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The Energy Transition Is Already Underway29 Jun, 2010 01:19 pm We are already developing advanced biofuels and solar power and rather than arguing about starting out, shouldn't we be asking how much we can do now to...195 Californias or 74 Texases to Replace Offshore Oil28 Jun, 2010 12:48 pm Those who would shut down offshore oil drilling might want to consider this. Over the next 20 years, the only real alternatives to offshore drilling are...Ecosystem Shift Accelerating From Changing Climate New Research Says31 Dec, 2009 10:39 am Research published last week in the journal Nature estimates the "velocity of climate change," a measurement of how quickly rising temperatures force ecosystems..."Where next for Climate Refugees?"19 Nov, 2009 05:38 pm A new report of the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) predicts 150 million climate refugees by 2050 and calls for a new global legal framework...Low Cost Desalination - Saltworks Breakthrough6 Nov, 2009 01:43 pm Canadian firm, Saltworks Technologies, just came out of stealth in relation to their desalination technology, which they claim reduce the electrical energy...Green housing for the poor22 Oct, 2009 02:00 pm Lots has been written and said about green skyscrapers (like Bank of America?s $1 billion tower in Manhattan) and green campus buildings and even,...Agroforestry & Sustainable Agriculture: Vast Potential to Lower Emissions, Store Carbon6 Aug, 2009 05:34 pm Researchers working on a joint World Agroforestry Centre-United Nations Environment Programme project suggest that integrating agroforestry in farming...Report Details Sharp Drop in U.S. Power Plant Emissions17 Jul, 2009 02:55 pm A report released last week by Energy data provider Genscape (and reported by Reuters) says that between January and June of this year, U.S...Why don?t we pick the low-hanging fruit?23 Apr, 2009 05:54 pm As a reporter who writes about business and the environment, I?ve heard the expression ?low hanging fruit? used to describe energy efficiency countless...GE & Google say: Get Smart24 Feb, 2009 07:37 pm Google?s working on a software, called the Google PowerMeter, to show consumers their consumption in real time. As Ed Lu, a Google executive (and former...Oil Net Trawls Arctic.28 Jul, 2008 04:13 pm While the latest geological surveys indicate there may lie one fifth of the world's unrecovered gas and oil under the Arctic-ice,...Do food miles matter?17 Jul, 2008 09:56 am There?s no doubt that buying and eating local food is a hot trend. But is it good for the environment?Green power player23 Jun, 2008 04:11 pm Who?s the most powerful person in the world of green business? It might be Jeff Immelt, Lee Scott, John Doerr, Tom Friedman.....Airlines, emitting and spinning?10 Jun, 2008 09:26 pm Few businesses are as beleaguered as the airline industry. So I can understand why the airlines don't want their greenhouse gas emissions regulated...Daily Greens - Grolar Bears & Grease Thieves15 May, 2008 12:37 pm Put your hands up! Daily Greens investigates McCain's environmental proposals, why burglars have greasy fingers and a new hybrid species that'll rival...Carbon Balance and Management15 May, 2008 12:38 pm Current understanding of processes relevant for climate supports the view that the warming of the last decades is attributed basically to anthropogenic...Marine Pollution Control by Seaweed Planting and Composting12 May, 2008 12:05 pm According to a new study by researchers in China and Japan, we found that marine bacteria were helpful in enhancing composting process of wakame,...Climate Change - Has It Been Cancelled?29 Apr, 2008 10:24 am Professor Bob Carter from James Cook University in Queensland, talks to Nzone Tonight's Allan Lee about how ordinary people can try and find out the truth...David vs. Goliath: The Emerging Climate Fault Line15 Apr, 2008 07:15 pm A new fault line has emerged in the climate movement amidst a firestorm of debate over the past week. On one side is a group of old-guard and well-known...Ancient Tundra Fires Provide Clues for the Future of the Arctic28 Mar, 2008 12:46 pm The impacts of climate change in the Arctic depend strongly upon feedbacks between different components of the environment.Changes in the Gulf Stream Correlates with Changes in Climate13 Mar, 2008 01:01 am A paper in this week's Nature studies the Gulf Stream in depth and the potential of this ocean current on influencing the climate...Energy Trends & Technologies: Regent's Lecture at UC-Berkeley14 Mar, 2008 10:51 am Steven Koonin, Chief Scientist for BP & Professor of Physics, Caltech, gives a lecture on future energies. The world's demand for energy will grow by some...Green