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Offshore Wind Farms: A Green Revolution off Germany's Coast - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

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"The German government envisions thousands of wind turbines in the waters off the country's northern coast. Construction on the first project begins in August. And many more are in the planning stages. Has Germany's offshore energy revolution finally arrived?" - silpol via Bookmarklet

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The GOP Energy and Environment Platform: Summary and Analysis

5 hours ago - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in US

Thursday at 10:06 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

"Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in about 50 years, says a new federal science report released Thursday." - imabonehead via Bookmarklet

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Gym Generates Energy from Pedal Power | Environmental Graffiti

Tuesday at 6:06 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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very cool! - Sean Rootham

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Surge in Natural Gas Has Utah Driving Cheaply

Tuesday at 6:31 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

"The best deal on fuel in the country right now might be here in Utah, where people are waiting in lines to pay the equivalent of 87 cents a gallon. Demand is so strong at rush hour that fuel runs low, and some days people can pump only half a tank. Articles in this series are examining the ways in which the world is, and is not, moving toward a more energy efficient, environmentally benign future. It is not gasoline they are buying for their cars, but natural gas. By an odd confluence of public policy and private initiative, Utah has become the first state in the country to experience broad consumer interest in the idea of running cars on clean natural gas." - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet

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The Daily Five: Tuesday, 2 September, 2008 | EcoTech Daily

Tuesday at 2:48 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Oil prices drop after Hurricane Gustav largely spares Gulf oil facilities; cheaper lithium in batteries are coming; and solar garbage cans belly flop. - Chris Baskind via Bookmarklet

Dave Riddell posted a link

Stop Climate Change Before It Changes You

September 1 at 6:21 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Cthulians rejoice! - Dave Riddell via Bookmarklet

:O - Anna Haro

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The Greatest Failure of Thought in Human History

September 1 at 5:50 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

"Cap and trade" is the rage today as a primary solution to global warming. But the European Union's struggle with this approach indicates it has an uncertain future. This is because global warming, at its core, is not a technology or policy problem. It is the greatest failure of thought in human history. - Dave Riddell via Bookmarklet

Crisis Fatigue and the Co-Creation of Positive Possibilities

September 1 at 5:50 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

A letter to a community organizer and networker overwhelmed by the potential impact of global crises on his community - Dave Riddell via Bookmarklet

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Amazon deforestation on the rise - Yahoo! News

August 31 at 12:50 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

"Amazon deforestation jumped 69 percent in the past 12 months — the first such increase in three years — as rising demand for soy and cattle pushes farmers and ranchers to raze trees, officials said Saturday." - Ňicķ via Bookmarklet

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Global Warming Fail

August 29 at 7:16 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

"Text reads: I was watching inconvenient truth the other day and theres the bit where it shows the sea level rising really high and flooding most of the world. Well i live near the sea, and don’t want to drown, so i got to thinking. Maybe if we lower the sea level a bit, when the water level rises then it won’t rise high enough to flood. Anyway, heres the plan. Everyone who can should take a bucket of sea water and pour it down the sink. If lots of people put the effort in, we could lower the sea level substantially and create a better world for our children to live" - Dave Riddell via Bookmarklet

Please excuse me, I have to go rofl. - possible248

Cee Bee posted a link

The Power of Sewage: It Runs Sweden's Trains, Buses and Cars

August 26 at 8:19 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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"In Sweden, 25% of all energy use is derived from biomass. In Linköping, Sweden’s fifth biggest city, all the buses and garbage trucks run on biogas. The also have a biogas powered train line and some private taxis run on biogas. Last year, the Swedish government converted more than 700,000 liters of ‘confiscated alcohol’ into biofuel, which otherwise are poured down the drain by the customs officials, as a standard procedure. “Amanda,” thought to be the world’s first biogas train, started chugging along the southeast coast of Sweden in 2005." - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet

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The Energy Challenge - Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid’s Limits - Series - NYTimes.com

August 28 at 7:47 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record

August 27 at 11:25 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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"More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming "tipping point" in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes: Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second lowest level in about 30 years." - imabonehead via Bookmarklet

"The National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that sea ice in the Arctic now covers about 2.03 million square miles. The lowest point since satellite measurements began in 1979 was 1.65 million square miles set last September." - imabonehead

"On top of that, researchers were investigating "alarming" reports in the last few days of the release of methane from long frozen Arctic waters, possibly from the warming of the sea, said Greenpeace climate scientist Bill Hare, who was attending a climate conference in Ghana. Giant burps of methane, which is a potent greenhouse gas, is a long feared effect of warming in the Arctic that would accelerate warming even more, according to scientists. Overall, the picture of what's happening in the Arctic is getting worse, said Bob Corell, who headed a multinational scientific assessment of Arctic conditions a few years ago: "We're moving beyond a point of no return." - imabonehead

How low can you go? - Bill Sodeman

Danielle Brigida posted a link

Poll of Hunters and Anglers Shows They Want Action on Clean Energy and Global Warming | Targetglobalwarming.org

August 27 at 3:57 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Joshua James posted a link

Tell your senators to support new wilderness!

