Currently winding its way through the legislative hoops of Capitol Hill is HOME STAR, a highly touted piece of legislation by President Obama. The program is perhaps the most important piece of legislation, outside of the Recovery Act and will provide for direct energy efficiency incentives for homeowners. HOME STAR’S potential benefit to homeowners is simple: [...]
On January 15 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new limits to curb sewage and fertilizer pollution in Florida. These new limits represent a historic first step toward cleaning up Florida’s waters. All you have to do is look at the green slime covering lakes, rivers, and shorelines during our warm months to know [...]
Even with the most advanced technology, spills and accidents can and do happen. With Florida now poised to build America’s 1st high speed train, there’s NO reason to put our beaches, marine ecosystem, $62 billion tourism economy and way of life at risk!
Examining the “Climate-Gate” Conspiracy…What those hacked emails really say and mean. Leading scientist, Kevin Trenberth of NCAR, elaborates on the hacked emails being used to dispel the notion that the planet is warming and global warming in general is a big hoax. Read about him here or his statement on the hacking here. For more real data and information [...]
Frank Capra makes a film about global warming in 1958 For those who think that global warming is something people are just starting to be concerned with over the last 10 years, think again. The year was 1958, and visions of visiting Miami, Florida with a glass bottom boat were just beginning:
The current cold spell that has gripped a large portion of the US has given fuel to the doubters of Climate Change. Regardless of the difference between the definitions of “weather” vs. “climate”, the right-wing has again taken a vocal stance to stifle cap and trade legislation.
Green Building Pro has released a brand new Climate Scoreboard, helping us to visualize the debate currently unfolding from Copenhagen’s Climate Summit. We would like to share it with our subscribers here, but please take a stop by their green blog for more green reading.
Sea level rise maps and the homeland security terror alert…What do they have in common? An interest in saving the world or industry spending? I believe the threat of terrorism and climate change are both serious and real. In fact I work for the Department of Homeland Security and in the Green Building sector. I also [...]
The blogosphere has erupted into yet another debate on global warming science since controversial emails belonging to the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, UK were purportedly exposed by an unidentified hacker. The emails are said to charge British climate researchers of covering up of the “real science” which indicates that global [...]
Thanksgiving is just days away, and that means lots of food, holiday traditions, and conversations with family members you haven’t seen in awhile. It’s a special time of the year. It’s also a time when we tend to butt heads with some of our extended family — you know, the ones who think we’re crazy [...]