Students Fundraise on CBC Morning News13 Mar, 2008 01:01 am Corey Berman and Michelle Boigon from Green Students Fundraising speaking live on CBC News Morning with Heather Hiscox on ways to become more energy-efficient...Green Computing11 Mar, 2008 11:43 am As companies expand, one of their concerns is restricting their carbon footprint. BBC World interviews Sean Whetstone, head of IT Services at Reed,...UK Climate Champions Go Dutch7 Mar, 2008 09:34 am A group of British teenagers, who won a nationwide competition in the UK to promote climate change issues- tour Holland to see the latest environmental...I Wish I Could Fly27 Feb, 2008 11:13 am This intriguing, if badly-scanned, graph appears in the 13 February issue of The Guardian. It's a stark illustration of the pollution caused by the global...The Bad News about Going Green15 Feb, 2008 04:58 pm Wal-Mart. GE. DuPont. Starbucks. Timberland. Coke and Pepsi, Ford and GM, BP and Shell. Is there a big company in America that isn't saying all the right...Midwest Oil Refineries Gobble Up Canadian Tar Sands, Spew Greenhouse Gasses14 Feb, 2008 12:07 pm Midwest oil refineries are gobbling up more and more crude oil from Canadian tar sands and are set to belch out up to 40 percent more greenhouse gas emissions...UK Looks to a Nuclear Future14 Feb, 2008 12:04 pm Britain has given the go ahead for the construction of a new generation of nuclear power stations in its search for cleaner,...Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptation Needs for Food Security in 203021 Feb, 2008 01:55 pm The potential impact of climate change on the world's poor is a topic with wide and growing interest, but there remains much uncertainty about how specifically...Nanovalve Material Captures and Stores Gases20 Feb, 2008 12:37 pm In a different approach to gas storage, a Ph.D. student, Brett Chandler and two professors, George Shimizu and David Cramb, at University of Calgary along...Where Ecological Footprints Fall: Poor Nations Fare Badly18 Feb, 2008 01:05 pm In the past 50 years, human society has rapidly transformed the environment at a dizzying pace, and poor nations have been made to bear a disproportionate...Richard Heinberg on a Post-Carbon Future22 Jan, 2008 10:14 am Ecologist Richard Heinberg, author of The Party's Over, Power Down, The Oil Depletion Protocol, and Peak Everything, talks about energy wars,...The Exploration of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth in West Antarctica23 Jan, 2008 09:43 am Ever since the discovery, ten years ago, of Lake Vostok as a large deep freshwater body beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists have been fascinated...Deep-Sea Biodiversity Conservation Needed to Avoid Ecosystem Collapse12 Feb, 2008 11:53 am The exploration of the abysses of our planet is one of the last frontiers of ecological research. The dark portion of the biosphere likely hosts millions...The Merger of GDF and SUEZ15 Jan, 2008 11:54 am In an interview with the European Energy Review, Professor Chevalier discusses the merger between Gaz de France (GDF) and Suez and its economic,...Green Car Conversions11 Jan, 2008 10:42 am DieselGreen Fuels in Austin, Texas is a company that converts cars that run on diesel to cars that will run on vegetable oil.Wave of Support for Approval for Switchgrass10 Jan, 2008 01:37 pm Simon Robinson writes on his blog about the reaction regarding switchgrass as a biofuels source.Switchgrass Science10 Jan, 2008 01:37 pm At the University of Tennessee, switchgrass is all the buzz - a plant that's farmer & environment-friendly, and a cheap alternative to high-priced corn...Fueling Up at the Air Pump: Air-Powered Car7 Jan, 2008 10:20 am In a superb leap of eco-tech, Guy Negre and son, Cyril, have created a car that runs on compressed air. Too good to be true? (BBC News)Rizhao, a Solar-Powered City in China8 Jan, 2008 11:20 am Australia news media, SBS, is praising a China north City, Rizhao, for its using solar power to save environment.U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidates on Subsidies for Biofuels27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Christopher Dodd, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton describe how they would address subsidies, conservation, and biofuels at "The Des Moines...Oklahoma's "Green Gold"2 Jan, 2008 11:22 am Oklahoma is in the race to develop alternative energy sources to help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.Philippine Oil Palm Cultivation Raises Food Concerns2 Jan, 2008 11:22 am Al Jazeera's Marqa Ortigas in the Southern Philippines reports on how the palm oil industry has raised fear for local food supplies and sustainable practiceDaily Greens News Report20 