The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2011 Issue 145

Facebook Unfriends Coal, Partners with Greenpeace for Clean Energy Future http://bit.ly/vM96FC

How a startup is cracking the Indian solar market dlvr.it/10c87W

Were you watching the international climate change conference in Durban these past few weeks? We were.bit.ly/uSbJuE

Can we afford eco-cities? - CNN - Robinson was one of four leading climate change thinkers discussing...ow.ly/1gbOi1

Climate change drops off 'hot topic' list - New Scientist ow.ly/1gbOi6

Lack of private, federal support drying up for offshore windfarms - Atlantic City Press ow.ly/1gbOij

First offshore tracts leased since oil spill - Post-Crescent ow.ly/1gbOim

Car-sharing Services Take Off in the U.S.onforb.es/tTv8ec

Business leaders call on EU to protect the carbon price: business_green Letter to Commission ar... bit.ly/u0EahM

The one on the trees in Costa Rica  bit.ly/tMM0zY

Leading the Horses to Slaughter bit.ly/sb8x90

Can we predict the future of the Smart Grid? j.mp/v0VEAX

Another Loophole for the Oil and Gas Industry in the Clean Railroads Act bit.ly/vFz98U

Spiky Sustainably-Designed Ecology Pavilion Sprouts in East London bit.ly/rLDBCj ~Inhabitat

Climate goals seen lifting energy bills 10 percent - Reuters UK ow.ly/1gbH3B

GE and Trane team up to manage data centre energy use: business_green Partnership delivers new bit.ly/sfo6CA

Carbon capture and storage gets a clean bill of health bit.ly/uTKlZl

Sun rising for renewables: U.S. Solar Grows 140% in Third Quarter, Led by Utility Projects - Bloomberg //bloom.bg/tPgonw

In brief: Deutsche Telekom to combine IT operations to save money: German telco's board expected to approve plan...bit.ly/v3RMeo

The world will establish a technology center and network to help developing nations access & embrace the latest low-carbon tech. #COP17

The 100% electric-powered, zero-CO2 emissions Ford Focus Electric is progressive to its core  bit.ly/sDtSop

Solar energy project headed to New Bern bit.ly/uKiWDg

BP reacts to gulf oil spill report - United Press International ow.ly/1gbPMs

Climate change threatens to make polar bears dangerous; action needed:scientist - Winnipeg Free Press ow.ly/1gbPMn

How will climate change affect rainfall? - The Guardian ow.ly/1gbPMi

Air pollution in Europe in 2009 cost between 102 - 169 billion Euros, new report finds bit.ly/smIFOw

Kraft releases sustainability report | FOOD Magazine bit.ly/tY0LFe In a world first, American food company Kraft has made its footprint on climate change, land and water use public.fb.me/1fBBDbK3K

Sustainability minor to launch next semester - News - The Diamondback - University of Maryland: diamondbackonline.com/news/sustainab…

NASA: Climate change may bring big ecosystem changes - PhysOrg ow.ly/1gbTbz

Bird advocates urge mandatory standards for wind energy projects latimes.com/news/local/env…

Facebook, Greenpeace Settle Clean Energy Feud After Two-Year Campaign tcrn.ch/vvE3qR

NanoH20 raising $30M for clean water tech dlvr.it/10dGwX

As Texas waits, water plan costs rise chron.com/news/houston-t…

Green Blog: Madagascar's Lemurs, Sacred No More bit.ly/tG1Spp

How to create a local banking system - different views collected by theneweconomics bit.ly/tGmZjg

Tiny solar cell dots in Semprius solar concentrating operate at 41% efficiency - cool printing technique cnet.co/u3r8P0

IKEA Plugs-in 4 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Emeryville, CA: IKEA, the world’s leading ... bit.ly/s96Nwe

Lead US Climate Envoy back from Durban, declares himself to be "pretty well satisfied" with the outcome. ow.ly/80qwf

December 15 News: China Scales Up Solar Power Capacity Plan 50% to 15 GW by 2015, Keeps Wind Target at 100 GW bit.ly/sqXWa7

Radical Nature: Sustainable Architecture su.pr/1jBcby

Thorium Nuclear Reactors - Why "Safe" nuclear will rely on rare earth mineral production - ow.ly/80uiT

Canada pulling out of the Kyoto Treaty gets the bizarre Taiwanese animated news treatment. bit.ly/tZHKM3

Award-Winning Solar-Powered Casa Locarno in Switzerland Stores Energy in its Basement ow.ly/1gbVFe

Ten facts why GMOs are bad=> facebook.com/PinesWheatGrass

Hybrid and Plug-In Electric Cars to Exceed 5% of U.S. Market by 2017 - shar.es/oDHzt

The Coca-Cola Company Announces Partnerships to Develop Commercial Solutions for Plastic Bottles... bit.ly/vLEzUe

Eco-Friendly Holiday Jewels gogreenamericatv.com/eco-friendly-h…

Global Green: Water Saving Strategies gogreenamericatv.com/global-green-w…

Ahhh! This creative, but haunting short film portrays energy waste as a killer blob. Quick! Turn off the lights! bit.ly/rJZ4sc

