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Stimulus Driving Green Economy | An article in Time discusses some of the labeling of Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package, as well as what much of the money is being invested in for America’s future. The partisan bickering over whether or not the stimulus was really just for jobs and the economy is still up for debate. Republicans say it [...]
Gulf Spill Has Almost No Global Drilling Impact
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 25, 2010
Gulf Spill Has Almost No Global Drilling Impact | The New York Times Green blog reports that the Obama Administration’s moratorium on offshore drilling has resulted in far less differences in drilling around the world than many had previously thought. There has been a generally null impact in other countries, and this seems to be an example of history repeating itself. Other oil spills [...]
Nuclear Plant’s Lack Of Cooling Towers Ignites Debate
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 24, 2010
Nuclear Plant's Lack Of Cooling Towers Ignites Debate | The New York Times reports on the operations of the Indian Point Nuclear Plant in Buchanan, NY, where water is taken directly from the Hudson River, wildlife and all, in order to cool the reactions taking place inside the power plant. A real debate has started and escalated to the state level that argues the [...]
Europe Making Fast And Large Energy Transition
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 20, 2010
Europe Making Fast And Large Energy Transition | The New York Times Green blog reported that the transition European countries are making to renewable energy is well documented in a recently released report that focuses more on the facts of the transition than on the need for it. The editorial part of the report is generally nonexistent, which leaves room for the real [...]
New Fuels Being Researched To Take The Place of Gas
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 19, 2010
New Fuels Being Researched To Take The Place of Gas | The New York Times reports that while most sustainable energy research and movement has come from those attempting to replace our use of coal and products used to power our homes, the crisis in the Gulf has kicked the pants of those who are trying to find a better way to fuel our cars. Oil [...]
Marines Decide To Use Sustainable Energy
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 18, 2010
Marines Decide To Use Sustainable Energy | The New York Times reports that if you want to get the renewable or sustainable energy industry really going, you may just have to send in the Marines. The Navy and Marine Corps are planning to significantly cut their dependence on fossil fuels in the near future, says Navy Secretary Ray Mabus. The statistics say [...]
Gibbs and Napolitano Introduce Border Security Bill
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 16, 2010
Gibbs and Napolitano Introduce Border Security Bill | On Friday, the White House hosted a briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs being joined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, as she introduced the President’s border security bill that he had recently signed into law. Napolitano said that it represented a bipartisan approach to the border issue, and outlined the most important [...]
Local Environmental Issues Thrive Off Of Industry Compromise
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 13, 2010
Local Environmental Issues Thrive Off Of Industry Compromise | The New York Times Green blog had an article today about the merits of compromising at the local level with industry in order to achieve success in these smaller instances. This goes against the common notion and strategy of environmental groups to try to do this on a national or global scale, but it seems [...]
Unused Land Now Used For Sustainable Energy
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 11, 2010
Unused Land Now Used For Sustainable Energy | The New York Times reports that acres and acres of farmland in the San Joaquin Valley can no longer be used for agricultural production because of the large salt buildups in the ground, but now someone have found a potential use for these vacant fields. Now these fields will be used to produce electricity. Farmers [...]
Churn That Butter For Some Perfectly Good BioDiesel Fuel
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 10, 2010
Churn That Butter For Some Perfectly Good BioDiesel Fuel | 
The New York Times reports that although butter is not and probably will never be the biodiesel fuel of any future, it is definitely a positive that scientists could succeed in making a successful substitute for oil. Apparently, scientists really just wanted to prove they could get it done. They said that although butter does [...]