Eco Anchor NYC NYC environmental news, events and resources
Local News >
DEC’s Environmental Impact Statement On Hydrofracking Fundamentally Flawed
(Riverkeeper)
Gas-Industry Group: NY’s Hydrofracking Rules ‘Unjustified’
(Politics on the Hudson)
Four Toxic Rivers In The Tri-State Area: A Super Sad True Superfund Story
(Metro Focus)
Tapping The Tappan Zee Bridge For Wind Energy
Pleasures of Life In the Slow Lane: Why New Yorkers Should Love Bicycling
(NY Times)
Solar Panel Leasing Company SunRun Expands Into NY Market
(Clean Energy Authority)
Holiday Energy Savings Tips From NYSERDA
(NYSERDA)
NYC’s Dept. Of Sanitation Project Leaf Drop: Compost Your Fall Leaves Locally!
(Sustainable Flatbush)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
National News >
Keystone XL Pipeline Decision To Be Investigated
(NY Times)
EPA Releases Secret ‘Watch List’ Of Potential Clean Air Violators
(Environmental Leader)
White House Not Expected To Comply With Solyndra Subpoena From House GOP
(The Hill)
Perry’s Plan To Halt Energy Breaks Favors Oil, Gas Producers
(Bloomberg)
Romney’s Energy Plan Promotes Fossil Fuels Dismisses Solar, Wind
(McClatchy)
Paul Krugman: Only Politics Can Delay Energy Transformation
Wind Could Provide At Least 25% Of Electricity For Most States
(Grist)
EPA Lags By Years On Dozens Of Inspector General Recommendations
(E&E News)
Senate To Consider Measure To Block EPA’s Cross-State Emissions Rule
(Fuel Fix)
EPA Takes First Steps Towards Limits On Power Plant Carbon Pollution To Protect Our Health And Safety
(NRDC Switchboard)
Health Cost Of 6 U.S. Climate Disasters: $14 Billion
(Reuters)
Protecting Historic Progress On Clean Air
(White House Blog)
Solar: Smart Policies, Not Trade War
(Politico)
Ecotech Institute: The United States’ First School Exclusively For Green Degrees
(Inhabitat)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
International News >
The Kyoto Accords — And Hope — Are Expiring
(Time Magazine)
Kenya Has Lost 60% Of Natural Pollinators; Implications To Nation’s Agricultural Sector Huge
(Africa Science News)
Renewable Energy Best Promoted By Feed-In Tariffs, IPCC Working Group Says
1/10 China’s Land Said To Be Highly Polluted With Heavy Metals – Coal May Be To Blame
How A UK Transition Town Defeated Fracking
(Treehugger)
Australia Passes Carbon Tax
(Environmental Leader)
Germany & Russia Inaugurate New Gas Pipeline
(SF Gate)
India’s Toxic Asbestos Trade
(ABC News)
Germany’s Greens: From Unelectable Unavoidable
(Reuters)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Science, Technology, Health & The Planet >
Biggest Jump Ever Seen Un Global Warming Gases
(Yahoo News)
Water Privatization: Villiany Or Necessity?
(Triple Pundit)
Arctic Permafrost: Climate Wild Card
(Time Magazine)
Surprise! Grocery Store Honey is Not Actually Honey
Traffic Makes Us Dumber: Scientists Say Car Exhaust Causes Brain Damage
Dr. Rajendra Pachauri On Pricing Carbon, The Himalaya Glacier Error, And GOP Climate Denial
(Treehugger)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Business >
PG&E To Pay Record $38 Million Fine In Deadly Rancho Cordova Blast
(Sacramento Bee)
Walmart Greenwash Retail Giant Still Unsustainable
(New Rules Project)
Oil Lobby Launches Ads To Thank GOP Super Committee Members For Preserving Billions In Oil Subsidies
(Think Progress)
2011 Green Jobs Award Honorees Announced
(CSR Wire)
US Firms Put CSR Communication Before Performance, KPMG Says
(Environmental Leader)
Green Building Market And Impact Report 2011
Facebook To Install Hybrid Solar Power And Water System At New HQ
(Green Biz)
Guerilla Labeling Campaign Takes On Baby Shampoo Carcinogens
(Good Magazine)
American And Alaska Airlines Take World’s First Commercial Biofuel Flights This Week
(Inhabitat)
Wine Industry Establishes System To Calculate GHG Emissions
(Treehugger)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..