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The Pollution Solution That Will Make Us All Sick

Posted on May 23, 2012 by lzerbe| Leave a comment

By Rich Bindell, senior writer and blogger at Food & Water Watch

The path to a green economy is dotted with many mirages. Eco-compensation is one of them. World Resources Institute (WRI) describes eco-compensation as if it’s a just reward to companies for providing sustainable solutions to environmental problems, but it really just encourages business as usual for big polluters. It doesn’t solve the problem of poor water quality. In fact, it allows companies to profit while they continue to compromise our resources. It’s market-based pollution trading. Continue reading →

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Solar: Is It Even Safe?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by lzerbe| 2 Comments

by Pierre Bull, Air & Energy policy analyst at Natural Resources Defense Council

Many people have asked me lately, “What goes inside solar panels and does any of it pose a health risk?”  A report released today by the corporate watchdog group,  As You Sow , titled, Clean & Green: Best Practices in Photovoltaics, gives a fair and comprehensive overview of the health and safety risks with regard to solar photovoltaic manufacturing and end of life management. The report discusses:

  . . .  in non-scientific language, the process of manufacturing PV panels, the risks involved, and how companies mitigate those risks. It focuses on practices and policies companies use to mitigate risks from hazardous compounds, reduce environmental impact, and responsibly manage their supply chains. Continue reading →

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9 Low-Tech Steps for Community Resilience in a Warming Climate

Posted on March 22, 2012 by lzerbe| Leave a comment

By Kaid Benfield, director of sustainable communities at Natural Resources Defense Council

heat vulnerability in the US (by: NRDC)

Over the past 50 years, our average global temperature has increased at the fastest rate in recorded history.  That is fact, not opinion.  Scientists say that under current trends, average US temperatures could be 3 to 9 degrees higher by the end of the century. Continue reading →

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