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A new report from Canada's environment ministry shows that emissions from expanding tar sands production and use will double by 2020 and will overwhelm emission cuts in energy production elsewhere. This will entirely undermine Canada's efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions 17% by 2020, as pledged under the Copenhagen Accord. So much ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
More on the benefits of shale gas as touted by fracking companies being overstated: According to new independent analysis, published in The Oil Drum, of extent of the US' shale gas reserves and the economics of extracting those finds that "industry reserves are over-stated by at least 100 percent".
Furthermore, the analysis raises questions about the economic viability of many fracking projects, stating, "Despite impressive production...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Marine litter is a real problem, not just for animals but for beach goers trying to enjoy an afternoon in the sun and surf. A new smart phone app from NOAA helps you become part of the solution, by reporting where you're seeing marine litter pile up on beaches, waterways, and rivers. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Apropos of last week's frank (and frankly disturbing) revelation from the head of the US Coast Guard, that they have zero capacity to deal with an oil spill in the Arctic: After submitting Freedom of Information Act requests to the State of Alaska and two Federal agencies, Oceana found out that the most recent public Arctic oil spill clean up tests were done in 2000 and, as the video above shows, were categorically a failure. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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I'll be blunt: The pathetic attempt by the Canadian government to rebrand the highly polluting, highly environmental destructive, highly energy and carbon intensive tar sands industry as 'ethical oil' rears its ugly head again via CBC News. Comparing the environmental nightmare of tar sands production to the human rights horror of the treatment of women in Saudi Arabia...Read the full story on TreeHugger
As the race to stake claims for future oil drilling in the Arctic takes off in anticipation of an ice-free region sooner rather than later, and as oil companies and Congress members continue to push for the US to drill in the Arctic, here are some sobering words from the head of the Coast Guard on how woefully unprepared the US is to deal with an oil spill there (h/t Clim...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Aerial view of Ölüdeniz, Turkey. Photo: Dan Taylor / Creative Commons.
With its crescent of white sand framing a blue lagoon, the Mediterranean town of Ölüdeniz has long been considered one of the most paradisiacal spots on Turkey's increasingly built-up coastline. But growing concerns about pollution in the area have come to a head recently, leadin...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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MIT's SENSEable City Lab has come up with the Backtalk project to find out more about what happens to gadgets when consumers are done with them. They've turned their research into art, and it is now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. But you can get a peek at the project -- and at the crazy mapping of old gadgets -- in this video. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A new report from Canada's environment ministry shows that emissions from expanding tar sands production and use will double by 2020 and will overwhelm emission cuts in energy production elsewhere. This will entirely undermine Canada's efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions 17% by 2020, as pledged under the Copenhagen Accord. So much ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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