Mangroves excel at storing climate-warming carbon (IBN Live)
- “Mangroves are so efficient at keeping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere that when they are destroyed, they release as much as 10 percent of all emissions worldwide attributable to deforestation — even though mangroves account for just 0.7 percent of the tropical forest area.”
Brazil banks sued for encouraging deforestation (AFP)
- “Federal prosecutors in Brazil said Friday they have filed suit against the state-run Banco do Brasil for approving loans to companies that illegally deforested the Amazon jungle and used slave-like labor practices.”
New York is making it free for citizens to recycle electronics and requiring manufactures to take back electronics (TreeHugger)
- “That means if someone is buying a new computer from one manufacturer, that company is required to accept the person’s used computer, regardless of what brand it is. It must then recycle or reuse the products, and not dispose of them in landfill or hazardous waste sites, the way so much of our e-waste is.”
Offshore wind energy costs are high now, but should come down (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- “Offshore wind energy costs are higher now than other forms of new power generation, but those costs should decline as the new U.S. industry grows, a report to the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority said.”
- “The all-in cost for power from offshore wind generators would be $243 per 1,000 kilowatt-hours according to the report, which was based on U.S. Department of Energy figures.”
Baby Bald Eagles Hatched! First Movements and Near Tragedy Caught On Live Stream Camera (TreeHugger)
- Here is a life stream of the chicks and parents in action:
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