http://hdlns.com/g1266 http://hdlns.com/rss_g1266.xml Science and Technology -> Environment en-us Aggregation copyright hdlns (dot com), articles copyright original authors. http://hdlns.com/g1266/Environment+-+Environment+News+Articles+Blogs+and+Resources HDLNS.com is the easiest to use aggregated content RSS Reader on the net. No need to sign up, nothing to remember. Just browse and read. http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10573za44743884/The+Spirit+Level%3A+get+one+now%2C+and+get+busy+sorting+out+Broken+Britain. Inequality, the Rich-Poor Gap (RPG), is a weapon of mass destruction aimed at the heart of civil society.In their book The Spirit Level, Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett demonstrate with good, hard statistical evidence that countries with greater d http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10593za44741568/Etched+Ginkgo+Leaf+Glasses+-+from+Recycled+Glass I love the etched design, so delicate and earthy. And the perfect size and shape to hold everything from a glass of skim milk, to orange juice or maybe the occasional rum and coke. Made from recycled glass, perfect for you to tread lightly on the http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10584za44741044/Letters+from+Slovakia+-+The+Horse+Whisperer Although he may not succeed Robert Redford in a sequel to 'The Horse Whisperer', I think Rob could definitely learn a thing or two from this guy. The passive control he has over his horse is incredible to watch, and took me quite by surprise. The ma http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10584za44741043/The+German+Disease The scheme for supporting renewables that the UK is importing from Germany has been a disaster there. by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic and environmental and political activist, United Kingdom This is my third and final salvo in the hea http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10559za44740375/Stop+the+killing+in+Peru Killings enable resources to be taken, indigenous people get in the way, they are economic collateral and of course the British government is inspired by 'enterprise' not ethics. this is from a great campaigning blog, please support and spread the http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44740324/Orange+County+District+Attorney+Files+Consumer+Protection+Lawsuit+Against+T The Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) on Friday filed a civil lawsuit against Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. to enjoin it from what OCDA claims are 'continued unlawful, unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent business practices as it pertains to both c http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44740325/BIO+Calls+for+Policies+to+Nurture+BioBased+Chemicals+and+Plastics+Industry The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is calling for US Federal policies to nurture the biobased chemicals and plastics industry in the US as a means to offset the two-decade-long shift of the industry away from the US and towards the Middle http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10599za44736012/Ocean+acidification%3A++Why+the+climate+change+deniers+don%27t+want+to+talk+abo Most people know that the release of carbon dioxide into the air from human sources has contributed to rising global temperatures and massive increases in the rate of melting of the ice at the poles and on Greenland. One of the major consequences the http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10555za44729033/US+bunker+busters+shipped+to+British+island+%27for+use+against+Iran%27 from Sunday Herald, 14 March 2010 Hundreds of powerful US 'bunker-buster' bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran. The Sunday Herald can reveal tha http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10555za44729032/Alarm+over+toxic+military+plant+under+Motherwell from Sunday Herald, 14 March 2010 Public authorities have been accused of failing to protect people from an old wartime factory blamed for contamination and illness on a housing estate in Lanarkshire. Homes for 400 people were built on a site near Wa http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44726399/Inflatable+Bike+Case+Makes+Taking+Your+Bike+Easier Image: biknd For all those times you wish you could have brought your bike with you on the train, bus or plane, now there is Biknd Helium. The Helium bike case is not quite lighter than air, but definitely lighter than a standard hard case, weighin http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44726398/Happy+Pi+Day+From+TreeHugger+and+Planet+Green We are big fans of Pi Day and have been celebrating it for years, last year with this yummy mushroom and barley pie. Having the great event fall on a Sunday this year threw us off, so instead we round up our previous posts. ...Read the full story o http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44726397/TONIGHT%3A+Jessica+Biel%2C+Emile+Hirsch%2C+and+Kenna+Climb+Mt.+Kilimanjaro+in+%27Su Jessica Biel, Kenna, and Emile Hirsch attend Summit on the Summit premier at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in NYC. Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Wireimage We have been covering the Summit on the Summit expedition, to raise awareness of the global clean wa http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44707496/Florida+Governor+Wants+Bailout+for+Drywall HVAC heat exchanger corrosion associated with Chinese drywall presence. Image credit:ChineseDrywall.com This headline is certainly the meta-story that hovers above the request by Florida's Republican Governor for Federal money to cover the cost of http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44726396/College+Students+Listen+Up%3A+Enter+The+Arbor+Day+Now+Video+Challenge+and+Win photo: Arbor Day Now Are you an amateur videographer at heart just waiting for your time to shine? Well, now's your chance. The Arbor Day Foundation is looking for compelling videos to get people planting trees. And the top contest winner will rece http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44726400/The+Silly+Season+Is+Upon+Us%3A+Fiorina+Goes+After+Boxer+on+Climate+Action Doesn't it seem like President Obama was just elected? Well, he was, but alas there is no offseason in politics. The 2010 mid-terms are heating up and California Republican candidate Carly Fiorina is wasting no time going after Senator Barbara Boxe http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10504za44725017/The+municipal+cost+of+beach+erosion All told, the homes on the nuisance list account for $6.36 million of lost tax valuations, $26,000 in annual local property taxes according to Nags Head Town Manager Cliff Ogburn. Add to those figures $720,000 (assuming $30,000 per house) in gross r http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10504za44725016/Sea+level+at+N.C.+coast+could+be+a+DeMarcus+Cousins+higher+by+2100 The Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina is a chain of thin, low barrier islands with a low sand supply. Sea level rise is already narrowing the width of the islands (by shoreline erosion on both sides). Thanks to a lifetime of studies http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10504za44725015/Pi+Time Urban word of the day for March 14: The time of the day where a digital clock reads 3:14. Dude, what time is? Dude, it's pi time. Coincidentally, or not, my oldest daughter was born on Pi day. Happy Birthday oldest daughter! http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10491za44705862/AAEA+President+Delivers+Keynote+at+Medgar+Evers+College AAEA President Norris McDonald delivered the keynote address at the 15th Annual Conference on Environmental Issues today in the Founder's Auditorium at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York. Approximately 25o people attended the auditorium prese http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10559za44720336/%27War%27+Edwin+Starr+original+1969 Wake up early on a sunday morning and smell the soul. http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10559za44720338/Zen+gets+a+make+over. You have probably seen this, it brings it right to the moment.....seriously Zen is it! http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10559za44720337/Thomas+Helliker+died+for+your+trade+union+rights. Wiltshire lad that I am I remember listening to EP Thompson, the great ecosocialist, at a CND rally in Trowbridge in the 1980s talking about the trade union struggles in Wiltshire, so great to see this post from Andy Newman at Socialist Unity (who I http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44720307/Downsized+5.5L+V8+Biturbo+in+S+63+AMG+Delivers+25%25+Fuel+Savings+Compared+to AMG 5.5-liter V8 biturbo engine. Click to enlarge. AMG has developed a 5.5-liter V8 biturbo engine with a peak output of up to 420 kW (563 hp) and maximum torque of up to 900 N·m (663 lb-ft) from its higher performance variant for entry i http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44720310/Green+Grand+Prix+Plans+Double+Header+Again+in+2010 Drivers of alternate fueled vehicles, hybrids and fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered cars will have two opportunities to test their vehicles at the 6th Annual Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, NY on 8 May. This year, organizers are offering the event' http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44720309/AIST+Researchers+Devise+Catalysts+To+Boost+Yield+of+Renewable+Diesel+from+H Effect of different catalysts with jat/cat weight ratio = 10. The platinum-rhenium catalyst showed the highest conversion, along with high selectivity for C18. Credit: ACS, Murata et al. Click to enlarge.Researchers at Japan's National Institute http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44720308/Study+Finds+that+Grand+Minimum+of+Solar+Activity+Would+Not+Slow+Global+Warm A research team from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany has found that deceased solar activity until the end of this century would only slightly scale down the global temperature rise caused by greenhouse gas emissions http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10531za44713128/Thousands+of+tons+of+illegal+timber+in+Madagascar+readied+for+export As the President of France, Nicholas Sarkozy, argues in Paris that more funding is needed to stop deforestation and mitigate climate change, a shipment of illegal rosewood is being readied for export in Madagascar by a French company with the tacit a http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44707497/Crowdsourcing+the+Most+Energy-Efficient+Life ISO bright ideas. Photo by Paul Keller via Flickr. If you want to get people to boost their personal energy efficiency, you should appeal to their vanity, their inner couch potato, their wallets, and their competitive nature. That's the strategy th http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10491za44705861/Dr.