by David Cassuto | Feb 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
David Cassuto (x-post from Animal Blawg) Let’s be clear: Our hero favors alternative energy, including wind power. However, nothing is all good and wind turbines kill birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that more than 400,000 birds are killed each...
by David Cassuto | Jan 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Pace environmental law experts add to momentum with education of officials to address climate change One wouldn’t necessarily expect a small former Soviet country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia to lead the way in addressing climate change, but that’s exactly what...
by David Cassuto | Jan 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
by David Cassuto (x-post from Animal Blawg) Kangaroos are routinely brutalized and treated as pests in Australia. This from the email regarding some recent developments: THINKK, the think tank for kangaroos, based at the University of Technology Sydney and supported...
by David Cassuto | Jan 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
by Jamie Van Nostrand Given the current political environment, there is virtually no chance of enacting any sort of comprehensive federal energy and climate legislation that would put a price on carbon, either through a cap and trade program for CO2 emissions or a...
by David Cassuto | Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
David Cassuto (x-post from Animal Blawg) Here’s an interesting development: EPA has released data from a national study of emissions from CAFOS that raise pigs, broiler chickens, cattle, and turkeys. Of course, we don’t know how interesting it is because the agency...