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- Dispatch from Copenhagen: Heading Towards Nopehagen?
  Global leaders woke up in Copenhagen on Dec. 17 to find a blanket of snow covering the ground. But it was inside the Bella Center—the conference hall where delegates from 192 countries are trying to hammer out a climate change deal—where things were really frozen. With less than 48 hours before the summit closes, policymakers were still at logger […]
- Dispatch from Copenhagen: Why Trade Matters
  This entry is cross-posted from Europe Insight. With protestors staking out the climate talks and politicians continuing to point fingers at each other, one issue isn't getting much play in Copenhagen—yet it could make or break a deal to tackle global warming. Simply put, trade is becoming a central sticking point at the Copenhagen talks. That may […]
- Dispatch from Copenhagen: Protestors Try to Storm Talks
  This entry is cross-posted from Europe Insight. Snow was thick on the ground in Copenhagen on Dec. 16, but that didn't put off thousands of protestors who tried to force their way in the climate change negotiations. With colorful posters and anti-global warming chants, they had started off early from the Danish capital's city center. But near the B […]
- Dispatch from Copenhagen: “Now Must Change the Game”
  The heads of state are due to start arriving at the Copenhagen climate summit tomorrow, Wednesday, December 16. As a result, now comes “the moment when we really change the game,” says Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark. Until now, there’s been more drama and bickering than substantive progress. The African nations and others temporarily blocked […]
- One-Third of Carbon Projects Don't Make the Grade
  Since the United Nations rejected 10 Chinese wind-farm projects on Dec. 4, a lot has been made about whether the emerging giant is gaming the carbon financing system. The question is also doing the rounds at the Copenhagen climate change summit as policymakers haggle over which developing countries should receive aid to tackle global warming. A Dec. 15 repor […]
ZD Net
- Ford reports new hybrid sales milestone
  Ford bucks industry-wide decline in hybrid vehicle sales to post 67 percent growth this year.
- Innergie offers free extra notebook/netbook tips for universal power adapters
  If you think your notebook isn't compatible with your Innergie mCube power adapter, you might want to e-mail the company about getting a non-standard tip.
- Guess who's going to be real important in 2010?
  Heads of EPA and Energy Department step to the fore in 2010.
- Paleoclimate change, and nature dealing with today's changes
  Paleoclimate, modern climate and nature's reaction.
- LED traffic lights in serious snow
  BUffalo, New York: LED traffic lights and snow.
Green Options
- Handmade Holidays: Show it Off!
- Six Contentious Animal Culls in the News in December are Small Compared to the USA’s “Herd Retirement Program”
- Rare Cross River Gorillas Captured in Professional Footage
- Whale Fossil Discovered in Australia
  This week in Australia, an ancient whale fossil estimated between 25 and 28 million years old has been discovered, and offers some unique insight into evolution and predatory habits. The whale, which has been dubbed the ancient dwarf whale since it measures only about 9 feet in length. It’s believed that this whale shares eating habits of today’s […]
- China Requires Utilities to Buy All the Electricity Generated By Renewable Energy Companies
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- China Enacts Law To Promote Renewable Energy – News4Jax.com
  BEIJING -- China's utilities will be required to buy all the power produced by wind farms and other renewable sources under a new law meant to promote the industry and reduce heavy reliance on coal. Legislators approved the measure Saturday as an ...
- China adopts law to boost renewable energy industry – PhysOrg
  Smoke belching from a coal powered power plant on the outskirts of Linfen, in China's Shanxi province. China's national assembly has signalled the country's commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by adopting a law supporting its renewable ...
- China enacts law to promote renewable energy – Yahoo Finance
  BEIJING (AP) -- China's utilities will be required to buy all the power produced by wind farms and other renewable sources under a new law meant to promote the industry and reduce heavy reliance on coal. Legislators approved the measure Saturday as ...
- Six Contentious Animal Culls in the News in December are Small Compared to the USA’s “Herd Retirement Program”
- Biofuels in high demand – Farming UK
  Biofuels in high demandFarming UKIt is forecast that we will see a 10% increase in biofuel production in 2010, some analysts are even predicting demand will double by 2015; ...
