Thursday, September 21, 2006

MIT designs 'invisible,' floating wind turbines
Professor schooled in oil exploration structures has designed a platform to hold turbines dozens of miles offshore.
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David Grey, the World Bank's water resources chief, warns that opposition to dams keeps poor nations poor and should be reevaluated. Read more here.


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Scientists Map Canyon Below Atlantic
A four-year study using high-tech tools has produced maps of the Hudson Canyon that will allow scientists to study many things, including whether methane gas trapped in frozen sediment below the sea floor is escaping and exacerbating global warming.

Soaring Natural Gas Prices Spur Widespread Drilling
Companies have been drilling natural gas wells at historic rates across much of the Appalachian Basin, an area that includes swathes of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia.

'Chameleon' Schwarzenegger Shows Green in Campaign
Last week, the Republican Schwarzenegger was decidedly "green," like the color of his campaign bus, as he struck a deal with the state legislature's Democratic majority to enact a law making California the first U.S. state to cap greenhouse-gas emissions.

Author Sees Science, Religion Saving Environment
Scientist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author E.O. Wilson is out to save life on Earth -- literally -- and as a secular humanist has decided to enlist people of religious faith in his mission.

SKorea, Japan Begin Final Day of Talks on Maritime Borders
South Korea and Japan began a final day of talks Tuesday on demarcating their maritime boundaries around islets at the center of a territorial dispute, amid dimming prospects for a breakthrough.

Dutch Greenhouse Gas Emissions Now at 1990 Levels
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands fell by around 2 percent in 2005 from a year earlier and were at approximately the same level they were in 1990, a government agency said Monday.


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Network Member News

CCOF Appoints Certification Services Director
By: California Certified Organic Farmers
CCOF announces that Jake Lewin is the new Certification Services Director effective September 1, 2006. Lewin was hired for this position following an industry-wide search. He has been serving as Interim Certification Services Director since July of this year.


National Wetlands Dialogue: Making Sense of Rapanos v. United States
By: Environmental Law Institute
Given the U.S. Supreme Court's recent failure in Rapanos v. United States to carve out a definitive rule on what constitutes jurisdictional wetlands, the current edition of the National Wetlands Newsletter® (September/October 2006) offers much-needed insight and analysis on the decision. This particular issue should prove quite valuable to environmental practitioners as they eagerly await guidance on the matter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.


Latest research findings at UC Exotic/Invasive Pests and Diseases Research Workshop
By: UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
Find out about the latest research on exotic invaders by joining the University of California Exotic/Invasive Pests and Diseases Research Program (EPDRP) Workshop, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Oct. 3, at UC Riverside, Riverside Extension Center, Room E.


Island Ferries Take on Role of Research Vessels Collecting Data about Nantucket Sound
By: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) biologist Scott Gallager and colleagues have installed a package of sensors on the 235-foot freight ferry Katama to measure water quality and to photograph plankton as the ferry crisscrosses the western side of Nantucket Sound year-round, several times daily.


San Diego Declaration : Scientists Say Global Warming Limits Ability To Manage Wildland Fire
By: Association for Fire Ecology
Changes in climate will limit humans’ ability to manage wildland fire and apply prescribed fire across the landscape, according to the “San Diego Declaration on Climate Change and Fire Management,” released today by the Association for Fire Ecology, the world’s largest assembly of fire ecologists.


Methods Enable Hawaii-based Longline Swordfish Fishery to Minimize Sea Turtle Interactions
By: Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
Action is urgently needed to prevent the loss of leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles from the Pacific Ocean. Reducing bycatch of sea turtles in pelagic longline fisheries, in parallel with activities to reduce other anthropogenic mortality sources, may contribute to their recovery.


Hurricane Damages Soar To New Levels
By: Earth Policy Institute
Damage from hurricanes is soaring off the charts, bankrupting insurance companies and depriving property owners of insurance in high-risk areas, reports Janet Larsen, Director of Research at Earth Policy Institute. During the 1960s, worldwide damage from windstorms with economic losses of $1 billion or more totaled just $4 billion. In the 1970s, the figure rose to $7 billion, and in the 1980s it topped $24 billion. Next came the 1990s, when losses from the 29 billion-dollar-plus storms soared to $113 billion. Between 2000 to 2005 hurricanes left a staggering bill of $273 billion.


