Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 40


Scientists Urge Reform for a Broken Global System bit.ly/A5Dpnc
Climate change creates geothermal opportunities and other unproven science in the name of politics - ... ow.ly/1hHZZK
Addicted to Fossil Fuels! How do we make the transition to renewable power? gogreenamericatv.com/addicted-to-fo
Over $3 Trillion invested in Green Transition csrwire.com/press_releases…
Partnering with oil company to save island? huff.to/yMCY16
Green Tips - Before you dispose of it, be aware Mercury is in your cell phone ow.ly/8Kksk
Battery innovation is alive and well in the U.S. ow.ly/1hIcMS
What ‘Left’ and ‘Right’ Really Mean on Climate Change (Hint: Nothing) bit.ly/yhettX
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel brokers deal to shut two polluting coal fire plants - bit.ly/wgHZPN
Exclusive: GE unit Buys stake in Arizona solar project reut.rs/wYlK7j
40 miles of the San Joaquin River dried up? CA deserves better than the "State Water Rights Repeal Act" (HR1837) j.mp/AzhkHC
U.S. announces protection for owls  bit.ly/xbqHPL
World’s Oldest Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down Today dlvr.it/1G7Yr9
Scope 3 Emissions Reporting and the Future of Corporate Transparency bit.ly/xvoicN
See Inside a Canadian E-Waste Recycling Facility ow.ly/9muMz /really interesting stuff
Dutch kids ride tandem bike-bus to school. bit.ly/zwTvQU
Study: The Scent of Rosemary Can Make You Smarter bit.ly/xYyCvF
Comcast to offer smart thermostat service via EcoFactor bit.ly/ydj4N6
Lone wolf inspires conservation huff.to/xz1uZw
100% of TEDsters believe there should be a price on carbon. TED2012
Fact check: All-of-the-Above Approach to American Energy - 1.usa.gov/xtYseL
Mean right hook: Conservative judge deals blow to polluters in climate trial bit.ly/zOWHUy

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 39


Greenhouse gas rules vulnerable http://huff.to/xdmpxm
The balancing act of CSR Reporting: CSRjames gives us the back stage tour http://vsb.li/3WhVe9
Keystone Pipeline Permit Request to Be Renewed http://bit.ly/y85bmr The latest: TransCanada is proposing to split the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in 2, to get around U.S. process http://j.mp/zOa6K0 TransCanada to proceed with the Southern (Texas!) leg of the Keystone Pipeline latimes.com/news/nationwor…
Warren Buffett's company owns more wind power than any other in USA (over 3 gigawatts!)  http://goo.gl/F5Hsm
Beyond Blocks: Lego's Parent Spends $530M on Offshore Wind http://grn.bz/zjEMy7
Filling up an electric car battery like a gas engine http://ow.ly/1hG1Hf
Our daily roundup of news and views. We bring you the design issue. From green oscar winners to an Eco bottle battle. http://ow.ly/1Hf6hr
 Americans Listening to Politicians, Not Climate Scientists - Wired News http://ow.ly/1hG2CH
 Influential Women in Cleantech: Top 10 Women of Sustainability http://goo.gl/fb/KSzBZ
Tendril buys Recurve for energy analytics bit.ly/yd92Ey
Barnett Shale gas production hit record high in November, despite low gas prices star-telegram.com/2012/02/27/376…
Glidehouse Prefab Built on Vashon Island: jgrn.co/w8Uh30
Renewables Now Cheaper than Coal in Michigan, Could Be $5-Billion Industry dlvr.it/1FvJ5v
Warner Urges Companies to Lend Expertise to Strapped Nonprofits bloom.bg/zjnODH
Discover more about a common, global platform for companies to measure and report on product sustainability. ow.ly/98z8K
Eco-Travel Helps South Africa | Care2 Healthy Living: South Africa is a blend of first and third worl... bit.ly/yppWe3
Bill Gates: The lack of energy funding is crazy ow.ly/1hGYRo Bill Gates on changing the energy system: The IT revolution "warped people's minds" on how fast change can occur cnet.co/xMTSST
Shareholders' Top Priorities: Green Issues, Political Spending bit.ly/wI6cM6
Cisco enlists it’s employees to fight global hunger relief news-cs.co/Ai4CYn
For future cars, anything but gasoline smrt.io/xC0Jhs
2012 Plug-in Prius (95 MPGe) eligible for $4k rebates in California- bit.ly/zTdo1L

