Honda Unveils Clean Diesel Engine and New Fuel Cell Car
Monday September 25, 2006
Honda Motor Co. claims to be the first auto manufacturer in the world to design a diesel engine that meets all U.S. emissions standards for 2009—without the need for additives—while ... Read More
New EPA Air Quality Standards Please No One
Friday September 22, 2006
On Thursday, September 21, 2006, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced what EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson called “the strongest national air quality standards in the country's history,” but the ... Read More
New Google Charity Developing Super-Efficient Hybrid Car to Fight Global Warming
Wednesday September 20, 2006
The two founders of Google, the company that defined the standard for Internet search engines, have set up a for-profit philanthropy called Google.org, starting it off with a billion dollars ... Read More
Clean Up the World
Thursday September 14, 2006
What do the Nile River, Copacabana Beach and Sydney Harbor have in common? All three have been targeted for clean up, along with hundreds of other sites worldwide, when 35 ... Read More
9/11 Terrorist Attack Left Thousands of Rescue Workers with Chronic Health Problems, Study Confirms
Monday September 11, 2006
The terrorist attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center on 9/11/01 left thousands of rescue and recovery workers with persistent health problems, according to the largest study ... Read More
Coca-Cola Charged with Groundwater Depletion and Pollution in India
Friday September 8, 2006
An ongoing drought has threatened groundwater supplies across India, and many villagers in rural areas blame Coca-Cola for aggravating the problem. In the southern Indian village of Plachimada in Kerala ... Read More
Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, Killed by Stingray
Monday September 4, 2006
Steve Irwin, the popular Australian film and television personality, environmentalist and animal rights advocate—known to millions of fans worldwide as The Crocodile Hunter—was killed Monday after being stung in the ... Read More
Profile of Steve Irwin, Crocodile Hunter and Environmentalist
Monday September 4, 2006
A profile of Steve Irwin, better known as "The Crocodile Hunter" to his millions of film and television fans worldwide, who died tragically today at age 44. A lifelong environmentalist ... Read More
California Passes Breakthrough Bill to Help Curb Global Warming
Friday September 1, 2006
The California Assembly yesterday passed groundbreaking legislation that would require the state to cut back its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020—a reduction of approximately 25 percent.
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U.S. Supreme Court Takes First Steps in Landmark Environmental Case
Friday September 1, 2006
Opening briefs were submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday in what many observers are calling the most important environmental case the Supreme Court has ever considered.
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