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Pollution in the Charles River

Posted on September 15, 2009 by mastadonzq

pollution
I just read a book called Zodiac by Neal Stephanson and I liked it very much mostly because it takes place in Boston, the rivers and harbor which I know quite well.
It made me realize how different things are now in terms of pollution. In the eighties even the Charles and the Inner harbor were [...]

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Tidal Power barrages and ebb generation

Posted on February 13, 2009 by mastadonzq

It’s such a simple concept I wonder why it’s not a “popular” idea for alternative energy.
Exploit the difference in potential energy between high tide and low tide. Dig a ditch or basin into a beach or cliff and then make a dam with flood gates and put some turbines where they will be turned by [...]

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MIT
- A Year of Stimulus for High Tech
  Money for advanced technology is now trickling out of government coffers.
- The Year in Materials
  New materials harnessed hamster power, and researchers made carbon nanotubes practical.
- A Change in the Weather
  Rainmaking efforts during the Vietnam War prompted an international ban.
- From the Labs: Materials
  New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in materials--and what they mean.
- Why Geoengineering?
  We should study the costs and consequences of solar radiation management.
New Scientist
- 2009 review: In green tech we must trust
  More brainpower than ever before has been expended on technologies to cut the damage we do to the environment – here are some of the most interesting
- 2009 review: It's the environment, stupid
  Thoughts of climate change were never far away, but with ice on fire and a salamander uglier than ET, there was more to 2009 than political brouhaha
- Dams linked to more extreme weather
  The statistics of rainfall around more than 600 dams reveal many have triggered more extreme storms
- 2010 preview: Automotive X Prize contestants power up
  From May, more than 40 teams will compete for a share of a $10 million prize for the most efficient car that could be mass-produced
- Copenhagen chaos sets world on track for 3.5 ˚C
  In the early hours of Saturday morning, the climate talks fell to pieces and climate modellers predicted dangerous levels of man-made global warming
The GreenGrok
- 'A Christmas Song' To Warm Your Holiday
  Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...
- Five 'Way-Outside the Box' Ideas for Greening Your Holiday
  Here's a slate of ideas for greening your holiday — and I can almost guarantee you that you'll find at least one or two items here that won't appear on other green lists.
- Take Note of the Copenhagen Accord
  Take note everybody - the world leaders at Copenhagen agreed to “take note.” Not exactly what many expected.
- Looking for Joy in Climateville
  While rancor and tumult seem the rule in Copenhagen, three senators are working on a climate compromise that promises to make everyone happy.
- Coal Ash Verdict on 'Hazardous' Designation Due Soon
  As the anniversary of last year’s massive coal ash spill in Tennessee draws near, the government is poised to announce whether the toxic stuff will finally and officially be classified as hazardous. Or not.
Alternative energy news
- Converting Carbon Dioxide into Liquid Fuel with Bacteria
  More and more people are becoming aware of the harmful effects of greenhouse gases. Common people and scientists both are gearing up to reduce carbon footprints. Now more investments are available for research in alternative energy. Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have genetically been working on a [...]Poste […]
- World Bank to Invest in North African Solar
  The World Bank will invest $5.5 billion for North African solar power projects. They have announced that initially World Bank will put in $750 million dollars from the Clean Technology Fund with the remaining amount will be arranged from other sources. World Bank is expecting to complete these projects by 2015. They are willing [...]Posted in: Industry, Poli […]
- Ultra-Lightweight, Bendable Batteries
  Stanford scientists are doing the unbelievable. Who could have thought of ordinary papers as batteries and super capacitors? But Stanford scientists are harnessing nanotechnology to quickly create ultra-lightweight, bendable batteries and super capacitors utilizing everyday paper. They have prepared ink with of carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires. Silver n […]
- Reinventing The Wheel
  When necessary and conducive atmosphere is being created for research in alternative energy field we are getting so many diverse projects in many fields that sometimes it seems mind boggling. When we pay attention to a vehicles’ tire its mostly when it is flat and we have to change it in most unlikely places. [...]Posted in: Inventions, Transportation […]
- The Kite Wind Generator
  It’s an expert estimation that the total energy stored in wind is 100 times higher than actually needed by humans on this earth. The catch is that we have to learn and devise ways to trap this wind power blowing across the planet earth. Experts tell us one more thing that most of the [...]Posted in: Inventions, Wind Power, Wind Turbines
Treehugger
- Chinese Hackers Behind Stolen Climate Emails?
