Friday, March 30, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 61


EPA's Toothless Carbon Regulations bit.ly/Hos60u
A view of VERGE from an IT expert's perspective bit.ly/GZZQws
How climate change is making the internet faster bit.ly/Ho665I
Modified microbes turn carbon dioxide to liquid fuel tw.physorg.com/252258002
Quirky Eco-Lamps Made from Recycled Trash by Luis Teixeira http://bit.ly/HtWIdr ~Inhabitat
Beekeepers to EPA: We’re running out of time http://bit.ly/H18TlY Toxic pollen and the mad bee disease disaster - pesticide link to colony collapse disorder proven?  http://bit.ly/H76xjg. Studies Point to Common Pesticide as a Culprit in Declining Bee Colonies. nyti.ms/H25gLl
CSR must become more transparent. Forbes http://onforb.es/H4cCta
Recycling galaxies caught in the act http://tw.physorg.com/252313495
Ford Focus Electric to Go ‘Build to Order’ Route (Like Dell Computers) dlvr.it/1NKKpX
Engineering Humans: A New Solution to Climate Change? -msnbc.com ow.ly/1irler
A Republican's View on Climate Change - CNN - This was the most refreshing, yet troubling, article I ...ow.ly/1irlew
5 of 8 Great Lakes states join deal on wind farms with U.S. - Cleveland Plain Dealer ow.ly/1irleR Michigan joins Great Lakes states in offshore wind energy agreement -MLive.com ow.ly/1irFRl
Is Pink Slime Really Bad For You? Smart or Silly Bike Hacks and DIY TV Killers - conta.cc/Hw21e1 Beef industry rep responds to our "pink slime/lean finely textured beef" story: mbist.ro/H3kVIL
Texas' Isolated Electric Grid Could Add Outside Ties: Long version of Texas Tribune /NYT story - texastribune.org/texas-energy/e…
A New Weapon in the Fracking Wars bit.ly/H1Og45 ~NYTimes
Macondo 'Hellfighters' to the rescue in N.Sea leak - Reuters Indiaow.ly/1irFRo
Climate change’ a natural occurrence - Cincinnati.com - ow.ly/1irFRb
Making Sense of the Wacky Weather - New York Times - ow.ly/1irFR6
General Motors Decides Climate Change Is Real, Pulls Support From Heartland Institute - Huffington Po...ow.ly/1irFR1
Why trends in sustainability are good for business and education - http://grn.bz/HpVP8P
An exploration of my notion that the climate challenge is "beyond super wicked" http://bigthink.com/age-of-engagement/andrew-revkin-on-the-super-wicked-problem-of-climate-change 
This Week in Clean Economy: Green Cards for Clean Energy Job Creators http://bit.ly/HntFNd
MidAmerican Renewables Completes Acquisition of Illinois Wind Project from ... http://bit.ly/Ht66Pq
EPA plan on CO2 from power plants prolongs lives of oldest, dirtiest plants. Longstanding grandfather issue NYT op-ed: http://nyti.ms/H16yHK
Colgate-Palmolive Pledges to Reduce Water Consumption 40% bit.ly/H3N3yI
Smart manhole covers and 19 more greentech stories from Marchgrn.bz/H2aRNQ
Strategic CSR .Alponso explains ! http://opinion.inquirer.net/25919/strategic-csr
One Woman’s Quest to Recycle Homes, Build Green House People, and Provide Jobs to at-Risk bit.ly/H7mfGX
Bill Gates on the Five Miracles Needed for Energy and Climate Challenges - ow.ly/1irPYg
FDA decision to come today on BPA ban, NRDC colleague & health expert Sarah Janssen w/ the details: j.mp/HqjxC5
What is Crumb Rubber - Cleantech Solutions - bit.ly/H7OVQP
Alaska, oil companies in pipeline settlement: WSJ reut.rs/HzhU1C
Government plan to slash emissions from heating - http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn12_034/pn12_034.aspx
Edward Davey comment on 2011 Provisional UK Greenhouse Gas emissions - http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/ed_ghg11/ed_ghg11.aspx
Statistical release: 2011 UK greenhouse gas emissions - http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn12_033/pn12_033.aspx
When the donor becomes the decider Could CSR practices help? The Daily Texan: http://bit.ly/H4sKNL 
