August 19, 2008
Environment, In the News
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Recently, oil companies and researchers have been looking for alternative fuels that could play a part not only in opening up a new avenue in renewable resources but also create a new eco-friendly manner of supplying the growing energy needs of our population.
Algae Pros and Pros
There may be no prospect with as much potential as pond scum. Otherwise know as algae, this biological organism transforms sunlight into energy with enough efficiency to double its weight multiple times a day. Read the rest…
August 13, 2008
Cars and Transport, Environment, In the News
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New federal laws to cut down air pollution from auto painting and stripping has forced some auto painting shops to start going green. Now this doesn’t mean freeways will take on the aerial appearance of vines weaving through the urban jungle. It simply means methods and products used by these shops will be revamped to be more eco-friendly.
Leading the Way in Green Technology
Adam D. Haddad, owner of a Worcester, Massachusetts auto body shop, has spearheaded the effort in this green transition. The shop, Accurate Collision, is one of the firsts to comply with the new laws. It has led the way by switching from petroleum-based paints to water-based paints. Read the rest…
August 5, 2008
Film and Tele, In the News
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In the latest celebrity move to show support for environmental awareness, Johnny Depp has bought his own $3.6m island. Besides using it as a hideout from the paparazzi, the actor has some interesting plans for it.
His 35-acre plot in the Bahamas, aptly called “F*ck Off Island”, of course has no power lines or other technology connecting it with the outside world.
Thus, Depp met with a bit of a challenge in powering his island getaway. Diesel generators were not a conceivable option to the star so he turned to Mike Strizki, a pioneer in self-sustainable environments.
Self-Sustaining Habitat Design
Strizki designed a system for Depp’s island, which closely resembles Strizki’s New Jersey home, only on a much larger scale. The home was the nation’s first solar-hydrogen house in existence. You can check out a tour of the complex by Strizki himself. Read the rest…
July 22, 2008
Environment, In the News, Politics
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In a Moscow meeting between President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia and President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela this week, news broke that the two oil-rich nations would be working together more closely than ever before. Their new partnership would involve coordinated action that would potentially impact global gas and oil markets, and would include foreign policy considerations as well.
During these talks, there has also been the undercurrent of news that Chavez is expected to purchase more than one billion dollars in Russian arms. Aside from this, the two leaders discussed a strategic partnership to counter American strength in the global oil market in general, and in the region with Venezuela, specifically.
President Chávez and President Medvedev Stress Different Aspects
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April 14, 2008
Environment, In the News
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Security Company Seeks Information On Environmental Organizations
Ever have the feeling you are being followed? Maybe you have been because you’re green.
Becket Brown International (BBI), a former private security company, was spying on Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and other reputable environmental organization from the late 1990s to at least 2000.
The groups rifled through trash bins, collected phone records, financial statements, internal records like donor lists and staff’s Social Security numbers, planted undercover operatives within the groups and tried to obtain information during confidential meetings. These were compiled to produce intelligence reports for PR firms and corporations involved in environmental issues with green groups. Read the rest…
April 10, 2008
Environment, In the News
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Hunters Worry About Global Warming
By H. JOSEF HEBERT, Associated Press Writer
Thursday, April 10, 2008
From an article in the SF Gate / San Francisco Chronicle:
“Global warming could force elk and mule deer from much of the American West. Wild trout could disappear in lower Appalachian streams.
Two-thirds of the country’s ducks may disappear.
A new assessment of the threat to fish and wildlife habitat has hunters and anglers calling for action.
Groups representing nine major hunting and fishing organizations planned to meet Thursday with the House committee chairman who hopes to write legislation to curtail greenhouse gases linked to global warming.”
Thoughts on Global Warming and Hunting
The logic seems a bit contradictory — but hey. Like I’ve been saying Read the rest…
April 8, 2008
Environment, In the News, Issues, People
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Al Gore Launches “We” Campaign
Al Gore has begun an immense PR campaign from his Alliance for Climate Protection (ACP) in an effort to call attention to the need to change policies regarding climate change. The “we” campaign is a three-year $300 million movement aimed at shifting public opinion over the urgency of global warming and the fact that “we” can overcome it.
How the “We” Campaign Will Work
The “we” campaign will feature television ads, print ads and social networks, utilizing 10 million volunteers to spread the good word. One of the objectives is to get rid of the partisanship question, showing ads that bring together opposing sides like Pat Robertson and Al Sharpton in unity over Read the rest…
April 7, 2008
Environment, In the News, Tips
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Recycling Electronics Responsibly With the U.S. Postal Service
Looking for a place to recycle that cell phone you left in your pocket and accidentally washed in the laundry?
Even though we covered how to recycle electronics safely before, here’s an interesting update:
The U.S. Postal Service is now offering a way to get rid of small electronics without flinging them into the wastebasket with the Mail Back program. Read the rest…
April 4, 2008
Culture, Environment, Film and Tele, Green Building, In the News, Issues, People
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Colbert Talks Green Collar Jobs With Van Jones
Check out this interview with Green For All president Van Jones on how green collar jobs will benefit the economy by providing lower socioeconomic groups with jobs and getting rid of a “pollution industry.”
Van Jones Video on the Colbert Report
Jones has been dealing with green issues, jobs, class and race for over 15 years, while Green For All works is a coalition uniting business, environmentalists and low-income communities towards creating green collar jobs.
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April 3, 2008
Environment, Green Building, In the News
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First “Green” Stadium in Washington, D.C.
The Washington Nationals kicked off their season in their new eco-friendly baseball park this week. It is the first green professional stadium in the U.S., stated the U.S. Green Building Council.
The new stadium received certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) council last week.
How D.C. Nationals Get Green
The ballpark, built on a restored brownfield, features Read the rest…
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