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Where Earth Day Hits Home

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 24 April 2011 in General Environment

Earth Day isn't good for my health. I've got to stop observing it. Actually, I don't. Normally. Observe it. Or rather I prefer to think of every day as Earth Day. It probably has something to do with when I came of age—the late '60s, early '70s. It hit me over the head (my recollection is that the m...

What is the true cost of fossil fuels?

Posted by peter.gephart@gmail.com on Friday, 08 April 2011 in General Environment

The majority of electricity production in the United States comes from the combustion of fossil fuel. However, the low price of electricity derived from fossil fuels such as coal do not reflect the complete cost. Fossil fuels create many externalities, or external costs that consumers do no...

World gets a wake-up call

Posted by lillianbarbeito on Sunday, 03 April 2011 in General Environment

The Japanese nuclear disaster has focused attention on global energy resources and nuclear power's role as a source of electricity. Now is an opportune moment for Japan and the United States, in particular, to undertake a thorough re-examination of their current energy environments and to develop r...

The Wisdom of Youth, Earth Force and Other Youth Develop Charter of Planet Responsibility

Posted by davebishop on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 in General Environment

Charter of ResponsibilitiesLet’s Take Care of the PlanetWe, the young people of the world, and the delegates of this International Conference, invite you to share the responsibility to take care of the Planet.This Charter, created by the gathering of 53 countries, represents the responsibilities and...

CELEBS Say "TURN IT OFF! EARTH HOUR THIS SATURDAY

Posted by GreenDog on Sunday, 20 March 2011 in General Environment

Since the first Earth Hour in 2007, supporters have included: The Most Reverend Archbishop Desmond Tutu, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, actress Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue, Yoko Ono, Ashton Kutcher, Brazilian supermodel Giselle Bundchen, TV host and landscaper Jamie Durie, Kevin ...

Japan's Biggest Quake?

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 10 March 2011 in General Environment

The magnitude-8.9 quake that struck off Japan’s coast on March 11 is the largest in the country's recorded history. Even if its magnitude is downgraded in the coming days, as sometimes happens as more data are analyzed, the quake will remain a benchmark in a country that has seen many major quakes....

Earth Protect Welcomes Peter Gephart, MAS, As Post-Graduate Associate

Posted by GreenDog on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 in General Environment

Peter holds a Master of Applied Science in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver and has an interest in alternative energy and energy efficiency. He is also interested in policy development to bring more alternative energy into the energy mix and develop programs to...

Obama Climate Adviser Leaving

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 24 January 2011 in General Environment

A key climate change adviser to President Barack Obama will step down soon, administration officials said on Monday, in the latest staff departure as the White House adapts to a shift in power in Congress. Carol Browner, White House coordinator of energy and climate policy, "will stay on as long as...

Green Energy's Huge Challenge to Scale Up

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 20 January 2011 in General Environment

To shift the global economy from fossil fuels to renewable energy will require the construction of wind, solar, nuclear, and other installations on a vast scale, significantly altering the face of the planet. Can these new forms of energy approach the scale needed to meet the world’s energy demands?...

Top Natural Disasters of 2010

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 30 December 2010 in General Environment

By Brett Israel, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer The natural forces of the planet were in full swing this year, with some spectacular and devastating consequences. From the massive Haiti earthquake to a bevy of explosive volcano eruptions, 2010 saw its share of natur...

10 Ways Save Earth

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 27 December 2010 in General Environment

Our planet is gasping for breath. Our harmful pollutions is choking the eco system and stripping the ozone layer and affecting the water and air. In response to this alarming state of the only planet we live on maybe it is time we did something more about it. The science is there, the know...

I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 24 December 2010 in General Environment

Are you part of a growing trend dreaming of a green Christmas? You are if you are interested in protecting the environment and concerned about the over commercialism of Christmas and how much packaging goes to landfills each year. The following are some smart ways to put more green in your C...

Greening up Christmas

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 23 December 2010 in General Environment

Christmas does not have to be a burden on the environment. With a little effort and imagination, we can reduce the environmental impact of the holiday season. If I were a Christmas Elf here what I could wish for. Buy Less Some holiday gifts fill a practical need and need to be bought ne...

Arnold Schwarzenegger focuses on environment

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 in General Environment

As California's governor, it may have been Arnold Schwarzenegger's last appearance on a world stage.His third and final Governor's Global Climate Summit concluded Tuesday at UC Davis with the forming of coalitions, signings of memorandums of understanding and other calls to action. There's R20 - Re...

Is Global Warming Too Boring?

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 15 November 2010 in General Environment

You'll find huge budgeted projects examining public attitudes toward climate, doing focus groups, studying "framing," the use of language, symbolism, metaphor ... blah, blah, blah. But what about the simple fact that climate is quite possibly THE most boring subject the science world has ever had to...

Banning the Bottle

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 08 November 2010 in General Environment

By INYOUNG KANG STUDENTS’ new green cause: promoting that most quotidian of beverages — tap water. According to the Earth Policy Institute, 86 percent of plastic water bottles in the United States end up as garbage. Not to mention the $2 students shell out for a bottle. Beginning this fall, Seattl...

GOP Victory May Be Defeat For Climate Change Policy

Posted by plantitfilm on Saturday, 23 October 2010 in General Environment

The more carbon that gets released into the atmosphere, the higher the average temperature rises. That's a scientific fact. Human activities, such as driving, flying, building and even turning on the lights, are the biggest contributor to the release of carbon. That too, is a fact. And yet the ma...

Global Commerce Forum Scholarships

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 13 September 2010 in General Environment

Scholarships Available: A limited number of discounted registrations (made possible by our sponsors) have become available to the Third Annual International Conference on Energy, Logistics and the Environment to be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Denver from October 8-9, 2010. The discoun...

Internship with Earth Protect

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 11 September 2010 in General Environment

JOB TITLE: Earth Protect Marketing Internship JOB DESCRIPTION: Earth Protect, www.earthprotect.com, using video and social communications to inspire people to take positive action leading to a sustainable future. We seek passionate, Internet savvy, energetic, detail-oriented, responsible coll...

Human Rights Advocate Program Application Columbia U

Posted by GreenDog on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 in General Environment

The application for the 2011 session of the annual Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) at Columbia University is now available. We would like to ask you to disseminate this announcement to eligible human rights activists and organizations. The application is available online at http:/ /hrcol...