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Research & InsightsNovember 13, 2012 Study finds many coal plants could be closed [Star Tribune (Minneapolis)]Source: Equities.comEquities.com - The study being released Tuesday by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) says that up to 18 percent of the nation's coal-based generation is ripe for retirement because adding up-to-date environmental controls... November 12, 2012 Climate change triggering national security threats
Source: Politico
Climate change will likely lead to more frequent extreme weather events as well as droughts and floods, triggering serious social and political disruption that poses a potential threat to U.S. national security, a National...[more] November 6, 2012 Heavy metals: Study links water contamination to frackingSource: Times onlineWASHINGTON, Pa. -- In its analysis of residential drinking water, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is not reporting all the chemicals discovered in test results, claiming that the substances simply aren’t... November 6, 2012 Heavy metals: Study links water contamination to frackingSource: Times onlineWASHINGTON, Pa. -- In its analysis of residential drinking water, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is not reporting all the chemicals discovered in test results, claiming that the substances simply aren’t... October 23, 2012 Newsweek’s annual rankings reveal the planet’s biggest protectors—and polluters.
Source: Daily Beast/Newsweek
Four years ago, it seemed every politician was hot and bothered about climate change—whether they believed it was real or not. But in 2012, with the economy stuck in second gear, the only green thing the candidates want to talk... October 10, 2012 Climate Change Survey Shows Most Americans Believe Warming Is Tied To Extreme Weather Events
Source: Huffington Post
The majority of Americans think global warming is not only affecting weather but is also worsening extreme weather events, including record-high summer temperatures and the Midwest drought, a new survey released today (Oct. 9)... October 10, 2012 Report: EPA struggling to keep pace with ‘fracking’ boom
Source: The Hill
Congressional auditors conclude in new reports that the Environmental Protection Agency faces big hurdles overseeing a U.S. oil-and-gas drilling boom that’s creating “unknown” long-term health risks. October 5, 2012 Is Fracking behind Contamination in Wyoming Groundwater?Source: Scientific AmericaThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sparked a firestorm in December last year when it released a draft report suggesting that the use of hydraulic fracturing — or 'fracking' — to extract natural gas had contaminated... October 5, 2012 Are Electric Cars Bad for the Environment?
Source: Business Insider
A study by engineers based at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has questioned some common assumptions about the environmental credentials of electric cars.Published this week in the Journal of Industrial... October 5, 2012 Climate Change Skepticism Is Highest In Japan, Britain and U.S., Poll Finds
Source: Huff Post
While nine out of 10 people surveyed in a recent Ipsos poll "believe that the climate has changed significantly in the past 20 years," those polled in Japan, Britain and the U.S. had the highest rates of climate change... CONTENT BEING DEVELOPED[What would you find useful here?]
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