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Climate change is happening too quickly for species to adapt 16 Jul 2013 | 05:55 pm
Discover more at theGuardian “Among the many strange mantras repeated by climate change deniers is the claim that even in an overheated, climate-altered planet, animals and plants will still survive ...
EPA set to unveil host of new regs 10 Jul 2013 | 04:58 pm
From RegWatch on thehill.com. “The Obama administration is looking forward to a host of new environmental regulations that go far beyond the president’s plans to issue new standards for greenhouse ga...
President Obama’s Plan to Fight Climate Change 26 Jun 2013 | 05:27 pm
President Obama announced a series of executive actions to reduce carbon pollution, prepare the U.S. for the impacts of climate change, and lead international efforts to address global climate change....
Climate change threatens trouble in the near future, World Bank says 20 Jun 2013 | 09:46 pm
The World Bank is beginning to commit billions of dollars to flood prevention, water management and other projects to help major Asian cities avoid the expected impact of climate change, a dramatic ex...
Agencies need to reduce building space and better use existing space, GSA building service commissioner says 24 May 2013 | 04:51 pm
Agencies must consolidate offices and better utilize existing offices to help reduce the amount of money and energy spent on maintaining federal buildings, GSA PBS Commissioner Dorothy Robyn told the ...
GSA’s ENERGY STAR Buildings Save Taxpayer Dollars 7 May 2013 | 05:28 pm
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that 15 of its buildings saved an estimated $961,470 taxpayer dollars and met top energy benchmarks in the 2012 ENERGY STAR National Building C...
DOD Announces Winners of the Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards 22 Apr 2013 | 06:46 pm
The Department of Defense has announced the winners of the 2013 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards. Each year the department honors individuals, teams, and installations for their outstanding ...
GSA Announces Major Investments in the Nation’s Public Buildings as Part of President’s Budget 15 Apr 2013 | 08:35 pm
The President’s Budget calls for important, common sense investments in the nation’s public buildings managed by the U.S. General Services Administration. These investments enable GSA to properly main...
A warming world will further intensify extreme precipitation events, according to study 8 Apr 2013 | 06:18 pm
According to a newly-published NOAA-led study in Geophysical Research Letters, as the globe warms from rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, more moisture in a warmer atmosphere will ...
US Renewable Energy Production Now Tops Nuclear Power 29 Mar 2013 | 05:14 pm
New data released yesterday from the US Energy Information Administration offers a snapshot of the energy landscape in Obama’s first term. Energy production from natural gas grew 16% while coal-fired ...
