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Can burning tires be called renewable energy?

Detroit Free Press

Burning tires, coal mining by-products and trash can be called many things. But what they shouldn't be called, environmentalists say, is renewable energy because they often emit harmful toxins. However, a bill by state Rep. Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton ...

Latin America a hotspot for renewable energy development

WWF International

The report, Green Energy Leaders, provides examples of renewable energy trend-setting in the region including Costa Rica's target of 100 per cent renewable energy, Uruguay's leading clean energy investment and Brazil's massive pipeline of future wind ...

At COP 20 in Lima: The Buzz about Renewable Energy

The Equation: Blog of the Union of Concerned Scientists (blog)

Even as negotiators labor over “non-papers” and “elements of draft negotiating text,” the real buzz here is about the incredible opportunity to drive down global emissions by investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency. What makes this a ...

Detroit's bankruptcy exodus, religious freedom bill confusion, and a fragrant ...

Michigan Radio

This week, Jack Lessenberry and Emily Fox discuss Detroit's pending bankruptcy exit, confusion over the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and a Senate bill that would count the burning of tires, used oil and other waste products as renewable energy.

Human Habitat

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Nicaraguan Army Eco-Battalion faces deadly threats to protect ecology

Inside Costa Rica

Safeguarding the environment: A member of the Nicaraguan Army's Ecological Battalion (BECO) guards illegal harvested timber that soldiers seized during a security operation. Since it was launched in 2012 BECO has confiscated millions of board feet of ...

Agriculture + Ecology: No Matter What You Call It, the Science of “Agroecology ...

The Equation: Blog of the Union of Concerned Scientists (blog)

As a child of America's Dairyland and conservationist Aldo Leopold's home (yes, that would be Wisconsin), I always loved how agriculture and ecology dominated the scenery. Driving through the state, though, I usually only spotted those two vistas out ...

In a Queens Forest, Compiling a Picture of Urban Ecology

New York Times

“Eighty percent of the population lives in urban areas, so understanding urban forest ecology is critical.” Dr. Rustad added that in some ways the information gleaned from urban sites like Alley Pond Park would help steer policy-making decisions on ...

'Appoint Head of Ecology Authority'

The New Indian Express

According to the petitioner, he was badly affected by the ecological pollution caused to Noyyal river on account of trade effluents discharged by dyeing and bleaching units in and around Tirupur. By an order dated December 31, 2011, the State ...

Water Power

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Comet Data Clears Up Debate on Earth's Water

New York Times

The new finding, from the European Space Agency's mission to the little duck-shaped comet called 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, appears to eliminate the possibility that the water in Earth's oceans came from melted comets. Water vapor streaming off the ...

Colorado water plan draft goes to Hickenlooper to address shortfall

The Denver Post

Gov. John Hickenlooper and James Eklund, director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board display the first draft of Colorado's Water Plan during a press conference at the state Capitol in Denver, Wednesday, December 10, 2014. (Craig F. Walker, The ...

Watch: Walking on water? Hikers cross lake of clear ice

USA TODAY

Walking on water is impossible, right? Two hikers look like they defy the odds in a YouTube video of a lake covered in ice as clear as water. The lake is located in the High Tatras Mountains in Slovakia. In just two days the video has reached over 700 ...

What's the Detroit Water Brigade Doing In Ireland?

GOOD Magazine

Tens of thousands of people are expected to take the streets of Dublin tomorrow, and marching among the throngs of demonstrators will be the Detroit Water Brigade. They're joining the Irish in their clarion call for water rights. The Right 2 Water ...

Travel Channel's Bikinis & Boardwalks Costa Rica Style (Audio)

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Costa Rica News - (December 1st Radio Show) - Overseas Radio Has Teamed up With The Costa Rican Times to provide multiple modes of information sharing for local and foreign expats in order to get Costa Rica news and knowledge to listeners. This Week in Costa Rica will feature ...

28-Gate: BBC Crisis Deepens in Exposure of Rigged and ...

www.climatechangedispatch.com/28-gate-bbc-crisis-deepens-in-exposur...

Nov 13, 2012 - The BBC sank further into crisis today after new evidence ties two recent ... climate advisory panel that rigged reporting on global warming for six years. ... in renewables and then one way biased coverage of climate change, ...

Does this count as recycling false alarms ?

Indian climate boffins: Himalayan glaciers are NOT MELTING

www.theregister.co.uk/.../indian_boffins_himalayan_glaciers_are_not_m...

May 13, 2014 - Top Indian physicists have concluded Himalayan glaciers show little sign of retreat – in one of the largest studies of its type ever carried out.

Why Asia's Glaciers Are Mysteriously Expanding, Not Melting

www.livescience.com/48256-asia-karakoram-glaciers-stability.html

Oct 12, 2014 - Why Asia's Glaciers Are Mysteriously Expanding, Not Melting ... While precipitation is increasing across the Himalayas, most of this moisture ...