August 27 at 11:21 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

"Remind your senators to support and push forward the Omnibus Public Land Management Act - it is the most important land conservation measure in years." - Joshua James via Bookmarklet

Joshua James posted a link

Take Action: Save America's Last Wild Forests

August 27 at 11:19 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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"As it heads out the door, the Bush administration is handing the keys to our national forests over to the mining, timber and oil and gas industries. Its targets are the crown jewels of our national forest system - millions of acres of pristine landscapes in Alaska's Tongass Rainforest and Idaho's Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem." - Joshua James via Bookmarklet

Dave Bonta posted a link

A conservation blogging milestone: bird bloggers organize to help save a rare Kenyan bird.

August 27 at 5:41 am - Link

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The Energy Challenge - Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid’s Limits - NYTimes.com

August 27 at 5:00 am - via Reshare - Link

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"When the builders of the Maple Ridge Wind farm spent $320 million to put nearly 200 wind turbines in upstate New York, the idea was to get paid for producing electricity. But at times, regional electric lines have been so congested that Maple Ridge has been forced to shut down even with a brisk wind blowing." - Shannon Jiménez

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Michigan Chapter of the Electric Auto Association

August 27 at 2:00 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

"Owning your own electric car or truck isn't fantasy. With gasoline prices at all-time highs, there has never been a better time to explore the possibilities of electric vehicles. We invite you to join us in experiencing the freedom and fun that EVs can bring you today!" - silpol via Bookmarklet

Cee Bee posted a link

Zero X - The Inevitable Zero Emission Speed Bike

August 26 at 8:16 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Mahdi Ebrahimi, Clay Newton, Arash and John Mueller liked this

"If speed and environmental friendliness is what you’re looking for, then the Neil Saiki-designed all-electric motocross motorcycle is the vehicle you need to get your hands on. The developing process of the Zero X began five years ago. A by-product of Zero Motorcycles, this is an EV that weighs up to 140 pounds with the lithium-ion battery (40 pounds), 23-horsepower motor and is available for $7,450. Since electric motors produce torque, the Zero X powers instantly when you snap the throttle, like a light switch with an on/off button. Switch to high-speed mode and you get unregulated acceleration to about 57 mph. It can hit 30 mph in under two seconds and 57 in about twice. The bike has hydraulic disc brakes and has a fully adjustable suspension and can recharge in about two hours using any household socket." - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet

Jonathon D. Colman posted a link

Can Dogs Help Find and Save Endangered Species?

August 26 at 9:03 am - Link

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Rogue, a four-year-old Belgian sheepdog sure thinks so! Check out a great video and photos of him in action and learn about how he's helping people and nature! - Jonathon D. Colman

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Cabbage Chair – Peel And Peel Till You Drop Dead On This Paper Chair

August 26 at 8:17 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Mahdi Ebrahimi, Brynn M Evans and Ruth Ferguson liked this

"Sitting on a piece of furniture made out of waste is the most fundamental green move. And Oki Sato of Nendo came up with the Cabbage Chair in response to Issey Miyake’s request to make furniture out of the pleated paper that is produced in mass amounts during the process of making pleated fabric, and usually abandoned as an unwanted by-product. Aptly named, it works like a cabbage only. You can keep peeling at its outer layers to find that perfectly shaped chair. The paper is wrapped into a cylinder and cut vertically halfway down one side so that the layers can be peeled back one at a time." - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet

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"First Look: How To Fill A Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car" Green Car Advisor

August 25 at 1:31 pm - via Reshare - Link

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If the though of driving around with tanks of hydrogen pressurized to 5,000 pounds per square inch makes you nervous, consider this: Fire fighters routinely enter burning buildings with 4,500 psi air tanks strapped to their backs. - Chris Baskind

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Greenland Odyssey - Photo Essays - TIME

August 25 at 12:58 pm - via Reshare - Link

Cee Bee, Arash, Anna Haro and "Czar" DJ Peterman liked this

Jason Brooks posted a link

Queen - Under Pressure

August 25 at 12:16 pm - Link

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*LOVE* - Anna Haro

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The Green Delegate Challenge - Democratic National Convention

August 25 at 9:22 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

"As part of an ongoing effort to make the 2008 Democratic National Convention the most environmentally-sustainable Democratic Convention in history, House Speaker and Permanent Convention Chair Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Convention organizers announced the "Green Delegate Challenge," offering special rewards for the delegation or delegations that demonstrate the highest level of commitment to offsetting their carbon footprint from attending the Convention." - Timothy Latz via Bookmarklet

Theron Kelso posted a link

Twitter / jecochard CIO for The Nature Conservancy

August 25 at 6:08 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Follow Jean-Louis Ecochard, CIO at The Nature Conservancy - Theron Kelso via Bookmarklet

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LG and Waste Mgmt. Partner to Tackle E-Waste

August 23 at 10:16 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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"LG Electronics and Waste Management will partner to open more than 160 recycling centers across the country to handle masses of unwanted electronics. Beginning next month, the companies will launch e-waste recycling centers in all 50 states with the goal of locating a center within 20 miles of 95 percent of the population. Users can drop off LG, Zenith and Goldstar brands for free, and pay a fee for other brands." - imabonehead via Bookmarklet

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At top of Greenland, new worrisome cracks in ice

August 23 at 10:36 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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"In northern Greenland, a part of the Arctic that had seemed immune from global warming, new satellite images show a growing giant crack and an 11-square-mile chunk of ice hemorrhaging off a major glacier, scientists said Thursday." - imabonehead via Bookmarklet

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Hydrogen From Biofuels

August 24 at 6:58 am - via Reshare - Link

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