Kentucky utility: EPA mercury rules to cost it $100 million

What a deal: a minimum of $100 million in costs for just one utility in exchange for no benefits — even on a nationwide basis. Continue reading Kentucky utility: EPA mercury rules to cost it $100 million

Nope: Peregrines not saved by DDT ban, either

Dr. William Hornaday of the New York Zoological Society referred to [peregrine falcons] as birds that “deserve death, but are so rare that we need not take them into account” — in 1913. Continue reading Nope: Peregrines not saved by DDT ban, either

WorldWatch: 12 Simple Steps for Going Green in 2012

The WorldWatch Institute suggests 12 ways you can reduce reduce your standard of living or make your life more difficult while doing absolutely nothing to improve the environment. Continue reading WorldWatch: 12 Simple Steps for Going Green in 2012