Most Americans know of the wildly popular Cash for Clunkers program that the Obama administration put into action earlier this year.  The idea was that Americans could trade in their old, polluting cars to get a significant rebate on purchase of an eligible new car that would have far fewer emissions.  The program was so [...]

The Chinese government has reportedly denied proposals for 47 different industrial projects with the intent of both protecting the environment and stifling overproduction.  Many of these proposals were in the steel industry which is in line to produce more than 700 million tons of steel this year, though the market can only take in [...]

The past October has global warming advocates scratching their heads as record lows became the norm across the country.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that, on average, the mainland US was the third coolest on record. Average temperatures were 4 degrees Fahrenheit below the long term average. Average rainfall was 4.15, twice the long [...]

According to a recently published article in the journal Chemosphere, an inexpensive new method has been developed to remove oil sheen by repeatedly pressurizing and depressurizing ozone gas, creating microscopic bubbles that attack the oil so that it can be removed by sand filters.
The lead author of the article, Andy Hong, a University of Utah [...]

Federal officials have announced that the state bird of Louisiana, the Brown Pelican, is being removed from the Endangered Species List.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the species has sufficiently recovered from the impact of DDT contamination compounded by continuing habitat loss to be taken off the list in areas where it has not [...]

A University of Texas at Austin professor believes that planet Earth would be better off if Mother Nature simply killed off 90 percent of the human population – and that’s what he predicts will happen in the near future.
According to Professor Eric Pianka, a herpetology and evolutionary ecology specialist who was named the 2006 Distinguished [...]

The Arcimoto Pulse is the latest, and possibly quirkiest, addition to the limited fleet of electric vehicles available to U.S. buyers.
Planned for production in Eugene, Oregon – with deliveries beginning in late 2010 – the Pulse is available for pre-order at under $20,000.
In addition, federal and state tax credits are available to buyers to lower [...]

The latest buzz at Oregon news outlets is the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) report that ESCO,  owner of two steel foundries in northwest Portland, has been leaking small amount of lethal hexavalent chromium into the air.
Hexavalent chromium, or chromium 6, is a corrosion fighter so toxic that no amount is considered safe for humans [...]

The EPA estimates that indoor air quality can be two to five times more polluted than outdoor air. Considering we spend up to 90% of our time indoors, indoor pollution can threaten your health – and the health of everyone in your family.
The single most effective way to keep the air in your home healthy [...]

The study of law can often be a confusing and difficult undertaking, and as a result is often confined to those who are trained in the field of law to understand.  Blogs, however, can be a great way for information to disseminate, and at a much more palatable level.  With the rise of the “Green [...]