The Green Grok
blogging towards a more sustainable path with Dr. Bill Chameides
I Dream of Genes Without Resistant Scare
by Bill ChameidesMar 08, 2010
filed under: animals, antibiotic resistance, antibiotics, bacteria, concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), evolution, farms, food, health, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof
There's new evidence of a steady rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria in soils.
The Green Grok’s Oscar Picks … Sort of
by Bill ChameidesMar 05, 2010
filed under: Academy Awards, Best Picture Oscar, environment, environmentalism and film
Avatar, a favorite for this year’s Best Picture Oscar, has gotten high marks for its environmental theme.
GE Is on a Coal-Beautification Mission
by Bill ChameidesMar 04, 2010
filed under: "clean" coal, advertising, coal, coal ash, electricity, General Electric, health, pollution, popular culture
General Electric is “changing the perception of coal energy in America.” It’s clean — and sexy. Just look at the ads.
The ‘Clean’ in ‘Clean Coal’ Downgraded Again
by Bill ChameidesMar 03, 2010
filed under: "clean" coal, carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon dioxide emissions, coal, mountaintop mining, mountaintop removal, pollution, power plants
Here’s another reason to call "clean" coal “not-so-clean.”
Ocean Fish Sing: Where Has All the Oxygen Gone?
by Bill ChameidesMar 02, 2010
filed under: animals, anoxia, climate change, dead zone, global warming, hypoxia, nitrogen, nutrient runoff, ocean minimum one, oceans, oxygen, phytoplankton, seafood
Can global warming make it harder for fish to breathe?
USA’s Open Season on Chemical Dumping
by Bill ChameidesMar 01, 2010
filed under: Bridge of Sighs, Clean Water Act, Clean Water Restoration Act, Colorado, drinking water, Environmental Protection Agency, Glenn Beck, health, Heritage Foundation, New York Times, policy, politics, pollution, Rapanos v. United States, Richard Russo, Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, Tennessee, toxins, U.S. Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, United States, water, water pollution, water quality, wetlands
The green promises from last January along with renewed faith in science and the government are rotting on the vine.
Jackson Browne - Taking It Easy for the Planet
by Bill ChameidesFeb 26, 2010
filed under: artist, Duke alumni, Duke LEAF award, Duke University, Durham, NC, environment, environmental award, environmentalism, Jackson Browne, Lifetime Environmental Achievement in the Fine Arts (LEAF) award, music, Robert Redford
Since 1972, singer-songwriter Jackson Browne has been singing about life, love, and natural beauty, acknowledging the fragility of it all and mixing the highly personal with the political. In April Duke University will honor Browne for his honoring of the environment throughout his career.
Climate and Changing Times in Congress
by Bill ChameidesFeb 25, 2010
filed under: American Clean Energy and Security Act, Barbara Boxer, cap and trade, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, climate, climate change, Ed Markey, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, Henry Waxman, House of Representatives, Jim Webb, Joe Lieberman, John Kerry, Kerry-Boxer climate bill, Lamar Alexander, legislation, Lindsey Graham, Maria Cantwell, policy, politics, Senate, Susan Collins, U.S. Congress, Waxman-Markey climate bill
What impact will congressional retirees have on prospects for climate legislation?
Can Coral Reefs Adapt to Climate Change?
by Bill ChameidesFeb 24, 2010
filed under: algae, clade D, climate change, coral bleaching, coral reefs, El Nino, fish, global warming, ocean acidification, oceans, polyps, Pulse of the Planet, Symbiodinium, zooxanthellae
Why have some corals weathered bleaching events better than others? The answer may hold the key to their long-term survival.
Warming Is Unequivocal
by Bill ChameidesFeb 23, 2010
filed under: climate change, Climate Research Unit, climate science, climate skeptics, climategate, Daily Mail, glaciers, global warming, ice, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, permafrost, Phil Jones, realclimate.org, science, sea ice, statistics, United Nations, University of East Anglia, Wall Street Journal
Is the Wall Street Journal making like an ostrich and sticking its head in melting permafrost?