Fears for lives of whales trapped in icy Russian waters #green bbc.in/taqSVe

First Solar will Achieve 2011 Net Sales of at Least $2.8 Billion shar.es/oPHuz

Judicial review of solar subsidy cuts to go ahead after High Court U-turn: business_green Solar... bit.ly/u3Og3T

Architecture & Violence | Sustainable Cities Collective fb.me/HNHqu6o8

House GOP Spending Bill Laden with Special-Interest, Anti-Environmental Riders bit.ly/u0faii

Arctic methane turns out to be a huge problem after all bit.ly/vuPgc2

The Climate Change Committee's suspiciously opaque report - Spectator.co.uk ow.ly/1gc0Bx

Climate change could make for dangerous bears - Metronews.ca ow.ly/1gc0BC

United States: California Court Rules That An EIR Need Not Evaluate The Impact Of Sea Level Rise On A ... ow.ly/1gc0BP

Coca-Cola taps biotech firms to scale PlantBottle production smrt.io/tDNAMP

Plastic bait strips now banned 'on sea' to protect marine life - PhysOrg ow.ly/1gc3Fz

EON Invests $9 Billion in Renewables as Germany Drops Nuclear - BusinessWeek ow.ly/1gc3FD

Traffic increases in direct proportion to highway space, an analysis finds: bit.ly/rW1GGr

Getting 33 Percent Renewables on the Grid, Part 3: The California transmission system operator is deftly managing... bit.ly/v7sBVa

The 2.65 billion Christmas cards sold each year could fill a football field 10 stories high. http://bit.ly/ulVUAR

It's not a fluke! These fish are back on the menu as a sustainable fish choice: http://www.nrdc.org/oceans/seafoodguide/ http://pic.twitter.com/YTGynjmJ

How You Can Reduce Auto Emissions http://bit.ly/qw4ze3

Mascoma, Codexis Closing in on Commercialized Cellulosic Biofuels: Are advanced biofuels nearing the big time? http://bit.ly/u862JC

The Endangered Giant Panda http://bit.ly/rTjf9F

Another Difficult Quarter For PV Inverter Market, But Prices Stabilizing: The PV inverter market declined once a... http://bit.ly/tbg72I

GreenVolts Introduces Integrated Solar System, Receives Investment From ABB: GreenVolts Inc. has unveiled an int... http://bit.ly/tKZu4N

Environmental panel wants DuPage to join national climate change effort - Chicago Sun-Times http://ow.ly/1gc9SL

Prosecute Climategate? - Daily Mail - Charleston (blog) http://ow.ly/1gc9SQ

Filing Requirements for Arctic Offshore Drilling Respond to Northern Input - CNW Group http://ow.ly/1gc9T8

Private, federal support drying up for offshore windfarms - Atlantic City Press http://ow.ly/1gc9Tb

Melting Glaciers Reveal Future Alpine World - Environmental News Network http://ow.ly/1gc9Td

Frito-Lay Electric Vehicles Hit the “Green” Streets - http://shar.es/oTOIa

The Mutual Launches as ‘Groupon for Good’ with http://Carbonfund.org as “Air” Cause Par.. http://bit.ly/vzmd8k

Getting everyone on board with your company's sustainability efforts is the single most important factor for its... http://fb.me/1m6E7TYTF

Clean air is better for our health & economy! Check out the twitter event https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDhxVW45ZU92NXdvVXZhRERiZmJNQmc6MA

Kraft's Full Eco-Footprint Shows Agriculture's Impacts http://grn.bz/vURSaA

Eos Energy Storage Looking to Disrupt Grid-Scale Batteries with Zinc-Air: Eos Energy Storage believes it might... http://bit.ly/u4gGMh

The subversive farmer who is changing the world http://bit.ly/vzwNtF

Incognito journalist Tomohiko Suzuki claims Fukushima sham - The Australian http://ow.ly/1gcbPu

Governor vows to prepare Calif. for climate change - San Jose Mercury News http://ow.ly/1gcbPA Calif. governor joined by international climate change officials for global warming conference - Minn... http://ow.ly/1gcff6

Controversial marine 'protected' areas effective January 1 - Bay Area Indymedia http://ow.ly/1gcbPL

With EPA power-plant rule’s finalization pending, both sides see a lot at stake http://bit.ly/uVveqL

National Energy Board spells out conditions under which oil drillers would be allowed to operate in Beaufort Sea http://tgam.ca/DLGJ

The Anti-Environment Record of the US House of Representatives | Democrats Slam Republicans | Released Today http://bit.ly/s6EiDY

Add Quakes to Rumblings Over Gas Rush  http://nyti.ms/tYDh9T

Clorox Earns Sixth 100 percent Rating on Corporate Equality Index http://shar.es/oPHV9

CEI's Chris Horner Testifies before Ohio House on Folly of Green Energy Policy http://bit.ly/ruX8Qg

TransCanada to boost Keystone XL pipeline http://tgam.ca/DLGX

GOP seeks to strip EPA offshore drilling oversight - Marketwatch http://ow.ly/1gcffa

Dot Earth Blog: Nepal and Others Mull Monsanto's Role in Advancing Agriculture http://bit.ly/rTNzYk