Radiation Risk to Humans Differs Between GSM and CDMA Cell Phone Technology

Jan. 6, 2011, The Council of Europe’s recent resolution on the need to reduce exposures to electromagnetic fields focused on cell phones with “continuous pulse waves”, the kind emitted by GSM ph...

British Columbia’s Threatened Sacred Headwaters

It is not often a photographer has the opportunity to explore lands which have rarely, if ever, been captured by the lens of a camera. Collaborating with National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and ...

Information of Interest, May 2012

1. Generational Differences in Young Adults (www.apa.org) – “Compared to Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1961) at the same age, Gen X’ers (born 1962 to 1981) and Millenials (born after 1982) consider...

USMC’s Camp Lejeune Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery

In 2011, North Carolina’s Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, the largest Marine Corps Base on the East Coast with approximately 40,000 Marines, achieved a significant milestone in the recovery...

“To A Billion One:” A Global Affordable Housing Lesson

As a child I learned about the Hebrew expression, “Tikun Olam.” It means repairing the world, which typically means giving Tzedakah, or charity. It is a central tenet of what it means to ...

Kabul & the USACE: The Power of Streetlights

Solar-powered streetlights, installed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), have boosted commerce in a busy business district in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. According to Kabul Mayor Muhammad Y...

Information of Interest, Apr 2012

1. Am. Acad. of Env. Medicine Urges Moratorium on “Smart Meters” (www.aaemonline.org) – The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) issued a January 19, 2012, letter to the California ...

The Past as Guide to the Future: US Geological Records of Sea-Level Change

Sea-level rise is one of the more certain impacts of future climate change; although, uncertainty surrounds its likely global and regional magnitude. Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is an unlik...

HDR & Sustainable Design: The Implications of H.R. 1540 on DoD Projects

On January 2, 2012, President Obama signed into law the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), known as H.R. 1540. The final budget reflected lower spending levels than in recent years in res...

Alternative to Urbanization: Life after the City

Are people eternally destined to live in cities? Are jungles made of concrete, metal and glass the only environment in which they deserve to exist – even in the remote future? Today, these important...

Information of Interest, Mar 2012

1. U.N. Agencies Unveil Proposals to Safeguard Ocean (www.unesco.org) – The Blueprint for Ocean and Coastal Sustainability sounds the alarm about the health of the ocean and explains how it influenc...

Smart Power Move: Solar as a Crucial US Energy Component

Living and acting in an environmentally conscious way and finding a balance between economics, environment and society is, historically, not a new concept. However, it is a relatively new concept for ...

EPA Cancels Registrations of Two Bird-Killing Pesticides

(Washington, D.C., March 1, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the cancellation of two toxic pesticides that were documented by American Bird Conservancy to have recurr...

February 2012 Headlines

1Oceans May be 150% More Acidic by 2100 (www.unesco.org) – Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels (CO2) are causing the ocean to ac...

Information of Interest, Feb 2012

1. Caucasus Region Climate Change Impacts Study (www.envsec.org) – This 2011 report, Regional Climate Change Impacts Study for the South Caucasus Region, is the first cooperative study on the impact...

Education & Innovation Promoting Public/Private Water Solutions

The 2010 Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act (FBPTA) is a far-reaching measure that seeks to assure Federal buildings and property are managed with a priority on energy and water-efficient practi...

City & County of Denver A Model for Sustainable Action

Building smart in the City and County of Denver includes several programs designed to help the municipality and broad community achieve cost reductions and high performance, and to conserve use of nat...

Colonel (Ret.) Mark Mykleby on 21st Century Security

It’s common knowledge the Department of Defense (DoD) has considered the science of climate change, and it has accepted the conclusion that it’s real (reference the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review...

January 2012 Headlines

1DoD-NRDC Database Helps Identify Renewable Energy Sites (www.nrdc.org) – The Defense of Department (DoD) joined the National Resources Defense Co...

Mage Solar Understanding Solar Basics

It doesn’t take a solar expert to realize that the magnificent concept of clean, reliable and easy to deploy solar energy is unstoppably making its way into the collective conscience of society. Sol...

Information of Interest, Jan 2012

1. A National Security Imperative to Reduce U.S. Oil Dependence (www.cna.org) – The Center for Naval Analysis’ (CNA) Oct. 2011 report, A National Security Imperative to Reduce U.S. Oil Dependence,...

US Navy RADM Eccles: Surface Ship Energy Efficiency Initiatives

The United States Navy faces significant challenges with volatile and rising energy costs as well as with the security of its energy supplies. In 2009, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus set goa...

NCDMM Sustainable Military Manufacturing

For many manufacturing companies, improving sustainability of manufacturing processes is a daunting task – strategically, tactically and economically. All too often manufacturers quickly find themse...

Saving Energy & Costs Green Technology Road Improvements

After the long gas station lines of the two OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) crises of the 1970s, the onus for reducing fuel consumption was placed squarely on the consumer by mand...

Acid Rain Study Show Substantial Decreases, But More Progress Is Needed

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Measurable improvements in air quality and visibility, human health, and water quality in many acid-sensitive lakes and streams, have been achieved through emissions reductions fr...

U.S. Forces Rescue Second Iranian Vessel

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2012 – For the second time in a week, a U.S. vessel has rescued Iranian mariners from a distressed vessel in regional waters. A team from the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd, ...

International Thought Leaders Environmental Security & Natural Disasters

1.Geoffrey Lean on Environmental Security, U.N. Environment Programme “The tsunami which devastated countries around the Indian Ocean December 2004 tragically brought home the importance of e...

Information of Interest, Dec 2011

1. UN Development Programme’s 2011 Human Development Index (http://hdr.undp.org) – Norway, Australia and the Netherlands lead the world in the 2011 Human Development Index (HDI) while the Democrat...

HDR Supporting Sustainable Fish Habitats

Approximately 20 percent of the world’s freshwater fish species have become extinct, threatened or endangered in recent years, and some 75 percent of the major marine stocks are either depleted, ove...

Navy Medicine: Bringing Hope, Security & Stability to the World

On January 12, 2010, the Haitian people suffered a devastating earthquake, which decimated most infrastructure and homes, and killed and injured thousands. The suffering was unimaginable, and the need...
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