Freshman U.S. Rep. Jim Banks is vice chairman of a House subcommittee on the environment.
Category: Environment
First Global Maps of Volcanic Emissions Use NASA Satellite Data
But only occasionally. A less dramatic but important process is continuous gas emissions from volcanoes; in other words, as they exhale.
New York school students help Cornell scientists to monitor invasive species in local waterways
Invasive aquatic species like round goby, Asian carp, and sea lamprey are a growing problem in New York State. Their presence impacts water quality, food supply, recreation and tourism, as well as human and animal health.
EPA Chief Woos Staff Skeptical of Tilt to Pro-Energy Mission
President Donald Trump’s newly installed environmental chief Scott Pruitt laid out his vision for reshaping the way the federal government safeguards air and water, as he tried to convince skeptical federal employees that a refashioned agency can remain effective. Pruitt addressed the Environmental Protection Agency’s workforce — including hundreds who had actively battled his confirmation — on Tuesday, in his first speech since he was sworn in as administrator Friday.
Architectural Coatings Trends and T…
“Necessity is the mother of invention” drives technology development in many markets, and is especially true in architectural coatings. Increasingly strict regulations regarding the environment, people’s health and sustainability have accelerated and driven innovation.
Dr. Neil Frank on Climate and Caring for Creation: A Book of Good Intentions but Poor Science
As an evangelical Christian, I believe we should be good stewards of God’s planet. We should strive to reduce pollution to protect human health and the natural environment.
Times Gone By: Genius of madcap a magiciana
Keeping the home fires burning in the cold winter of 1970 were members of Link, a charity for elderly people led by… Stafford’s Pageant Day in 1971 saw Merlin Maddock take up the challenge to fly for 50 metres without the assistance of a… MOURNERS gathered around the graveside in a South Welsh village cemetery were not unduly surprised to hear the minister utter the prayer… In the name of the Father, the Son and into the hole he goes. After all, they were saying farewell to a joker, an eccentric, a man who had lived in Stafford for the best part of 25 years before departing for the village of his birth where he lost none of the qualities of an oddball.
For Third-Straight Time, Earth Sets Hottest Year Record
Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, government scientists said Wednesday. They mostly blame man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nino, which has since disappeared.
Earth sets hottest year record for third-straight time
Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, with scientists mostly blaming man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nino that’s now gone. Two U.S. agencies and international weather groups reported Wednesday that last year was the warmest on record.
For the third time in a row, Earth has set a hottest year record
Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, government scientists said Wednesday. They mostly blame man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nino, which has since disappeared.
Obama’s legacy in science, technology and innovation
As the old aphorism says , it’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. Assessing the legacy of Barack Obama will be easier in a few decades when we can see the long-term consequences of his presidential decisions and initiatives.
Ethiopia: Honey – Yet Untapped Foreign Trade Commodity
A new study suggest that poorly performing farms could significantly increase their crop yields by attracting more pollinators to their land. Ethiopia stands out when it comes to the number of bees in Africa.
Learning to Live with Less Meat
In my youth, meat was never the star of any meal. Perhaps it was my father’s parsimonious rural upbringing, but his extreme interpretation of home economics didn’t suffer any budding meatmouth among his brood.
End-of-Pipe Air Pollution Control Equipments Market – Global Industry Analysis -2024.
End-of-pipe air pollution control equipment helps in reducing emission of harmful gases by cleaning exhaust and polluted air before it is emitted from factories or plants.This research report analyzes this market on the basis of its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. End-of-pipe is a technology deployed to decrease or eliminate emission of substance into the atmosphere that can harm human health or environment.
Tillerson Climate-Change Testimony Set Before Trump Sworn In
Lawyers for teenagers claiming the U.S. government failed to protect the environment from global warming plan to question under oath President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state on his knowledge of climate change. Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson’s testimony, set for the day before the Jan. 20 inauguration, is being sought by lawyers representing 21 children and teenagers seeking to prove that oil and gas industry groups “have known about the dangers of climate change since the 1960s and have successfully worked to prevent the government” from taking action.
Tillerson Climate-Change Testimony Set Before Trump Sworn In
Lawyers for teenagers claiming the U.S. government failed to protect the environment from global warming plan to question under oath President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state on his knowledge of climate change. Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson’s testimony, set for the day before the Jan. 20 inauguration, is being sought by lawyers representing 21 children and teenagers seeking to prove that oil and gas industry groups “have known about the dangers of climate change since the 1960s and have successfully worked to prevent the government” from taking action.
Climate Change: The Frightening Rise of Dangerous Manmade Global Voguing
A change in temperature is a change in climate. We worry about man-made climate change if a temperature change will last decades or centuries and if the change will disfigure the environment.