GEORGETOWN, Texas — Wind and solar farms in West Texas are now powering up homes and businesses in Georgetown. “We have enough …
Brazil Green Groups Prepare Climate–Change Contingency Plan
At the conference, whose outcome will be key to implementing the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, scientists and environmental …
Climate change: Arctic reindeer numbers crash by half
The population of wild reindeer, or caribou, in the Arctic has crashed by more than half in the last two decades. A new report on the impact of climate …
PLCC Enviroscape Technology students selling poinsettias
GREEN It is the time of year when students of Portage Lakes Career Center’s (PLCC) Enviroscape Technology program are selling poinsettias; …
What Parts Of Those Holiday Packages Get Recycled?
The packages are coming, and so are all the packing materials. Some should head to the trash and some you should recycle. The city of Greensboro …
Oyster Bay residents to pay more for less recycling next year
The town board agreed to pay $69.75 per ton of recyclables to the Sanitary District No. 1 of the Town of Hempstead. Omni Recycling of Westbury, Inc.
Boomtown: How Georgetown will pay $6 million for renewable energy bill
Georgetown is trying to keep up with its growth by switching to all renewable energy. But for now, the city is stuck with a bill that’s more than $6 million.
Our Views: Madison leads the way on these three policies
Specifically, check out Madison’s policies for raising chickens, keeping bees and making compost. Madison has allowed chickens since 2004 and …
Analysis: Promoting renewable energy in Indonesia
Analysis: Promoting renewable energy in Indonesia … of increasing the proportion of new and renewable energy (NRE) in its national energy mix.
The Arctic
Trends in sea ice thickness/volume are another important indicator of Arctic climate change. While sea ice thickness observations are sparse, here we …