+John+A.+Gibbs+-+Medgar+Evers+College Dr. John A. Gibbs joined the faculty at Medgar Evers College, City University of New York in 1988 where he has taught basic, general, health science and organic chemistry. In 1994 he spearheaded the development of a new BS degree program in Environme http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10559za44701927/Ron+Paul+in+Bruno Can't seem to embed this but its magictake a look while it is still on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7RnlPQCKBQDid love Bruno, very very funny. http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10559za44701926/The+Amazon+is+not+for+sale AMAZONIA FOR SALEUploaded by ORE-MEDIA. - News videos from around the world.35 minutes on the story of the Awajun who are friends of friends and do a great job practising what Elinor Ostrom might describe as enlightened self-interest.....protecting t http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10503za44697943/Two+Thoughts+about+China%27s+Cities Does urban infrastructure such as new airports cause urban growth? China is running an interesting 'natural experiment' in cities such as Libo (a city of about 166,000 in a mountainous region in Guizhou, one of the poorest provinces in China) Source http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10539za44697420/When++Late+Winter+Feels+Like+Early+Spring+%28and+other+Seasonal+Wackiness%29 It's been one of those weeks when the calendar says it's late winter, but your nose can smell an early spring.  The quick snow melt over the past few days revealed a  lot of interesting things in my neighborhood, like crocuses, matted grass http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10565za44689304/World%27s+first+e-passport+developed+by+Bundesdruckerei Eco Factor: E-passport eliminates paper use. German passport manufacturer Bundesdruckerei has unveiled what is being claimed to be the world's first e-passport. The passport was unveiled at CeBIT 2010 and features an AMOLED display. The passpo http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10565za44689308/Affresol+to+launch+sustainable+homes+made+using+recycled+plastic Eco Factor: Modular homes made from recycled materials. Affresol has announced that the Welsh company will soon launch a range of eco-friendly modular homes that are to be made from recycled plastic waste. The homes will be constructed of new http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10565za44689303/Gesterbine+self-sufficient+skyscraper+features+a+mesh+of+wind+turbines Eco Factor: Sustainable skyscraper designed to harvest wind energy. Polish architecture firm Mode:Lina Architektura Consulting proposed the Gesterbine skyscraper for the eVolo Skyscraper Competition that has been designed to maximize energy.. http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10565za44689307/Novothink%27s+Solar+Surge+iPhone+iPod+charging+case+launches Eco Factor: Solar-powered iPhone and iPod charging case. Originally designed to be released in November 2009, Novothink has finally launched its Solar Surge charging cases for the iPhone and the iPod touch. The Solar Surge for the iPhone 3G/3G http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10565za44689306/Taiwanese+restaurant+recycles+waste+cardboard+into+furniture%2C+artifacts Eco Factor: Restaurant furniture made using trashed cardboard. Every new gadget that we all purchase comes stuffed in cardboard to protect the item during transportation. While most of us simply throw away the packaging material, a restaurant. http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10565za44689305/Atomik+unveils+all-electric+version+of+Fiat+500 Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by electricity. While most auto fans are waiting in anticipation for Fiat to release an electric variant of the 500, Atomik Cars has taken the Abarth version of the retro-metro machine and have unveiled a. http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44688613/Get+Set+For+Earth+Hour+With+Gisele+B%C3%BCndchen+and+Tom+Brady It's shouldn't take a gorgeous super model and her rather handsome NFL husband to convince you to participate in this year's Earth Hour on Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 pm, but it certainly doesn't hurt. From time zone to time zone, the world's citize http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44688616/The+2012+Menace+May+Be+Real%2C+Like+Sarah+Palin Credit: Flickr via Michael Francis McCarthy. 