Google has entered into an agreement to buy Nest Labs, Inc. for $3.2 billion in cash.
Nest’s mission is to reinvent devices in the home, such as thermostats and smoke alarms. Since its launch in 2011, the Nest Learning Thermostat has been a consistent best seller, and the recently launched Protect (Smoke + CO Alarm) has had rave reviews. Larry Page, CEO of Google, said: “Nest’s founders, Tony Fadell and […]
Oklahoma Company Oil Spill Investigation Details Unveiled
Oklahoma Oil Company Fined $1M for Illegal Spill in Wyoming In May 2011, a local resident near Rawlins, Wyoming noticed something disturbing—an oily sheen covering parts of Emigrant Creek. This creek flows into the North Platte River, a vital waterway. That observation led to an investigation, revealing a serious environmental violation tied to an Oklahoma […]
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction: Achievements and Benefits
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Non profit organizations across the United States have taken to reduce greenhouse gas pollution while achieving significant environmental and economic benefits. “The urgency to act on climate change is clear,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. Because it’s through investments in cleaner technologies and energy-efficient practices. For EPA’s Climate Protection Partners show us […]
Harvard and Brown Fail on Climate
Why university presidents Drew Gilpin Faust and Christina Paxson were wrong to reject calls to divest from fossil fuel companies. James Lawrence Powell January 28, 2014 | This article appeared in the February 17, 2014 edition of The Nation University presidents once spoke their conscience on matters of great public importance. In the early 1950s, […]
Environmental Settlement Reaches $3 Million Deal
Environmental Settlement EPA Secures $3M for Mountain View Groundwater Cleanup Breaking Ground on Environmental Settlement Justice The Environmental Protection Agency has just reached a big settlement deal with several companies to clean up contaminated groundwater in Mountain View California. The $3 million agreement aims to clean up toxic chemicals that have affected the local aquifer […]