Woolly Bully is Sticky Nuisance: Find Out How to Control the Pest
By: UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
Researchers have found a way for growers and homeowners to save money and time by knowing when and how much insecticide to apply to control the Asian hackberry woolly aphid.


Conservation Groups Challenge Agency’s Refusal To Protect Recently Discovered Salamander
By: Center for Biological Diversity
A coalition of conservation groups filed suit in California state court on Thursday, challenging the Department of Fish and Game's (DFG's) failure to protect the recently discovered Scott Bar Salamander under California's endangered species law. Rather than herald the new species - a rare subset of a threatened species - DFG stripped the salamanders of protection, subjecting them to the immediate threat from logging operations.


The Trust for Public Land Honored for Exceptional Work Using GIS Technology
By: the Trust for Public Land
This July The Trust for Public Land (TPL, www.tpl.org) was announced as a recipient of a 2006 "Special Achievement in GIS" Award for its outstanding use of geographic information system (GIS) technology. ESRI, the world leader in GIS software, presented the award at the Twenty-sixth Annual ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, California, before thousands of GIS professionals.


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EPA rule raises pollution risk to waterways, critics say
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A new rule permitting the transfer of water from one natural body of water to
another without a permit could result in more pollution in Wisconsin streams
and lakes. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (9/5)


Nearly 20 years later, Indiana marsh returns to life
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A 500-acre marsh has started to look like its former self after nearly 20 years
of work to restore the wetland amid the sand dunes near Lake Michigan. Source:
The Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel (9/5)


EDITORIAL: A new plan for the islands
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A new long-term management plan is being written to care for the Apostle Islands
National Lakeshore over the next 15 to 20 years, and visitors can let the park
service know what they think. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/5)


Wetlands to slow or grow global warming?
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In northern Minnesota, a researcher says wetlands like bogs could be key to how
fast the climate changes worldwide. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (9/4)


A mirage called Lake Michigan
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Lake Michigan might appear to be an ideal solution for all water shortage
problems, but money and geology can throw cold water on the dream. Source:
Arlington Heights Daily Herald (9/4)


Trees under the influence of ozone and CO2
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In northern Wisconsin, they're finding that gasses such as carbon dioxide and
ozone will change the makeup of what survives in a future forest. Source: Great
Lakes Radio Consortium (9/4)


Wreck hunter seeks home for remnants of Titanic of its day
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The shipwreck hunter who poured more than $200,000 and 20 years into locating
the luxury steamer Lady Elgin now finds himself in another battle: to win over
museums that aren't interested in a ship unless it is named Titanic. Source:
Chicago Tribune (9/3)


Great Lakes drain away
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A decade of warm winters with sporadic snowfall has failed to refill the
snow-dependent Great Lakes, with falling water levels bringing the top ever
closer to the bottom in Lakes Michigan and Huron. Source: Chicago Tribune (9/3)


Wisconsin DNR: Eurasian water milfoil is found in Superior Bay
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Eurasian water milfoil, a water weed that chokes out native plants and can clog
shallow areas, has been found in Superior Bay, the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources said. Source: Duluth News Tribune (9/2)


$50 Million Project
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A small crowd of boaters gathered Friday along both sides of the Ashtabula River
to watch work crews unload a dredge into the water - - a major first step in
the three-year, $50 million project. Source: The Ashtabula Star Beacon (9/2)


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September 06, 2006

News and Events

Energy Connections

  • Utility Survey Says Shopkeepers Are Energy Hogs

News and Events

New York Law Prohibits Shutout of Alternative Fuels

A new law in New York will make alternative fuels such as biodiesel and E85 (a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline) more readily available to consumers. New York Governor George Pataki on July 31st signed a law prohibiting the "exclusivity" contracts between fuel distributors and gas stations. These contracts limit service stations from purchasing or selling fuels from sources other than the main distributor. Because most major petroleum fuel distributors do not sell E85 or other alternative fuels in New York, service stations bound by these contracts were unable to offer renewable fuels to customers. The fuels covered under the new law include E85, biodiesel, hydrogen, and compressed natural gas.

