Thursday, June 18, 2015

Good News for our Environmental Future


NYTimes: Is the US Starting to Turn the Corner on Urban Sprawl?

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/06/15/science/ap-us-sci-urban-sprawl.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad

Once the signature of an era of pell-mell development, American sprawl has slowed to a crawl in recent years, a new study finds.

NYTimes: Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/world/europe/pope-francis-in-sweeping-encyclical-calls-for-swift-action-on-climate-change.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share

He attributed environmental destruction to apathy, the reckless pursuit of profits, excessive faith in technology and political shortsightedness.

NYTimes: Study: The Greener a State's Legislator, the Cleaner the Air

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/06/15/science/ap-us-sci-green-politics.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad

States where the congressional delegation votes greener tend to have air that's cleaner, spewing less heat-trapping gas, a new study finds.

NYTimes: Americans Are Again Getting More Worried About the Climate

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/upshot/americans-are-again-getting-more-worried-about-the-climate.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad

Concern over global warming, having fallen after the financial crisis and President Obama’s election, has risen recently, Pew finds.

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