While we haven't discussed air that much as a resource, here's a local story on air pollution. This past December, the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sued the EPA in federal court over health protection safeguards that limit fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) pollution. Extensive scientific studies have confirmed that fine particle pollution is linked … [Read more...]
Protecting Jamaica’s Mangroves
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned against the creation of a shipment port in the Goat Islands, Jamaica. This is a Portland Bight Protected Area because of the ecological services it provides and the biodiversity found unique to the area. The creation of this port would detract from goals agreed upon in the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity … [Read more...]
Duke Energy reports coal ash spill
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/02/03/4661193/duke-energy-plant-reports-coal.html#.UvEq2LSmWj8 … [Read more...]
Chinese factories are causing air pollution in the U.S.
Outsourcing of American manufacturing to China has decreased air pollution on the east coast of the United States, but has inversely decreased the air quality on the country's west coast due to pollution caused by Chinese factories. Most of the products we purchase every day are manufactured overseas, but the effects that their production causes are still being seen in the U.S. … [Read more...]
Lester Brown speaking at UNC-CH
Lester Brown, environmental analyst, founder of the Worldwatch Institute, founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute and author of Plan B, among others, is going to be speaking at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, on Tuesday, February 4, on “Peak Water: What Happens to Our Food Supply When the Wells go Dry?” The presentation begins at 5:30 pm at the Nelson … [Read more...]