3.07.2012
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Beijing Bike-Sharing System to be HUGE planetsave
Posted: 05 Mar 2012 12:35 PM PST
Beijing’s planning a bike-sharing program that will give other top bike-sharing programs in the world a run for their money (as in, will be up there with the top bike-sharing programs in the world in size and scale).
Stations for the program have been “spotted being installed in the Dongcheng and Chaoyang [...]
Dead reef too high a price to pay The Australian - 6 hours ago Environmental pressures from mining, dredging, shipping, population growth and ocean acidification are well known and require a considered response. Does resources boom affect Great Barrier Reef?ABC Online
The Australian -
Environmental pressures from mining, dredging, shipping, population growth and ocean acidification are well known and require a considered response.
Scotland can meet renewable electricity targetsH&V News
World Nuclear News -
The draft Electricity Policy Generation Statement (EGPS) released by the Scottish government sets a number of targets and requirements, including a pledge to deliver "at least" 100% of gross electricity consumption from renewables by 2020, ...
China sheds rare light on fate of long-detained dissident Reuters India
Reuters India -
Ethnic Mongolians, who make up less than 20 percent of the roughly 24 million population of Inner Mongolia, have long complained that traditional grazing lands have been ruined by mining and desertification, and that the government has marginalized ...
Chevron Gas Rig Explosion Is Killing Us - Koluama Communities AllAfrica.com
AllAfrica.com -
Like his minister earlier did, he reiterated the commitment of his administration to environmental management, promising to ensure that erosion and desertification
USDA Offers Farmers More Money For Land Conservation WBUR
WBUR -
The signing bonuses are part of the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which is aimed at preventing soil erosion and loss of wildlife habitat. But farmers have been pulling their land out of the program because for the past few years they've ...
HOW CHRISTLIKE!!! 'Germans Are Willing to Pay' for Renewable Energies Spiegel Online
Spiegel Online -
Röttgen: More than 90 percent of Germans want that, and they're right, because there's a better alternative. SPIEGEL: Then why are you doing so little to ensure that the phase-out is a success?
Green Jobs: Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Predicted to Increase Green-Buildings.com
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Powin Energy's Vice President of Operations, Michael Morse, said, ""This important effort will help accelerate the development of innovative solutions that support our region's renewable energy goals." The Department of Energy's commitment to defining ...
'We create electricity off of your rotting garbage' KATU
KATU -
“Methane gas is just a natural, reoccurring gas,” said operator Doug Hoover at the Short Mountain Methane Power Plant in Eugene on Monday.
Gestapo Israel threatens solar power project in West Bank ElectroIQ
Israel threatens solar power project in West Bank
ElectroIQ -
The joy of Palestinian farmer Ali Musalam did not last long when Israel ordered the removal of all solar energy cells that for the first time lighted his home in a village near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Top 6 Countries Using Solar Energy PlanetSave.com
PlanetSave.com -
By Tom Chu On March 6, 2012 Using solar energy has numerous advantages, and that's why many countries have decided to use more renewable energy rather than rely on other forms of energy that are running out.
Solar Power in Europe Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Bee -
By Reportlinker Solar power remains a hot topic in the European energy debate. Falling costs mean that solar energy is getting closer to grid parity.
Raytheon to Supply Wind Turbine Mitigation Technology to the Netherlands ... Bradenton Herald
Bradenton Herald -
Wind turbines' rotating blades generate large, moving, false targets that can deluge radars, rendering it difficult for controllers to discriminate between false and genuine aircraft targets.
Columbia Gorge wind farm opponents may go to court CBS News
CBS News -
Chris Gregoire on Monday approved plans for a wind farm on the north side of the Columbia River Gorge over the objections of conservation groups and neighboring landowners, who fear the project will create unwanted noise, harm endangered species ...
Get involved, empower girls CANOE
CANOE -
Investing in girls, especially in their education, can literally transform lives and end global poverty, says Roberts. An educated girl will be more likely to marry later and have fewer, healthier children.
