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 Kentucky News
December 2011
12/28 City's Haley Park landfill to close Friday; alternative disposal opportunities available
12/27 Re-gift one more item: your Christmas tree
12/21 UK Landscape Architecture students give back to community
12/21 Kentucky receives $47 million to restore abandoned mine lands, fund water projects
12/08 Bertsch named chair of prestigious scientific council
12/07 UK entomologist receives prestigious honor
12/01 Students focus on sustainable research
November 2011
11/04 Forestry students pitch in to help agent in need
September 2011
09/23 Denim for a difference at UK
09/19 UK wins NSF suburban ecology grant
09/14 Power and energy institute receives $1.5M for education in industrial energy efficiency
09/12 UK campus-favorite BBGG returns
August 2011
08/31 Novel alloy could produce hydrogen fuel from sunlight
08/31 New bike repair shop rolls out
08/29 University Press of Kentucky author wins Beard Award
08/21 Capitol visitor center will be green, educational
08/16 Sustainable agriculture education is growing
08/15 UK receives $14.5 million for research in carbon capture technologies
08/15 UK College of Agriculture, KDA create recipe for success
08/08 UK's Davis Marksbury building achieves Gold LEED certification
08/03 New bike lanes in the works for Maxwell, Rose
May 2011
05/26 UK employees and students help clean polluted stream
05/06 State showcases UK energy projects Derby Day
April 2011
04/28 UK scientist works on new oils via USDA grant
04/25 Lecturer links bacteria with biofuel, life
March 2011
03/11 New major's focus is Sustainability Studies
February 2011
02/28 Sustainable commitment extends to graduation
02/11 UK goes green with new printing program
02/10 UK helps to establish university energy clubs
January 2011
01/18 Fayette students help cut district energy costs
01/04 Water quality, coal jobs at issue in mountains
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 U.S. News
December 2011
12/30 USGBC recognizes ten leaders in green education
12/30 U.S. federal court issues injunction against California low carbon fuel standard
12/29 The 10 biggest green building stories of 2011
12/29 Guantamano Bay's green regime has prison limits
12/29 Polluted water did little damage to Chesapeake Bay's grasses, but oysters may not be as lucky
12/28 Ralph Beistline, federal judge, ends BP's probation for Alaska oil spill
12/27 U.S. shale oil boom fought by green groups
12/27 U.S. approves Monsanto drought-tolerant GM corn
12/26 If you care about Keystone and climate change, Occupy Exxon
12/25 Coal extraction poses climate challenge for Obama Administration
12/23 5 New Year's resolutions for green cars
12/22 Environmental issues facing U.S. in 2012 listed by Vermont law school
12/22 NOAA awards research grant to help prevent toxin-induced seafood poisoning in Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
12/22 NOAA seeks comment on draft environmental impact statement on Arctic oil and gas exploration
12/21 Environmental Protection Agency issues new regulation on mercury
12/20 Fingerprinting mercury emissions
12/19 Air pollution levels from Deepwater Horizon spill similar to large urban area
September 2011
09/19 Tax plan to turn old buildings 'green' finds favor
09/18 FBI raids solar firm that got US loans
09/12 For Nascar, going green is good business
09/07 2 more solar companies get US loan backing
09/04 A debate arises on job creation and environment
09/02 Before release, a hydraulic fracturing study for NY draws skepticism
09/02 Obama backtracks on smog plan, bows to big business
August 2011
08/30 Budget cuts trigger early end to solar energy credits
08/26 Electric-car makers' quest: One plug to charge them all
08/26 The plastic sandwich bag flunks
08/24 Geologists sharply cut estimate of shale gas
08/17 Never mind a tiger in your tank: How about an alligator?
