pollution

Strapped for outdoor space around their Upper East Side school, the boys of the Browning School habitually venture out of the classroom to share in the vibrant green spaces New York City has to offer. One sunny Wednesday, I had the opportunity to accompany them on a different kind of outing. Thanks to Jonny Dubowsky of Rock 'n Renew and two very cool science teachers, the fifth grade class of Browning got to escape the island of Manhattan and venture into the “wilds” of Bayonne, NJ where some exciting new prospects in Urban Ecology are blossoming.

China is making news with its new plan to clean up its polluted lakes. Read the full article in the New York Times which explains how the Chinese government plans to reduce pollution in China's lakes by 2010, with the hopes of returning them to their original state by 2030.

Before you head out for a pricey sushi dinner, you might want to check out a recent blog by our friends at simplesteps.

There’s quite a lot happening on the sonar front as of late. After a federal judge finally and triumphantly imposed a strict set of rules on the Navy’s use of mid-frequency sonar off the coast of Southern California, the Bush Administration attempted, in the name of the ever-vexing “national security”, to nullify the protections. The case has since been returned to the district court for consideration where a federal judge has kept part, but not all, of the original restrictions.

Read this NRDC press release:

http://www.nrdc.org/media/2008/080103.asp

For those of you looking to jump on the bandwagon and start the New Year aiming for a slimmer and trimmer you, may we suggest a diet of a different kind? How about say, a slimmer trimmer mailbox?

Just to reiterate the previous post, lets just have a look at how the U.S. is performing...

According to an NRDC Press Release California and 16 other states just managed to send a big fat "told you so" to Detroit automakers trying to thwart stringent state-made pollution standards.

Read the full press release:

California, 16 Other States Fend Off Detroit, Win Right to Set Pollution Standards; Better Emissions Performance Means Big Cuts in Heat-Trapping Pollution

Who knew the gubernator and California could show how quickly legislature can respond to the threat of global warming. As the world's 8th largest economy, California could well be the torch bearer demonstrating how to effectively combine economy and the environment.

New Statewide Numbers Send Strong Signal to Clean Technology Marketplace; Industry-Specific Emission Goals Will Be Next Step in Unprecedented Process