  photo via ruby-sapphire Britain's The Mail is running a story this morning with new details on the hacked email scandal, known as Climategate. The paper reports that the stolen emails from some of the world's top climate scientists were funneled through computers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to a server in Russia, where they were displayed on an FTP. […]
- Is Fat Tire Taking Over the World? Green Beer Goes Mainstream
  Image credit: Sami Grover When I got stranded in the mountains of North Carolina last weekend, we checked into a motel to wait out the storm. Fancying a beer, I trudged through the snow to the gas station. Sitting among the Bud Lites and the Millers was a large bottle of New Belgium's Fat Tire. I was surprised (and a little excited). Not being used to f […]
- Are School Lunches Safe?: 26,500 Schools Lack Proper Inspections
  photo:J Novak Over the past few years, a commonly muddled bureaucracy and the resulting lack of trust in government has further tainted our nation's food supply system. Now that mistrust is spilling over into school cafeterias. According to an article on Mother Nature Network, many school lunches are not being properly inspected. ...Read the full story […]
- Cheap Great Lakes Water Offered In Exchange For Jobs: Sustainable Or FAIL?
  Sustainable urban aquaponics: the Sweetwater Organics example in Milwaukee WI. Image credit:Sweetwater Organics blog. It's quite common for US state and local officials to entice businesses to build factories...Read the full story on TreeHugger
- The Search is Over? Neighborhood Batteries Coming to Michigan and Ohio
  Credit: Beverly & Pack via Flickr. It's the dreaded question, especially when you have kids: "Do we have any more batteries?" That toy or gadget needs more power. While rechargeable batteries are a better choice than single-use ones, power companies are developing large-scale neighborhood battery installations in Detroit and Ohio....Read t […]
Earth Climate
- Happy Flies Look For A Place Like Home
  A happy youth can influence where a fruit fly chooses to live as an adult, according to new research. The study provides new insight into how animals choose places to live and raise their young.
- Glacier melt adds ancient edibles to marine buffet
  Glaciers along the Gulf of Alaska are enriching stream and near shore marine ecosystems from a surprising source -- ancient carbon contained in glacial runoff.
- Tourists in Antarctica cause of major concern
  The 40,000 'eco-tourists' who visit the South Pole every year cause enormous greenhouse gas emissions. The visitors to the snow-covered landmass are endangering not just the Antarctic region by their actions, but also the rest of the world. Scientists have investigated the impacts of increased tourism on Antarctica and how this impact could be curb […]
- The past matters to plants
  It's commonly known that plants interact with each other on an everyday basis: they shade each other out or take up nutrients from the soil before neighboring plants can get them. Now, researchers have learned that plants also respond to the past.
- Low-cost temperature sensors: Tennis balls to monitor mountain snowpack
  Dime-sized temperature sensors, first built for the refrigerated food industry, have been adapted to sense mountain microclimates.
Inhabitat
- Woolly Pocket Living Plant Bag Lets You Carry Greenery With You
  What concrete-jungleite doesn’t enjoy a burst of greenery every now and then, especially when it’s overflowing from a totally unexpected location like…your handbag? That’s right, Woolly Pocket (the company best known for their lush “vert-icle” wall pouches) has come up with a fresh new way to bring the outdoors, well, out […]
- Bike Helmets That Don’t Make You Look Like a Dork
  Love the eco-freedom of cruisin’ on your two wheeler, but hate the less than eco-fashionable “helmet-head” look? With Yakkay’s noggin protectors disguised as stylish hats, you’ll get the best of both worlds. They come in all different colors and styles and are interchangeable, so you can always swap ‘em out instead of purc […]
- What to Do With All That Stuff After Christmas
  Want to get a P.H.D. in what to do with your P.H.W.? That’s short for post holiday waste in case you didn’t know. While you may not have heard of the term (we kind of just made it up), we’re pretty sure you know what we’re talking about. The crumpled wads of giftwrap, the withering [...]