Solar in most conservative zip codes in state; number 1 area conservative senior citizens. When solar reaches grid parity, consumers will exit. Evolving role for utilities. Customer satisfying process, compete with vendors on distribution, generation and efficiency. Perfect storm in power industry--lower gas and solar prices, building efficiency technologies. Richard Kauffman, DOE, innovative business models, with that comes innovative technology. Students in school demanding solar on school rooftops. In theory, projects financable. Long term power purchase agreements, but source of funds not there. Challenge is that to use tax benefits have to get equity. Not market issue but tax equity and debt--tough to get for small projects. Can't get financing. More interest in lower prices, reliability--munis looking to do dist gen. Scaling an issue; make service model more efficient. Gen side-what should utilities do? Low demand growth with uncertain future investment in assets. What can utilities do to get bigger share of wallet? Services efficiency, increase value of product. Kris--commissions can pre-approve transmission, accept more technologies like storage, order 1000 good thing to find agreement on cost allocation.

Efficiency will save $9 billion in AZ. Storage business model, digitization, decoupling, Arizona citizens believe solar is their economic destiny.

Greenhouse gas rules getting their day in court -- today & tomorrow bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-2…
Are Container Houses the future? by futurecapetown goo.gl/fb/rC9KU
AEI Economist Zycher Makes Head-Exploding Claims About Cost of Renewables bit.ly/zkKsD1
Warming Arctic Means More Tundra Fires—And More Warming bit.ly/yIaJS8
Inventing the Energy Future: Bill Gates and Steven Chu Have a Plan : Greentech Media greentechmedia.com/articles/read/…
Update: Solar Firms Setting New Records in Efficiency and Performance greentechmedia.com/articles/read/…

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Monday, February 27, 2012

The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 38


TransCanada to spend US$500 million on Mexico natural gas pipeline extension winnipegfreepress.com/business/trans…
New science links antibiotic-resistant staph and the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms: bit.ly/xwKGE0
$6.5 million to go to alternative energy by Native American groups digg.com/!daADt2l
Global Warming Ice Cubes Feature Melting Penguins and Polar Bears bit.ly/wPfJIt ~Inhabitat
Ridge Avenue closed after oil spill - Philadelphia Daily News ow.ly/1hCrIj
The Blender Girl’s Top 5 Reasons To Say NO to Bottled Water - http://gogreenamericatv.com/the-blender-gi
"A meaningful response to global warming would be a fatal blow to free markets and capitalism."  http://nyti.ms/zlsuSA
"Don't close the gate on endangered species protection "http://huff.to/zlnmL6
Climate Feedbacks - Seattle Post Intelligencer http://ow.ly/1hDrVh
Gulf of Mexico oil spill: timeline - Daily Telegraph http://ow.ly/1hDrVp
7 reports of nuclear fuel rod pieces being ejected from Fukushima reactors and/or spent fuel pools http://bit.ly/x2cVBw
Understanding the Dangers & Symptoms of Lead Poisoning http://bit.ly/pOHYxx
Fox News and a small-island dictator are on the same page w/ climate change; the message is not what you might think http://trib.al/nIDzkg
30 cost free ways to reduce your Carbon Footprint: from the Go Green Guy!  http://gogreenamericatv.com/30-cost-free-ways-to-reduce-your-carbon-footprint-from-the-go-green-guy/
Are McDonald’s Golden Arches Losing Their Luster? http://bit.ly/yqkjeP
Gulf oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks - Boston Globe http://ow.ly/1hFkkd
Mt. Everest Getting More Dangerous to Climb: Sherpa - http://ow.ly/1hFkkh
The Latest Buzz on Bees http://j.mp/xT3LTr 
World’s Largest EV Bus & Taxi Fleet Gets 1,500 Vehicles Larger http://dlvr.it/1FhGdv
Nice article on ways to "nudge" people to do small things to better the planet. Small stuff, but effective.  http://tinyurl.com/7hvju8z
Heartland Institute’s Climate Skeptics vs Children: Bet on the Kids http://bit.ly/xzgynm
New Waterworld, bigger than Earth http://bit.ly/yEhPxk Smaller than Uranus. NASA says planet is like nothing seen before.
Alaska is about to get fracked up bit.ly/zYBUFr
TransCanada to build part of Keystone XL as stand-alone project, re-apply for permit.
LA Times op-ed: The greening of faith latimes.com/news/opinion/c…
Amyris shores up company with $84M bit.ly/y1w5fP
MonsantoCo's RoundUp is even worse than we thought. New study shows it damages DNA, even after dilution: http://bit.ly/wAWw7A
Tell the FDA to end the dangerous overuse of antibiotics in live http://j.mp/AhhK97 

