]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/studies Blog Articles Tagged with 'studies' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/maria-energia/149954?rsstype=tag&tag=studies On Thursday I was invited to a call-in news conference hosted by the leaders of the major renewable energy trade associations in the U.S.:Randall Swisher, Executive Director, American Wind Energy AssociationKarl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/maria-energia/149954?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:15:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149947?rsstype=tag&tag=studies The amount of agricultural land required to produce 15 billion gallons of grain (e.g., corn) ethanol in the United States by 2015, as required by the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), is likely to be less than 1% of total world cropla... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149947?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:25:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/149712?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy, European Union, Japan, UK, USAIn Europe, a large percentage of all cars and trucks are sold with diesel engines, which generally consume less fuel and produce a smaller amount of carbon emissions per mile. In... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/149712?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:48:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149700?rsstype=tag&tag=studies By Joseph RommExecutive summary: Don't waste your time on the Heritage Foundation's energy blog, a source of misleading headlines and general conservative disinformation, but little original analysis and even less (unintentional) humor. Bloggers ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149700?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:54:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/global-warming-accuweather/149592?rsstype=tag&tag=studies I have been getting a number of comments lately directing me to the GISS (Goddard Institute for Space Studies) October temperature controversy that originated with bad data from Russia. Basically, it appears that September temperature data from sever... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/global-warming-accuweather/149592?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:37:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/149462?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Filed under: Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USA View of Greater LA (Under GNU 1.2 License)You read the headline correctly. According to a report by researchers at California State University, Fullterton, pollution kills more people than car cra... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/149462?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149436?rsstype=tag&tag=studies By GristThis article, written by reporter Abrahm Lustgarten, was published by ProPublica.org. A version of it also ran on BusinessWeek's website. In July, a hydrologist dropped a plastic sampling pipe 300 feet down a water well in rural Sublette ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149436?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:26:21 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149365?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Percent of the population exposed to PM2.5 concentrations above the average annual federal standard (15 g/m3) in 2005-2007 by county. Click to enlarge.Air pollution costs the California economy more than $28 billion annually, according to a new stu... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149365?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:21:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149220?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Anthropogenic aerosol optical depth (AOD) in the period2001-2003 for four seasons. AOD is an index for the fraction of sunlight intercepted by particles and total aerosol concentration in the vertical column. Click to enlarge. Source: UNEPCities from... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149220?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:03:12 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/149195?rsstype=tag&tag=studies The term green jobs has been tossed around quite a bit this seemingly campaign season. While we may not all see eye to eye on plans for growing the green job market, we can agree that green jobs jobs that serve a dual purpose of strengthenin... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/149195?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:12:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/149152?rsstype=tag&tag=studies A new report finds that China provided a total of RMB 780 million ( 91/US$ 115 million, roughly 0.32/US$ 0.40 per litre) in biofuel subsidies in 2006. Total support is expected to reach approximately RMB 8 billion ( 940 million/US$ 1.2 billion... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/149152?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:16:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/149114?rsstype=tag&tag=studies The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its first decision of the term today, and it's not the best of news for whales.Last month, NRDC and its allies argued before the court on behalf of marine mammals that are threatened by Navy sonar exercises off th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/149114?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:13:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/149387?rsstype=tag&tag=studies The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its first decision of the term today, and it's not the best of news for whales.Last month, NRDC and its allies argued before the court on behalf of marine mammals that are threatened by Navy sonar exercises off the ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/149387?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:13:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/149960?rsstype=tag&tag=studies The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its first decision of the term today, and it's not the best of news for whales.Last month, NRDC and its allies argued before the court on behalf of marine mammals that are threatened by Navy sonar exercises off the ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/149960?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:13:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149097?rsstype=tag&tag=studies By Guest authorThis is a guest post from Gus Speth, dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.----- Are there silver linings to the dark cloud of the financial crisis? It is a truism in our politics that only a crisis produces... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149097?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:28:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/148936?rsstype=tag&tag=studies The green energy sector is being hit by the financial crisis in a dramatic way. Banks no longer have the capacity nor the will to fund projects that often require large investments and serious risks. An example comes from Belgium, where C-Power, the ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/148936?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:27:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148766?rsstype=tag&tag=studies A recent study offers hard evidence of something many of us have known for a long time: access to nature improves our health. According to the researchers' findings, as reported in this BBC article, the abundance of green space in a city can help pr... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148766?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:57:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148577?rsstype=tag&tag=studies I gave a talk a few weeks ago in Barcelona that was pretty well-received and widely blogged. Specifically, several bloggers have picked up and amplified the seven key points I offered in the talk - a list of principles that I believe characterize muc... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148577?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:44:36 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/148528?rsstype=tag&tag=studies The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will lead two projects to help electric power companies add solar energy to fossil-fueled electric power plants, reducing fuel costs and plant emissions. Dynegy Inc. and NV Energy will host case studies at... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/148528?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:40:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148503?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Image credit: WikipediaAs he assumes the presidency, Barack Obama must make climate-change legislation and investment in green energy top priorities. And he must be ready to take bold and politically unpopular action to address global warming... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148503?rsstype=tag&tag=studies Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:15:39 -0500