The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 10

Top 10 smartest cities in the world smrt.io/wwjHbI

UN Launches “Year of Sustainable Energy for All” shar.es/WRcEm

Cap-and-trade scheme for whaling to be almost as popular as the other kind: bit.ly/zCoxAB

NY to purchase 1200 acres in Catskill Park watershed bit.ly/wYckXN

Best to conduct a Sustainability Audit before tax time shar.es/WQcA9

Sales of Hybrid Trucks to Jump in 2012 shar.es/WQccV

Latest: The Benefits of Installing Solar Panels in Your Home ow.ly/1gKQNh

Wind When We Struggle, We Learn - If there was one key takeaway from the most recent RenewableEnergyWorld.com and S... ow.ly/1gKQ0Q

Tragic death leads to energy conservation: bit.ly/xzGBYA

America's Hidden 60 Million Barrel A Day Industry: Dirty Water JobListings j.mp/w7bLV3

Detroit’s Urban Agriculture Movement Could Help ‘Green’ the City bit.ly/w3lJIH ~Inhabitat

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam treads carefully with new energy policy http://bit.ly/wsPxxQ

Sky prepares big switchover to biomass power: business_green Studio to commission Turboden CHP ... http://bit.ly/yfnTEq

How's this for horse power: business_green http://bit.ly/ziBA6q

Fukushima's Owner Adds Insult to Injury - Claims Radioactive Fallout Isn't Theirs - http://bit.ly/AkRQNW

BioMilano dreams a lusher, greener metropolis http://bit.ly/wbo5kx

Europe has banned cage eggs. People once thought this would never happen http://bit.ly/AmXqbM

Wanted in cleantech: Operations & scaling experience ow.ly/1gKShq

Are wind turbines increasing carbon emissions? http://bit.ly/xQkGjK

US bans new mining claims near Grand Canyon http://bit.ly/zuPzcr

China, Japan take the lead in wind energy development http://bit.ly/AkdUm7

Is Austin Energy trying too hard to be green? statesman.com/news/local/is-…

Impressions of the Wind Tower Trade War: On the heels of accusations that the Chinese government is subsidizing... bit.ly/zpZ717

Orange juice fungicide row highlights flaws in US pesticide regime, says expert tinyurl.com/7ghrds8

Climate Proposal Puts Practicality Ahead of Sacrifice nytimes.com/2012/01/17/sci…

Satellite photos: massive 'pollution cloud' hangs over China smrt.io/yv45ee

Patagonia Earns Corporate Certification: Joins Community of 500 Companies to Redefine Success in... bit.ly/xsnVhs

San Angelo, TX, city council may consider changing water rates gosanangelo.com/news/2012/jan/…

California looks to green energy future upi.com/Business_News/…

WTM survey reveals industry could do more for responsible and sustainable Travel: This was to unde... bit.ly/wq6rdd

Want Cheap Biofuel? A Startup Makes It with Natural Gas techre.vu/xqOooG

Coolest. Kindergarten. Ever. bit.ly/yeZ4ZZ This Tokyo school feels and looks like a giant tree house! bit.ly/zhLe1Z

Green Blog: On the Horizon, Planes Powered by Plant Fuel bit.ly/Aiam9i

Critical List: Cruise ship could leak oil; Chevron rig catches fire bit.ly/yhM9Ti The wrecked cruise ship could become an even greater disaster if its 2,380 tons of oil manage to spill. bit.ly/zRNLhO

IKEA's Rooftop Solar to be the Biggest in Minnesota bit.ly/xr3NoT

What can we learn from L'Aquila's disaster response in 2009? [pdf] bit.ly/xTacSy

Climate change needs an intergenerational solution - The Vancouver Sun ow.ly/1gLBgr

South Florida Alliance Gears Up for Climate Change - Environmental News Network ow.ly/1gLBgm

Independent panel to probe Japan nuclear disaster - Boston Herald ow.ly/1gLBgg

ZeaChem and the Renewable Fuel Standard: ZeaChem launches its 250,000 gallon per year core process. How could t... bit.ly/yQWNhV

Oracle Optimizing Environmental Sustainability Analysis - shar.es/WRcdz

Chicago Urban Farm Aims for Environmental & Economic Self-Sufficiency - goo.gl/fb/ZQm1P

Operation Migration helps the endangered whooping crane learn to migrate from from Wisconsin to Florida. bit.ly/zuuj9K

The Economics of Sustainable Cities goo.gl/fb/1Clh0

Smart Grid - Who Are the Smart Grid Players to Watch in 2012?: Last week, GTM Research unveiled its latest smart grid research... bit.ly/zE2j5p

Wind Energy (Especially Offshore Wind Energy) News (5 More Stories) - CleanTechnica ow.ly/1gLF5v