2012 is a movie, the end of the Mayan calendar, maybe the end of the Earth. But, thankfully, it's all a myth. Or is it? The 2012 phenomenon gets a new spin from Lawrence M. Krauss in the March 2010 issu http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665878/Busting+a+Myth%3A+Does+Facebook+Water+Vapor+Comment+Disprove+Global+Warming%3F Image: Shefaet, Flickr This one goes out to mig. Mig wrote us and explained that yesterday a distant facebook friend posted this: 'Oceans are the single largest CO2 reduction system in the world. Water Vapor is the biggest contributor of CO2 in th http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44688615/Good+News%3A+EU+Is+On+Track+To+Meet+Its+Renewable+Goals photo via flickr There's a lot of grim climate news, of course, but the EU keeps moving forward. On Friday, the European Commission announced that the EU, which is made up 27 member countries, is on track to meet its goal of generating 20 percent http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44688614/Ethical+Fashion+Finds+at+Arboretum+Apparel Whether you're located in Healdsburg, California or virtually--like I am in NYC--visit Arboretum for ethical fashion finds. Olsenhaus' Elizabeth Olsen told us about the boutique; they were the first to place an order for her delectable vegan shoes http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10504za44687274/Another+bubble+bursts The ACC men's basketball tournament is usually a closed party, with wads of cash about the only thing that will pry open the doors for the average fan. This year, all one needs is a $10 bill. A few minutes before the noon tipoff Friday, an Alexander http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10573za44685911/Crisis+in+left+wing+thinking%3A+the+answer+lies+in+ecological+philosophy. 'It's defeatist nonsense to talk of crisis in left wing thinking' writes Mehdi Hasan (politics editor New Statesman) in yesterday's Guardian. The credit crunch has pulled the rug out from under neo-liberal plant stand, but the Right are talking as if http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10524za44682908/A+colourful+beetle. Taken by our friend Alan, a picture of a beautiful beetle in his garden. I haven’t been able to find a match on the web, but I think it is one of what are called flower beetles. http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10559za44682220/Climate+trade+union+conference+today Campaign against Climate Change Trade Union conference 201013 Mar 2010, 11:00 amSouth Camden Community School, London NW1 1RGSpeakers will include Tony Kearns (CWU), Manuel Cortes (TSSA), Chris Baugh (PCS), Prof. Barbara Harriss-White, Jonathan Neale http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44682165/Case+To+Use+SCR+and+Cooled+EGR+to+Meet+Tier+4+Standards Case Construction Equipment, part of the Fiat Group, will use two distinct technologies'cooled exhaust gas recirculation (CEGR) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR)'to address US EPA Tier 4 interim standards across its product line, which includes http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44682169/Proton+Introduces+Series+of+Range-Extended+Electric+Vehicle+Concepts Phantom view of EMAS drive system elements. Click to enlarge.Malaysian car manufacturer Proton unveiled a series of concept global range-extended electric cars at the Geneva Motor Show (earlier post)—a five-door, four-seat hatchback 'EMAS http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44682164/DOE+Awards+Cooperative+Agreement+for+%24668M+Post-Combustion+Carbon+Capture+P The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a cooperative agreement to American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP) for the Mountaineer Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project to design, construct, and operate a system tha http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44682168/UK+New+Car+CO2+Emissions+Drop+by+Biggest+Ever+Margin%09in+2009 Average new car CO2 emissions in the UK fell by their biggest ever margin last year with the impact of recession and the Scrappage Incentive Scheme boosting the continued influence of technological advances made by vehicle manufacturers, according to http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44682163/Marine+Corps+Showcases+Experimental+Forward+Operating+Base%3B+Focus+on+Water Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James T. Conway and other Marine and Navy leaders recently toured technical demonstrations by nearly 30 commercial vendors at the first Experimental Forward Operating Base (ExFOB) at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Conway has http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44682167/US+EPA+Reports+National+Trends+Show+Improvements+in+Air+Quality Since 1990, nationwide air quality has improved significantly for the six common air pollutants: ground-level ozone; particle pollution; lead; nitrogen dioxide; carbon monoxide; and sulfur dioxide, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44682166/Ford+Will+Offer+EcoBoost+Option+on+its+New+Police+Interceptor Ford's all-new, purpose-built Police Interceptor will offer two powertrain options. A 3.5-liter V-6 engine delivering at least 263 hp (196 kW) and E85 compatibility is 25% more efficient than the 4.6-liter Single Overhead Cam (SOHC) V-8 offered in th http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10518za44669402/GoodCompany+%27Un-Panel%27+at+GreenSpaces+NY