08/14 With Post-Its and checklists, schools cut their energy bills
08/11 New rules and old plants may strain summer energy supplies
08/11 EPA bans sale of tree-killing herbicide
08/05 Plain sight sustainability, mass consumer influence
July 2011
07/28 Fracking: EPA targets air pollution from natural gas drilling boom
07/27 Personal responsibility and the fight for clean air
07/27 Clean energy is a political winner
07/26 EPA delays ozone standards, postpones public health protections
07/25 Volleys fly in House debate on EPA and Interior
07/25 A global pinball game: tracking e-waste
07/21 Could the moon provide clean energy for Earth?
07/19 DuPont is sued over new herbicide
07/18 Renewable energy keeps growing: Earth Summit in Rio
07/14 'Green' economy is real but needs a push, study suggests
07/13 Utility shelves ambitious plan to limit carbon
07/12 With tiny cans, a new trash equation
07/12 Fracking water killed trees, study says
07/12 GOP fails to turn off light bulb standards
07/11 Repeal vote set on light bulb standards
07/07 EPA issues tougher rules for power plants
07/06 Food waste + fish poop = lettuce
07/06 US backs project to produce fuel from corn waste
June 2011
06/30 'Fracking' for natural gas reportedly to get NY OK
06/24 'Cars 2' fuels energy debate with green theme
06/22 Overlooking the business case for climate change adaptation
06/20 Justices rebuff states on utilities' gas emissions
06/17 Air Force Academy's solar array will satisfy 11 percent of energy needs
06/09 Another cost of bottled water: environmental injustice and inequity
May 2011
05/28 An unlikely power duo emerges in the global fight against climate change
05/25 A New York debut for textile recycling
05/25 New mileage stickers include greenhouse gas data
05/15 Hydropower's resurgence and the controversy around it
05/12 US Airlines says they are "green" while fighting anti-pollution efforts
05/12 Scientists' report stresses urgency of limiting greenhouse gas emissions
05/11 In a green town, activists see red over Lockheed Martin
05/11 Alcoa says it can build a smog-eating high-rise
05/01 Shell tries to calm fears on drilling in Alaska
April 2011
04/22 Greenpeace: Apple has the dirtiest data
04/21 As consumers cut spending, 'green' products lose allure
04/19 Gas drillers asked to change method of waste disposal
04/19 Solar on the water
04/19 Cape Wind, first US offshore wind farm, building plan approved
04/18 EPA, eco groups at odds in climate change case
04/18 US must dig in on rare earths
04/16 Chemicals were injected into wells, report says
04/15 GOP push in states to deregulate environment
04/15 Costco to sell home solar panel kits
04/13 If flying isn't green, can the airport wait be?
04/12 Clean energy loan program at risk in budget talks
04/12 CA renewable energy: Brown to sign 'most aggressive' mandate in the US
04/11 Studies say natural gas has its own environmental problems
04/11 Why shale fracking is worse than coal for climate
04/08 Oil on dead dolphins linked to BP spill
04/07 Freeway pollution causes brain damage in mice
04/07 Energy is ugly: tar sands make their mark
04/07 A real chance for renewable energy
04/07 GE to build largest solar panel factory in US
04/06 Senate rejects bills to limit EPA's emissions programs
04/05 White House promises veto of anti-EPA bill
04/05 Republicans open inquiry on Yucca Mountain shutdown
04/04 First US climate refugees
04/04 Multitude of species face climate threat
04/04 Employees say show us the green, and the commitment to green
04/02 In New York, e-waste recycling law takes effect
March 2011
03/31 An energy plan derailed by events is being retooled
03/31 EPA ups radiation monitoring
03/30 Obama sets out energy future for less dependency on oil
03/29 U.S. drops to 3rd in clean-energy investment
03/28 Radioactive rainwater recorded in eastern U.S.