The law should help remove access barriers for the owners of the roughly 200,000 flex-fuel vehicles in New York State. Flex-fuel vehicles can run on either E85 or gasoline, but only a few stations in New York currently offer E85. To further improve access, the New York State Thruway Authority will install renewable fuel pumps at its 27 Thruway travel plazas, the first of which should be operating this fall. See the press releases from Governor Pataki on the exclusivity law and the Thruway plaza pump groundbreaking.

First Residence Awarded Platinum LEED Rating

Photo of a modern styled home with its lights on.

This model home from LivingHomes has received the first Platinum rating for a residential building.
Credit: LivingHomes

The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System has made green building practices in the commercial and government sectors more common, and the standards have proven valuable in residential construction. The pilot U.S. LEED for Homes, which the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) started in August 2005, provides guidelines for meeting efficiency and sustainability goals and uses a point system to rate buildings as Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum. In August, the first Platinum rating for a residential building was awarded to the homebuilder LivingHomes for its highly efficient model home, which the company touts as a "Zero Energy, Zero Water, Zero Waste, Zero Carbon, Zero Emissions residence." LivingHomes designs each of its houses to achieve at least a Silver LEED certification. See the press releases from LivingHomes and from the USGBC (PDF 148 KB) Download Adobe Reader.

As energy costs rise, many consumers are turning to green-building practices to make their homes more energy-efficient, and builders are offering more efficient options. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported in August that its members are using more products that will improve the energy efficiency of homes and lower energy costs for consumers thinking of buying or remodeling a home. These products include renewable technologies such as solar water heaters; ENERGY STAR-rated appliances; and energy-efficient, low-emittance (Low-E) windows. The market is expanding to meet this demand, and the National Association of Home Builders predicts that prices will decrease as more products become available. See the NAHB press release.

USDA Awards $17.5 Million for Rural Development

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced August 30th that $17.5 million in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program Grants have been awarded to 375 recipients in 36 states. Part of the 2002 Farm Bill, the grant program awards funding to agricultural producers, rural small business, U.S. citizens, and legal U.S. residents. Rural Development grant funds can be used to pay up to 25 percent of costs for eligible projects, which include wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and hydrogen energy projects.

Energique Inc., an herbal supplier in Woodbine, Iowa, will use its $31,444 grant for a geothermal heating and cooling system that will provide energy savings of up to 60 percent. Brubaker Farms in Pennsylvania will receive a $223,249 grant to install an anaerobic complete mix digester to produce energy from farm waste. States receiving funding are Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. See the USDA press release.

Biofuel Companies Use Alternative Energy for Production and Delivery

Panda Ethanol announced on August 29th that it plans to build a fuel-efficient ethanol plant in Sherman County, Texas, that will be capable of producing 100 million gallons of ethanol each year. This new plant will use 1 billion pounds of cattle manure to generate the steam used in ethanol production. Construction of the plant will take approximately 18 months, but the completion date will depend on financing. The plant will be equal in size to Panda's Hereford plant, which will be the largest biomass-fueled ethanol plant in the United States when it goes online in the second half of 2007. See the story about Panda's Hereford plant in the May 25, 2005 issue of EERE Network News and the press release from Panda Energy (PDF 126 KB). Download Adobe Reader.

Panda uses manure to produce its ethanol, but SeQuential Biofuels is taking advantage of other renewable energies and energy-efficient technologies to distribute its alternative fuels. SeQuential Biofuels has opened a new fueling station in Eugene, Oregon, that offers biofuel blends approved for use in all gasoline and diesel vehicles. Among the station's design innovations are 244 solar panels that will provide 30 percent to 50 percent of its annual electricity and 4,800 plants installed in a "living roof" to control rainwater runoff and help cool the building. See the press release from SeQuential Biofuels.

Pennsylvania and Ski Resorts Commit to Renewable Energy

Pennsylvania has increased its purchase of electricity from renewable sources from 10 percent to 20 percent of the state's usage. The state has modified its agreement with Community Energy Inc. to purchase 200,000 MW of power per year—-of which 60 percent will come from hydroelectric sources, and 40 percent will come from wind power. This new agreement will make Pennsylvania the largest state purchaser of energy from renewable sources. The state is ranked 12th on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Top 25 Green Power Partners List. See the press release from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the EPA's list of Green Power Partners.

