Shared from the 3/30/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
BLM, FOREST SERVICE
By Judith Kohler
The Denver Post
A judge has ordered two federal agencies to meet with environmental organizations that sued over oil and gas drilling in western Colorado to sort out questions about the projects’ effects on ...
European Union decided to ban plastic consumer items including plates, cutlery and straws as of 2021 to help clean up oceans.
The prohibition on single-use plastics approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday in Strasbourg, France, also applies to beverage cups, food containers and cotto...
Research: Emissions are higher from alpine tundra
By Charlie Brennan
Daily Camera
John Knowles took a break Friday from his field work in the Sonoran Desert to talk about some disturbing findings concerning what is happening in the mountains west of Boulder — and, likely, in other similar environ...
NOAH LONG
New Mexico Passes 100% Clean Energy Bill
March 13, 2019 Noah Long
New Mexico's legislature passed the Energy Transition Act this week and because it is supported by the state's Governor, it’s expected to become law. This law will put the state on course to lead...
A floating island of solar panels is being tested in Chile as a way to generate clean energy and reduce water loss at mine operations, a cornerstone of the Andean country's economy that uses huge amounts of electricity and water.
The experimental "Las Tortolas" power-generating island is being run ...
Youth Strike 4 Climate’s global protest on March 15 by an estimated one million students demonstrating against inaction on climate change marks a new generation gap issue. A larger share of youth in 26 countries are concerned about climate change compared to people over 50, according to a Pew s...
Shared from the 3/16/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
WASHINGTON» The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday banned consumer use of a popular but deadly paint stripper but stopped short of also banning commercial use of the product by tradespeople.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed t...
Shared from the 3/12/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
Blacks, Hispanics breathe more pollution than they make
By Seth Borenstein
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON» African-Americans and Hispanics breathe in far more deadly air pollution than they are responsible for making, a new study said.
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Shared from the 3/7/2019 The Denver Post eEdition
CHEMICALS IN WATER
Costs slow reform
Pentagon tells House committee that addressing toxic compounds would cost $2 billion for DOD
By Ellen Knickmeyer
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON» Cleaning up and protecting U.S. drinking water from a class of...
Its terrific to have sponsors that personify the mission of Earth Protect as we use digital media and film to engage people in a sustainable future. Thanks to the hosts for this web site, Green House Data and Wind Hosting.
Green Data Centers: Green House Data was green before it was cool. (Un...
SCIENTISTS WARN NEW BRAZIL PRESIDENT MAY SMOTHER RAINFOREST. SAO PAULO » Scientists warn that Brazil’s president-elect could push the Amazon rainforest past its tipping point — with severe consequences for global climate and rainfall.
Jair Bolsonaro, who takes office Jan. 1, claims a mand...
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FIRE COSTS LIKELY IN BILLIONS.PARADISE, CALIF. » Costs associated with a deadly Northern California wildfire will likely be in the billions, Zinke on Monday.
Zinke, who was back in the town of Paradise on Monday, said he has never witnessed such devastation. The Camp Fire killed...
Shared from the 10/13/2018 The Denver Post eEdition
Editorial
If steps aren’t taken soon to combat climate change, there may be no tomorrow
This editorial was written by The Washington Post.
If anything, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has a habit of understatement. The U.N....
The Open Forum
Letters to the Editor
Jim Miller, Arvada
Prop 112 effort sends clear message to legislators
Re: “Drilling setbacks fall short,” Nov. 7 news story
Wake up politicians! Your constituents care about the environment.
We are horrified by what the world’s leading scientists an...
BY ADELE PETERS4 MINUTE READ Fast Company
In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the massive Ocean Cleanup device is currently beginning its first attempt to fish plastic trash out of the sea. It’s a difficult challenge, but the systemic challenge is significantly larger: Every minute, the equiv...
More protection: U.N. says Earth’s ozone layer is healing
“I don’t think we can do a victory lap until 2060,” one scientist warns. By SETH BORENSTEIN | The Associated Press
November 5, 2018 at 11:13 pm WASHINGTON — Earth’s protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by a...
The Denver Post, 11-7-18 Hey, take a gander at your kitchen wastebasket and see all the
money in there.
Statistics come in from several directions to show how much food we regularly waste
(closer-to-the-truth verbs would be “toss” or “throw out”).
In 2015, the last year for which it offe...
Today is the day you get to do a powerful thing, use your vote to support candidates at all levels who support
clean energy, recycling, public transport, preservation of wild spaces and open spaces, clean water.
Do this now if you have not, people rising is a main action that will lead...
Shared from the 11/1/2018 The Denver Post eEdition
ENVIRONMENT
Study: Heat buildup in oceans
startling
By Chris Mooney and Brady DennisThe Washington PostThe world’s oceans have been soaking up far more excess heat
in recent decades than scientists realized, suggestin...
20,000 Years of Duck Decoys
Hugh Lavery, John Byers
’20,000 Years of Duck Decoys: A Reference Guide to Australian Decoys’ is a comprehensive guide to collectors – and conservationists – who wish to broaden their horizon significantly. The more than 450 colour illustrations reflect a ...