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Friday, February 24, 2012

The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 37


“Invisible” Solar Panels are on the Way dlvr.it/1F0khx
Is 100% renewable energy in Cincinnati's future? smrt.io/wW8bPD
Nine Acre L.A. Parking Lot Transformed into Pollution-Reducing Wetlands bit.ly/wliyJr ~Inhabitat
France, China can learn from Fukushima: French minister - Terra Daily ow.ly/1hB0rB
Oil spill contained after train derails - Seattle Times ow.ly/1hB0rR
U.S. Urban Forests Losing Ground - bit.ly/yLhQGq
Are Consumers Getting Tired of Hearing about Green Energy? bit.ly/AloBFT
Architect Manthey Kula Explores Seaweed as Natural Insulation For Sustainable Building http://bit.ly/xOwcQk ~Inhabitat
Lexicon of Sustainability: Fallen fruit http://bit.ly/yahM8r
Why Fast Company Prints on Recycled Paper, and Other Magazines Should Too http://ow.ly/1hBtXM
Global warming COULD SHRINK THE HUMAN RACE - The Register http://ow.ly/1hBvcB
World Bank launches global coalition for marine protection - http://bit.ly/wVdxA0
New Renewable Energy Doc from Greenpeace http://dlvr.it/1F4cyp
River rising: Water helps revive a washed up industrial town http://bit.ly/z9WtFG
Solar-Powered DomoLab in France is a Candy Cane-Colored Paragon of Sustainability bit.ly/yGdTVc ~Inhabitat
"Step one is to drill and step two is to drill. And then step three is to keep drilling." – Barack Obama on GOP plan bit.ly/yVI1TP
This nonprofit is swapping kerosene for solar lights in developing countries: bit.ly/wOdbyh Clean, safe, and rechargeable.
SolarCity, Shea Homes building "no electric bill" homes in 5 states- http://fb.me/1x456Axzp
New blog post: Simple Living Green Methods To Preserve The Environment http://bit.ly/xdJW1B 

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 36


NRDC Lawsuit Seeks to Ban Agent Orange Ingredient from Weed and Feed Products bit.ly/zPJq97
Chinese EV Market Gains Traction with Continued Government Support: The Chinese EV market is now transitioning ... bit.ly/xXBakb
President's Budget Maintains "Green" Commitment but Has Several Unanticipated Surprises: On January 25, 2011, t... bit.ly/y5xiI1
New Report: Philanthropy Must Fund the Grassroots to Win on Environment and Climate - YAHOO! ow.ly/1hAiVy
Climate change scientist duped sceptic thinktank into handing over confidential files showing 'how it... ow.ly/1hAiVt
Coal miner Exxaro to submit five renewable energy bids - Engineering News ow.ly/1hAiVo
Centrica May Mothball More Gas Plants as Capacity Trims Profits - Bloomberg ow.ly/1hAiVj
The Green Brewhaha: Drink Up, You’re Making Sustainable Shaving Cream bit.ly/zSMTH7
Harmful Herbicide: EPA's Unreasonable Delay Protecting People from 2,4-D j.mp/yGrvda
Can carnivorous farmed fish go vegetarian? bit.ly/xQ5L3M
Dryden Becomes New York's Test Town on Fracking bit.ly/y5dE8q ~NYTimes
The Dawn Of Even Stronger Superweeds j.mp/xD8swY
Rachelcernansky looks into a new report on why Walmart can't fix our food system bit.ly/x8cbVp
Smart Grid - Hitachi & Silver Spring link up over smart grid bit.ly/zRlgul
Many thought turning crop waste into fuel was a pipe dream: bit.ly/x7FI5i Turns out it's booming.
Pollution is “Against God’s Will” According to Catholic Church Leaders in the UK bit.ly/y46CyQ ~Inhabitat
Renowned climate scientist comes under fire reut.rs/yYCgI5
DuPont is focusing on solar power - and raking in billions as a result. bit.ly/w4MULf
“This dangerous pesticide is lurking all over the place, from ball fields and golf courses, to front lawns and farms." bit.ly/yfrIQx
Actress Lucy Lawless and Greenpeace activists climb oil-drilling ship in New Zealand protest apne.ws/wvNHuf 

