Green Harbor

a blog devoted to improving the environment and all things green

Wyoming Calls For More CO2… Yes, MORE CO2

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

It definitely makes for an interesting headline, but you read that correctly. The State of Wyoming is calling for more CO2.
However (and maybe obviously) it’s not what you might think.
Midwest, Wyoming is home to 100 year old Salt Creek oil field near the Rocky Mountains. It was once one of the riches and lightest oil [...]

The Greenest of Green Getaways in the United States of America

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

It’s getting close to our favorite time of year when everything begins to turn Green! But it also means the days are getting longer, the sun is shining more, and the temperature is getting warmer. It’s only a matter of time before the first summer Green Getaway to the lake!
Now we know that may be [...]

Billionaire Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room Focuses on the Global Shipping Fleet

Monday, March 15th, 2010

As some of you may know, U.K. billionaire Richard Branson started his own Green Non-Government Organization (NGO) called the Carbon War Room in Washington D.C.
Branson’s company the Virgin Group has invested in several green companies before such as biofuels, but, the billionaire still believes climate change is the biggest issues of our lifetime and develop [...]

The State of Colorado Increases Their Renewable Energy Requirements

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

As the U.S. federal government continues to drag its feet and gets stuck in partisan politics, state and local governments pick up the slack and keep the Green Initiative moving forward.
The latest climate and environmental policy to emerge from a state government in an increase in required renewable energy generation in the State of Colorado.
The [...]

New Expedition to the Arctic Ocean Discovers New Methane Emissions Being Released into the Atmosphere

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

A new study released last week in Science magazine reports that new areas of methane gas emission release has been discovered around the margins of the Arctic Ocean.
The new study was conducted by researchers from the University of Alaska that are trying to research the amount of methane gas emissions released from within the Arctic [...]

New Electric Vehicles Coming Soon to a Showroom Near You

Friday, March 5th, 2010

For awhile now our choices for electric vehicles has been very limited but that is all about to change very soon with 6 new electric cars being debuted.
Now, that doesn’t mean these are your only other 6 new all electric vehicle options, but they are the most recent cars that are still in concept form. [...]

Haiti Still Raising Questions of how to Deal with all the Rubble

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Even though it seems as though Haiti has passed through many of our minds (especially now with Chile) there is still much work to be done. The biggest question is how to recycle the rubble in the capital city.
However, the Chinese symbol for “destruction” is also made with the similar strokes as “opportunity” and that [...]

Old Tires Finding New Life as an Effective Building Material for Earthquake Zones and Erosion Control

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Recycling is always better than just throwing away and when it comes to old rubber tires, recycling old tires is always the best option.
Until recently, there were only a few uses for old tires so the majority of all tires were just ground into smaller rubber pellets and placed in landfills. However, this process uses [...]

The Obama Administration Starting to Make-Good on Great Lakes Promise

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Very few people may ever think about the importance of the Great Lakes, but for a water system that holds 20% of the World’s freshwater it should be on everybody’s mind.
The Obama Administration is finally taking action on its campaign pledge of $5 billion to help preserve and restore the Great Lakes.
The Obama Administration has [...]

Study on Sea Level Rise Retracted by Climate Scientists

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The conclusions of a 2007 study on global sea levels was recently retracted due to the authoring climate scientists’ belief that some of their underpinning assumptions were wrong.
The 2007 study was released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and they have definitely come under a great deal a scrutiny lately given their recent [...]