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Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | yesterday
Protecting The Environment Against Its Protectors On the specific level, this is bad for environmentalism and for sound policymaking. On a larger level, how’s that new transparency working out? Hilarious: Rudd enlists Galileo’s help | Australian Climate Madness So in order to attack the climate sceptics in the Opposition, Kevin Rudd enlists the help of probably the most famous scientific...
AAEA Hollywood (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Holly Wood Oprah Winfrey, left, has announced she will end her talk show on September 9, 2011 and it is rumored that Environmental Man will begin his new show, "The Environment Man Show" on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on September 9, 2010. It is being reported that Ms. Winfrey will concentrate exclusively on her forthcoming cable channel, while Eman will concentrate exclusively on...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Last night the Tech Awards kicked off in San Jose, California, honoring some incredible innovation happening across several categories, including the environment, education, health, biosciences and more. The competition in the environment section was tough, with GRUPEDSAC, a project providing customizable eco-techniques toolkits for self-sufficiency, the Electronic Field Guide, which encourages citizen...
A DC Birding Blog (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Emperor Penguins / Photo by lin padgham Bird and birding news A study of the fossil record argues that there were six genera and nine species of moas (much lower than other estimates) and that the North and South Islands of New Zealand have been geographically isolated for 20-30 million years. The Puerto Rican Nightjar's range is much than previously estimated ; in all this species has 1,400-2,000...
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Communicating Climate Change in the Media The way in which the media communicates climate change to the public has come under scrutiny in the past, with controversies over the media providing an equal platform for both climate scientists and climate sceptics. A free event next week at the Science Museum’s Dana Centre will explore this and other issues in asking, ‘How do the UK media report...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Celebrate local shopping in the East Village with the Get Local shopping Guide. Credit: Get Local The East Village Community Coalition is hosting a launch party for the third edition of the Get Local Shopping Guide , celebrating local shops, merchants, and more in New York City's East Village, at Sustainable NYC next Monday, November 23, 2009. Click through f... Read the full story on TreeHugger
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Image via Menassat The email system of one of the world's leading climate researchers was just reported to be infiltrated by hackers. Protected information and email messages sent from climate scientists at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU) began turning up on public websites today. Why the CRU was targeted is still unclear--though there's speculation that with the Read...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Photo via Change If James Brown had been around to witness the rise of the green jobs sector and learned of the news from this recent study, he'd shake his head and say, "It's a man's world. Ow! After all these years and so much progress, even in a sector dedicated towards achieving the noble aim of an emissions-free economy, it appears some prejudices still plague us." Well, he might not...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Wall Street Journal Is it just the economy or is there a real change going on? Michael Phillips writes in the Wall Street Journal about how builders are offering smaller houses than they have in years. The Scarlett O'Hara stairs and two storey halls are out, and the plans are simpler, square-er, and way more efficient. Some might say that it is simply a response to the economy; as one commenter said...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Photo via Maurice When did water fountains become more of a novelty than an expectation in urban areas? And when did their restoration become news? It seems to say something about the state of free clean drinking water in cities - perhaps we've realized we've gone too far towards bottled water and are finally, finally making our way back to the tap. Either way, London has restored a drinking fountain...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Image credit: Webecoist From turning waste food into energy to delivering food by barge , UK supermarket Sainsbury's has been exploring alternative energy and transportation for some time. They even recently unveiled "people-powered" checkouts , though on closer inspection they appeared to be gasoline driven... Read the full story on TreeHugger
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Wrapped government buildings and surrounded islands, endless fences and saffron gates: This is the work of Christo and Jean-Claude. Famous for their large-scale installations, the couple has drawn controversy throughout their career, but the goal, but simply, has always been to make people happy with expressions of beauty. As Jean-Claude explained , when people come to see their art, "They start...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Photo: Getty Images It's a fact of life that nanoparticles are everywhere: from sunscreen to underwear to performance wear - they are an invisible part of everyday life. Nanotechnology has made some promising inroads , but could these undetectable bits of material be harmful to our health? Recent studies however have raised serious concerns about the health impacts of nanoparticles in a plethora of...
Green Options (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
A woman’s handbag is an extension of herself. It shows off her style, her personality and her ability to coordinate the perfect bag with her outfit. Many of us can’t really afford to have a bag for every outfit or mood but with a little craftiness and the help of this new book…maybe we can. Refashioned Bags: Upcycle Anything into High-Style Handbags is a new book that shows us how...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Image via the Guardian An ad by Plane Stupid , an anti-airplane pollution advocacy group, is stirring some serious controversy in the UK and around the blogosphere. In a graphic TV ad designed to reveal the massive emissions that even short flights produce, CGI polar bears fall from the sky to bloody deaths in the city below. Watch the strange, jarring spectacle after the jump.... Read the full story...
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morrisanimal | 07/01/2009
Dr. Wynne Collins didn't set out to save the Przewalski's horse—declared extinct in the wild 40 years ago. But today, as a doctoral student at the Smithsonian National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia, Collins works hard to preserve the world's last truly wild horse. Her early research efforts were funded, in part, by one of Morris Animal Foundation's (MAF) first Fellowship...
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www.carbonfreeenergy | 06/19/2009
The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are blowing in the wind and rippling in the water, not growing on prairies or glowing inside nuclear power plants, says Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford. And "clean coal," which involves capturing carbon emissions and sequestering...
gamishev | 03/03/2009
The demand for the solar energy is on the rise these days. The increased concern about the Global Warming and various widespread forms of pollutions has resulted in growing concern about the alternative sources of energy. There has been observed a dire...
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