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    The Basics I: Open Wide and Say “Ah….”

    Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

    This begins a blog series on environmental law and policy that I like to call “The Basics.” This will examine some of the elements many experts think (and I agree) are necessary to have an effective environment policy. What are these? Some people might add to this list, but most agree on at least the […]

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    Getting Toxics Out of Electronics: I Second the Motion

    Monday, October 30th, 2006

    I recently came across another blog which discussed the controversy over Greenpeace’s “toxics in laptops” report I covered in this entry and that entry here on the Temas Blog and over at Treehugger in a guest blog as well. The “Inspired Protagonist” offered what I felt was very thoughtful advice well worth contemplating by all […]

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    Toxics in Electronics Redux: Greenpeace Responds

    Monday, October 30th, 2006

    As I noted here previously on the Temas Blog, a few weeks back Treehugger invited me to guest blog about my reservations concerning Greenpeace’s handling of its report on the testing of laptops for certain substances. My entry drew quite a few comments, including a long, detailed reply reputedly penned by the scientist who did […]

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    Changes in the Wind in LAC

    Thursday, October 19th, 2006

    I’ve been working on pulling together a more complete picture of the role of wind power — potential, present status and future prospects — for the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It has been a surprisingly challenging task. I found and posted the various wind energy potential maps. I have included in […]

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    A Bright Future for Solar in LAC?

    Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

    Seeking Enlightenment  In a prior entry I wrote about the special maps indicating solar and wind power generation potential among Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) nations.  But knowing what average daily radiation rates in any given area is only part of the equation.  I've been on the lookout for quite awhile for a study that […]

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    Eco-Help for the Cold Chain

    Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

    What is the connection between a black-tie awards show in the UK and fighting disease in the field in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? Answer: it’s in all how you keep cool. Last week Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) Magazine held its annual “Cooling Industry Awards” ceremony in the UK, replete with tuxedos and […]

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    Does This Make Me a Treehugger?

    Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

    I’ve mentioned the Treehugger website here before. While they sometimes refer to themselves as a blog, but I think they are far too polished for that moniker. I like to think of them as a sort of constantly updated web-based magazine (“e-zine”) “dedicated to everything that has a modern aesthetic yet is environmentally responsible,” providing […]

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    Judging the Electronic Firms Revisited

    Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

    Since I wrote my prior Temas blog entry on the Greenpeace “report card” on “greener electronics,” I have read a number of interesting reviews of the GP report written by other blogs. Two examples I suggest reading: Treehugger’s analysis and the debate in Dan Dilger’s “Roughly Drafted” blog on all things Apple. Reading these have […]

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    A Sobering Look at Climate Change’s Probable Impact on the Region

    Monday, September 11th, 2006

    A collection of 20 environment and development nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)* calling themselves the Working Group on Climate Change and Development recently released a report trying to catalog current manifestations in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) of global climate change and look at probable future impacts thereof. Whether or not you wholly agree with their methodology, […]

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    The Other Side of the Cell Phone Revolution

    Monday, September 4th, 2006

    Not Our Problem? A few years ago I was chatting with someone who is involved with the process of formulating a national policy on the management of solid wastes in Brazil. We had gotten to the question of which, if any, end-of-life (EOL) products should be declared to be “special wastes” and therefore subject to […]

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