I'm Skeptical: World's nations achieve UN goal to improve access to safe drinking waterWashington Post
UN News Centre -
The goal of reducing by half the number of people without access to safe drinking water has been achieved, well ahead of the 2015 deadline for reaching the globally agreed development targets aimed at ridding the world of extreme poverty, ...
Wind-power companies lose luster with investors San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle -
The weather's getting worse for wind-power companies, which are finding it increasingly difficult to attract venture backers.
Excellent Stats on FY 2010-2012 Renewables Investments. tpg org
Limbaugh is wrong. Clean energy isn’t just the future of the 21st century economy, it’s driving the present.
In 2010, global investment in wind, solar, and biomass energy hit $187 billion, exceeding the $157 billion spent on fossil fuel energy. U.S. solar installations more than doubled in 2011. U.S. wind power capacity represents more than 20 percent of the world’s installed wind power. Over 400 manufacturing facilities across the U.S. make components for wind turbines. In July, 2011, the Brookings Institute found that the green energy sector has had “explosive job gains” since 2003.
Limbaugh’s attitudes about energy, like his opinions about women, are stuck in the 19th century.
In 2010, global investment in wind, solar, and biomass energy hit $187 billion, exceeding the $157 billion spent on fossil fuel energy. U.S. solar installations more than doubled in 2011. U.S. wind power capacity represents more than 20 percent of the world’s installed wind power. Over 400 manufacturing facilities across the U.S. make components for wind turbines. In July, 2011, the Brookings Institute found that the green energy sector has had “explosive job gains” since 2003.
Limbaugh’s attitudes about energy, like his opinions about women, are stuck in the 19th century.
Visitors, invasive species and climate change threaten pristine Antarctica Bizcommunity.com
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(Image: Andrew Mandemaker, via Wikimedia Commons) Changing climates are making matters worse, and are making it easier for these plants to establish, to become invasive, and to ultimately disturb the naturally occurring Antarctic ecosystems.
Climate Change Could Cause 900 Tropical Bird Species to go Extinct International Business Times
International Business Times -
By Amir Khan: Subscribe to Amir's RSS feed Up to 900 species of tropical birds could go extinct by the year 2100 because of climate change, according to a new study. The expected average temperature increase of 6.3 degree Fahrenheit (3.5 degree ...
3.05.2012
Breaking: Two Arrested for Blocking Tar Sands “Megaloads” in Idaho It's Getting Hot In Here
It's Getting Hot In Here -
News from Moscow Idaho, two arrested blockading Exxon's megaload trucks bound with tar sands equipment for Alberta. Four remarkably brave activists eluded the barricades and put their bodies between enormous Alberta tar sands upgrader parts and the ...
Solar Power Will Save University $1.6 Million EarthTechling
EarthTechling -
National University, one of California's largest private, nonprofit colleges, recently announced the completion of optimized rooftop and carport solar power systems at two of its campuses in San Diego that are expected to generate more than 1.4 million ...
Japanese Developers Find Growing Interest in Homes With Solar Panels New York Times
New York Times -
That is what happened with “solar apartments,” residential buildings that have solar panels on their roofs. Now, such buildings are being aggressively promoted by some Japanese developers.
Wind energy output reaches record high in Spain REVE
REVE -
Wind farm broke a record in February in Spain with wind turbines achieing their highest-ever electricity outpu. The wind power industry prevents 260 million euros of income transfers abroad. Wind power accounts for 21.7% of Spain's electricity demand.
I'm extremely skeptical, however: Ending Poverty in Our Time (VIDEO) Huffington Post
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1.4 billion people live in extreme poverty today. That's a staggering amount, but let's put those numbers in perspective: In 1981 52 percent of the world lived in extreme poverty. Today it's 26 percent. Again, that means we have cut the number in half, ...
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