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 35


BBC News - EU to vote on oil sands pollution - http://bbc.in/w7LQw0
New Hiut Jeans are Getting a Welsh Town Back to Work - bit.ly/wVJrC0
Study suggests 60% of UK office-based employees will be ‘regularly’ working from home in next ten years sted.es/xNBSJl
Critical List: Court upholds local fracking ban; New York could ban shark fin sales bit.ly/z3vXqp
Smart Grid: 4 cities that get it - and 3 utilities with smarts: bit.ly/Ap8god
Wind Energy News (Humungous Crossroads Wind Farm Complete; 70-MW Wind Farm Planned for Northern Chile; Steel Winds... dlvr.it/1DgrwB
Cheap Natural Gas Won't Kill Renewable Energy growth (3 Reasons Why) bit.ly/wyC3Kz
How Universal turned a sustainability icon into cash bit.ly/w3Ue07
Giant Spiky Sculpture To Clean Air for New York Gallery ow.ly/9dHHQ
Startup Develops Floating Solar Farm bit.ly/z8UFpL
Crazy talk: Rick Santorum out-denies the climate deniers and spins eco-conspiracy theories - http://goo.gl/isxGP
Selerant Joins TSC bit.ly/zur5O2
How U.S. Pro Sports Teams Rank on Environmental Disclosure How do teams in the NFL, MLB, NB -bit.ly/AalyRr
How Autodesk cut its data center energy use by 62% grn.bz/AlqiWJ
Engage employees with sustainability via this nifty app. businessgreen.com/bg/news/215361…
Something we all should know - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. fb.me/MwG4wkw4
Green Column: Trade Battles Buffet E.U.'s Green Efforts bit.ly/ycrTnE
The World According to Monsanto « Caitlin Reviews?  bit.ly/xfmzU9
Monsanto poisons French farmer - bit.ly/vZKfBc
Stearns accidentally exposes GOP energy agenda, by drgrist bit.ly/AjoHPM
Making Solar Power Competitive with Coal techre.vu/yq2Smp
Confronting the biodiversity crisis ~ nature.com/climate/2010/1… 

