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Apple is planning its new headquarters at the former Hewlett-Packard’s computer division space located at Cupertino, California.  The spaceship like building has been designed by Norman Foster.  It will have […]

The demand for the “world’s dirtiest” fossil fuel, coal, appears to be declining giving a shy of relief for environmentalists.  At its peak production in 2006, more than 1,150 million […]

In October 2012, we wrote in this column how new ways to pump water is revolutionizing the oil industry due to hydraulic fracturing, a technique to pump water into shale […]

During the just concluded U.S. Presidential Election, we heard many politicians wanting to limit or even abolish the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  Proposed by President Richard Nixon, the EPA […]

The recent explosion of directional drilling and fracking in the U.S. for energy is creating a huge demand for water management. Water is injected to newly created wells to increase […]

We all know that industry is contributing to the environmental pollution in a big way. When you hear that an industry came up with a new technology to cut down […]

Noise levels around you have been linked to hearing loss, cardiovascular diseases, impaired performance, and sleep disorders. The Industrial Revolution brought us increased level of noise all around us from […]

The United Nation’s Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement tied to the Framework Convention on Climate Change. It sets binding targets on greenhouse gas emissions and allow trading of carbon […]

Guidelines are regulations that explain, interpret and implement the CEQA. The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research is responsible for updating the Guidelines. It is a self-enforced collection of requirements […]

With so many concerns arising with regard to global warming it is important to understand how we can reduce our carbon foot prints. Global warming is caused by greenhouse gases, […]