A five-year report out yesterday from a U.N. refugee agency goes to great lengths to say climate change is likely to increase human displacement among nations. What is less clear in the report is what can be done about it. Last year brought the globe's total number of people forced to flee their homes to about 43 million, mostly in the developing world.
New buildings must increase their energy efficiency 25 to 30 percent under new standards California ordered yesterday. The California Energy Commission mandated the changes, which take effect Jan. 1, 2014, for buildings constructed after that date. Homes and apartments must achieve a 25 percent gain, while other structures must improve 30 percent.
A sponsor of the House version of a much-touted energy efficiency bill expressed high hopes for the legislation's prospects yesterday at a conference focused on power conservation in Washington, D.C. (E&ENews PM, )
The White House has completed a seven-month review of renewable fuel technologies and feedstocks. (Greenwire, )
Exporting the country's newfound glut of shale gas will have a "modest" effect on domestic prices because of economic factors within the United States as well as large costs tied to transporting and liquefying gas, according to a new report. (Greenwire, )
Sign of the future, or maybe not. (ClimateWire, )
Senate Republicans are urging U.S. EPA to halt a long-awaited rulemaking aimed at curbing stormwater runoff -- a major pollution source. (E&ENews PM, )
A California congresswoman Friday introduced legislation that would create a national strategy for addressing the public health effects of climate change, including respiratory illness, allergies and tropical diseases. (Greenwire, )