Dec, 2007 01:30 pm Did the Bali climate summit yield an agreement? Can recycling be criminal? Should left turns be outlawed? You've got questions...we've got answers...Water, Beer, and the White House27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Marc Gunther discusses the topic of climate change in the upcoming 2008 U.S. presidential election.Trouble for Birds21 Dec, 2007 11:41 am 6-14% of birds are likely to go extinct in the 21st century as a result of habitat loss, hunting, pet trade, and introduced animals like cats that kill...Fast-Rising Sea Levels in the Red Sea26 Dec, 2007 03:16 pm Scitizen interviews Dr Eelco Rohling, who, along with colleagues, studied the changes in salinity of Red Sea water. Their research illustrates that ,...Large-Scale Use of Harvest Residues for Biofuel Production: a Bad Idea20 Dec, 2007 01:31 pm Plans for large scale use of harvest residues to produce biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel will be detrimental to soil quality...Bali Climate Change Conference: Green Trade Plan10 Dec, 2007 10:46 am BBC discusses the US-EU proposal of a green trade proposal and its implication of the divided interests of developed and developing countries with Reza...CNN: Bali Conference on Climate Change4 Dec, 2007 11:14 am CNN has an introductory report on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, which is currently ongoing (December 3-14, 2007).Climate Change and Out-Migration4 Dec, 2007 11:14 am In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana and Mississippi in the US, causing huge damages. As a result, more than a million people left the region...Green Roofs: Ecosystem Services and Research Frontiers26 Nov, 2007 02:00 pm Green roofs are roofs with vegetation and substrate. They promote energy conservation in buildings, reduce the urban heat island effect,...Surprising Sustainability of Great Plains Agriculture22 Nov, 2007 11:01 am A century-long examination of trends in population, farm income and crop production in the Great Plains reveals stability of farm income and population...The "Other" Side of Climate Change: Rising CO2 and Marine Life15 Nov, 2007 02:22 pm Professor Ulf Riebesell, of the Department of Biological Oceanography at Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Kiel,...Has Peak Oil Been Reached? Yes!5 Nov, 2007 06:52 pm The Energy Watch Group released a report last week, stating that peak oil was reached in 2006. Scitizen speaks to Mr Jorg Schindler,...Attention Nordhaus and Shellenberger: Time to Call A Cease-Fire!31 Oct, 2007 05:30 pm In 2004, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger released their provocative and much-discussed essay, "The Death of Environmentalism,...Unsolved Mysteries: The Case of the Tainted Rice30 Oct, 2007 12:24 pm When government agencies have to announce bad news, they tend to do so on Friday afternoons, so that it will disappear into the often-unread Saturday paper...Making Biofuel from Straw?26 Oct, 2007 11:30 am Researchers from Warwick University assess straw as a source of alternative energy.Brazil's Atlantic Forest Under Threat17 Oct, 2007 10:59 am Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo travels to the Mata Atlantica, which is as rich in biodiversity as the more famous Amazon and in danger of disappearing under...Should Scientists Embrace Economic Growth?16 Oct, 2007 11:50 am The assumption of continuous economic growth lurks behind most scientific endeavors. Should scientists embrace this growth which is often presented as...Biofuel Production Threatens Water Supplies in China and India11 Oct, 2007 05:03 pm A study released this week by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) reports that the biofuel production in China and India exacerbates the...San Francisco's Green Power Goal: Solar Panels at San Francisco Airport (SFO)2 Oct, 2007 11:14 am Your Green Life Eco News is a 90-second news segment airing 4 times a day / 5 days a week (9:58a, 1:58p, 7:58p and 9:58p) on Your TV20 (KBWB-TV San Francisco)...Authors@Google: Don Kennedy18 Sep, 2007 12:13 pm Don Kennedy, editor-in-chief of Science is the author of Science Magazine's State of the Planet 2006--2007 which brings together leading environmental..."The More Ecosystems Services, The Greater The Biodiversity Needed to Underpin Those Services"11 Jul, 2007 07:01 pm Andy Hector is a specialist on biodiversity. According to his study published today in Nature, biodiversity plays a more important role in ecosystem functioning...Increasing Inequality Threatens Biodiversity29 May, 2007 07:30 pm Biodiversity?the great variety of populations, species, and ecosystems?is now being eroded at a rate not seen since the last mass extinction some 65 million... |