Army Abandons LEED Certification - Don't miss it! http://ow.ly/9Zbut
Jet Fuel from Pine Trees http://bit.ly/HqnIO1

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 60

The Demand for Cheap Energy is Entitlement Culture Gone Mad t.co/D6Zsca5t
China to flood nature reserve with latest Yangtze dam http://dlvr.it/1N5Bfp
Nuclear giants RWE and E.ON drop plans to build new UK reactors http://t.co/QZsaiWAy
Old records turned into a wine holder - http://t.co/oVO3nmdX
Nonprofits and Brands Seeking Purpose-driven Collaborations Have CauseWay -- a New Program at sb12con http://bit.ly/xG2xyC
Cleantech is dead! Long live cleantech! http://bit.ly/GXQ2aW
Students study climate change - Delaware Wave http://ow.ly/1iprtA
Activists worry over North Sea platform gas leak - Houston Chronicle http://ow.ly/1iprtJ
Activists worried over possible oil spill following gas leak at North Sea platform - Newser http://ow.ly/1iprtN
Scientists pin down historic sea level rise - http://msnbc.com http://ow.ly/1iprtS
SunPower now producing 24% efficient Maxeon solar cells http://bit.ly/Ho4R1V
Ford’s special Transit vans program to cut 25 percent fuel cost of fleet owners - http://t.co/1idvuQXw
UK emissions fall seven per cent as renewable energy soars: business_green Warm 2011 saw decrea... t.co/OdI0TJ1W British greenhouse gas emissions down 7 percent in 2011 t.co/wv53VaTu
RWE and E.ON dump "uneconomic" UK nuclear plans: business_green Government urged to abandon nuclear... t.co/yEAnb6tX
Europe Looks to North America’s Forests to Meet Renewable Energy Goals t.co/f2t3qsIi
Variable-rate irrigation systems aren't cheap. The payoff is a reduction in water consumption and in fertiliser use t.co/izx3Z0PL
Insect Invasions, Condor Cam, Nuclear's New Rules t.co/qEVsvmh1
New Eco-Friendly Elements Surface Launches from Texas: t.co/XHAlGnkb
NMFS blows deadline to list endangered Hawaiian whale: t.co/TuhZBy41
Was the Hype Around Bloom Energy Two Years Ago Justified? t.co/UAz6PgIK
Check out how owners of large buildings are tracking exactly how much energy their properties use and using that... t.co/vkArLPnE
Japan Unveils Deregulation Plan to Boost Clean Energy Use - t.co/0A5PA0T0
Blimp-like inflatable wind turbine tested at high altitude t.co/bqyyfodg
Smart Grid - Check out the article "Application Scenarios for Cognitive Transport Service in Next - Generation Networks',  t.co/EEwPFu4o
 Managing many environments http://ow.ly/1iq6pl
A Message From a Republican Meteorologist on Climate Change - Huffington Post http://ow.ly/1iq7aB
Tracing the Ocean’s Ingredients - World - which are critical to many forms of marine life. Jeand... http://ow.ly/1iq7aL
Gulf of Maine ocean temperatures above normal - Erie Times-News http://ow.ly/1iq7aS
New study unravels historic sea level rise mystery - Presstv http://ow.ly/1iq7aV
Antarctica Ice Cracks Could Speed Up Melting - Huffington Post http://ow.ly/1iq7aY
How Electricity Gets Bought and Sold in California: Thirty thousand daily energy transactions between 140-plus... http://bit.ly/Hkhla2
Winners & losers in CSR. Can you sleep at night ! http://bit.ly/GZPcY4
Odersun, Flexible CIGS Solar Vendor Files For Bankruptcy: As Shyam Mehta, Solar Analyst at GTM Research has... http://bit.ly/HlEvOZ
Farming the Wind Teaches Us About the Future of Energy - http://bit.ly/GYIbKh
'Remarkable' spate of man-made quakes linked to drilling, USGS team says http://eenews.net/public/energywire/2012/03/29/1
Five Key Nonprofit Organizations Team Up With Ecomedia To Fulfill "Green" Projects For Advertise... http://bit.ly/HiMPDD
Studies show how pesticides make bees lose their way http://reut.rs/HmwuMe
CBM Services applies MilliCare’s dry carpet cleaning system, which uses 99.4% less water and keeps utility costs down... http://fb.me/1hlG13W8k
Beekeepers to EPA: We’re running out of time http://bit.ly/H18TlY
