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Buildings that make more energy than the...
by Christopher Mims. If every building made more energy than it uses, would all the world's power plants pack up and go home? Maybe education would be fully funded and the military would be forced to have a bake sale! But really: There is a building in Bellenberg, Germany that produces more energy...
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Record carbon emissions show world has n...
by Jess Zimmerman. Despite a global recession, high oil prices, a growing awareness of the seriousness of carbon emissions, those reusable grocery bags you bought, and constant scolding from Grist et al., the world managed to put out a record amount of greenhouse gases last year. The International Energy...
Critical List: No more nuclear power in ...
by Sarah Laskow. Germany plans to close its nuclear reactors by 2022 . Electricity generation in 2010 created more carbon emissions than ever before . Canada just looooves tar sands. So much that the country sorta kinda forgot to mention to the U.N. that pollution from the oil sands industry increased...
Atlantic bluefin tuna put on U.S. enviro...
Can OnStar Help Chevy Sell the Volt and ...
Can the combination of electric vehicles and software services return General Motors to relevance? Two decades after the introduction of the EV1, not to mention the subsequent controversy created by its cancelation – well documented by the film that became an underground sensation Who Killed the Electric...
Melting ice roads in Arctic could have b...
Global warming will likely open up coastal areas in the Arctic to development but close vast regions of the northern interior to forestry and mining by mid-century as ice and frozen soil under temporary winter roads melt, researchers said. Higher temperatures have already led to lower summer sea ice...
In 1100’s, temperatures in Greenla...
A cold snap in Greenland in the 12th century may help explain why Viking settlers vanished from the island, scientists said on Monday. The report, reconstructing temperatures by examining lake sediment cores in west Greenland dating back 5,600 years, also indicated that earlier, pre-historic settlers...
International Agency: Cell Phones May Po...
The latest salvo in the cell phone radiation debate errs on the side of caution; experts recommend texting more than talking to limit exposure.
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by Sarah Laskow. Your award-winning chili recipe calls for grass-fed beef, organic tomatoes, and locally grown carrots. But what about the cumin? The salt? The chili powder? We greens have been well trained by now to look for fair trade everything, but sustainable spices have received less attention...
Brazil Forms "Crisis Counsel" ...
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil has risen six-fold, according to recent satellite images from the National Institute for Space Research. Comparing data from March-April 2010 to the same period this year shows deforestation has increased from 103 square kilometers in 2010 to 593 square...
Wind in 2011...
Some people like the concept of wind/renewable power. There are some who do not. Nevertheless society needs energy to run its desired lifestyle. So how are we in 2011 so far? The AWEA (American Wind Energy Association) indicated that the first quarter of 2011 saw over 1,100 megawatts (MW) of wind power...
Markets Drift from Coal to Gas … F...
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