From newsletter1 at emagazine.com Wed Dec 7 20:12:33 2005 From: newsletter1 at emagazine.com (E - The Environmental Magazine) Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 01:12:33 -0000 Subject: [Nouveautes-ICKL] Invite for OurPlanet... environmental newsletter Message-ID: <200512071914439.SM02128@MAILSERVER> Important Note: Please enjoy our FREE weekly newsletter, Our Planet. If you would like to receive it in the future, we ask that you click on the "Subscribe" link below to sign up for this free newsletter. It will take you to a sign up webpage, and you will then receive a confirmation email, which you must return. If you do not sign up, you will not receive any future mailings from us. Thank you: http://lb.bcentral.com/ex/manage/subscriberprefs.aspx?customerid=44907 NEWS THIS WEEK Katrina's Last Laugh: Winter Blackouts Likely According to a report released last week by the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), a trade association representing gas pipeline companies, the impact of the recent harsh hurricane season on the Gulf coast may mean natural gas shortages in coming months, just as utilities and homeowners buckle down for a colder-than-expected winter. Reporting by Roddy Scheer http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2981 Massachusetts Agrees to Force Automakers to Limit Emissions Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney announced last week that the Commonwealth has joined a bloc of seven other U.S. states in attempts to force automakers to produce cars and trucks with less of the emissions that are exacerbating global warming and other pollution-related environmental ills. California moved first by proposing the stricter standards last year, but the automakers have challenged the constitutionality of that statewide initiative in the courts. Reporting by Roddy Scheer http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2982 THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY Memo From the President's Environmental Task Force As part of our overall strategy of reducing government to a size where it can be drowned in a bathtub (as our friend Grover Norquist puts it), we should take every opportunity to slash budgets in every agency, particularly the Environmental Protection Agency and the Fish and Wildlife Service. One effective way to do that is to ask Congress for less money than the agencies want.... http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2983 GREEN LIVING The Hot Hybrids Detroit Scoffed, but the Gas/Electrics Are Here to Stay The hybrid vehicle market the pundits predicted would never get off the ground instead grew 960 percent from 2000 to 2005. More than 80,000 hybrids were registered in 2004, an 80 percent jump from 2003. How big can the hybrid market get? J.D. Power and Associates sees sales of 535,000 by 2010. Toyota executives anticipate selling a million a year.The hybrid vehicle market the pundits predicted would never get off the ground instead grew 960 percent from 2000 to 2005. More than 80,000 hybrids were registered in 2004, an 80 percent jump from 2003. How big can the hybrid market get? J.D. Power and Associates sees sales of 535,000 by 2010. Toyota executives anticipate selling a million a year. By Jim Motavalli http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2941 FEATURES Harnessing the Waves The notion that ocean tides can be harnessed to create pollution-free electricity is making a crucial jump from drawing board to reality. State and federal regulators have approved a plan to install six underwater turbines in New York City. It’s the first grid-connected, multi-turbine source of tidal energy in the world. By Daniel Hendrick http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2920 EARTHTALK Week of 12/04/2005 Dear EarthTalk: What are the implications of the increased breakup of Antarctica’s large floating ice shelves in recent years?Dear EarthTalk: Are there any environmentally friendly alternatives to aerosol spray dusters? http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2976 WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT This content is brought to you as a free public service by E/The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851. We ask that you: Subscribe to our magazine ($20/yr US): http://www.emagazine.com/subscriber_services.html Order a Free Trial Issue: https://www.kable.com/pub/enmg/subTrial.asp Make a tax deductible donation: https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?id=1805 Please tell a friend about this. To unsubscribe please send an email to newsletter1 at emagazine.com with the word "remove" in the subject line. -------------- section suivante -------------- Une pièce jointe HTML a été nettoyée... URL: /pipermail/info_ickl-haiti.org/attachments/20051207/3f8e14af/attachment-0001.html