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 34


Want to learn more about The Sustainability Consortium? Then you should take a look at this video! http://ow.ly/98yUf
Darden Restaurants Dedicates Solar Panel Installation at Corporate Headquarters: Darden Restaurants - http://bit.ly/yL32xC 
Firms urged to save water as South East drought declared: business_green Water utilities - http://bit.ly/yrjXgc
Environmental factors must be included in GDP, say scientists: business_green Governments warned... http://bit.ly/xpBgbp
According to the book Reinventing Fire we don't need oil or coal & can be free of all the headaches they cause by 2050. http://7gen.us/reinventing-fire
Intel Cranks Up The Efficiency, Develops Solar Powered Chip - http://bit.ly/zcwSyP
Over a third of U.S. counties may be at "extreme" or "high" risk of water shortages by 2050, from a swelling population http://j.mp/ztsMAB
30 cost free ways to reduce your Carbon Footprint: from the Go Green Guy!  http://goo.gl/oqUer
Why do you think the SMRS is vital to sustainability? http://ow.ly/9aYCX
How important is shelter to fish? This coral reef cam shows how fish hide and why it matters with a changing climate. http://bit.ly/AEHpJ7
Vikings Held Key to Dealing with Climate Change - Softpedia http://ow.ly/1hvX8Z
Ocean acidification turns climate change winners into losers: research - PhysOrg http://ow.ly/1hvX97
The short-term pollutant plan is a long-term green win. http://ow.ly/1GIw9p 
Why Electric Cars Are Not the Answer (But They Sure Can Help) green http://bit.ly/xRrI8g
A Poison Pucker – The top 15 Lipsticks with the Highest Lead Content -  http://gogreenamericatv.com/a-poison-pucker-the-top-15-lipsticks-with-the-highest-lead-content/
Good read from MotherJones - The Inside Story on Climate Scientists Under Siege http://ow.ly/9b0Bl
National Defense and President Obama’s 2013 Clean Energy Budget http://bit.ly/walpsk
Dow Chemical's Olympic PR push dogged by Bhopal http://reut.rs/yhTY3A
EcoSpeed App Directs Your Driving, Cuts Fuel Use by 30% - http://bit.ly/wKQjkK
From Confrontation to Collaboration http://bit.ly/A6bloo
Green Tips - Use nontoxic pesticides ow.ly/8Kksk 
Find out more about a common, global platform for companies to measure and report on  product sustainabilityhttp://ow.ly/98z8K
Unsafe levels of lead still found in California youths - http://j.mp/yw2HAa 
World’s Worst Elected Official Makes the Case for Sprawl http://bit.ly/yOhawP
"Organic" means not full of chemicals; or does it? Arsenic In Baby Formula Related to Organic Sweetener - http://bit.ly/zWEM9q
Many products claim to be green or friendly to the environment, but what makes a product truly eco friendly? http://bit.ly/heHTmA
Rick Santorum: Global warming is politics, not science - Boston Herald http://ow.ly/1hw9cU
EU Ministers Mull Climate Aid From Airlines, Ships, Draft Shows - Bloomberg http://ow.ly/1hw9cP
Sea level rise underestimated say B.C. scientists – CBC http://ow.ly/1hw9dd
New Green Business Model for Sustainable Finance http://bit.ly/wgHi0w
MonoSol Creates Innovative Dissolvable Packaging To Combat Waste http://is.gd/7r90Go
Trina Solar Gets $100-Million Loan for High-Efficiency “Honey” Solar Cell Launch http://dlvr.it/1DRlG6
Is There a Leaner Way to Footprint? http://grn.bz/xj5DsG
The VA Department's Veterans Canteen Service Attacks Food Waste http://grn.bz/zAxMFf
The Benefits of Building Efficiency Go Far Beyond Energy Costs http://grn.bz/zv6RML
Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline But Leaves Door Open for Tar Sands http://trib.al/5fB1jY
IBM and Tulip Telecom Building Giant 900,000 Sq Ft Sustainable Data Center http://ow.ly/98HLd 
Wave and tidal power 'need boost' to maintain UK leadership http://bbc.in/vZljMQ
Is a spiritual revolution the transition path to a sustainable society?Guardian interviews Thich Nhat Hanh http://vimeo.com/37096244
Indirect Carbon Emissions and Why They Matter http://bit.ly/yX7tcV
Transforming a derelict buildings into vertical gardens by Kaid_at_NRDC http://goo.gl/fb/ZlJON
Should Cities Embrace ‘Sandwich Board Urbanism’? by crwolfelaw http://goo.gl/fb/PF73j
How Much Your Car Really Costs You and The Quality of Your Living http://goo.gl/fb/h4DRW
Ben & Jerry’s Launches Campaign Against Citizens United http://ow.ly/1hxtNv
25 million pounds of plastic beads make their way through New Orleans every Mardi Gras. What happens to them next? http://bit.ly/AkWLcH
 It makes a difference what you say about Climate Change. - Examiner http://ow.ly/1hxuMt
GleickGate: Climate change activism takes a big step backward - Houston Chronicle http://ow.ly/1hxuMy
Cape Wind’s Nstar Deal May Spur Financing of U.S. Offshore Farm - Businessweek http://ow.ly/1hxuMX
Companies are reaping the benefits of climatechange strategies, says Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) -  http://ow.ly/9bL2m 
Dutch Earnest Studio’s Multifunctional Furniture is More Than the Sum of Its Parts -  http://bit.ly/ymHhba - Inhabitat
The Universal Transformer as EV Fast Charger: Solid state transformers, devices that “digitize” the grid’s alt... http://bit.ly/yfFKjB
Eco-religion is getting to the young, ignorance is winning - bit.ly/wWRQLu
Environmentalists threaten suit over ballast rule on.wsj.com/x66PDK
Discover more about a common, global platform for companies to measure and report on product sustainability. ow.ly/98z8K
Green Blog: The Quest for 'Hydricity' bit.ly/ztQ5vO
Apple Tips Plans For Solar, Biogas Systems at NC Data Farm: Last year Apple commissioned its new 500,000 acre d... bit.ly/xBHmxC
Farming the burbs: bit.ly/x8UhfD Is it the best of both worlds?
Media hoopla over new report saying coal worse than oilsands misses the point. Both are unsustainable forms of energy. ow.ly/1GNJ6p
Famous faces help boost animal rights in China huff.to/AquetU
32,000 Year-Old Flower Has Rebloomed - bit.ly/ACQFrz
Tenna, Switzerland Unveils World’s First Solar Wing-Powered Ski Lift bit.ly/yqYRzz ~Inhabitat
Hey Mr. Green, aren't electric cars only as clean as the fuel that generates their electricity? goo.gl/0TLrr
Eliminating styrofoam cups in the enterprise. How CA made it happen despite some bumps in the road - ow.ly/9cN8k
Climate change increased likelihood of Russian 2010 heatwave (via Guardianeco) bit.ly/zjAgAx
Renewables Are a Reality: How We Can Ditch Fossil Fuels Without Any Help From Congress | Environment | AlterNet  bit.ly/zsgSdD
Creative Recycling Latest NASCAR Green Sponsor : Creative Recycling, a Tampa, Fl.-based company has joined... bit.ly/zObFpG
A Quick Take On What Obama's Budget Means For Clean Energy trib.al/TS7b4r
Edible food packaging. Yeah, man. bit.ly/zQ6p81
Top Three Reasons Cheap Natural Gas Won’t Kill Renewable Energy bit.ly/yQWpgK
Prove climate change doesn’t exist and get this guy's most favorite gun: bit.ly/z33LS1 He's not kidding. 

