Dozens of people worried about the environmental effects of gas and oil drilling in the US, gathered at the Stop the Frack Attack conference in Dallas this weekend. Highlights included presentations by people whose water and land have been contaminated by fracking, and a Skype address by Gasland director Josh Fox, who urged people to “stand and fight.”
Tags: · air emissions, BarbaraKesslerBlog, Frack Attack, fracking, Gas, Gasland, Josh Fox, oil, water contamination
Concerned about the heavy toll that carbon pollution is taking on the planet, students across the US are petitioning their colleges to divest from fossil fuels….By clicking on the link to their school, students are connected either to a petition they can sign, or a website for their campus group working for fossil fuel divestment.
Tags: · 350.org, BarbaraKesslerBlog, Biofuels, coal, Fossil Free, Fossil Fuels, Gas, gofossilfree.org, oil, Solar, universities divest, wind
In an effort to house all the info about efficient vehicles in one virtual garage, the Union of Concerned Scientists has created HybridCenter.org.
Tags: · Carbon Emissions, Cars, efficiency, Gas, gas efficiency, gas mileage, Gas Prices, gasoline, green cars, hybrid cars, Hybrids, save gas, Union of Concerned Scientists
By Heather Ishimaru
KGO-San Francisco
SANTA ROSA, CA — Gas prices have plummeted in recent weeks as dramatically as they climbed over the summer. Drivers are relieved, but is there a downside to the relief at the pumps? Maybe so.
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By Barbara Kessler In the race for top carbon emissions polluter, the United States is still Number One, but China is sprinting forward and could soon edge into the lead. The current Olympics host nation accounted for a “staggering 57 percent of the growth of emissions” worldwide this century, and will likely surpass the U.S. [...]
Tags: · Carbon, China, CO2, coal, Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, oil, U.S.
Barbara Kessler
Andrew Winston
Danielle Nierenberg
Anthony Swift