- How to Recycle Your Holiday Wrapping Paper
  Ah, the day after Christmas – if you’ve been greening your holiday thus far, why stop now? One of the simplest ways to keep up the great eco-work is to recycle that colorful mound of ripped-up wrapping paper left in the aftermath of Christmas day. If you need ideas, we’ve got 5 easy ways to [...]
- Happy Holidays From Inhabitat!
  HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM TEAM INHABITAT From the East Coast to the West Coast to the world at large, Team Inhabitat is sending you warm holiday wishes from every corner of the globe! Our writers and editors are warming up the wintry weather with a healthy dose of holiday cheer, so read on for our season’s greetings [...]
Triple Pundit
- Looptworks – A New Way to Think About Sustainable Clothing
  Take a look at the tag of the clothes you just got for Christmas. Where were they made? Most likely, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, China or Peru. And? And with clothing manufacturing comes the scraps. The overage of a particular color fabric or button. The average factory produces 60,000 pounds of excess material each month–much of it [...]
- Strawberry Hands, Bent Backs, Uncertain Futures
  This is the 7th post in a series on the business of sustainable agriculture by the folks at Bon Appétit Management, a company that provides café and catering services to corporations, colleges and universities. To read past posts, click here. By Vera Chang, West Coast Fellow for Bon Appétit Management On the website homepage of one of [...]
- When Green Marketing Goes Wrong: The Chevy Volt Dance
  Have you seen the hideous “Chevy Volt Song and Dance” performed at the L.A. Auto Show this year? This is a classic example of green marketing gone wrong. The song is cheesy, the dancers perform an uninspired dance, and the whole spectacle is just plain painful to watch. What Chevy should have done is take a [...]
- EPA’s Gift to Maritime Industry: Stringent Emission Regs
  Just in time for holiday gift-giving season the Environmental Protection Agency wrapped-up final regulations that slap stringent emission control standards on ocean vessels and marine diesel engines. And this is one gift the maritime industry can’t return or exchange. The EPA this week finalized a rule it proposed in July that sets stringent engine and fuel […]
- Nopenhagen Wrecks Havoc on Carbon Markets, Cleantech Investment
  We can pretend that something was accomplished at Copenhagen last week, but the invisible hand of the market doesn’t b-s. After the close of talks at the Bella Center, with its watered down “accord,” the price to emit a ton of carbon plummeted 10%. That crash could mean a dearth of investment in clean technology as [...]
RealClimate
- Unforced variations
  Open thread for various climate science-related discussions. Suggestions for potential future posts are welcome.
- More independent views: Myles Allen and Ben Santer
  Three more commentaries by experts not associated with RealClimate. Ben Santer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Ben Santer again Myles Allen, University of Oxford It’s worth noting that Allen has published commentary that is critical of RealClimate. Comments on this should be posted under the Hansen post.
- Kim Cobb’s view
  Guest Commentary: An Open Essay on “ClimateGate” Kim Cobb, Georgia Tech Since the widespread distribution of stolen e-mails originating from the University of East Anglia, I have become increasingly distressed by the way that the internet and media machinery has digested their content. As a climate scientist, I have always been sensitive to the directi […]
- Jim Hansen’s opinion
  Several people have written saying that it would be useful to have an expert opinion on the state of the surface temperature data from someone other than RealClimate members. Here you go: TemperatureOfScience.pdf You don’t get more expert than Jim Hansen.
