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UN Climate Change Conference Ends with a Deal after Threats from China and Tense Disagreements

By Tracey de Morsella on December 11, 2010 1 Comment Canada, Cancun, carbon dioxide emissions, carbon footprints, carbon-absorbant forests, CDM Watch, China, Christiana Figueres, Claire Parker, Climate Change, climate impacts, deforestation, disease migration, Doug Boucher, drought, Durban, Environmental Investigation Agency, European carbon market, floods, forests, global warming, Green Climate Fund, greenhouse gases, HCFC-22 refrigerant, India, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Japan, Joe Mendelson, kyoto protocol, Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism, melting glaciers, National Wildlife Federation, ozone layer, REDD+, renewable energy, Russia, sea-level rise, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, South Africa, species extinctions, The Cancun Agreements, tropical deforestation, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC, Union of Concerned Scientists, United Nations, United States

Progress was made on a number of important issues at the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun last week, but the US Senate’s failure to pass clean energy legislation tied the hands of negotiators to come to a full global deal.

Apply for The 2nd Annual College FilterForGood Eco-Challenge

By Tracey de Morsella on September 6, 2009 3 Comments bike, bottled water-free, Brita, California Lutheran University, Climate Change, College FilterForGood Eco-Challenge, Craig Altemose, deforestation. Kelly Garbach, environment, Filter Fellows, forest conservation, forests, fossil fuels, Gideon Burdick, greenhouse gas emissions, Harvard Law School, Jay O'Hara, landfill, LEED-certified dorm, MAPS, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Power Shift, Office of Sustainability, planting trees, Presidential Administrative Fellow, Real Time Energy Monitor, Students, sustainable practices.Joshua Lasky, The George Washington University, The University of Arkansas, The University of Minnesota, University of California-Davis, Warren Wilson College, Washington University

The Brita Products Company invites proposals for its second annual College FilterForGood Eco-Challenge Grant Program. Undergraduate and graduate students in good academic standing in an accredited college or university in the U.S. are encouraged to prepare a proposal and budget for a program that is either action-based or will create tangible results in the interest of helping to protect the environment. The program should be initiated and make significant progress towards completion by April 2010.

Greenopia Ranks 50 State Governors for Environmental Responsibility

By Tracey de Morsella on July 29, 2009 3 Comments 50 Greenest Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Richardson, Bill Ritter, biofuel, Brownfields, CA, California, California Green Corps, Carbon Fund, carbon offset, Christine Gregoire, Clean and Clear Water Action Plan, Clean Car initiative, clean energy, clear-cutting, Climate Action Plan, Climate Change, CO, coastlands, Colorado, Connecticut, Connecticut Green Lodging, conservation, CT, eco-leaders, electronics recycling program, emissions, Energy Master Plan, energy-efficient, environmental, forestlands, forests, Fort Collins, global, global warming pollution, Governor, Governor O’Malley, Governor Baldacci, Governor Corzine, Governor Douglas, Governor Gregoire, Governor Kulongoski, Governor Rell, Governor Richardson, Governor Schwarzenegger, green, green collar jobs, green economy, green jobs, green lifestyles, greenest cities, greenhouse gas emissions, Greenhouse Reduction Act, Greening, Greenopia, James Douglas, jobs, Jodi Rell, John Baldacci, Jon Corzine, LEED, LEED standards, liquidation harvesting, Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Maine, mandatory, Martin O'Malley, Maryland., MD, ME, mercury limit laws, mountains, New Energy Economy, New Jersey, New Mexico, NJ, NM, offshore wind, OR, Oregon, Portland, Program Open Space, recycling, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, renewable energy, resource conservation, River Ecosystem Restoration Initiative, Solar Roof Program, solar;, sustainable standards, tax incentives, Ted Kulongowski, Ten Greenest Governors, Vermont, VT, WA, Washington, water purification, Western Climate Initiative, wildlife habitats, wind, zero energy

Greenopia recently released a comprehensive ranking of 50 governors in the US and compared their policies, transparency, and interest group ratings to determine which governors were eco-leaders and reveals which state governments are most dedicated to preserving the environment. Topping the list is Governor Bill Ritter of Colorado followed closely by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California.