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Beijing's Latest Olympic Crackdown: Recyclers

Video by Martin Connolly The other day, as my roommate and I were on our way to sell a load of plastic bottles and paper boxes to our local recycling man, we were stopped by one of our vigilant neighbors. "Whoa, he's not there! He won't be back for two months!" Th... (original story)

Airlines To Be Included in EU Emission Trading Scheme from 2012

photo by Craig Forrester In the ongoing effort to decrease greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector, the airline industry has been the focus of a good deal of criticism. Some airlines themselves have announced plans to reduce their environmental impact—Lufthansa, JAL, and Virgin Atlant... (original story)

FLOODED LONDON Depicts Life After Global Warming

As part of London Festival of Architecture 2008, award-winning media production studio Squint/Opera envisions London life in 2090, long after sea levels have risen from global warming. Imitating some of the techniques of the super-idealistic Victorian landscape painters, Squint/Opera have used a com... (original story)

Notable quotable

By David Roberts"These [oil] firms have learned a lot over the past two decades and three decades about their ability to go out and put a platform in water and extract oil and do it in a way that they're not causing any environmental harm at all." -- White House deputy press secretary Tony Fratto... (original story)

Memo to T. Boone Pickens

By Joseph RommThe Phone Call based on a true story Major cable network: What do you think of T. Boone Pickens' latest energy plan? Me: Half of it is great -- the big push on wind power. Heck, even the Bush administration says wind power could be 20 percent of U.S. electricity. But the notion t... (original story)

Wanted: Green Electronics Blogger to Write for TreeHugger ($1000 Referral Reward!)

Image via Sparking Tech We're looking for a full-time blogger who can cover the latest, hippest, greenest gadgets and electronics. We are looking for someone who has in-depth knowledge and passion about this topic, can identify and explore current and emerging trends, un... (original story)

Global warming and the threat to chocolate

Filed under: Food, News, Climate ChangeThis is really a reason to hold a bake sale. According to a CNN story, we are in danger of losing chocolate! It could become as rare and expensive as caviar in the next twenty years, which would mean the end of the candy aisle in Whole Foods. Of course, it's be... (original story)

Pickens introduces "The Plan" to kick the US oil habit

Filed under: Cars and Transportation, Celebrities, News, Polit-eco, Alternative EnergyForget the Department of Energy's 2030 plan. Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens says that we can accomplish 20% wind power in a matter of 10 years. It's a good thing too, because according to him, the US is on a c... (original story)

Are LCD TVs Worse Than Coal Plants?

As they say on TV, “Coming up next: Why TVs are hazardous to the environment.” Just when you think we are getting a handle on emissions issues…Plasma and LCD flat screen televisions are contributing to global warming, a new study has found. A gas used in the manufacturing of flat... (original story)

Grist downtime

By David RobertsYou may have noticed that Grist.org was inaccessible for most of the day today. On the bright side, none of us could get our email either, so we weren't burdened by all the complaints people were sending in. Yeah, that's really all I've got for bright side. The problem was not wit... (original story)

Copper Nanorods Increase Boiling Water Bubbles 3,000%!

Copper Nanorods Reduce Energy Needed by an Order of Magnitude After super-efficient solar panels that are "hairy" on the nanoscale, here come "hairy" pots & pans, as well as computer chip heatsinks and other heat-transferring devices. Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute made the "u... (original story)

Clicklist: Food and drugs

>> Find LA vegan restaurants via this google map! (via blogging.la). View Larger Map >> Got a fruit tree? Here’s a photo-illustrated step by step guide to preserving fruit. Yummy. Earlier: Fallen Fruit. >> Some scientific backing for medical marijuana. “Marijuana contains an amazing c... (original story)

Calamity cowboys: On Iowa, obesity, and earthquakes

In every catastrophe, there are winners and losers. In post-flood Iowa, Monsanto steals the show and farmers get a rainy, and debt-ridden, parade.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Calamity cowboys: On Iowa, obesity, and earthquakes", url: "http://www.ethicurean.com/2008/07/08/calamity_cowboys/" }); (original story)

Harrison Ford Ponders: Is Indiana Jones An Eco-Friendly Guy?

The folks over at BigThink recently conducted an interview with Harrison Ford about his work at Harvard scientist E.O. Wilson’s Biodiversity Foundation. The organization works to preserve biological diversity in the living environment through innovative business and educational strategies. The... (original story)

Oregon Powers-Up for New EV Charging Stations

Drivers of electric-powered vehicles in Oregon will soon have new places to plug-in. Portland General Electric (PGE) plans to install 12 charging stations in Portland and Salem by summer’s end. According to the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group, Portland has the highest per capita o... (original story)



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