The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2011 Issue 104

It's not a choice between our environment and our economy; it's a choice between prosperity and decline. - President Barack Obama 

Cold weather is no obstacle: The Surprising Rise of Minneapolis as a Top Bike Town : http://me.lt/8b495 

GreenBiz at Greenbuild, Steve Jobs' Inspiration for Sustainability, 20 Years of Green Consumers, & More... - eepurl.com/ghmLz

EF Presents Awards at Twelfth Annual Powered by EF Reception: EF announced that Cisco and Silver ...bit.ly/n5DGuB

Mark Tercek at SXSW Eco: Valuing Nature bit.ly/ncy4Ke

Is US Manufacturing Ramping Up Again? ow.ly/1f1A7A

USGBC's Greenbuild Conference Officially Kicks off in Toronto: 23,000 leaders of the "regeneration" captivated... bit.ly/qacfje

Undaunted TerniGreen to seek Milan IPO in November bit.ly/ofR093 - Reuters

Fracking Roundup: Legislation and Regulationmartenlaw.com/newsletter/201… / Nice summary from Marten Law

Ran into an old but great article: Factor X seen through the lens of Strategic Sustainable Development [pdf] bit.ly/o29K6z

Leveling the Playing Field for a Cleaner Mediterranean - Boats on the Mediterranean near Kaş, Turkey. Photo: Jennifer... ow.ly/1f1F2n

Mapping a Changing Climate. Changing the American Psyche. bit.ly/nB2daY

NASA-Approved Electric Airplane Flies 200 Miles in 2 Hours bit.ly/p9WkkG Could this be the future of flight?

 South Africa’s First Vertical Garden is a Living, Growing Billboard for Emirates Airlines bit.ly/qqNdhS - Inhabitat

October 7 News: Climate Activists Occupy Keystone Pipeline Hearing bit.ly/pd1WlZ

Rep. Cliff Stearns is against energy subsidies that aren’t to oil companies bit.ly/ruznUU

NyloDeck Made Without Wood or PVC: jgrn.co/nvVSU7

A cautionary tale of how even very smart people can do something dumb. thinkprogress.org/?p=336676

Halloween is coming. Here's a guide to making it more eco-friendly. 7gen.us/green-halloween…

“Near Net Zero” at Frito-Lay’s Casa Grande Facility in Arizona: Despite environmentalist's love for salty snacks... bit.ly/qMUIM0

Chevron is really bearish on cleantech investing -- bit.ly/pYUxnE

The Cronyism behind a pipeline for Crude | NYT  nyti.ms/pWLFHo

If you have not seen this check it out! A two liter bottle of Light? Solar simplicity! gogreenamericatv.com/a-two-liter-bo…

Outpouring of calls to reject KeystoneXL tarsands pipeline as State Dept holds a final public meeting. bit.ly/o9n4KB

In the tradition of solar cartoon Fridays :) fb.me/1joXhqaJi

Chart Shows Corruption in Govt Review of Keystone XL Pipeline bit.ly/peqmWU

Develop(ing) countries accounting for 80% of the world's global warming pollution pledged to cut their emissions. bit.ly/oVpOmL

No Plane, Train, Automobile Required: The BASF Sustainable Construction Virtual Expo Debuts Oct. ... http://bit.ly/ofldGJ

Dissent Rocks Final Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Hearing http://bit.ly/p5b9sH

What's to prevent KeystoneXL from spilling into YOUR aquifer? bit.ly/r4sw9Z

Phil Pauley unveils Eco Drive Monorail system concept! inhabitat.com/eco-drive-mono…

10 Practical Tips for Ridesharing shar.es/HLit4

Ericsson Labs - 'Solar as a service' to aid off-grid phone charging - Rethink Wireless http://ow.ly/6Q8ng 

Frito-Lay Unveils “Near Net Zero” sustainable Manufacturing Facility shar.es/bXP7E

NASA: It rained so hard that ocean levels fell. A year of Mega-floods bit.ly/pYO6dX  

European Salvo Worries Pipeline Advocates bit.ly/nB6ufe –NYTimes

Yes! Sharks Protected (plus oceans and environment ) : gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=17…