Four ski resorts are joining Pennsylvania in making commitments to renewable energy. The owners of Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado, Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, and Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire have entered into an agreement with Gunnison County Electric Association to purchase 27 million kilowatt-hours in renewable energy certificates from Sterling Planet. Crystal Mountain in Michigan has also committed to wind energy and will power its chairlifts with wind power purchased from Cherryland Electric, with the goal of eventually powering the entire resort with renewable energy. These resorts follow on the heels of Vail Mountain Resorts, which recently announced that it would buy enough renewable energy certificates to provide 100 percent of its power. See the press releases from Crested Butte Mountain Resort and Crystal Mountain, as well as the Vail Mountain Resorts story from the August 9th issue of EERE Network News.

DOE Conducts Energy Assessments in Texas and Indiana

DOE announced on August 29th that it is conducting three-day Industrial Energy Saving Assessments at the Lone Star Steel facility in Lone Star, Texas, and at U.S. Steel's Gary Works facility in Gary, Indiana. Lone Star Steel produces steel tubes and pipes for energy, industrial, and automotive applications. The Gary Works facility operates facilities for steelmaking and finishing and has an annual raw steelmaking capacity of 7.5 million tons. DOE's free, three-day energy assessments are helping major manufacturing facilities identify energy-saving opportunities, primarily by focusing on steam and process heating systems used at the plants. See the DOE press releases on the assessments in Texas and Indiana, as well as the Web sites for Lone Star Steel and U.S. Steel's Gary Works facility.

DOE's Energy Saving Teams have completed visits to 33 large federal facilities and are in the process of visiting 200 energy-intensive manufacturing facilities as part of the national "Easy Ways to Save Energy" campaign launched in October 2005. The first 113 industrial Energy Saving Assessments have identified $282 million per year in potential energy cost savings. If implemented, these energy-saving measures could reduce natural gas consumption by more than 31 trillion Btu per year, which is more than the amount used by 430,000 U.S. homes. See the "Easy Ways to Save Energy" Web site.


Energy Connections

Utility Survey Says Shopkeepers Are Energy Hogs

Computer-Generated Image of the Energy Hog.

The Energy Hog is energy efficiency's arch-villain.
Credit: Tracy Locke

DOE's Energy Hog Campaign may focus on teaching adults and children to save energy at home, but home isn't the only place people waste energy. Energy hogs can be found everywhere. The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) released the results of a survey on August 24th that identified energy hogs in the Hamptons and other areas near Long Island: retail stores. The survey found that many stores are wasting 20 percent to 25 percent of the electricity they consume because the front doors are kept open on warm days, which allows the air-conditioned air to spill out. Although leaving the doors open may bring a few more customers in, it also increases utility bills and adds to the already-high power demand in the Long Island area. Electricity demand has increased 101 percent in the past eight years and reached a record high during the heat wave this August. Increased demand requires utilities to add infrastructure to keep up—-and those costs are passed on to consumers. LIPA is urging stores to keep their doors shut when air conditioners are running, and will start a campaign next summer called "Be Cool—Keep it Closed." The utility is also asking customers to watch for these energy hogs and request that they close their doors on hot days. See the LIPA press release and the Energy Hog Web site.



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EU Commission Proposes Cleanup Strategy for Mediterranean
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a strategy to clean up the Mediterranean and halt pollution from industry, shipping and households by 2020.

Gore Predicts Shift in Bush Climate Policy
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore predicted on Tuesday that President George W. Bush would shift to do more to fight global warming, under Republican pressure from California to New York.

Brazil Sees Amazon Land Clearing Easing This Year
Huge tracts of Brazil's Amazon rainforest were cleared legally and illegally in the past year, but the rate of deforestation slowed, the country's environment minister said Tuesday.

Oil Pool Tapped in Gulf of Mexico Could Boost U.S. Reserves by 50 Percent
A trio of oil companies led by Chevron Corp. has tapped a petroleum pool deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico that could boost the nation's reserves by more than 50 percent. A test well indicates it could be the biggest new domestic oil discovery since Alaska's Prudhoe Bay a generation ago.

