Fishermen Embrace Change in the Sinaloa, Mexico Shrimp Fishery: Part IIThe fishermans story of frustration with compliance issues under the Sinaloa Shrimp fishery catch share was what I and two of my colleagues continuously heard during our outreach trip in Mexico in July. After spending a month in fishing camps along the Sinaloa coast giving […]
Tell Me Something GOOD: Magazine for Social Entrepreneurs Chronicles Post-Katrina Rebuilding of New OrleansGOOD, the self-styled quarterly for EUR
Transport Tuesday EUR Existing Technology for EfficiencyAvion X-Prize Car While we all wait for the X-Prize car to be announced we should remember that a couple of students at Western Washington University managed to create a high efficiency car with off-the-shelf parts more than two decades ago.
Could TWDB Resolution of an Interregional Conflict Lead to a Waste of Taxpayer Money?Post was written by Jennifer Walker who works on water issues at the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club. The future of Texas groundwater is currently being determined by the regional water planning process.
The Superb Grid vs. the SuperGridPlease see the article by Sam Carana on how a larger and simultaneously more local grid can be implemented, to capture as much of the electricity being generated as possible. Read about how many parts of Europe already have surplus electricity and countries are linking their grids together toimprove efficiency.
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Asbestos Use Today: information from a readerAsbestos is still imported and used in the U.S. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. imported and used an estimated 1,820 tons of asbestos in 2007; see this PDF file from the USGS, please click only if you want to download the PDF. Also, the U.S. House […]
Termites Inspire New Cellulosic Ethanol ProcessTermite + Cellulose = Biofuels!Biofuel startup ZeaChem has begun building a biofuel pilot plant that will turn cellulosic feedstocks such as switch grass and wood chips into ethanol via a novel biomimetic process that uses microbes found in the guts of termites. It makes perfect sense to use the termite […]
Climate Action Can’t Rest: Q&A with Art CooleyArt Cooley, one of EDF's founders, offers his perspective on the climate fight and the road ahead. With the Senate apparently giving up on its efforts to pass a strong climate and energy bill this year, we took some time to talk with several EDF experts to help […]
Upcoming Events: BISCO Community Listening Sessions, August 11From the Inbox: BISCO announces two programs planned as Listening Sessions for our community members.
Study says global warming cant be undone for 1000 yearsGlobal warming ‘irreversible’ for next 1000 years. As reported by AFP, NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) scientists have released a study saying that current levels of global warming will cause irreversible damage, no matter what is done in the future to decrease CO2 and other […]