03/28 U.S. nuclear sites preparing for the unlikely
03/23 Japan nuclear crisis revives long U.S. fight on spent fuel
03/21 Marines going green to save lives on battlefield
03/21 Nuclear commission launches review of U.S. reactors after Japan crisis
03/17 Palin's successors seek to dismantle her energy legacy
03/17 PA waste service accused of polluting
03/16 E.P.A. proposes new emission standards for power plants
03/16 House panel questions nuclear regulatory and energy chiefs
03/15 Group faults New York on PCB disclosures
03/15 House panel votes to limit E.P.A. Power
03/11 Law on light bulb efficiency angers conservatives
03/10 Ethanol plant switching to butanol
03/10 Clean-coal debate focuses on gasification plant
03/07 EPA steps up scrutiny of pollution in PA rivers
03/01 Wastewater recycling no cure-all in gas process
February 2011
02/03 Obama announces clean energy plan for buildings
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 World News
December 2011
12/30 Brazil cites Chevron third time for oil spill
12/30 Ecuador vows to push Yasuni jungle protection plan
12/30 Top 10 most read news stories of 2011
12/30 Renewable energy recap: Spain
12/30 Renewable energy recap: Tunisia
12/30 Developing world must lead on green economic policy
12/29 Renewable energy pilgrims trek to German town
12/29 Tide of plastic bags that started wave of revulsion
12/29 EU warns wasting environmental resources could spark new recession
12/29 Global hunger for plastic packaging leaves waste solution a long way off
12/29 Corporate monopolies 'may dominate green economy'
12/29 U.S. wind tower manufacturers file trade complaint
12/29 Elephant poaching: 'Record year' for ivory seizures
12/29 In solar power, India begins living up to its own ambitions
12/26 New quantitative method enables researchers to assess environmental risks posed by non-native species
12/25 Taking the pulse of Ngozumpa
12/25 Are climate change reporters an endangered species?
12/23 January on road to Rio: A green city journey
12/23 Fairy shrimps threatened after dry autumn
12/22 Church and charity warn on solar
12/22 DIY solar panel maker heads to Africa for charity
12/22 Disappearing Cerrado: 'Brazil's great untold environmental disaster' - audio slideshow
12/21 Solar subsidy changes could deal 'fatal blow' to industry
12/21 Airlines must pay for carbon emissions on European flights, high court rules
12/20 Insight: How renewable energy may be Edison’s revenge
12/15 NOAA: Global temperatures 12th warmest on record for November
12/11 Cancun Agreement puts 193 nations on track to deal with climate change
12/09 Tokelau plans an all-renewables future
12/08 A green shoot in the economic mire
12/04 Climate research bolsters 'action' call to UN talks
November 2011
11/29 Tokyo motor show: Green cars roll into spotlight (Video, Photos)
11/28 Climate summit opens amid big emitters' stalling tactics
11/28 Climate summit see Canadian strike on Kyoto treaty
11/24 UK calls for new legal climate deal by 2015
11/23 Carbon emissions divide 'can be bridged'
11/21 Climate concerns as 'ozone-friendly' HFCs use grows
11/07 Dirty secrets: What's behind carbon's rise?
11/05 Climate summit set for rows on flying, cash and history
11/04 (Incandescent) lights to go out in China
11/03 Warming gases saw biggest jump on record in 2010
11/02 NYC-sized iceberg being born on Antarctica
11/01 More weather disasters ahead, climate experts report
October 2011
10/25 China 'won't follow US' on carbon emissions
10/20 Companies call for tougher climate action
10/20 Global warming 'confirmed' by independent study
10/10 Rivers of ice: Vanishing glaciers
10/02 Arctic ozone loss at record level
September 2011
09/19 China shuts solar panel factory after antipollution protests
09/15 In diamonds' flaws, clues to earth's carbon cycle
09/01 Apple cited as adding to pollution in China
August 2011
08/19 Japan quake is causing costly shift to fossil fuels
08/18 Study: Wildlife responds fast to climate change
08/15 How much will warming raise seas? Greenland ice is key
08/06 New bicycle 'grown' by British engineers
July 2011
07/28 Huge Arctic fire hints at new climate cue
07/25 India announces environment regulator
07/21 Climate change 'threatens peace', UN official warns
