The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 04

Putting the "O" in Cheerios and corporate responsibility. General Mills. bit.ly/yekP9X

Why Are So Many People Immune to Change? bit.ly/AaSCtD

Invasive species are a national problem. And they're just getting worse. bit.ly/vsHf3J

How to Fight World Hunger with Plant Breeding by increasing food yields and lowering the cost of food  bit.ly/nbXPY2

Use this light bulb energy savings calculator to save money: on.natgeo.com/wjCsl8

Climate change is altering mountain vegetation at large scale - EurekAlert ow.ly/1gBDNl

Global warming caused by greenhouse gases delays natural patterns of glaciation - PhysOrg  ow.ly/1gBDNq

Study on solar energy solar http://ow.ly/1gBFnI

Talk about sustainability...“OrganicTrade: We've hit 500,000 comments on a petition telling FDA to label GMOs! http://bit.ly/o170Rk”

Seals and Walruses Found Dead in Alaska with Mysterious Sores and Hair Loss: Scientists Baffled http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/seal-walruses-dead-alaska-mysterious-sores-hair-loss-scientists-baffled.html

CES 2012: Our Hopes and Frustrations for Green In Consumer Electronics - http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/treehugger-at-ces-2012-Our-hopes-and-frustrations-for-green.html

Green Your Home Sunday - Great Tips of how to Prepare your Home for Winter http://shar.es/WwrO2

In 2011, there were at least 2941 monthly weather records broken by extreme events across the U.S. http://bit.ly/uXH9KG

Tough 12 months ahead for the electricvehicle industry http://fb.me/vjgeeGaz

Obama administration considers trade retaliation with EU over airline emissions tax - http://reut.rs/yKnZV0

Wind power hits record levels over New Year period: business_green Industry welcomes news that ... http://bit.ly/y8U2BT

Latest: Saving the Planet Easier Than You Think - The level of pollution on the planet is raising annually. Green... http://ow.ly/1gBI6O

Volkswagen E-Bugster Electric Concept: Detroit Auto Show - http://hgm.me/ybd9Rl

Amazing video of 30 story prefab bldg finished in 15 days. This changes everything in construction. http://bit.ly/wuEXZ0

Smart Meters Endure Bumpy Road To Growth http://ow.ly/8kxWr

Not all Republicans deny climate change is real. These guys give us hope. http://bit.ly/x9Vgmm

Climate change getting expensive says the insurance industry (the folks we ask to analyze risk in our economy) - http://goo.gl/Hsdd7

Can Electric Cars Win Over Consumers in 2012?  http://bit.ly/A8TEEw

Advice for MBAs Aspiring to Be Sustainability Leaders | GreenBiz.com grn.bz/z9RKgA

Talking Urbanism Amid a Shortfall of Snow | Sustainable Cities Collective fb.me/1sRuLQwvG

Why California Must Focus on Rail & Transit | Sustainable Cities Collective fb.me/1sDHGs85N

Breaking New Ground | Sustainable Cities Collective fb.me/1toqOLY7k

Flatland: Will the Bangalore Boom Help or Hinder Low-Carbon Innovation in India? bit.ly/x890ED

Good news. The Interior Dept. is planning to announce a 20-year moratorium on new uranium mining in the Grand Canyon! bit.ly/yz3HQr

Allure Energy Intros New EverSense Home Thermostat System: jgrn.co/yZVviX

Educating customers key to smart grid's success, Leesburg says orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lak…

Global Market for Solar to Top $150 Billion by 2015 shar.es/WxCUX

In 2008, the US spent less on energy R&D as a percentage of GDP than China, France, Japan and Canada. bit.ly/vyvlTi

Connecting the Dots Between Oil Prices, Iran & China, the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. Electric Cars bit.ly/zD0GJz

After a Bad Year for Rhinos Worldwide, Nepal Finds Cause for Celebration bit.ly/AhgSWf

Asia Report: SolarWorld Plans to File European Complaint: After months of speculation, it now appears that German... bit.ly/yzgQvm

Renewable energy projects in California go unused latimes.com/news/local/la-…

Deployment of Smart Water Meters to Reach 30 Million by 2017 shar.es/WxCAC

Germany Installed More Than 2 GW of Solar in December: The U.S. installed about 1.7 gigawatts of photovoltaic ... bit.ly/yWfnYv

Rick Santorum: climate change is "junk science" bit.ly/lARLqW

The latest to target the smart energy home: Time Warner Cable bit.ly/ze98qN

Monsanto won’t have to clean up dioxin in West Virginia: bit.ly/xIcyXz

Cleantech Venture Investments Grew 13% in 2011, With Solar Leading the Way http://bit.ly/xMoCEP

Exposing Monsanto’s Financial Interest in Government bit.ly/xDwOtU

In Oklahoma, a Utility's Smart Grid Leads the Way su.pr/2bZtjh

After the closure of the biggest waste dump, there is little sign of Mexico City solving its rubbish crisis - ow.ly/8mVjS

All cell phones sold through Sprint must go through the certification process for the UL-ISR 110 standard,... fb.me/Mnoy1fcY

Illinois Program Will Educate Students on Wind Power: A program designed to incorporate wind energy topics into... bit.ly/z5ONHV

A new ice age could well have been upon us in the next millennium were it not for increases in CO2 due to humans  bit.ly/AwTKWe

Francesca Furzi – Going from Gold to Green with CurrentState Sustainability Audit shar.es/WxYnJ

Coutu Slams Two Storm Panel for Climate Change Comments - Hartford Courant ow.ly/1gCFk0

Puget Sound, Under Threat From Ocean Acidification, Put on Waters of Concern List - Common Dream... ow.ly/1gCFki

Chemical measurements confirm official estimate of 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill rate - PhysOrg ow.ly/1gCFko

Birds and seals give scientists clues to rising levels of toxic mercury in Southern Ocean - The Age ow.ly/1gCFkt

India could soon move forward on smart grid projects bit.ly/xnoKsi

Why U.S. doctors are calling for a moratorium on gas fracking. Story in Energy linkd.in/LITOil

U.S. News - Ban on new mining near Grand Canyon finalized on.msnbc.com/yXPeIB

One Laptop Per Child project looks to off-grid clean power bit.ly/AxxEAL

China Dips Toe A Bit Further Into Offshore Wind - Salon ow.ly/1gCIJ1

2010 Gulf of Mexico undersea oil spill plumes doubled back - USA Today ow.ly/1gCIJ4

How a composting toilet can help save a hippo. bit.ly/wmYZAO (No, they don't have to actually use it.)

Ford to Recycle 2 Million Plastic Bottles Into Fabric for Its Focus Electric bit.ly/xjyzNG ~Inhabitat

How the Netherlands Got Such Great Bike Paths bit.ly/zeX3fY

Nigeria's oil disasters and constant spills are met by silence from world media bit.ly/xqh2vx

Virginia military department refuels energy-efficiency offensive smrt.io/AxGvzt

Where's the snow? December was the 11th least snow cover in the US in the past 46 years: bit.ly/Ahe2a4

On Our Radar: Arctic Oil Discovery NYTimes.com ow.ly/8neun

“Radical groups” spur Tories to speed pipeline review process - The Globe and Mail  bit.ly/A0WcmA