Last week's GoodCompany Ventures event at the TriBeCa, NY, offices of Green Spaces brought together some of the top minds in early stage and patient capital investing, including Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, Jacob Gray from M http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10518za44669403/Thermopower+Waves%3A+A+New+Discovery+at+MIT Think of electrons as flotsam on a wave as it moves across the surface of the ocean. That's how scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) describe a previously unknown phenomenon, which they are calling 'thermopower waves.' A th http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10522za44667254/Outer+Ring+Suburbs+and+the+Permanent+Foreclosure Alex Steffen (A quick little Friday afternoon note.) Discussion of planetary boundaries is pretty surreal everywhere these days, but in the United States, the disconnect between... http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10565za44666838/Big+Eye+Cruiser+concept+changes+shape+to+fit+your+growing+child+over+the+ye Eco Factor: Concept bicycle with shape shifting capabilities. Designed by Claudia Baer, Anna Wiesinger and Marlene Klausner, the Big Eye Cruiser is a concept bicycle that has been designed to fit your child perfectly over the years of his gro http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10565za44666837/SunEdison+to+build+Europe%27s+largest+solar+plant+in+Italy Eco Factor: Solar power plant to generate up to 72MW of renewable power. SunEdison has announced that the company will be building Europe's largest solar power plant in Italy. The power plant is expected to be completed by the end of the year http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665886/Hollywood+Donates+Big+to+Rescue+an+Icon%2C+Stars+Flaunt+Green+Fashion+at+the Photo via Sörn @ flickr On Thursday, the Trust for Public Land released a roster of Hollywood A-listers and companies--including Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, the Walt Disney Company, the LucasFilm Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665881/Lithium-Sulfur+Breakthrough+Could+Mean+Safer+and+More+Energy-Dense+Batterie Image: ACS, Yang et al. Theoretical Energy Density: 1550 Wh/KG ! A few months ago I wrote about a battery breakthrough related to silicon nanowire anodes. The researchers said that it showed great promise, but that one of the main challenges to its http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665890/Global+Warming%27s+Evil+Twin%3A+Ocean+Acidification+-+A+Present+And+Measurable Acid ocean 'SOS.' Image credit:Alaska Marine Conservation Council US EPA has decided to consider ways that US states can, under already delegated authorities, curb pollutants that may otherwise add to the power of global warming's evil twin: Ocean http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665885/One+Cyclist+Travels+Two+Continents+to+Save+the+Trees Image credit: Good When one Peace Corps volunteer came to understand the flimsy safeguards a 'reserve' provided the forest near his post in Paraguay, he was motivated to do something that would provide true protections for the trees. The solution h http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665880/Batman+in+the+Bike+Lanes%3A+Guerilla+Bike+Activists+Fight+Back Photos by Lloyd Alter With the constant rewiring of the internet, deferred maintenance and the inevitable freeze-thaw cycle, you need good teeth to ride in Toronto bike lanes; otherwise they are shaken out of your skull. The Urban Repair Squad to t http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665889/Confirmed%3A+LG+Chem+to+Build+%24303+Million+Lithium-Ion+Battery+Plant+in+Michi Image: LG Chem The Supply Chain for Electric Cars is Growing About 6 months ago we wrote that LG Chem was thinking about building an advanced lithium-ion battery plant in Holland, Michigan, to supply battery packs to GM for the Volt PHEV. Now it's http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665884/Report%3A+European+Companies+Buying+Their+Way+Out+of+Carbon+Cuts Photo via Guardian Most cap and trade schemes proposed by governments include provisions that allow polluting companies to buy carbon offsets--initiatives that pay for tree planting in South America or solar panel installation in India and so fort http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665879/Is+Creating+Green+Jobs+a+%27Sensible+Aspiration%27+for+Governments%3F Photo via A Green Living That's the topic of an ongoing online debate over at the Economist.com. In one corner, green jobs advocate Van Jones, who argues that governments should engage in the active practice of creating green jobs, by, for example, http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665888/Chicken+vs+Egg%3A+Does+Suburban+Sprawl+Represent+the+Free+Market+or+Over-Regu Postwar suburban sprawl, courtesy of George Bailey and his Savings and Loan A lot of the Libertarian types think that those of us promoting higher densities and urban life are trying to limit freedom of choice. Joe Mysak wrote in Bloomberg about us http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665883/Red+Carpet+Green+Dress%3A+Catalyst+For+A+Revolution Suzy Amis Cameron and James Cameron reveal Jillian