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Friday, February 17, 2012

The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 33


SunPower going ‘on the offense’ in 2012, CEO says bit.ly/zmhQgn
Protect the Arctic, Mr. President - Seattle Times - PRESIDENT Obama made a vow in his recent State of the ... ow.ly/1hrfKZ
Interesting fed-funded behavioral efficiency work at Stanford involves teaching Girl Scouts energy-saving techniques energy.gov/articles/arpa-…
'Green News Report' - February 16, 2012 bit.ly/wiSKJL
It’s the One-Year Anniversary of House Solyndra Investigation, But the Traditional Gift of Paper Seems Superfluous bit.ly/wBxkPR
Hog farmers in MN are struggling with exploding barns. When pigs start exploding, it's time to rethink our food system bit.ly/xcsYzE
Warren Buffett's Billions at Risk; Berkshire Hathaway Is Lowest-Rated on Sustainability - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/r-paul-herman/warren-buffetts-billions-_b_1251884.html
Obama bypasses Congress again on climate change - USA Today ow.ly/1hseWl
Clinton Leads New Effort Against Climate-Heating Gases - Bloomberg ow.ly/1hseWq
Coal, Mining Interests File Suit to Block Landmark Mercury Regs bit.ly/wz3ZMr
What Supportive Govt Policies Can Do: North Carolina Becomes Hotbed for Renewables - SustainableBusiness.com bit.ly/xBkjgE
Nanosolar scores $20M to scale up its thin-film solar printing tech smrt.io/wTrPQ3
Access to Low-Cost Feedstocks Remains a Key Barrier to Wider Adoption of Biofuels shar.es/gmkG5
Green Blog: A Different Kind of Beekeeping Takes Flight bit.ly/yNNVki
No more injections: implantable microchip delivers drugs smrt.io/zZMyOz
Pollution from Electric Cars? geology.com/news/2012/poll…
Tell USDA To Reject "Agent Orange" Corn bit.ly/xEGzax
Mitsui unit to pay $90 million over Gulf oil spill reut.rs/xl2v63
SCA First to Introduce Verified Compostable Products shar.es/g1nsL
Hawaii plastic bag fee could be first of its kind huff.to/yRvKN7
Mission Impossible: Oil Spill Clean-up in Arctic Waters - PRWeb ow.ly/1hsxj5
Investor sues electric car maker Fisker ow.ly/1hsw6l
Fearing Urbanization goo.gl/fb/AKKlH
Old School Industries Transforms Unwanted Furniture Into One-of-a-kind Pieces with an Edge bit.ly/wBtnPp – Inhabitat
Is 'Low-Profit LLC' the Next Big Label for Responsible Businesses? bit.ly/ywaTTE
Food Inc Interview ~ ecopreservationsociety.org/site/index.php… ~ Michael Pollan Interview with Bill Moyers
The 10 Top Mums in the Animal Kingdom bit.ly/ztfv5t 

