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UMD-led study: road salts and other human sources are threatening world’s freshwater supplies

Green Car Congress

But a new study led by Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland warns that introducing salt into the environment—whether it's for de-icing roads, fertilizing farmland or other purposes—releases toxic chemical cocktails that create a serious and growing global threat to our freshwater supply and human health.

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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

Creative Greenius

Here’s the version I remember hearing in New Jersey: A man goes on vacation and his brother agrees to housesit for him — feeding the cat, picking up the newspapers and mail, watering the plants, etc. Right now, here in 2008 the cat is on the roof for global warming. Wednesday, June 25, 2008. ” “What!?

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When You See Something, Say Something: Climate Emergency Alarm Bells Ringing While Local Electeds Pretend Not To Hear

Creative Greenius

Today, here in the South Bay of Los Angeles where I live, we have all the dots you’d ever need to connect the crisis level of global warming to the urgent action needed locally. economy, environment, and human health and well-being over the coming decades.”. But instead of First Responders we have No Responders.

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The Cat Is Still On The Roof – And The Roof! The Roof! The Roof Is On Fire!

Creative Greenius

In the 15 months that have passed since I wrote the following, ALL the climate change news has gone from bad, to worse, to much worse than that. For the past three months I’ve been working night and day as the Chairman of the South Bay Los Angeles 350 Climate Action Group. Wednesday, June 25, 2008. “What!?

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Headless Body In Topless Bar

Creative Greenius

Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, I read the New York Daily News after my parents were done reading it. When a threat is as catastrophic and imminent as global climate change is then newspapers have the responsibility to fulfill their Paul Revere role and proclaim loud and wide that “The British are coming!

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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Electrification of medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles is an important component of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigating climate change. According to the Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program, there 180 models of battery electric MHD trucks and cargo vans available now in the U.S. and Europe.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

Environmentalists and industries resurrected the idea in recent years as a centerpiece of measures to address global warming and growing oil imports. Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J.

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