Granz's winning sustainable dress at Global Green's Pre-Oscar Party. Photo: Cerraeh Laykin I know, the dress looks blue—Avatar blue to be exact. But, it's actually about 85% green. The Red Ca http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665887/Infographic%3A+%27How+Cars+are+Killing+Us+Around+the+World%27 Image: Infrastructurist Risk assessment is hard. We humans are hard-wired with many cognitive biases that can often distort our perception of reality and make us fear the wrong things. For example, on average, people will be more afraid of somethin http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665882/Scientists+Protest+Proposed+Ivory+Auction Image credit: marfis75/Flickr Tanzania and Zambia, conservationists fear, may receive special permission from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to auction off a combined total of 112 tonnes of stockpiled ivory. T http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10521za44665891/And+Now+For+The+Best+Argument+Against+Global+Warming+.+.+. Image via SF Gate Over at the San Francisco Chronicle, Dr. Peter Gleick, the president of the Pacific Institute has come up with the most believable argument against global warming that I've yet encountered. And so, I'll close out my Friday by shar http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10504za44664135/3.14159265358979...   The sound of meditation for some people is full of deep breaths or gentle humming. For Marc Umile, it's '3.14159265358979...' Whether in the shower, driving to work, or walking down the street, he'll mentally rattle off digits of pi to pass the http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10504za44664136/The+Fed+as+CVM+critic From the inbox:Moving quickly to put its mark on the Federal Reserve, the White House on Friday identified two economists and a lawyer as its choices to fill all three vacancies on the central bank's board of governors.The economists are Janet L. Ye http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10505za44659920/Tropicana%3A+Trying+to+Make+a+Greener+Orange+Juice Read the full story in Time Magazine. How green is your orange juice? A couple of years ago, PepsiCo, which owns the orange-juice brand Tropicana, tried to size up the carbon footprint of the popular morning tonic. It found that each half-gallon cart http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10505za44659919/Industrial-Strength+Fungus Read the full story in Time Magazine. At an organic farm just outside Monterey, Calif., a super-eco building material is growing in dozens of darkened shipping containers. The farm is named Far West Fungi, and its rusting containers are full of all s http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10505za44659923/Free+Environmental+Books+for+School+Teachers Dawn Publications is sponsoring an Earth Day Contest and will be giving away $350 in books for teachers!   The contest asks teachers to share their experiences — both inside and outside of the classroom — on connecting children with http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10505za44659922/April+22+Deadline+Approaches+for+Contractors+to+Obtain+EPA+Lead+Renovation%2C Beginning next month, federal law will require that contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified in the new EPA Renovation, Repa http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10505za44659921/7+Old-School+Kids%27+Shows+With+Green+Themes+%28VIDEOS%29 Read the full post and watch the videos at Huffington Post Green. Teaching kids about the environment is most effective when they’re unaware that they’re being taught, which is why children’s programming has always been such a great http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10559za44658015/300+Green+Party+Parliamentary+candidates According to the national website, 301 candidates have been selected so far, and of course in Brighton Pavilion, Lewisham Deptfore and Norwich South, we are in an excellent position to win.' so far, 301 parliamentary candidates have been selected for http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10559za44658014/Drop+the+charges+against+the+climate+defendants%21 Monday 15th of March at 8.30 am promptRoyal Danish Embassy55 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9SRLocation http://tinyurl.com/yd9ytomBackground and statement from the CJA networkDuring the climate summit in Copenhagen, about 2000 people got detained, while http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44657966/LG+Chem+to+Build+%24+303M+Li-ion+Plant+in+Holland%2C+MI LG Chem Ltd. will build its new $303 million lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Holland, Michigan. Scheduled for groundbreaking this summer, the 650,000 square-foot facility will be financed in part from a $151.4 million grant the company http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44657965/New+2011+Ford+F-Series+Super+Duty+Improves+Fuel+Economy+Up+to+25%25+with+New The 2011 Ford Super Duty. Click to enlarge.Ford's all-new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks are equipped with new diesel and gasoline engine powertrains that deliver improvements in torque, horsepower and fuel economy. The 6.7-liter Power Str