07/18 Study: Changes to ocean expected to damage shellfish around world
07/10 Austrailia proposes carbon trading plan, again
07/05 Global warming lull down to China's coal growth
07/04 Huge rare earth deposits found in Pacific: Japan experts
07/03 Electric cars remain tough sell in China
07/01 Shortages force Japan to impose new energy restrictions
June 2011
06/26 Whale's odyssey sheds light on climate change
06/16 Solar predictions bring heat and light
06/15 China takes a new interest in energy efficiency
06/10 NASA launches satellite for critical mapping mission
06/09 McDonald's will serve sustainable fish across Europe
06/08 US is falling behind in the business of 'green'
06/08 China surpasses US as top energy consumer
06/07 A hybrid power plant takes shape in Turkey
06/06 As America frets over greenbacks, India worries about a green planet
06/04 A warming planet struggles to feed itself
06/02 UK green space worth at least £30 billion a year in health and welfare
06/02 Energy saving Green Deal scheme comes closer
06/01 World Bank to help cities control climate change
May 2011
05/31 Chinese expert: drought is a 'warning signal'
05/30 Nuclear phase-out can make Germany trailblazer
05/30 UN investigation into Malaysia rare-earth plant safety
05/30 Global carbon emissions reach record, says IEA
05/29 Worst ever carbon emissions leave climate on the brink
05/23 A tree hugger, with a twist
05/20 Environmentalists criticize Indonesia's plan to save forests
05/11 Brazil debates easing curbs on developing Amazon forest
05/09 Cimate change 'threatens UK wi-fi connections'
05/08 China leads push to go green
05/06 Climate shifts 'hit global wheat yields'
05/04 Scotland toasts new whisky-powered bioenergy plant
05/04 Ukraine looks to Texas for an energy path
05/02 Supplies squeezed, rare earth prices surge
April 2011
04/27 Service station brings nature to motorists
04/26 World's first zero-carbon city
04/22 Businesses and campaigners attack coalition's environmental record
04/22 Activists occupy oil rig in fight to prevent Arctic drilling
04/18 Mediterranean fish extinction: 40 species could vanish
04/08 As oil supply dwindles, Saudis turn to renewable energy
04/07 South Korea shuts schools over radioactive rain
04/07 Nepal: Cleaning up Everest litter
04/06 Rush to use crops as fuel raises fuel prices and hunger fears
04/05 Huge Arctic 'pool' could flush into Atlantic, alter weather
04/01 Green energy investment seeing strong rise
March 2011
03/30 Israel doubling tax on energy
03/29 China tops global clean energy table
03/27 Green city rises up in Sydney
03/23 German energy company hits headwinds in India
03/22 Koreas agree talks on volcanic risk research
03/22 Kenyans fear Dakatcha Woodlands biofuel expansion
03/21 Europe's rift over energy is widened by France
03/21 Natural gas now viewed as safer bet
03/21 Campaign to fight air pollution in Hong Kong gets visual
03/21 Ofgem to tackle 'complex and unfair energy bills'
03/19 Quake in Japan broke a link in global supply chain
03/18 Hygienic sharks go to cleaner stations
03/17 European emissions trading: the cap that does not fit
03/15 Climate scientists battle brutal Arctic
03/15 Japan radioactivity could enter food chain
03/15 Germany shuts 7 plants as Europe plans safety tests
03/15 Conservation projects to lose gravel tax funding
03/15 In fuel-cooling pools, a danger for the longer term
03/15 Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits eastern Japan
03/14 Feed-in tariff U-turn dashes solar hopes for small businesses
03/13 A Solar and Wind Revolution from a Land of Oil
03/11 Green investment bank 'must operate commercially'
03/10 Ancient treasures threatened by climate change
03/09 Heat damages Columbian coffee, raising prices
03/02 Regional authorities resist Spain's effort to save fuel
February 2011
02/24 Putin questions Europe's foreign and energy policies
02/16 China tightens control over rare earths production
January 2011
01/17 Introducing the world's first truly biodegradable water bottle
01/07 Germans Fear Dioxin Has Contaminated Small Farms
01/06 2 Environment Rules Halted in New Mexico
01/03 China boasts breakthrough in nuclear technology
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