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10 American Cities With the Worst Drinking Water
10:00AM 1/31/2011

Unknown to most Americans, a surprising number of U.S. cities have drinking water with unhealthy levels of chemicals and contaminants. Using data collected from multiple sources for five years by Environmental Working Group, 24/7 Wall St. has compiled this list of the 10 worst.
An 'Unprecedented' Bat Die-Off Could Devastate U.S. Agriculture
9:45AM 10/12/2010

A fungus is quickly wiping out most of North America's bats. Bats eat vast quantities of bugs that would otherwise eat crops, so if researchers can't save them, U.S. agriculture will suffer.
Are you confused by the many reports about fish, which are safe to eat, which are being depleted? Do you want to do right by the environment but don't know enough about ichthyology (the study of fish)? Greenpeace has just unveiled the latest iteration of its Supermarket Seafood Sustainability...
This California LED Maker Could Be a Beacon for U.S. Manufacturing
9:00PM 12/20/2009

California's Lunera Lighting is a cutting-edge LED maker that's using a contract manufacturer in the East Bay, near San Francisco. Its reasons for doing so shed light on some forces that could aid other U.S. manufacturers in the race for global competitiveness.

Coca-Cola announced another major green initiative, as the world's biggest beverage company pushes ahead with an aggressive green agenda. Coca-Cola will place a three megawatt solar installation on rooftops of two Coca-Cola buildings in Spain.
Metallica frontman James Hetfield feels charitable
3:15PM 12/17/2009
Metallica singer and guitarist James Hetfield may well be feeling charitable around the holidays. The Marin County Board of Supervisors just voted unanimously to accept Hetfield's donation of 330 acres overlooking California's Lucas Valley. The land is to be preserved as farmland.
Hetfield has...
California bans power-hog TVs. Will the rest of the country follow?
9:30AM 11/19/2009

Yet again the Golden State has set a de facto national environmental policy. It came this time when officials moved on Nov. 18 to ban sales of all big-screen TVs in California after 2010 if the sets don't meet state energy efficiency requirements. The ban has been brewing for several months now as...
I recently saw an incredible documentary about a Manhattan couple who lived "no impact" for a year. This means they did all they could to drastically reduce their carbon footprint, for a whole year. The documentary, No Impact Man, which opens nationwide this Friday, and the book written by No...
McKinsey report: U.S. energy conservation could save $1.2 trillion
12:30PM 7/30/2009

A new report out from the powerhouse consultancy McKinsey & Co. concludes energy efficiency is the easiest way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save money. Though this is old news, it may be the most comprehensive report to date on the subject, a hefty 165-page tome that you can download...
Last fall companies in Europe got this pitch: Save Your Logo, or, more specificially, save the threatened animal that's made your logo so catchy over the years. Lacoste just became the first company to jump on board. René Lacoste, a famous tennis player in the twenties, was nicknamed "the...
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