America's Air is Getting Cleaner

NEW YORK (CNNMoney)America's air is getting cleaner, which doesn't just mean a healthier public -- it also saves the U.S. billions of dollars. The American Lung Association's annual "State of the Air" report -- based on EPA findings for 2009 through 2011 -- found that the...

Cruise industry environment and Jaxports Statement

"To protect the ocean and our marine environment, JAXPORT and the cruise lines that service Jacksonville adhere to standards that are more stringent than environmental laws and regulations applicable to the United States and the State of Florida. In 2000, the...

Possibly the recession was a blessing? B-F is spinning that coin

Grab your coffee, once again the babel fish invites you to his way of thinking. Come savor the flavor of the Fish’s view of the other side of a very oily war worn coin.   Many activists like myself, have...

If you visit the City of Jacksonville,

If you visit the City of Jacksonville, You will find it very pretty. Just two things of which you must beware: Don't Swim in the water and don't breathe the air. Pollution, pollution, They got Foreign Flaged Ships from china, Asia and abroad that turns our River a dull...

Ontario to roll back air quality protections

When Premier McGuintyʼs  government first introduced new air quality regulations in 2005, the province described them as “the cornerstone” of the governmentʼs efforts to protect local air quality.  This week, the McGuinty government appears...

In the dark: what we don’t know about our energy future

Jack Gibbons of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance and Long Island Soundkeeper Terry Backer join Krystyn and Mark this week to discuss the plans for investing in the future of power in Ontario, and...

Civil lawsuit filed against BP by the US for oil spills in Alaska

The United States has, this afternoon, filed a civil lawsuit against BP Exploration for causing oil spills off the North Slope of Alaska. The Justice Department, filed on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation are...

Texas aims to clean Big Bend air by 2155

" Texas aims to clean Big Bend air by 2155 Texas’ environmental agency approved Wednesday a plan for eliminating haze at Big Bend National Park, but only after acknowledging that it is too weak to...

Innovative Stoves to Help the Poor

Half of the world’s population cook with a fuel-burning stove, and this figure rises to 80 per cent of households in rural areas in developing countries. Typical fuels burned include wood, coal, crop leftovers...

MAXINE: E85 - From California Dreamin' to Golden State Joke

California --- land of milk and honey, designer agriculture, Sequoias, Hollywood, "from the desert to the sea", "Silicon Valley", the sixth largest economy in the world, and car-cars-cars.One would think that...

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