Jan 29 2010
Copenhagen’s moment of truth
On Sunday, we will learn if world leaders meant what they said when they agreed last month to act collectively to stabilize Earth’s overheating climate.
Archive for January, 2010
Jan 26 2010
Clean line of products from Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart is coming clean, and she wants other housekeepers to do the same.
Jan 25 2010
Do your part: Green travel
Planning a getaway? Now is a good time to lock in the dates and destination for any travel plans this year. But planning a vacation is not the time to forget how to lessen your impact on our planet. Deciding where to go, where to stay, how to get there, and what to bring all provide opportunities to make smarter choices.
Jan 25 2010
Coloradans are smoking less but eating more and it’s showing
DENVER – Coloradans are like most Americans in that they have been smoking less over the last 15 years, which has resulted in longer life expectancy and improved quality of life. But a study recently published in the “New England Journal of Medicine” warns that those benefits could be wiped out by the growing obesity rate. Smoking rates are down 20 percent but obesity rates are up 48 percent – offsetting health gains made by reducing tobacco use.
Jan 20 2010
Can the Eastern U.S. get a fifth of its power from wind by 2024?
LOS ANGELES — Major upgrades to the transmission infrastructure and a sizable chunk of cash from private investors and the government are necessary for the Midwest and East Coast to move to 20 percent wind power by 2024, according to a new study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
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