Topic – Environment
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New book links obesity, climate change to common causes
Foods, physical inactivity key
"Globesity: A Planet out of Control" says that car culture, carbon-intensive foods, and physical inactivity contribute to both climate change and obesity.
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Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ getting larger
Would be size of New Jersey
The oxygen-starved area, created largely by agricultural runoff, is expected to grow to the size of New Jersey this summer.
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EPA, DOT, HUD joining forces to promote smarter growth
New approach to transportation
The EPA head explained, "Where you live affects how you get around, and how you get around often affects where you live. Both decisions affect our environment."
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Report: use “deteriorating atmosphere” instead of “climate change”
Some oppose marketing science
A study found that the phrase is more effective at persuasion than "global warming" or "climate change," although some groups oppose "marketing" science.
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Federal report predicts dire climate consequences
"Strongest language ever"
The "strongest language ever" from the White House predicts downpours, droughts, declining crop yields, heat-related deaths, and coastal inundation.
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Report: climate change will cause $12 billion in damage to Houston, Galveston
Says 100k households displaced
A new study estimates that over the next 100 years, over 100,000 households will be displaced, including 78 percent of those in Galveston County.
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San Francisco unveils solar-powered bus shelters
Includes LEDs, WiFi technology
The city will introduce 1100 shelters in the next four years, featuring photovoltaics, LEDs, and WiFi and will feed excess electricity back into the grid.
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Area outside Beltway 8 contributes most per capita carbon emissions
Downtown emits least amount
A map of 55 urban areas, including Houston, reveals that suburban households emit significantly more transportation-related CO2 than urban households.
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