Greenwire/NYTimes.com: Study: Human Exposure to BPA ‘Grossly Underestimated’
Americans are likely to be exposed at higher levels than previously thought to bisphenol A, a compound that mimics hormones important to human development and is found in more than 90 percent of people in the United States, according to new research. U.S. EPA says it is OK for humans to take in up to [...]
Read MoreAutomakers Hit Pay Dirt in Rural India
Rickshaws and bullock carts may be anachronisms elsewhere, but they are the standard means of transportation in rural India. But with government incentives and aggressive salesmanship by manufacturers, cars are making inroads into these untouched markets.
India is currently the 11th-largest passenger car market, and in the next five years it will become the seventh-largest, according to Ernst & Young. By 2030, the nation is expected to be the third-biggest after China and the United States. The country adds 1.5 million cars every year to its roads, and experts say sales could explode, a move that could greatly inflate India’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreBritain To Face Energy Shortages
Britain faces serious power shortages in the next four years because of an aging energy infrastructure, warned the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), the United Kingdom’s chief energy regulator.
Read MoreCleantech Hubs Emerge Worldwide
Will Silicon Valley be left in the dust of other nations in the clean energy race?
Washington, of course, says no, promising $2.5 billion for renewable-energy research and another $37 million for small businesses to develop cleantech.
Silicon Valley says that’s not enough.