Hundreds of Chinese Villagers Suffer Lead Poisoning from Smelter
At least 879 people in two Chinese villages have been hospitalized with lead poisoning, probably caused by airborne waste from a nearby lead factory, state media and local officials said Wednesday.

China and Europe to Discuss Energy, Environment
China and European Union leaders will discuss cooperation on energy and climate issues at their upcoming summit, but Chinese officials held out little hope of a breakthrough on their long-sought end to the EU's weapons sales ban.


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Orphaned Mountain Gorilla Alive and Healthy
By: African Wildlife Foundation
As reported by the African Wildlife Foundation in December 2004, a young mountain gorilla was confiscated from four poachers by Rwandan police and the Rwandan Office of Tourism and Parks (ORTPN), during an undercover operation to intercept an illegal poaching incident. The young female gorilla, estimated to be between 3 years of age at the time, was not expected to survive.


New Study Required for Grand Canyon's Native Fishes and Habitat and Glen Canyon Dam
By: the Center for Biological Diversity
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will conduct further environmental studies on the impacts of the Glen Canyon Dam on endangered fish of the Colorado River according to a recent settlement agreement. The agreement specifies that the Bureau, in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement by October 15, 2008.


415 Acres To be Added to Virgin Islands National Park
By: The Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national nonprofit land conservation organization, today announced it has signed a contract to buy and preserve a 415-acre property in the heart of St. John that ultimately will become part of Virgin Islands National Park. It would be the biggest preservation project on St. John since the National Park was created in 1956.


CCOF Appoints Certification Services Director
By: California Certified Organic Farmers
CCOF announces that Jake Lewin is the new Certification Services Director effective September 1, 2006. Lewin was hired for this position following an industry-wide search. He has been serving as Interim Certification Services Director since July of this year.


National Wetlands Dialogue: Making Sense of Rapanos v. United States
By: Environmental Law Institute
Given the U.S. Supreme Court's recent failure in Rapanos v. United States to carve out a definitive rule on what constitutes jurisdictional wetlands, the current edition of the National Wetlands Newsletter® (September/October 2006) offers much-needed insight and analysis on the decision. This particular issue should prove quite valuable to environmental practitioners as they eagerly await guidance on the matter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.


Latest research findings at UC Exotic/Invasive Pests and Diseases Research Workshop
By: UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
Find out about the latest research on exotic invaders by joining the University of California Exotic/Invasive Pests and Diseases Research Program (EPDRP) Workshop, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Oct. 3, at UC Riverside, Riverside Extension Center, Room E.


Island Ferries Take on Role of Research Vessels Collecting Data about Nantucket Sound
By: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) biologist Scott Gallager and colleagues have installed a package of sensors on the 235-foot freight ferry Katama to measure water quality and to photograph plankton as the ferry crisscrosses the western side of Nantucket Sound year-round, several times daily.


San Diego Declaration : Scientists Say Global Warming Limits Ability To Manage Wildland Fire
By: Association for Fire Ecology
Changes in climate will limit humans’ ability to manage wildland fire and apply prescribed fire across the landscape, according to the “San Diego Declaration on Climate Change and Fire Management,” released today by the Association for Fire Ecology, the world’s largest assembly of fire ecologists.


Methods Enable Hawaii-based Longline Swordfish Fishery to Minimize Sea Turtle Interactions
By: Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
Action is urgently needed to prevent the loss of leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles from the Pacific Ocean. Reducing bycatch of sea turtles in pelagic longline fisheries, in parallel with activities to reduce other anthropogenic mortality sources, may contribute to their recovery.


Hurricane Damages Soar To New Levels
By: Earth Policy Institute
Damage from hurricanes is soaring off the charts, bankrupting insurance companies and depriving property owners of insurance in high-risk areas, reports Janet Larsen, Director of Research at Earth Policy Institute. During the 1960s, worldwide damage from windstorms with economic losses of $1 billion or more totaled just $4 billion. In the 1970s, the figure rose to $7 billion, and in the 1980s it topped $24 billion. Next came the 1990s, when losses from the 29 billion-dollar-plus storms soared to $113 billion. Between 2000 to 2005 hurricanes left a staggering bill of $273 billion.


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