The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 16

State Department: House Keystone bill raises legal questions reut.rs/zThMO1

While obesity levels increased by 156 percent between 1960 and 2009, bicycling and walking levels fell by 66...fb.me/1f3jXQFKl

Dot Earth Blog: A Legal Defense Fund for Climate Scientists bit.ly/yDdAj6

Novo Nordisk Tops List of World's 100 Most Sustainable Firms ow.ly/8FMLQ

WSP Environment & Energy Receives Three Prestige Industry Awards - Marketwatch ow.ly/1gV66N

Obama backs natgas drilling, but offers little new - Reuters UK ow.ly/1gV66U

BP executive expected to be first witness in oil spill trial - News-Press ow.ly/1gV66X

Binary Domain: The World Changed - IGN - The world of Binary Domain lies ravaged by the climate change... ow.ly/1gV672

Do You Recycle? The Go Green Guy – 19 items you may not know that you can recycle! gogreenamericatv.com/do-you-recycle…

GMO - I mean, we're really making a quantum change in our relationship to the plant world with genetic modification. - Michael Pollan

Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine tl.gd/ed9vsd

Global Reporting Initiative Publishes New Guidelines for Green Events grn.bz/ABJQ8Y

Cascades Tissue Group Launches First-of-its-Kind, Unbleached, 100 Percent Recycled Bathroom Tissue... bit.ly/xYOere

California Sustainable Winery Lynmar Estate Also Grows Food for Cancer and AIDS Patients bit.ly/w264L4

Smart Grid – Halt wireless SmartMeters says American Academy of Environmental Medicine aaemonline.org

"When the last tree on earth is cut, we will realize that man cannot eat money" Luc Beeson quoting an Indian saying - Davos

Fired BP worker says he was asked to fake spill data bit.ly/yFMu9k

Wells Fargo, Enfinity Launch $100 Million Solar Project Fund: Wells Fargo & Co. and Atlanta-based Enfinity America...bit.ly/AkEwem

SolarEdge Launches New Solar Inverter Product Range: SolarEdge Technologies, a provider of solar power optimization...bit.ly/ze70SJ

NYTimes: In Brazil, Fears of a Slide Back for Amazon Protection nyti.ms/yJ1wtw

Why does agriculture keep getting a climate pass? bit.ly/wTQWO0

Some day we could all have a home battery ow.ly/1gVfDK

New study links toxic chemicals in consumer products with impaired immune system trib.al/ndcsbN

Community Rights versus the Hydrofrackers in Pennsylvania bit.ly/zoTF7W

Smart Grid - From DTech: No wonder Accenture honchos happy with smartgrid division. Grew 100% 5 years in a row, just under that last year, execs say. Accenture expects several utilities to self-fund metering projects. Business case so strong don't have to put in rate base.

Composting is one way to help your vegetable garden and the environment bit.ly/pUvuSp

Warren Buffett and the true value of solar dlvr.it/17CT0M

Smart Grid - Price wars! Tired of being labeled the high-priced spread, Tropos introduces new communications gear while slashing prices.

California's Lead in Solar Is Slowly Eroding bit.ly/wtLcs2 - NYTimes

San Francisco & Medellin win 2012 Sustainable Transport Award by Future Capetown goo.gl/fb/XLmF1

Research and Markets: Directory of Environment & Climate Change Foundations 2012: names and contact details... ow.ly/1gVpLY

From Dalian to Davos: A Tale of Two Cities from CSR champion huff.to/zQwH4t

Paper Planet: EPA Science Panel Upholds Key Scientific Principles to Guide Biomass Standards ht.ly/8Gh02

Defining PR's CSR roadmap - PRWeek US prweekus.com/defining-prs-c…

Cleaner oceans would boost world economy bit.ly/wYhQpV

Under Pressure: Startup Company Turns Water into Power: When Frank Zammataro thinks about water pressure, he...bit.ly/z3GdGZ

USDA Releases New School Meals Nutrition Standards: The new nutrition standards call for USDA-subsidized...bit.ly/ypz3yC

U.S. Government Downgrades Projections for Coal. Again. bit.ly/A9PMMU

Underwater River of Mud and Sand Tells Tale of Climate Change and Ocean Gateways, New Oil and Gas Exp... ow.ly/1gVtZK

Underwater River of Mud and Sand Tells Tale of Climate Change and Ocean Gateways, New Oil and Gas ... ow.ly/1gVtZV

Ocean Acidity Far Exceeds Natural Norms - Voice of America ow.ly/1gVtZY

O'Malley Introduces Updated Offshore Wind Bill – Patch ow.ly/1gVu02

Six Canadian firms among globe's most sustainable bit.ly/zdRbEU

Harmonised CSR Regulations for Shipping Industry - maritime-executive.com/article/noboru…

Geo-engineered Food? Climate Fix Could Boost Crop Yields, But With Risks trib.al/4GTePH

Magnetic soap could help in oil spill clean-ups  bbc.in/yv5bHW

NPR: Guitar makers worried about wood import law deforestation bit.ly/yW9SlA

Smart Grid - Renew Grid asks: What challenges remain in Smart Grid implementation? What would your answer be? bit.ly/yWE5JU

Help us send 1 million comments to the FDA by April! Tell the FDA to just label genetically engineered (GE) foods at justlabelit.org.

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decline Despite Political Gridlock - Scientific American ow.ly/1gVxLu

Eco-Friendly Fashion on the Red Carpet bit.ly/zUPh7H

Save Money by Saving Energy - Energy Efficiency Tips bit.ly/s7cl66

Manpower Group: Business Strategies Must Generate Benefits for Companies and Society: bit.ly/wP57Or

Japanese Homes and Business Sold 2,150 Gigawatt-Hours of Solar Energy Back to the Grid in 2011 bit.ly/A1gQa9 - Inhabitat