- Please, show us your code
  The 1991 Science paper by Friis-Christensen & Lassen, work by Henrik Svensmark (Physical Review Letters), and calculations done by Scafetta & West (in the journals Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research, and Physics Today) have inspired the idea that the recent warming is due to changes in the sun, rather than greenhouse gases. […]
EcoGeek.org
- 10 Most Popular Stories of 2009
  2010 is quickly approaching and we can only hope that it holds even more innovations that will benefit the world we live in. As we move forward, here's a look back at the stories you clicked on most during the past year. From gadgets to urine fuel, these are the top ten. 10. Power-Generating Shock Absorber is Surprisingly Strong A bumpy road could be […]
- Map of Countries' Emissions, Pledges
  The AP Climate Pool kept us well informed over the course of the COP15 negotiations. Part of that great coverage is contained in this interactive map of the participating nations' current emissions and the reductions they've pledged to make. You can find plenty of articles analyzing what was accomplished (or not accomplished) over the last two wee […]
- NASA Unveils Amazing GHG Models
  NASA's Aqua spacecraft has been taking daily CO2 measurements with its Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument (AIRS) for the past seven years and now all that information gathering has led to beautiful and frightening maps and models of the concentration and movement of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Highlighting the importance of this new data se […]
- OK Residents Can Buy an Electric Car for Less than $900
  If you live in Oklahoma, you have until December 31, 2009 to buy an electric car for about $900. Through a combination of federal and state tax credits, the Kandi Coco drops from its retail price of $10,600 to a cool $865. The federal tax credit amounts to $4,435 while the state is offering a 50 percent tax credit. Well, now let's get down to what you […]
- EcoGeek Q&A: Graciela Chichilnisky
  Graciela Chichilnisky was extensively involved in the creation of the Kyoto Protocol, designing the global carbon market that became international law in 2005. She has been a lead author of the IPCC and is a professor of economics and mathematical statistics at Columbia University. She's written a book called Saving Kyoto: An Insider's Guide to t […]
Earthfirst
- Great Green Job of the Week: Program Coordinator, Appalachian Mountain Club
  Youth education programs in the White Mountains! The Appalachian Mountain Club’s environmental education program, A Mountain Classroom, is designed to introduce students to the natural world through field-oriented curriculum. As 1 of 2 school program coordinators, this A Mountain Classroom Program Coordinator manages the day to day organizational and e […]
- Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson Gets Shepard Fairey Portrait
  Captain Paul Watson, head of anti-whaling activist organization Sea Shepherd, got the Obama treatment: a patriotic red, white and blue portrait by Shepherd Fairey, the same artist responsible for that iconic portrait of our President. Ecorazzi writes, “I am opposed to injustice in any form and I am an environmental advocate,” said Fairey. “The delicate balan […]
- I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas
  Twelve solar fans, eleven Brita filters… what other green things did Santa bring this year? Find out in this awesome music video by MC Lars called “I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas,” featuring Jaret Reddick from Bowling For Soup. The video moves so fast, if you don’t pay close attention, you’ll miss the best parts: So [...]
- Santa Has an Important Question to Ask You!
  Uh-oh! Better act fast if you want to see presents from Santa under your tree tomorrow morning. It seems he accidentally forgot to find out whether you were naughty or nice, and he’s going to have to resort to modern communications to get the info straight from you. Head to See3 Communications for a very special [...]
- Say Goodbye to the World’s Highest Glacier
  The highest glacier in the world is set to disappear forever. The Chacaltaya glacier, which formerly served as Bolivia’s only ski resort, was the world’s highest lift-served ski area and the northernmost ski area in South America. All that remains of the ski area is a 600-foot stretch that is only occasionally covered in snow, [...]
Earth2Tech
- Happy Holidays from Earth2Tech!
  Copenhagen was a bit of a disaster, but the Danish sure know how to celebrate Christmas. Here’s a bright and shiny Lego Santa in the window of a toy shop in downtown Copenhagen. Happy Holidays to all our readers!
- 9 Plug-in Cars Hitting the Road in 2010
  Whether you’re ready to throw down for a plug-in vehicle, or just want a heads up on what models you might see zipping around U.S. roads next year, here’s nine models to have on your list. A couple of these cars rolled out in 2009 and we expect a few may be delayed until 2011 [...]
- Earth2Tech’s Year in Photos
  However many thousand-word essays and bite-sized news posts we wrote this year about the latest green technologies, sometimes it was the photos we snapped and pictures we curated that you really dug. There’s nothing like a close-up snap shot of a sparkling eco-innovation or a pic of a grinning politicians at a ground-breaking ceremony to [...]
