As the year draws to a close, here is a list of the top 9 environmental stories in 2009 that had absolutely nothing to do with climate change: [...]
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The Story of Cap & Trade is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill. [...] Learn how that $3 T-shirt could be creating water shortages, trade imbalances and environmental pollution. [...] Plastic bags, the scourge of the environment, are flying high in Beijing, thanks to a retired engineer who is turning the waste into colorful kites. [...] Egypt’s ‘garbage people’ have become experts at recycling every material possible, but their way of life is threatened by the globalization of their trade. [...] A huge treehug to Apple, PG&E, PNM (New Mexico’s largest provider of electricity) and others by resigning their memberships in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because they disagree with the chamber’s stance on climate change. [...] The 15 Most Toxic Places to Live [...] The international economic recession has led to the steepest drop in greenhouse gas emissions in 40 years, falling by approximately 2.6 percent, an ‘unprecedented’ decline,according to a new study by the International Energy Agency. [...] Video of David de Rothschild discussing the building of the Plastiki, a catamaran made entirely of recyclable plastics, that he plans to sail across the Pacific Ocean. [...] 80% of our waterways show traces of medications, a result of expired or unneeded perscription drugs disposed of down the household drain. Please join the kickoff event for a permanent medicine collection bin at the Elihu Harris State Building Lobby, 1515 Clay Street, in Oakland. [...] |
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