This world icon is getting a makeover. The ESB is “…undergoing a major sustainability retrofit to become a leading example of economic and environmental revitalization.” This is a critical milestone in the battle to lower energy use and thus lower GHG emissions because the building is so famous and glamorous. The project partners have created […]
Black Carbon in Waxman-Markey – As we’ve seen here, particulates from uncombusted materials – coal, diesel, and biomass – have a much bigger impact on the climate than previously recognized, not to mention the devastating direct health impacts. (See under Soot here and at Black Carbon and Solar Cookers.) It is entirely worth noting that […]
It hasn’t been very long, as these things go, that this World Cup class assemblage of players has been in place. Many of the top deputies at the agencies and staffers at the White House are still in the pipeline. Yet, as we’ve seen, they are moving and, dare I say it, grooving. They’ve definitely […]