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Researchers study chicken cages

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:13:12 GMT

Are cramped chickens crazy chickens? Researchers are trying to answer that question through several studies that intend to take emotions out of an angry debate between animal welfare groups and producers.

Forest Service: Forests can aid climate

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:52:17 GMT

National forests can be used as a carbon "sink" with vast numbers of trees absorbing carbon dioxide to help slow global warming, the Forest Service chief said Wednesday, but that goal must be balanced.

California: More energy efficient TVs

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:51:04 GMT

Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators Wednesday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate to reduce electricity demand.

Poll: Sometimes being green isn't easy

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:47:47 GMT

A survey released Tuesday suggests people have largely embraced recycling bottles and cans, and are inclined to turn down thermostats to save energy. But it also indicated that some paths aren't as easily taken.

Dell starts using bamboo packaging

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:50:07 GMT

Starting Tuesday, the molded cushions that protect two of Dell's computer models from damage during shipping will be made of crushed bamboo.

Dell makes move to bamboo packaging

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:56:49 GMT

Dell is among the first companies to use bamboo in this way. Others include Method Products Inc., a maker of environmentally friendly cleaning supplies.

Temperature records: More highs vs lows

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:57:27 GMT

Record high temperatures are occurring more than twice as often as record lows.

Lawmakers urge protection of Utah wilds

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:07:16 GMT

Eighty-nine House members sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar asking him to protect 9.4 million acres of red rocks lands in Utah while Congress works on legislation.

Brown pelicans endangered no longer

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:45 GMT

After nearly 40 years of struggling for survival, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list.

EPA study: Toxic chemicals in fish

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:21:37 GMT

Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released Tuesday.

Solar array makes M&Ms a little greener

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:46:09 GMT

A New Jersey candy factory that produces M&Ms flipped the switch Monday on a dedicated solar array that's the largest in the nation to serve a single manufacturing complex, according to Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

Dems advance contested climate bill

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:00:42 GMT

Senate Democrats sidestepped a Republican boycott Thursday, pushing a climate bill out of committee in an early step on a long and contentious road to passage.

'Clunker' data: Truck-for-truck trades

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:55:07 GMT

The popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program mostly involved swaps of old Ford or Chevrolet pickups for new ones, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated Press.

3M acres out of conservation program

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:57:01 GMT

The arid, wind-swept ground stripped of topsoil by Dust Bowl storms has laid undisturbed beneath a protective cover of native grasses that took two decades to re-establish under the Conservation Reserve Program. But millions of those acres are being plowed again after the 2008 Farm Bill capped the program at 32 million acres.

California lawmakers approve water deal

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:47:11 GMT

California lawmakers on Wednesday passed an $11 billion overhaul of the state's antiquated water system in a bid to supply a soaring population while preserving a fragile environment.

Potential California water fix stalled

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:43:42 GMT

The fate of a new water supply and management plan for California remained murky despite a scheduled floor debate in the Legislature.

GOP senators boycott climate debate

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:05:50 GMT

Republicans boycotted the start of committee debate Tuesday on a bill to curb greenhouse gases, protesting that the bill's costs have not been fully examined.

Tribes: Wind farm would destroy ritual

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:53:10 GMT

The Wampanoag — the tribe that welcomed the Pilgrims in the 17th century— practice sacred rituals requiring an unblocked view of the sunrise. That view won't exist once 130 turbines, each over 400 feet tall, are built.

Obama: $3.4B for 'smart' power grid

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:54:23 GMT

President Barack Obama made a pitch for renewable energy Tuesday, announcing $3.4 billion in government support for 100 projects aimed at modernizing the nation's power grid.

Senators continue climate debate

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:43:39 GMT

Senators tussled over the cost of climate legislation Tuesday with the leading author of the bill maintaining that while energy prices will increase, inaction on global warming would cause even worse economic and security problems.

Senate hearing kicks off climate bill

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:55:59 GMT

Top Obama administration officials are looking to make their case before the Senate for aggressive action to combat climate change, even as Republicans show no sign of softening their dislike of a Democratic bill that would dramatically cut heat-trapping pollution.

Cash for Clunkers trade-ins piling up

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:53:12 GMT

Trade-ins from the Cash for Clunkers program are piling up and auto recyclers are seeking more time to meet the deadline for disposing of all those vehicles.

Feds set aside habitat for polar bear

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:09:38 GMT

The Obama administration is setting aside 200,000 square miles in Alaska and off its coast as "critical habitat" for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas.

Activists want tougher pesticide rules

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:22:21 GMT

A coalition of nonprofit groups is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to write stronger regulations to protect children from exposure to farm chemicals sprayed near thousands of schools.

Green walls growing in building design

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:08:17 GMT

The next big thing in green building design might be to turn an existing idea on its side.

Will 'cleantech' be the next boom?

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:26:28 GMT

Silicon Valley investors are pointing to something called cleantech as a candidate for the next boom.

EPA to address toxic water at schools

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:59:17 GMT

A California senator called on the head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to disclose how the agency plans to address the widespread problem of toxic drinking water in the nation's schools.

China tycoon has US green car start-up

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:23:18 GMT

A Chinese entrepreneur is planning a comeback in the U.S. with a green automobile start-up.

States push for e-waste recycling

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:07:24 GMT

Frustrated by inaction in Congress, a growing number of states are trying to reduce the rising tide of junked TVs, computers and other electronics that have become one of the nation's fastest-growing waste streams.

"Recycled" glass ends up in landfill?

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:32:39 GMT

Cheyenne hasn't recycled the glass it collects for years. Instead, the city has been putting it in the landfill, using it to surround the concrete walled wells that pump toxic fluids out of the dump.