Survey Finds Consumers Distrust Green Claims http://ow.ly/9XBRS
Scientists Create Artificial Plastic Skin That Bleeds And Heals Itself http://bit.ly/HsBka1 ~Inhabitat
Four Ways To Engage More Young People In CSR - Forbes onforb.es/H4cCta
Looking for a job in clean or greentech? Here are some great tips from Carbon Lighthouse! fb.me/1r4llOxfu
France vs. US: Which work culture is more sustainable? bit.ly/H01HTG
Drilling Our Atlantic Coast - Huffington Post ow.ly/1iqasR
The Department Of Interior’s Contradictory Policies On Arctic Drilling- bit.ly/HlXDzV
The Solyndra sideshow peters out is.gd/qMHoMI
Constructing Change: Accelerating Energy Efficiency in India's Buildings Market dlvr.it/1NBBCp
National Transportation Program: Death By Extension? dlvr.it/1NBB9q
SunPower Tops in Mono C-Si Solar Cell Efficiency: SunPower's Maxeon solar cells are currently the highest-efficiency... bit.ly/HkxSL7
Interpol demands crackdown on eco crime Ivory poaching and illegal logging requires needs tougher enforcement - bit.ly/H1HCQN

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 59


New Limits on Carbon Pollution Will Help Usher in a Clean, Healthier Future http://j.mp/HcY0ud
Lessons from Richard Branson: Boosting your brand with sustainability http://bit.ly/GV9BgZ
Dubai Airport cuts CO2 emissions by 72,793 tonnes, saves 131.9 million gallons of water in 2011 t.co/9WOYRDHi
How to make solar even more sustainable bit.ly/GWmcCU
Did you know regrind plastic is 100% recyclable?
Discover more about a common, global platform for companies to measure and report on product sustainability. ow.ly/98z8K
Prius Rebound Effect Wrong dlvr.it/1Mv8Y3
San Onofre Nuclear Plant to Remain Offline Indefinitely ranchobernardo.patch.com/articles/san-o…
NYT editorial: Clean Water and the Spruce Mine nytimes.com/2012/03/28/opi…
The carbon footprint of oil sands oil huff.to/GVVUyU
Flint Hills Released Benzene at Port Arthur Facility, NRC Says bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-2…
Time to Tighten Up Oil & Gas Industry Methane Leaks to Curb Global Warming from @NRDC's blog: bit.ly/GWv4KE
Tres Amigas control center location up in air; Amarillo in the running cnjonline.com/news/story-579…
Human memory based solution to enhance power from wind turbines- bit.ly/He5c6F
Electric bikes are often overlooked, but annual sales of will surpass 47 million by 2018. Give one a test ride! bit.ly/HloZ4L
Food Studies: Canvolution! bit.ly/HlAKt9
India's Solar Excitement: Proceed with Caution t.co/iUYjS4iM
Remembering to turn off the faucet while we brush our teeth can save 5-10 gallons/person/day. WaterWednesday
Smart Grid - Ever wonder what the differences will be between today's grid and the smart grid? SGCC member VT Electric explains: t.co/QAPXQ3I3
Two minutes on how to make a healthy city by Kaid_at_NRDC goo.gl/fb/Kr9ei
Skip store-bought air fresheners and try boiling cinnamon sticks, cloves, or orange peels! Spring Cleaning Tip - Spring cleaning means rejuvenation! Use natural and effective products for a fresh and enjoyable cleaning experience! 7gen.us/7Gen-Products
Germany has seen renewable energy grow to 20% of its supply. Activists say it's time to choose sides in energy debate. bit.ly/HfBBuZ
Fact Sheet: 6 Things You Should Know About The Value Of Renewable Energy bit.ly/HmLJE4
BP Oil Spill’s Sticky Remnants Wash Up Sporadically On Gulf Beaches - bit.ly/GVUK9j
PRO: Key technologies for the smart city bit.ly/Hhhkcc
China to develop national standards for CSR t.co/AEba6BZW
Smart Grid - The Communications Society Stephen O. Rice Prize in the Field of Communications Theory Prize Plaque and... fb.me/Wbt0OpFK
EPA's Gina McCarthy: New GHG rule allows 30-year averaging for new plants, so a new coal plant doesn't need to install CCS for 10 years.
