The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2011 Issue 55

BMW lays down its cards in electric car market http://bit.ly/qeFmLW BMW Unveils Details on its Breakthrough iSeries Concept Vehicles http://bit.ly/p1HOHS ~Inhabitat

Video: Rare earth-free electric motor = affordable electric cars http://smrt.io/obBqHK

What the USDA Doesn't Want You to Know About Antibiotics & Factory Farms green  http://bit.ly/owwdM9

 Henderson companies blazing green trail with 'net-zero' goal http://t.co/fWJjxJf

"How Is Offshore Wind Like the U.S. Economy?" http://grn.bz/oiI0Di

Americans Will Want Electric Cars When Gas Hits $5 Per Gallon (Or Maybe $4.50. No, Wait, Make That $7) http://bit.ly/nFuKqV

DECC: Electricity Market Reforms to add three per cent to large energy consumers' bills  http://bit.ly/o5QbyJ

A 54.5 MPG Standard To Hit in 2025: Here are Ten Ways to Improve Mileage: The White House and the major automakers. http://bit.ly/o7aWC4 Technologies that will get automakers to 54.5 mpg http://cnet.co/nAQCgK Obama unveils sharp increase in fuel economy standards for cars and trucks by 2025 http://t.co/tBH1Wrf White House Unveils New 2025 Fuel Economy Standards - Photo credit: Maia via Flickr/CC BY-SA It's official; cars so...http://ow.ly/1e1bDH

Automakers will mainly lean on improved engines and small batteries (ie microhybrids) to meet new CAFE standards http://cnet.co/nuGsFH

Solar Trends From Around the World: Regional markets were, as usual, one of the bigger topics at Intersolar ea... http://bit.ly/nO2qsZ

Climate Corps 2011: Taking the Temperature of Hospitals' HVAC http://grn.bz/q8QOya

This is NOT a headline from Bush years: U.S. Vilifies EU's Carbon-Trading Scheme for Airlines green  http://bit.ly/rq2IQl

EPA Proposes Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Gas Production http://t.co/MnqKx0y

Cell phones don’t increase risk of child cancer say scientists: The European Parliamentary Assembly (EPA) has b... http://bit.ly/rbRkUU

The plastics industry will do anything to keep you using plastic bags http://ow.ly/5PGkR

What's spoiling Yosemite's beauty for everyone? All those damn trees: http://ow.ly/5PKlx

Slow Stirrings Among Conservatives on Adaptation -- Just Don't Mention Climate Change  http://t.co/FcAlWFI

BMW DesignworksUSA To Upgrade San Francisco’s BART Trains http://bit.ly/qAnduU

Harvesting Green Marketing Tips from the Farmers Market http://ow.ly/5N58l

Eric Corey Freed on Organic Architecture and How to Engage an Audience | GroAction  http://bit.ly/rsdx1C

Trash-to-fuel company Enerkem raises an extra $30M http://bit.ly/ogIP1u

CB Richard Ellis Introduces Industry’s First Concise Guide to Energy Performance Regulations  http://bit.ly/nJqJR8

General Motors drops $7.5M in rooftop solar maker Sunlogics http://bit.ly/pvgHAU GM Demonstrates Strong Commitment to Solar Energy http://ow.ly/1e19xR

Arts the "canary in the policy mine" for community vitality - http://su.pr/2ZO9kh

Design Futures Council report offers tips for successful sustainable design projects  http://smrt.io/obZ25s

Smart grid's daunting logistics tamed (somewhat) by smart cities concept - FierceTelecom:  http://t.co/Dn2KSYd

Shell Profits Double as Tar Sands and Liquefied Natural Gas Move Forward  http://ow.ly/1e0k4E Shell in Nigeria: Oil, Gas, Development & Corporate Social Responsibility http://bit.ly/qV2RSP

6 Free Green Things to Do This Summer in NYC! http://bit.ly/qKgNWj

NYC Biking is Up 14 Percent From 2010; Overall Support Rises http://t.co/VY6SJHO

Alaska researcher who documented the demise of polar bears in the Arctic placed on administrative leave: http://apne.ws/qeK3vP

Bloom Energy to power data center with biogas http://cnet.co/nRvUnO

EarthDay EveryDay from EarthSayers.tv, voices of sustainability, Julia Butterfly Hill, on Being Yourself.  http://cot.ag/pGLL6N

Montana's $85m carbon capture pilot gets go-ahead http://bit.ly/pCtY88

Planners approve nuclear power station preparatory work http://bit.ly/pXPqyA

Japanese fisheries agency committee reconsider whaling |http://bit.ly/mOvrFH

Apple 'greener' than Samsung and Nokia? Depends on the report! Interesting!  http://fb.me/Xhhd1D4F

Sustainability update: UPS squeezes out more fuel consumption http://t.co/RZhKvR0

Clean energy standards are an affordable way to cut emissions http://ow.ly/5PZWb

Three Indian Cities Join The Climate Group’s Global LED Project: Reportedly, Thane, Kolkata and Haldia, the three... http://bit.ly/q9PJ5U

Balancing climate pragmatism with moral clarity: http://ow.ly/5PZXg

Free CloudApps & BusinessGreen.com Webinar: Getting Employee Support for the Green Agenda -http://t.co/sMm6mqj

What happens when planning is thwarted by civil unrest? http://su.pr/2mslPv

Can the California Energy Commission Clean Up Its Small Wind Rebate Program?: Greentech Media's recent investigations... http://bit.ly/nsaOxU

Check out the new Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility Blog! http://t.co/4Jtl2OX

Amazing San Francisco Victorian Renovation Marries the Old With Sustainable Modern  http://bit.ly/q7EfoK

New photovoltaic generator runs on heat instead of sunlight: http://ow.ly/5QEeM

A breakdown of gas costs per city [Infographic] http://ow.ly/1e1bf1

U.S. nuclear fund for waste, not deficit: panel http://bit.ly/qYvn85  Reuters

Jamaica Bay: Wilderness on the Edge environment http://t.co/y9Q1qsR

Did you know: During rural electrification, utilities made ranchers dismantle electric windmills before connecting them to central power?