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 32


5 Deadly Air Pollutants Measured on 5 Continents bit.ly/yAIq2j
CSR: New Business Opportunities Through Social Commitment wp.me/p12b0J-eL
Sony plugs RFID chips into smart power sockets bit.ly/xxyapS
Are bicycle lanes really green? Some city residents see red smrt.io/xlRNGv
Smart Grid - Itron and National Grid Evaluate Advanced Smart Grid: tinyurl.com/6s7fueo
Behind the Top 10 List for Green Building Markets: How SF Made No. 1 bit.ly/AmBcY9
Has The Nature Conservancy Gone Too Far With the SI Swimsuit Campaign? ow.ly/1hqmnj
Tesla scores electric Mercedes-Benz deal - bit.ly/zmSHld
'Janitor satellite' cleans up space junkyard smrt.io/AwoaQA
Sami Grover explains why green products aren't enough. ow.ly/96JdQ
Do you ever wander your city and dream about restoring it's old parts? Then this beautiful piece by Chuck Wolfe is... fb.me/vaeqIANE
Does energy efficiency compromise the hospitality experience? smrt.io/wzLBYn
Sustainability Day April 17 in Stockholm – Tobias Larsson - miljoaktuellt.idg.se/2.1845/1.432249
Expect big things for the municipal wastewater treatment market in 2012 - fb.me/1GCuux7Pd
U.S. Bank Expands Its aggressive Recycling Program shar.es/gnLFj
Today in Green IT: What’s the future of Zipcar? dlvr.it/1CZ5DC
Environmentalism Gone Wrong? ~ ecopreservationsociety.org/site/index.php… ~ Inside the WWF ~ PLUS Official WWF Response
Puerto Rico army bases to get $34.3M energy-efficiency makeover smrt.io/ACGzQJ
Clean Air Now: Federal Register Publishes Mercury and Air Toxics Standards bit.ly/wH5FGh
Sustainability in the Middle East shar.es/fNhAA
Agriculture consumes 92% of freshwater used globally. bit.ly/yR7xGm
Hillary Clinton announces new global deal on climate change huff.to/AoP5xP
Is pond scum the future of food and fuel? bit.ly/y6XajQ
Honda Civic, Toyota Prius Earn Least-Toxic Car Scores grn.bz/xhAlHE
IDC Smart Buildings Maturity Models – A New Framework... IDC Insights Community ht.ly/96Vz2
New study finds arsenic in infant formula, cereal bars: j.mp/waFcKt
U.S. Pushes to Cut Emissions of Some Pollutants That Hasten Climate Change ~ nytimes.com/2012/02/16/sci… U.S. leads low-cost bid to curb global warming pollutants - Reuters ow.ly/1hqZC3
In the climate advocacy wars, the biggest casualty is reality - Houston Chronicle ow.ly/1hqZBY
GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: Siting Your Home to Maximize Eco Efficiency bit.ly/ziF447 ~Inhabitat
Ignore the brown fields: Below the surface, freezing does a farm good. Here's why warmer winters are troubling bit.ly/zkdZzk
UN Global Compact Expels Thousands of Companies ow.ly/1hqYKa
EnerNOC CEO Tim Healy board member of Advanced Energy Economy, biz org for a smarter energy industry. Read more: ow.ly/96L83
Global Revenue from Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Will Reach $785 Mil. in 2012 shar.es/g1nAp
House Transportation bill H.R. 7 is "a bill only Big Oil could love" - Bicycling under attack in Congress bit.ly/xpeFXJ
Interview with JeffDSachs, renowned economist and author of The End of Poverty. bit.ly/wbIBeE
Excellence in Renewable Energy Award Announced! Check out Video Coverage of the Winners Here: http://www.renewa... bit.ly/zPLVPc
NRDC president praises Obama for "historic progress" on the environment huff.to/xRkOPk
Natural gas boom: A deal 'getting worse all the time'? greenbang.com/natural-gas-bo…
How Will You Take a Stand Against Coal? youtu.be/xHGCuS--HCg
Alaska Well Blowout Still Out of Control While Congress Wants to Drill in Polar Bear Country bit.ly/w7EkDB
Lloyd Chapman: Where Is Obama's Windfall Profits Tax On the Oil and Gas Industry? j.mp/z9CphC 