10 technologies can make oil and gas industry money - and protect health, environment from NRDC's blog: j.mp/HmeP55
Farming needs 'climate-smart' revolution, says cgiarclimate report bbc.in/GWxe91
Plan now for climate-related disasters -U.N. report - Reuters ow.ly/1ioe3F
Towering wind turbine prototype off Va. approved - AP - msnbc.com ow.ly/1ioe3S
New International Green Construction Code Unveiled goo.gl/fb/aswfl
Harry Waxman: "The most effective thing we can do is use less oil" cites EIA analysis on efficiency. Waxman: Oil imports have dropped from 60% to 45% of demand, with efficiency and alternatives playing a key role.
Americans think gas should be free.  Imperiosus_- $5 a gallon!!? Its already £1.45 a litre here £6.59 a gallon or approx. $9 a gallon!!
New study suggesting LEED bldgs are more dangerous for workers is getting a skeptical view among the LEED community bit.ly/GW6cD1
What does climate have to do with crazy weather? 2,000 climate scientists have a new report on the connection. bit.ly/HeXeOG
Link TV's 'ViewChange: Unleashing Innovation' Features Top Entrepreneurs Tackling Global Problems (VIDEO) huff.to/Hj6Czp
Markey: GOP crocodile tears about gas prices. Every GOP member voted against bill to require Keystone oil to stay in U.S. Will GOP Attacks on Gas Prices Backfire? bit.ly/HgceJx
Very high radiation, little water in Japan reactor - bit.ly/GX8uNR
The Power of the Dammed: How Small Hydro Could Rescue America's Dumb Dams: When early 20th century engineers de... bit.ly/Hnf2Xm
Smart Grid - IDC Energy Insights report on home energy management: For now, utilities are on their own - smartgridnews.com/artman/publish…
Check out CorporateKnight’s inaugural Top 10 Cleantech Companies listed in the U.S. ow.ly/9VTAE
Green Button paves way for new commercial energy tools bit.ly/HeUCMy
Living Green and Saving Money – Our Grand parents did it why can’t we? gogreenamericatv.com/living-green-a…
Can Wind and Solar Compete Against Natural Gas?: The wind industry is not likely to save its production tax cr... bit.ly/Hgjrcs
Why new EPA "vintage differentiated" clean air regulations are a strange way of regulating power plants ow.ly/9VXWL
Starbucks Increases Recycling; Backs Away from Reusable Mugs ow.ly/9TBNk
Verdantix offers a blueprint for green office buildings grn.bz/GW0Zea
Report: Global warming will lead to a deluge of severe weather events usat.ly/He2pAy
This map shows the country's dirtiest air: are you in a deadly zone? bit.ly/GVQwOM
Consortium aims to reduce energy draw of fiber to the home | ZDNet fb.me/ZGF3zfB2
Critical List: Fukushima will take decades to decommission; North Sea gas leak bit.ly/GWbv4i
Latin America Report: Geothermal Gaining Steam in Chile: Enel Green Power announced this week that it has been ... bit.ly/Hmz0P1
Germany's Official 2011 Solar PV Stats: Where Growth Is Happening: Germany's Federal Network Agency, Bundesnetz... bit.ly/HmAJUy
Sustainable Cities: Meeting the Challenge of Rapid Urbanization the Focus of “Planet Under Pressure 201.. bit.ly/GXhH8R
A Whole Computer Inside an Altoids Tin ow.ly/9gFMV
Essess Merges Google Street View With Zillow to Scale Home Energy Audits : Greentech Media greentechmedia.com/articles/read/…
Airborne windfarm soars smrt.io/H0PUFS
"Warm & fuzzy works: communicating climate change for richer public engagement" bit.ly/GW2199
Tanzania: GMO Varieties Could Harm Wild Relatives - bit.ly/GYB5a4
Redford pledges $3-billion energy investment bit.ly/Hgc1J1
Why EPA’s new carbon rules won’t have much impact for now - The Washington Post - wapo.st/GYJM4d
FREE Code Green webinar at 2: Learn the difference between building codes, standards, and rating systems bit.ly/GXkbUR
Rep Cleaver is leading the way, building the green economy in his own district of KC, MO. bit.ly/H4UuW2
NJ is the #2 provider of solar energy in the US says Senator Menendez Watch: j.mp/HnqgJS
Cost-effective energy-efficient DIY weatherization home improvements bit.ly/mOs390
