Problems in our Environment
…food. “Air pollutant linked to year-round respiratory health in Mississippi,”- University of Mississippi University of Mississippi researchers have linked exposure to high levels of black carbon in the air to…
…food. “Air pollutant linked to year-round respiratory health in Mississippi,”- University of Mississippi University of Mississippi researchers have linked exposure to high levels of black carbon in the air to…
…everyone: we don’t need these buildings. What we need is a big honking carbon tax so that even billionaires choke on the price. As taken from: Carbon Upfront, Lloyd Alter…
…a better use material in many instances. Is the aluminum can the key to a circular economy? Lloyd Alter Carbon Upfront! Is the aluminum can the key to a circular…
…plants to either capture 90 percent of their carbon emissions by 2032 or retire by 2039. Strengthen the Clean Air Act and other environmental regulations to mitigate the impacts of…
“Peatlands cover only a small fraction of the Earth’s surface (3%), yet store more than 15%–30% of terrestrial carbon (C) stocks” One of the terrible tipping points is oxidation of…
…Environment Program and others showing that even big improvements in resource efficiency, encouraged by very high carbon taxes, will be unable to halt overall resource use or global carbon emissions….
…also has a significant impact on the US balance of trade. In recent months the real trade balance has appeared to be bottoming and this has been starting to get…
…point of manipulating trade advantages. Fixing credit markets and energy policy are largely domestic challenges, whereas recalibrating trade with China requires cooperation from Beijing. However, such cooperation requires fundamental changes…
…appears to be minimized to date for the majority. Another series has started debating the predominant role of trade and trade policy in the current economic difficulties for the US…
…must reduce its trade deficit and reliance on foreign borrowing. Simply, trade deficits of more than 5% of GDP require Americans to spend more than 105% of what they earn…