- Right, Wrong & Out There: A Decade of Predictions for Green Transit by 2010
  The last decade has been a tumultuous one for green transportation in the U.S. Take the on-again off-again electric vehicle market. We entered the 2000’s with rules in California requiring automakers to offer EVs, but by 2003, state regulators changed the rules and many automakers dropped EV initiatives and focused on gas guzzlers. But here we [...]
- 4 Green Building Trends to Watch in 2010
  The market for new construction is still struggling to pick itself up, but the growing trend of green building promises a sort of renaissance for the centuries-old industry. That’s the hope, anyways, and if you believe (as we do, though with a healthy pinch of skepticism) the mountain of reports and data pointing to the [...]
The Good Human
- Reasons To Be Concerned About Chlorine In Water.
- Happy Holidays 2009.
- Just How Much Mercury Is In The Fish You Eat?
- I Play With My Boats In The Toilet.
Cleantechnia
- China Requires Utilities to Buy All the Electricity Generated By Renewable Energy Companies
- $100 Billion Opportunity for Waste-To-Energy Companies in Developing World
- Feinstein Expands 30% Solar Tax Credit to Include Public Swimming Pools
- Two of the Country’s Biggest Solar Power Plants Get Utility Contracts
- Nation’s Largest University-Sited Solar Panel System, in Florida
Future Tech
- World Nuclear 2009
- China GDP Growth revised upwards
- Apple Tablet or iSlate Rumor Roundup
- Eric Drexler Metamodern on Nanotech Development, Progress and Pathways
- Video From the Manhattan Beach Project Longevity Summit
Good Clean Tech
- Audi E-Tron Concept Hits the Road
  Audi's concept E-tron supercar has now hit the road. AutoWeek gave it a spin, finding that despite its apparent similarity to Audi's gas-powered R8 sports car, the E-tron is a completely different beast.In fact, the only part the R8 and slightly smaller E-tron share is the windshield. Everything else is different--including, obviously, the lithium- […]
- Classes for the Clean Tech Exec
  Where are tomorrow's clean tech leaders coming from. Perhaps from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, which is about to launch a clean tech boot camp program.The NYU-Poly CleantechExecs program will offer 10 intensive, day-long work sessions and seminars that teach clean tech best practices and operational lessons, while offering site visi […]
- Honda to Debut Small Car Concept
  Honda is set to unveil a small car concept at the 10th Auto Expo show in New Delhi on January 5th--mirroring an announcement from Toyota the week before, according to AutoblogGreen.The report said Honda is referring to the car internally as the "New Small Concept." It's intended for emerging markets, but it's also designed to be sold in o […]
- Will LEDs Light the Future? Sarasota Hospital Thinks So
  It seems like compact fluorescent bulbs just came on the scene, and already there's a new sheriff in town. LEDs are proving they can do a better job at illuminating while using even less energy. Check out the picture at left: on top is a parking lot for Sarasota Memorial, the second-largest public hospital in Florida, as lit by 250-watt metal halide cob […]
- Skating Under a Greener Light
  Looks like it's New York day on GoodCleanTech, because word has just come that some more of the city's holiday lights are going green. For several years, Citibank has sponsored a a free skating rink in Bryant Park during the season, and this year, it's lit by the Jewel-Light Luminaire.Created by lighting designer Leni Schwendinger, the Jewel-L […]
Huffy
- Endangered Species: Nine Animals That May Not Survive The Next Decade (PHOTOS)
  As we come to the end of decade, there have been amazing conservation efforts to help endangered species across the globe we can be proud of. However, there are many species that ares critically endangered and several of our most majestic creatures may not live to see the end of the next decade due to poaching, habitat destruction and climate change. We don […]
- Jamie Lee Curtis: Gridlocked (Out) At Christmas
  "Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a drop of electricity could light up a mouse...." I am spending my holiday with my family and friends in the mountains of Idaho in our log cabin, and after a lovely Christmas Eve pizza party, when we arrived back at our little cabin in the woods at 10:00pm, the lights went out. They w […]
- Palin's Book Sparks Attacks On Vegetarian Critic
  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has never made any bones, if you will, about her culinary preferences. She's a carnivore, a hunter and proud of both. So it's not really a surprise that her book, "Going Rogue," published today, extols the virtues of eating meat.
