January 12th, 2012 | In Featured | Comments Off
There's lots of pressure to be more efficient and environmentally friendly. With that in mind, governments are offering plenty of financial incentives to businesses to install solar heating and passive cooling systems. Do these incentives make the investment worth it? What obstacles or reasons do yo
An examination of the whale’s ribs and vertebrae indicates that it was probably struck by a large vessel in a coastal shipping lane. http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
The pace of innovation in high technology carries a price: difficult, even toxic conditions for workers assembling electronics in China, according to employees, worker advocates and documents. http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Environmental groups say that while multinational corporations like Apple are trying to improve conditions, thousands — or perhaps tens of thousands — of smaller companies are cutting corners and dumping hazardous chemicals in rural areas and even near densely populated areas. http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
For the second time, an endangered short-tailed albatross couple have produced a chick on United States soil. http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
A special panel warns that if a disposal site is not expedited, the federal government will foot ever-greater related expenses — and lose face with its citizens and the international community. http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
The disappearance of 300,000 farmed Scottish salmon from their cages in a storm has left many wondering whether they will breed with wild ones and upset the gene pool. http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
A new report from Environment California details which areas of the state have the most solar capacity. http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
High-energy particles raining down around the polar regions generate intense auroras. http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
A bill seeking to overhaul Brazil’s 47-year-old Forest Code is the most serious test yet of the president’s stance on the environment. http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
“Greening” historic buildings in New York City is often more about optimizing existing elements, like ensuring that cross-ventilation isn’t inadvertently blocked, than about radical retrofits http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com