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Carbon dioxide Is ‘driving fish crazy’

January 22nd, 2012 at 4:47 pm » Comments (0)

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Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes.
Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes with serious consequences for their survival, an international scientific team has found…



A new cycling superhighway. Not in the U.S.A.

January 16th, 2012 at 4:59 pm » Comments (0)

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Cycling transportation gets a boost in Sweden.
If you want to find an unassuming place where bicycling is a way of life and nobody makes a big deal about it, head south. The south of Sweden, that is, where the small university town of Lund has a big bicycle habit. They just don’t advertise it.
In Lund, 60% of [...]



Next ice age unlikely to begin for at least 1,500 years

January 9th, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

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Concentrations of carbon dioxide emissions, blamed for global warming, will linger in the atmosphere for decades even if the world stopped pumping out emissions today.
The atmosphere contains high levels of carbon dioxide emissions which means the next ice age is unlikely to begin for at least 1,500 years, an article in the [...]



World’s first hybrid shark found off Australia

January 3rd, 2012 at 12:26 pm » Comments (0)

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A hybrid black tip shark containing both common and Australian black tip DNA
Scientists said on Tuesday that they had discovered the world’s first hybrid sharks in Australian waters, a potential sign the predators were adapting to cope with climate change.
The mating of the local Australian black-tip shark with its global counterpart, the common black-tip, was [...]



BP drops solar division after 40 years of operations

December 22nd, 2011 at 2:16 pm » Comments (0)

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When the Going Gets Tough, BP Runs…
While it is well-known that the solar industry is highly cyclical, the general trend is definitely in an upward direction, with rapid double-digit yearly growth in production capacity and plenty of money to be made by the smartest players (both Warren Buffett and Google have recently invested in solar [...]



Veggie-Fueled Pickup Truck sets new land speed record at 155 MPH

December 20th, 2011 at 11:53 pm » Comments (0)

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A happy award winning Greenspeed crew.
In mid-November, the members of Greenspeed club headed to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to put their Chevy pickup truck to the test. Stripped of all aesthetics, running on a ‘93 Dodge engine and burning an unorthodox fuel, it was there to challenge the land speed record for vegetable [...]



British rethinking their huge investment in climate change

December 5th, 2011 at 10:53 am » Comments (0)

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Greenpeace activists shout slogans during a protest.
The UK has spent more than $938.7 million on securing an international agreement on climate change and promoting green technologies in developing countries since April 2006, according to Government spending reports.

 



Will purists drink wine from a cardboard bottle?

November 15th, 2011 at 10:09 pm » Comments (0)

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GreenBottle in action.
To drink or not to drink..from a bottle that isn’t glass, that is the question. A UK company has invented the world’s first paper wine bottle. But will purists drink wine from it?



Launched Today: The story of ‘Broke’ puts the real crony capitalism on notice

November 9th, 2011 at 3:24 pm » Comments (0)

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The video is released today, and it does not disappoint.
Succinctly but effectively, Annie Leonard tells the story of how our tax dollars are being misappropriated to prop up an ailing, energy intensive, resource hungry and ultimately counterproductive “dinosaur economy”. And she then goes on to make the case of how we could do things better…



Geothermal mapping report confirms vast coast-to-coast clean energy source in U.S.

October 25th, 2011 at 11:10 pm » Comments (0)

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Energy beneath our feet.
New research from SMU’s Geothermal Laboratory, funded by a grant from Google.org, documents significant geothermal resources across the United States capable of producing more than three million megawatts of green power — 10 times the installed capacity of coal power plants today…



iPod creators design the perfect thermostat that learns your habits

October 25th, 2011 at 10:59 pm » Comments (0)

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A new view on temperature regulation.
Let’s face it, programmable thermostats can be complicated. They’re like any other device you have to program — they sound neat but actually using them can be annoying. And yet, the thermostat is one of the most important parts of a home for keeping the carbon footprint low. So how do we [...]



Climate change causing plants and insects to shrink

October 17th, 2011 at 10:33 am » Comments (0)

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Incredible shrinking ants.
Warmer temperatures and lack of water are causing plants and animals to shrink, researchers said on Monday, warning it could have profound implications for food production in years ahead.
 



Paris launches a vehicle sharing program with 3,000 electric cars

October 9th, 2011 at 12:29 am » Comments (0)

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Paris is innovating again.
When Paris’ now famous bike share system Velib’ in 2007, it was a pioneer in the field. Now similar programs are popping up in major cities all over the world, and Paris is looking to break the mold again. This week the City launched Autolib’ – a car sharing system that works [...]



Earth’s ‘missing’ heat may be hiding deep in oceans

September 18th, 2011 at 12:55 pm » Comments (0)

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The world temperature should have risen more than it did but where was the heat going?
The mystery of Earth’s missing heat may have been solved: it could lurk deep in oceans, temporarily masking the climate-warming effects of greenhouse gas emissions, researchers reported on Sunday.
 



Harmful bacteria spreading in warming oceans, scientists find

September 13th, 2011 at 11:57 am » Comments (0)

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Vibrios bacteria can cause food poisoning, gastroenteritis, septicemia and cholera
Warming of the world’s oceans could harm human health and cost millions, say scientists.
 



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