that ''the next set of regulations for which businesses would need compliance software...[would be for] greenhouse gas emissions.'' So, the founder and CEO of Hara, a software start-up whose name comes from the Sanskrit for ''green'', began working on a software ...

Data compiled in recent studies suggests that the United States could reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by sources of lighting by 50 percent, simply by swapping traditional bulb-powered lights for LEDs.Besides being far more cost-effective, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are extremely energy-efficient. With better than double the ...

It’s no surprise that air travel contributes to global warming (currently about 3 percent of US total emissions), but scientists predict that these levels could triple by 2050. This statistic has prompted aircraft manufacturers and airlines like Boeing, Virgin, New Zealand Air, Japan Airlines and GE Aircrafts to test new aviation ...

Queen Elizabeth, aka Aussie actress Cate Blanchett, took a stand against climate change at the World Business Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen on Monday. (See our original COP15 post) A member of the Australian Conservation Foundation, the Benjamin Button actress urged business leaders to cut down on emissions and invest in ...