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Abundance - Small business, big idea

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:07:54 +0200

Via The Guardian - Founder Karl Harder's 'democratic finance' means anyone with Â£5 can invest in renewable energy projects Name Abundance Generation Founders Karl Harder, Louise Wilson, Bruce Da...

Mitsubishi previews bonkers i-MiEV Evolution for Pikes Peak

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:05:39 +0200

Via Auto blog green - Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, USA, Racing No, that's not a Mitsubishi i-MiEV in a fat suit, it's the automaker's brand-new all-electric race car, and it's set to take o...

Should we be worried about the weather?

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:13:55 +0200

Via The Guardian - Snow, hail, drought, frost, flood ... the weather is playing havoc not only with national morale, but our fragile wildlife. The ordinary vicissitudes of a British spring â€" or...

Ford Begins Taking Orders for 2013 C-Max Hybrid

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:46:15 +0200

Via Treehugger - The C-MAX is a compact hybrid utility vehicle and the Ford's first dedicated line of hybrids. The 2013 C-MAX Hybrid will be available this fall with a base price of $25,995....

Meet Al Gore's New Girlfriend

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:46:08 +0200

Via Huffington Post - Two years after his divorce from Tipper, Al Gore is re-entering the dating world. Gore's new girlfriend, Elizabeth Keadle, is a Democratic donor with a background in science, ...

Letters: G8 leaders can help fight malnutrition

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:05:51 +0200

Via The Guardian - David Cameron does indeed have a chance to act on global malnutrition this week at the G8 summit (Wood shavings for dinner: G8 urged to tackle scourge of malnutrition, 17 May)...

WATCH: Astonishing Footage Shows Landslide In Swiss Alps

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:36:08 +0200

Via Huffington Post - A landslide in the Swiss Alps caused 300,000 cubic meters of rock to slide down a mountainside, reports CNN. The collapse happened in intervals over the course of several hour...

On Our Radar: Tsunami Debris

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:19:41 +0200

Via The N.Y. Times - An agency official says the federal government lacks the financing to cover a cleanup of the tsunami debris washing up in Alaska and other states....

Veteran anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to be released on bail

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:19:39 +0200

Via The Guardian - Sea Shepherd group vows to fight founder's possible extradition from Germany to Costa Rica over 2002 incident at sea A veteran anti-whaling activist arrested in Germany on a d...

Vermont Bans Fracking: We Can Live Without Oil & Natural Gas, But Not Cannot Without Clean Water

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:06:14 +0200

Via Treehugger - In signing the ban into law, Vermont's governor reminds us that there was civilization before fossil fuels, but there was no life at all before water....

Apple Powering NC Data Center with 100% Renewable Energy, Doubling Size of Solar Array

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:52:41 +0200

Via Treehugger - Apple has announced that its Maiden, NC data center will be fully powered by renewables and that its solar power installation there will now be twice as big as first planned....

France plans to revive EU carbon tariff

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:52:39 +0200

Via The Guardian - Minister of Industrial Renewal weighs up long-standing idea of carbon tax on goods imported from outside Europe Arnaud Montebourg, the newly-appointed French minister for "ind...

The week in wildlife

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:58:36 +0200

Via The Guardian - Baby sea eagles, baby penguins and owlets are among this week's pick of images from the natural world...

Elkington: Tech isn't enough to solve sustainability challenges

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:44:19 +0200

Via GreenBiz - What's needed to cure the world's ills is real culture change, led by better communication about environmental issues and by the innovators Volans executive chairman John Elki...

Man Saves Ducklings From Sewer On His Lunch Break

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:18:16 +0200

Via Huffington Post - Kurt Heersema was just grabbing lunch at a Tinley Park, Ill. deli Wednesday when he noticed a duck frantically making noise and circling a sewer grate. When the 24-year-old au...

Swapping Biofuels for Charcoal

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:04:24 +0200

Via The N.Y. Times - A company opens a biofuel plant to supply ethanol to households in the Mozambican capital that currently rely on charcoal for cooking fuel....

Why the IAM red light survey annoyed me more as a cyclist than as a pollster

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:50:58 +0200

Via The Guardian - Unscientific opinion polls can be forgiven. Misrepresenting the facts to potentially put cyclists in danger cannot Earlier this week the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) ...

Brewing a greener cuppa joe at Starbucks and Thanksgiving Coffee

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:50:02 +0200

Via GreenBiz - Despite the many differences between the Fortune 500 coffee retailer and the family-owned artisan roaster based in Mendocino, Calif., the two companies are committed to workin...

Flash floods are on the rise, while the budget to tackle them sinks | Bob Ward

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:24:08 +0200

Via The Guardian - The Environment Agency has warned the UK to expect more floods but its advice seems to be falling on deaf ears A moving new exhibition of photographs at Somerset House shows t...

Scottish trawlerman has £1m seized for role in fisheries scandal

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:24:06 +0200

Via The Guardian - Ian Buchan of Peterhead pleaded guilty to illegally landing and selling Â£4.5m worth of mackerel in 'black landing' scam A Scottish trawler skipper has had Â£1m seized by the co...

Birds made from Lego - in pictures

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:58:07 +0200

Via The Guardian - Lego-enthusiast, avian-admirer and professional tree surgeon Thomas Poulsom has taken inspiration from birds to create this brilliant series of Lego models...

Apple to use only green power for main data center

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:58:03 +0200

Via Reuters news - (Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to power its main U.S. data center entirely with renewable energy by the end of this year, taking steps to address longstanding environmental conce...

In the Gulf's Depths, a Rare Time Capsule

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:40:21 +0200

Via The N.Y. Times - Using a remotely operated vehicle on the ocean floor, federal scientists happen upon the wreckage of a ship evoking a time when nations vied for power in the Americas....

Growing Green Awards: The people behind the produce

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:39:25 +0200

Via GreenBiz - The food producers honored by NRDC's Growing Green Awards are pioneers in the ways they produce food that nourishes our families and restores our water, air, and soil at the s...

New Program Improves Siting of Solar Power Plants

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:39:23 +0200

Via Cleantechnica - Engineers have mostly designed solar power plants using CAD programs, "with every layout and every variation painstakingly generated separately," a news release from Fraunho...

Cleantech A Beacon In The California Gloom

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:27:13 +0200

Via Treehugger - Cleantech isn't just about sparking innovation, but also about helping California's economy grow....

Chic ladies' bikes: review of three new models | Caz Nicklin

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:27:10 +0200

Via The Guardian - Caz Nicklin test drives the Bobbin Birdie, the CafÃ©racer Doppio Lady and the Hob 3 As a woman hell-bent on promoting cycling as a desirable lifestyle choice, I am always keen ...

Solar-Powered iPad Case & Keyboard Now Available from Logitech

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:53 +0200

Via Cleantechnica - A solar-powered iPad case from Logitech has been announced by Logitech. Mashable noticed the iPad case on Best Buy's website before it was even announced. "Unfortunately, the ...

Sahel food crisis: life in Burkina Faso - in pictures

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:49:19 +0200

Via The Guardian - Drought and conflict have left millions of people in the Sahel facing severe shortages of food and water. The situation is critical near the border between Mali and Burkina Fa...