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Environment
Climate messages may be all wrong
by
Adriene Hill
Feb 7, 2011
Environmental activists are adjusting their words and strategy as "climate change" and "global warming" messages fail to win the public's attention.
Ford Motor working on recyclable car interiors
Feb 1, 2011
U.S. sales rose more than 9 percent in January as consumers bought more trucks and SUVs. They may not know it, but some of those Ford interiors are made of stuff other than oil.
When Trash is Anything But Waste
by
Eve Troeh
Jan 27, 2011
In the 1970s, California faced growing concerns about the supply and cost of energy, in addition to worries about running out of landfill space....
WindMade products do more than suck air
by
Scott Tong
Jan 27, 2011
The new WindMade eco-label, unveiled by business leaders at the Davos World Economic Forum, introduces a new standard for renewable products.
From trash to energy
by
Eve Troeh
Jan 27, 2011
Throwing trash into a pit is as good as throwing money into a pit. One landfill manager in Los Angeles tells us how to convert that trash into cash.
Is telecommuting really green?
by
Adriene Hill
Jan 26, 2011
Working from home may not be as good for the environment as you think it is.
Military plans for alternative fuels criticized
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Eve Troeh
Jan 25, 2011
RAND study says military's plans to use biofuels are not likely to pay off, so research should be curtailed.
For public good, not for profit.
Nuclear power roadblock: Natural gas
Jan 25, 2011
Plans for new nuclear power plants in the U.S. lose appeal as Congress doesn't act on carbon emissions rules and natural gas becomes plentiful and cheap.
Placing an economic value on a species
by
Lee Carter
Jan 22, 2011
Canada -- home to two-thirds of the total polar bear population left on earth -- is debating putting the species on an at-risk list. That would mean trying to place an economic value on the animal.
Missing: $36 million worth of carbon permits
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Kai Ryssdal
Jan 20, 2011
This final note today: The curious case of the missing carbon permits. Europe, as you may know, has an emissions market (cap-and-trade is the term)...