The U.S. Green Chamber has recently partnered up with Four Years. Go (4YG), a global movement committed to setting humanity on a path to a just and sustainable future by the end of 2014. Both organizations have similar goals and values, and they believe collaboration will strengthen their ability to make a difference in the…
A bill allowing pesticide manufacturers and users to avoid the Clean Water Act permitting process passed in the Senate Agriculture Committee today. If passed in the Senate, bill H.R. 872 lets farmers spray pesticides near public waters without having to meet Clean Water Act permitting requirements. A 2007 EPA rule allowing all pesticides listed in the Federal Insecticide,…
SACRAMENTO — Voter support for the building of more nuclear power plants in California is dwindling, but a majority believes the state’s existing plants are safe, according to a Field Poll released Wednesday. Only 38 percent of registered voters agreed that more nuclear plants should be built in the state, while 58 percent disagreed, the…
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Al Gore harshly criticizesPresident Obama for lack of leadership on climate change in a magazine essay published online Wednesday, saying that he had barely moved American policy on global warming since assuming the presidency from George W. Bush. In the 7,000-word article in Rolling Stone, Mr. Gore says that Mr. Obama clearly understands…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As record floodwaters along the Missouri River drench homes and businesses, concerns have grown about keeping a couple of notable structures dry: two riverside nuclear power plants in Nebraska. Nati Harnik/Associated Press The Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant has been kept in “cold shutdown” in anticipation of the flooding that has…
The Supreme Court today reaffirmed that it is the Environmental Protection Agency’s job to curb dangerous carbon pollution under the Clean Air Act, deciding in Connecticut v. American Electric Power that states cannot bring suit directly against five of the nation’s largest power companies to curb their emissions as a public nuisance. Power plants are the…
US Green Chamber member PaintGreen explains that they felt a responsibility to reduce the impact they have on the environment while still providing the best quality, eco-friendly products and painting services available. “Green attitude runs deep in the organization,” explained Jon Ray, owner and founder of PaintGreen Professional Painters. “We use sustainable office products,…
San Diego has become a global leader in the field of biotechnology, thanks to a precious natural resource that most of us would never stop to think about. Algae has emerged as a highly efficient source of renewable energy, and several innovative companies based in San Diego are at the forefront of its research and…
US Green Chamber Written by Hayley Roder Under the Obama administration’s plan to reduce oil imports and attend to rising gas prices, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded grants to state and local governments and companies to help kick off the electric-vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Many of these EV charging stations have been installed…
The three largest energy companies in the United Kingdom have teamed up on a plan to create an onshore pipeline that would capture and divert up to two million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the Longannet power station in Fife to the North Sea. Scottish Power, Shell UK, and National Grid view the plan…