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 31


Can a Prius increase global warming? - The Christian Science Monitor ow.ly/1ho0WR
Md. governor lobbies lawmakers for offshore wind - RealClearPolitics ow.ly/1ho0X7
Climate change increases risk of storm surges, according to MIT study - Boston Globe ow.ly/1ho0Xa
What does the USDA seal of approval mean when it's stamped on your food? bit.ly/pHftBM
Ban Ki-moon outlines 5 steps business can take to advance sustainability: j.mp/yd1Dyh
Should we shift from 'Sustainable' to 'Regenerative'? http://ow.ly/95rtU
Why Corporate Fat Cats Love Ethical Consumerism http://bit.ly/yWsgPA
How the Military Uses Green Tech to Save Soldiers' Lives bit.ly/AqMvoi
Strategic Sustainability Consulting (SSC) Releases 2011 Sustainability Report: bit.ly/y2jhDS
The Fight to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline Continues bit.ly/z0G1gM
GreenTouch & TIA to Showcase Network Innovations in Green ICT at TIA 2012 ... sns.mx/uHgPy7
The Effect of Chlorofluorocarbons on the Ozone Layer bit.ly/mSZjZm
Humans helped wipe out African rainforest bit.ly/y0GHvU
Wind power's hope for a near-term extension of key tax credit "nearly extinguished" nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/c…
Michael Pollan - Check out this cool animation of a talk I gave in UK about how to feed the world sustainably. p2.to/1iiW
Smart Grid - Itron Buys SmartSynch: Itron, North America’s biggest smart meter maker, is buying cellular smart meter leader... bit.ly/xuR9bT
Did you know: It’s energy efficient to rebuild old computers; only about 2% of PCs ever find their way to a 2nd user.
Sabre Announces Industry’s First Eco-Certified Hotel Program shar.es/fB7RF
Biolite’s Brilliant Camp Stove Converts Waste Heat Into Electricity for USB Gadgets bit.ly/xm5VDs –Inhabitat
Tesla has 500 reservations for the Model X -- but hasn't sold a single vehicle yet cnet.co/ySDMVB
Fukushima Reactor Temperature Surpasses 752 Degrees bit.ly/x1vtyz
Smart Grid - Another big smart grid acquisition Itron Buys SmartSynch for $100M : Greentech Media greentechmedia.com/articles/read/…
Bill Gates jumps into fray over SEC oil transparency rule - http://bit.ly/AqL8zs
Smart Grid - Aquamarine Power To Connect Wave Energy Generator To UK National Grid  http://bit.ly/yawXF5 ~Inhabitat
CSR in the Middle East shar.es/fNhAA 

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 30


Regulating any practice that may have an adverse effect on the environment - the EPA  http://bit.ly/rixVBJ
IDC's Top 10: 2012 Utility Industry Predictions - FierceEnergy: http://bit.ly/yuxJER
World’s most environmentally outspoken president forced to resign at gunpoint- http://bit.ly/yOmQ9t
Bridgelux raises $25M to replace your old lightbulbs with LEDs http://bit.ly/xcWHtJ
Farmers Sue Monsanto Over GMO Patents http://ow.ly/1hnlhL
India’s Bharathi Antarctic Research Station is Made From 134 Prefab Containers  http://bit.ly/vZVYWj ~Inhabitat
Climate change denier: environmentalism is a religion - DAILY KOS http://ow.ly/1hnm7C
DPD promises to deliver "carbon neutral" packages: business_green Logistics firm says emissions - http://bit.ly/xawgK0
UK rail service introduces 'carbon free' trains http://smrt.io/wsQGCW
Smart lightbulbs could help lost shoppers http://bit.ly/y3RACW 
Why the 21st century will see migration back to the Rust Belt http://bit.ly/zM8DHm   - The coming water crisis.
Do You Recycle? The Go Green Guy – 19 items you may not know that you can recycle! http://gogreenamericatv.com/do-you-recycle
2012 Toyota Prius C So Popular In Japan, Toyota Ups Production - http://hgm.me/wVyNQE
What Women Really Want for Valentine’s Day - WorldWatchInst http://bit.ly/wpiuQ3
Climate Change May Bring '100-Year Storms' Every 3 Years http://bit.ly/yesxS8 
Greener (Brown) Toilet Paper and the Elusive Green Consumer http://bit.ly/yVCvfv
Even Fox News likes this anti-factory-farm ad fxn.ws/Acf5SZ
70% of Americans oppose federal subsidies for fossil fuels. 68% Dems; 80% Indies; 67% Rs. is.gd/Z69es1
Bill McKibben on Climate Change, the Keystone Pipeline and the no KXL campaign bit.ly/yymLXG
Energy Efficiency: Utility Programs Getting More “Boots on the Ground” for Business Customers shar.es/fPWjq
Hershey Makes Big Announcements bit.ly/ADjTO6
3 Ways to Get Ahead of Climate Change, Without Ditching Oil (Yet): ow.ly/945re
U.K. has world's largest offshore wind farm but S.C. has its start. - Examiner ow.ly/1hnO1w 

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