- 20 Beached Pilot Whales Die On New Zealand Beach; 43 Others Coaxed Back To Sea
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Twenty pilot whales died on a New Zealand beach after stranding but holiday-makers and conservation workers Sunday managed to coax 43 others back out to sea. Rescuers monitored the survivors as night fell as they swam away from Colville Beach on North Island's Coromandel peninsula, hoping they would not turn back to the b […]
- Steve Kirsch: The Most Important Investment that We Aren't Making to Mitigate the Climate Crisis
  Our country is making a huge mistake in the way we are dealing with global warming. Instead of following the old adage, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," we are doing the opposite: committing massive dollars for mitigation strategies while at the same time refusing to build the most promising new clean base-load power generation te […]
Celsias Expert Articles
- How to Retrofit 40% of American Homes
- Wicked Cool World of Organics - Edition 41
- Innovative Thai Architect Singh Intrachooto: "Focus on process, not products."
- Great Lakes' Asian Carp Crisis Headed to U.S. Supreme Court
  As of today, the Great Lakes are at war. For almost two decades, states that border the lakes and rely on them for drinking water, recreation, commerce and more have been watching an inexorable invasive force make its way toward their waters. The feared Asian carp -- a fish growing up to 100 pounds with a voracious appetite that forces out native species whe […]
- What Bill McKibben Doesn't Like About the Copenhagen Accord is Precisely What I Like About It
PhysOrg
- Climate change puts ecosystems on the run, researchers say
  (PhysOrg.com) -- Global warming is causing habitats to move across the landscape. Can the creatures living there keep up? If they can't, some species may die out, researchers say.
- S.Korea issues warning against 'yellow dust'
  South Korea's weather service Friday issued a warning against airborne pollution known as "yellow dust", advising residents in western areas to avoid outdoor activities.
- Fuel spill at same Alaska reef as Exxon Valdez
  A tugboat struck the same reef as the Exxon Valdez tanker 20 years ago, spilling diesel into Alaska's Prince William Sound and creating a three-mile-long slick, the US Coast Guard said on Friday.
- China defends role at Copenhagen
  China has defended its role at this month's climate change talks in Copenhagen, saying Premier Wen Jiabao played a key part in sealing an accord, after critics blamed Beijing for blocking negotiations.
- Scientists map speed of climate change
  New study finds that the average ecosystem will need to shift about a quarter mile per year to keep pace with global climate change.
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- 30 big conservation stories for 2009
  Between the fallout from Greenpeace's report linking cattle ranching in the Amazon to some of the world's most prominent brands, the continuation of the global financial crisis, the failure of the climate conference in Copenhagen to reach agreement on binding emissions targets, concrete progress on REDD, partnerships between Google and innovative N […]
- Record-breaking snow across the US and climate change
  Over the past few weeks the United States has been pounded by a number of big snow storms. A week ago Washington DC received 18 inches of snow, setting a number of records. Over Christmas, the middle of the country, from Texas to Minnesota was also hit by record amounts of snow. While snow fall over the East Coast and middle of the country in the United Stat […]
- Ecuador to be paid to leave oil in the ground
  Ecuador will establish a trust fund for receiving payments to leave oil reserves unexploited in Yasuni National Park, one of the world's most biodiverse rainforest reserves, reports the UN Development Programme, the agency that will administer the fund.
- Brazil establishes 20,000 sq mi of new indigenous reserves in the Amazon
  On Monday, Brazil decreed nine new indigenous reserves covering 51,000 square kilometers (19,700 square miles) of the Amazon rainforest, an areas larger than Denmark or Switzerland, reports the AFP. Five of the reserves are located in the state of Amazonas, two are in Pará, one is in Roraima, and another is in Mato Grosso do Sul. The protected areas house ab […]
- The real Avatar story: indigenous people fight to save their forest homes from corporate exploitation
  In James Cameron's newest film Avatar an alien tribe on a distant planet fights to save their forest home from human invaders bent on mining the planet. The mining company has brought in ex-marines for 'security' and will stop at nothing, not even genocide, to secure profits for its shareholders. While Cameron's film takes place on a plan […]

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