Study: global warming related sea level rise poses big threat to Washington, D.C. - Washington Post ow.ly/1gLF5D

Getting started on BP oil spill repairs: An editorial - nola.com ow.ly/1gLF5y

Home Energy Management Takes Center Stage at CES 2012 bit.ly/wfqePq

The Smart Grid Network of Networks Comes of Age: The smart grid won’t really be truly smart until all its diff... bit.ly/y7Ihs3

Smart Grid - Cisco New Smart Grid Push: Ever since it got into the smart grid business three years ago, Cisco has been... bit.ly/AcuFJk When it comes to smart grid, Cisco’s thinking big picture dlvr.it/15hJmx

Is the CSO Trapped by Location? bit.ly/z3awKY

Are skyscrapers torpedoing the world's economies? bit.ly/wPr4bf

IBM and World Environment Center to Create Corporate Sustainability Council - shar.es/WRc78

New York Solar Companies Receive $30 Million Investment From NYSERDA: The New York State Energy Research and Dev... bit.ly/xzYy4y

European Investors Developing 400 MW Of Solar In Oman: Two Europe-based investment funds, Switzerland-headquartered... bit.ly/zx9n5R

Joule says it has amassed over $110M for solar biofuel hybrid bit.ly/xGuWdq Test-tube biofuels? Startup Joule raises $70M to try to make them work at commercial scale cnet.co/y2v2hq

Aluminum – It’s Earth friendly and highly recyclable! gogreenamericatv.com/aluminum-its-e…

The Perennialplate does it again with this moving look at a farm animal sanctuary. bit.ly/yzi1sL

Chicago plans to add 14 plants to list of invasive species banned in city - Chicago Tribune bit.ly/xCVF00

Characterising leadership for sustainable development - bit.ly/y0aMt3

After Fukushima: Will the Heat Rise for Geothermal Stocks? HTM, ORA, WFI, WFI.TO - Small Cap Network ow.ly/1gLI8E

Power Plants Shifting From Coal to Gas - Intelligencer ow.ly/1gLI8K

UPDATE 1-Dong seeks 2nd German offshore wind park - The Guardian ow.ly/1gLI8V

"Choosing organic is the only way, right now, that I can make sure I am not feeding my family potentially... fb.me/Iy6IUqHy

Smart Grid - India government announces $1bn innovation fund bit.ly/ws0nY0

First Solar sets record for thin film solar tech dlvr.it/15gs6p

Smart Grid - Info on the Green Button launch! Smart grid customers: three developments | Intelligent Utility j.mp/yR0dkk

Limiting soot and methane can reduce projected temp rise by 1 degree by 2050, and help local economies. Sounds good! - ow.ly/8wDFt

Chevron: Rig Catches Fire Off Nigeria's Delta - 2 of the 154 workers on the KS Endeavor are missing bit.ly/xDBmzh

The United Nations Says Sustainable Energy Will Go Worldwide in 2012 bit.ly/zCXdUz

Utility news dashboard with mobile apps worth a look: ow.ly/8wJwm

Modern Mayans more concerned about environment than calendar ending bit.ly/A5HcEg

Japan’s Solar Frontier lands big California power plant deal for CIGS photovoltaic panels. Watch out First Solar. onforb.es/AdsMeA

A "green shift" in just 3 sectors could save $2 trillion, according to WEF. goo.gl/daP0C

Mr. Monsanto Retires... bit.ly/yEoDXn

EPA, job killer or people saver? I say people saver for sure. One common sense journalist agrees - bit.ly/zq0VVk

CSR - Safety4Sea | Corporate social responsibility comes to maritime shipping safety4sea.com/analysis/6/25/…

Climate News Recap: High School Teachers Forced To Defend Climate Denial, Quebec Adopts Cap-and-Trade... ow.ly/1gLQXY

Evolution-in-education defenders adopt a new cause: Climate change - Houston Chronicle ow.ly/1gLQXT

Gallery: Ghost towns of Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster - Calgary Herald ow.ly/1gLQXN

CSR - Whither Responsible Luxury?: trendscape.in/whither-respon…

New Tool Reveals Country's Most Polluted Places: How Close Do You Live? bit.ly/xHlVUq

Great overview of the effects of Germany's push towards a green economy! soc.li/mTsDOVQ

How can better business processes and technology find ways to solve sustainability challenges involving materials,... fb.me/HGXBkqJk

20-Year Ban Put On Mining Claims Near Grand Canyon n.pr/zej1Sr

Guess what will happen if orangutans’ habitats are compromised to the point where there isn’t sufficient fruit? bit.ly/wkWkk6

Pipeline Protest: The 99% Strike Back Against Keystone XL bit.ly/wc99rF