http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44657964/California+Startup+Aurica+Motors+Trying+to+Keep+NUMMI+Plant+Open+for+Manufa Startup electric car company Aurica Motors announced a plan to keep the NUMMI plant, which employs 4,700 people, from shutting down when Toyota leaves on 31 March. Under the proposed plan, the NUMMI plant in Fremont, California would be converted int http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10508za44657967/ClipperCreek+Taking+Orders+for+SAE-compatible+UL-listed+Charging+Station ClipperCreek, manufacturer of the only UL-listed electric vehicle charging products, is taking orders for May delivery of its US made CS-40 product. This is the first product available with the SAE-J1772, UL-listed connector which will be compatible http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10580za44657173/Data+Highlights+on+Solar+Energy Concerns about global warming, rising fossil fuel prices, and oil insecurity have prompted calls for a new energy economy, one that replaces fossil fuels with renewables. The sun is an enormous reservoir of energy; in fact, the sunlight reaching Eart http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10503za44652051/Protecting+Tuna+and+Elephants+in+a+Growing+World+Economy In a growing world economy, how do we protect natural resources to guard against 'collapse'? International negotiations are unlikely to mitigate this clasic tragedy of the commons. Ecologists continue to try to educate the public about the conseque http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10494za44650278/EPA+scientists+call+for+tougher+soot+standards from Greenwire:AIR POLLUTION: EPA scientists recommend tougher soot standards (03/12/2010)Robin Bravender, E&E reporterThe latest science supports substantially tightening U.S. EPA's air quality standards for soot in order to safeguard public health http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10575za44648541/350+in+2010 Save the date - 10/10/10 for a day of work on climate action to raise awareness on the need to move toward 350 ppm. Stay going. http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10518za44639073/Federal+Subsidies+Visualized Timothy B. Hurst posted on this earlier this week on The Energy Collective, and it is worth checking out his post and the comments: Think Renewables Need Huge Subsidies? http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10514za44637573/CATEGORY+-+ART+-+Finding+a+niche OK, it's more fun than real reuse, but...Lego finds a new niche... I just had to share.Even though the contrast between ancient stone and modern plastic is glaring, for me, at least, it works.I really do know sod all about 'art', but I know what I li http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10585za44637334/Heinberg+on+Life+Beyond+Growth%E2%80%A6+excellent+stuff A fabulous piece by Richard Heinberg.  Great to read him being optimistic, well. in a Heinbergy kind of way.   I also read this piece as an early, brief version of the history of the peak oil/relocalisation/Transition movement that someone will i http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10585za44637333/Transition+Network+conference+2010+seeks+venue%3A+pop+those+thinking+caps+on%E2 As the Scottish poet/bard Robert Burns put it, “the best-laid schemes o’ mice an ‘men gang aft agley“.  The 2010 Transition Network conference had been planned to take place near Forest Row in Sussex on the 29th-31st May 2010 http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10585za44637332/A+Seedy+Saturday+in+Totnes%3A+a+short+film%E2%80%A6.. Here is another great short film by the nu-project folks, this time documenting the recent Seedy Saturday event that took place in Totnes, a fantastic event.  Enjoy! http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10565za44634574/Aquafairy+debuts+new+range+of+fuel+cells+for+portable+gadgets Eco Factor: Highly efficient fuel cell devices for portable electronic devices. Kyoto-based Aquafairy has unveiled a new range of fuel cells for portable electronic devices. The affordable fuel cells have been developed in four variants to su http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10565za44634573/DOK-ING+unveils+all-electric+XD+Concept+at+Geneva+Motor+Show Eco Factor: Concept zero-emission car powered by electricity. With most major automakers showcasing their green rides of the future at the Geneva Motor Show, there have been some other names as well, which not many expected at the show. Croati http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10565za44634572/Electric+Personal+Transporter+offers+wheels+to+those+who+hate+walking Eco Factor: Zero-emission personal transportation vehicle powered by electricity. If you're one of those who hates walking even while shopping, the Electric Personal Transporter is a must-have vehicle for you. The electric four-wheeled vehicle http://hdlns.com/g1266zf10565za44634575/Chemists+develop+the+most+potent+homogeneous+catalyst+for+water+oxidation Eco Factor: Water Oxidation catalyst generates clean hydrogen from water and sunlight. Chemists at Emory University have developed the most potent homogeneous catalyst known for water oxidation, which is being considered a crucial component fo