http://www.myweatherlive.com/ Go Green Blog en Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:08:45 -0500 http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1882/Will-the-Economic-Downturn-Kill-the-Green-Movement-- http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1882/Will-the-Economic-Downturn-Kill-the-Green-Movement-- robynstevens Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:26:48 -0500 Late last year, I began to get the sense that green building fatigue was setting in. On my end, I sighed when a press release announcing a new LEED building landed in my inbox; that fact, alone, no longer seemed like news. But all over the country, the housing bubble was beginning to burst. I wondered: Would green building survive? With GreenBuild Expo, the largest gathering of green building professionals in the world, occurring this week, the question seems all the more relevant, especia... http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1881/Gov't-Intelligence-Report-on-Climate-chage http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1881/Gov't-Intelligence-Report-on-Climate-chage robynstevens Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:22:12 -0500 A new intelligence report released Thursday that's intended to brief President-elect Barack Obama on future security threats mentions climate change as a major barrier to national security and international stability. The report echoes climate scientists' predictions of increased drought and flooding, while also focusing on climate change's impacts on world food supplies, U.S. military installations, and nuclear power plants. http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1863/Tips-for-a-Green-Bathroom http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1863/Tips-for-a-Green-Bathroom robynstevens Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:37:48 -0500 ink to green levels. Seriously, turn the faucet off while you brush your teeth -- the EPA says this can save eight gallons of water every day. And drop two George Washingtons on a faucet aerator. Popping on with an easy twist, it'll mix air into the water flow while maintaining pressure. Fix leaks too, since they can annually waste 2,700 gallons of H2O, as well as pouring money down the drain. Raze the bar. While it may save water to pee in the shower (as long as you're also lathering, ... http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1862/Obama-on-Energy-:-Transition-Team http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1862/Obama-on-Energy-:-Transition-Team robynstevens Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:35:40 -0500 he Obama team has tapped a former high-level Clinton appointee to run the transition efforts for EPA, Interior, Energy, and Agriculture, Greenwire reports. The person picked for the job is David Hayes, who served as deputy secretary at Interior during the Clinton years. Reporting to Hayes will be Robert Sussman, who served as deputy administrator of the EPA under Clinton and is currently a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. Sussman and Lisa Jackson, commissioner of New Jers... http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1855/Does-Climate-Change-Equal-Crime-Waves-- http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1855/Does-Climate-Change-Equal-Crime-Waves-- robynstevens Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:12:55 -0500 Ahh, the Caribbean. Sun, surf. But in some places, people are asking: Where's the sand? It is disappearing at alarming rates as thieves feed a local construction boom. Caribbean round grains, favored in creating smooth surfaces for plastering and finishing, are being hauled away by the truckload late at night. On some islands not much bigger than Manhattan, towns and ecologically sensitive areas are now exposed to tidal surges and rough seas. In Puerto Rico, thieves once mined ... http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1854/Green-Voter-Guide-State-by-State http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1854/Green-Voter-Guide-State-by-State robynstevens Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:07:50 -0500 In addition to electing George W. Bush's successor, voters in 10 states will decide the fate of a diverse range of environment-related ballot measures on Nov. 4. Here's a quick rundown of these measures and links to where you can find more information about them: California Proposition 2, or the Standards for Confining Farm Animals, would prohibit the confinement of livestock in a manner that does not allow them to turn around freely, stand up, lie down, or extend their wings and limbs. S... http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1848/Eco-Friendly-Diapers----- http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1848/Eco-Friendly-Diapers----- robynstevens Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:58:54 -0400 I wrote a blog about a week ago on plastic or clothe diapers and My Weather Live member sent me this review of eco-friendly diapers: Seventh Generation Eco-claims: Chlorine-free, fragrance-free, latex-free Performance: Stops poop in its tracks The unbleached look of this diaper -- a color the company actually creates with special pigment in order to set the product apart. Drab though they be, these diapers work; I am grateful for the many times I followed a trail of poop up, up, up... http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1845/World's-10-Worst-Pollution-Problems http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1845/World's-10-Worst-Pollution-Problems robynstevens Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:09:23 -0400 The world's worst pollution problems kill millions of people each year and sicken hundreds of millions of others, mostly in developing countries, according to a new repot from green group Blacksmith Institute. For the past few years, the group has ranked the world's top 10 most-polluted sites in order to focus global attention and fuel efforts to clean them up. This year, however, the group broke slightly with its own tradition and instead focused on the worst pollution problems. In no part... http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1844/Where-the-Presidential-Candidates-Stand-on-Public-Lands-Issues http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1844/Where-the-Presidential-Candidates-Stand-on-Public-Lands-Issues robynstevens Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:05:54 -0400 We've heard the presidential candidates talk a lot about energy and a little bit about climate change on the campaign trail this year, but there hasn't been much discussion about a whole host of other environmental concerns. Here we look at the statements and platforms of Barack Obama and John McCain on public-lands issues. Barack Obama: Perhaps the most contentious public-lands issue in recent years has been the so-called Roadless Rule that the Clinton administration put in place durin... http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1837/Does-Global-Warming-Come-From-Within-- http://www.myweatherlive.com/gogreen/1837/Does-Global-Warming-Come-From-Within-- robynstevens Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:19:55 -0400 Objection: We all live on a thin crust that floats on a huge ball of molten iron, and at its core, the Earth's temperature is over 5000 degrees C! It's pretty far fetched to think a few parts per million of CO2 can have a bigger effect that all that heat! Answer: Although there is nothing wrong with the statement that the Earth is truly very hot at its center (actually as hot as the surface of the sun) the notion that it is a significant source of heat at the surface is easily dismissed...