On Our Radar: The Maldives Movie bit.ly/HeKSIA ~NYTimes

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 58


Americans Mostly Just Whining About High Gas Prices - Spending Habits Don't Change Much ow.ly/1imLuw
Students Challenged to Find Energy Waste in Their Schools ow.ly/1imLuv
What’s the Fracking Problem?: One image in the HBO movie Gasland changed our perception of shale gas... bit.ly/Hgp0d2
New probe finds worse damage at Fukushima reactor - WTOP ow.ly/1impCu
Report: BP Oil Spill Seriously Damaged Coral - NewsMax.com ow.ly/1impCM
Are We Doomed to Wage Wars Over Water?  bit.ly/H9rBlt
Smart Grid - Can Microgrids Electrify One Billion People?: A small-scale, snow cone operation has come to Mali. Women in tw... bit.ly/HbfaXQ
Smart Grid - Top Ten Utility Smart Grid Deployments in North America: 2011 was a year of unprecedented spending for smart g... bit.ly/HbfcPC
Smart Grid - Why consumers are ganging up to buy electricitysmartgridnews.com/artman/publish…
Fiber-to-the-Home Goes Green: New Technology Dramatically Reduces Energy Need. Intros Bit-Interleaved PON bit.ly/H88A9k
Will China do to metering what it did to solar panels? smartgridnews.com/artman/publish
How businesses can use games to spur greener behavior ow.ly/9Uj7Y
Is a Prius really good for the environmentow.ly/1JlC2j
13 sustainable brands owned by big corporations. ow.ly/1JlBFy
The Top Five Things You Need To Know About EPA’s New Carbon Pollution Rule bit.ly/H9VdiB
Looking forward to a Low Carbon Economy to Be Presented by U.S. Green Building Council - shar.es/pAE7B
UK carbon measuring centre 'to improve climate future' bbc.in/GMJmJn
Verizon Aims to Reduce CO2 Intensity 50% by 2020 ow.ly/9MyT0
German Coalition Reaches Compromise On Solar FIT Cuts: Representatives from Germany's lower house of parliament ...bit.ly/HbvQyp
Chinese PV Inverter Market Is Booming As Domestic Installations Grow: The Chinese PV inverter market grew by overall...bit.ly/HcAKin
How Republicans saved the ozone layer - grn.bz/HffVyj
Which Oil Company is Most Trustworthy? bit.ly/HaIYXd Which Firms Should You Trust? ow.ly/1imWsg
Liberty Paper Unshackes a Gigantic Paper Mill from Fossil Fuels bit.ly/GV9yCx
Climate change may cut profits from oceans by trillions - SciDev.Net ow.ly/1imMeN
What's keeping EV from the mainstream? GreenBiz takes a look ow.ly/9UATg
Interesting allusions here to drought issues in the Middle Eastnewswest9.com/story/17261531… / Tigris & Euphrates drying up
Texas' top export globally is petroleum/coal products, which totaled $41.3 billion in 2011. mysanantonio.com/business/busin…
Climate Change Drives Extreme Weather, Says New Research - Slate ow.ly/1imTEY
Signs of Thawing Permafrost Revealed from Space - Science Daily ow.ly/1imTF3
Nonprofits and Brands Seeking Purpose-driven Collaborations Have CauseWay -- a New Program at sb12con bit.ly/xG2xyC
Actress Kyra Sedgwick and Leila Monroe (SaveOceans) discuss plastic pollution in global waters j.mp/GXnw87
People before profits =EPA announcing coal pollution standards that will help those most vulnerable stay healthy and create jobs.
Gas Leaks From North Sea Rig for Third Day nytimes.com/2012/03/28/bus…
Green Blog: $1.2 Million Fine for Indian Point Fire bit.ly/Hepgsc
Coca-Cola Releases Water Stewardship Progress Report - shar.es/pCKSw
Being CSR Forward or not being CSR Forward? - Ventures Africa shar.es/pihW1
UK Risks Losing Billions In Offshore Wind Sector If Reforms Delayed - Smart Money ow.ly/1imX67
 Coal's Final Hoorah Coming Soon - Mother Jones ow.ly/1imX5Z
Switching From an SUV to a Prius Saves 430 Gallons of Gas a Year The so-called 'Prius Fallacy' is fallacious. bit.ly/GTUyIB
Students Find Wasted Energy ow.ly/1imWIa
EPAgov announces limits on industrial carbon pollution from new power plants a vital step toward protecting our climate bit.ly/GXaHWR A must read: The top 5 things you need to know about EPAgov's new carbon rule j.mp/GXNYP8
Cleaning up 9 million pounds of coastal garbage huff.to/GUj7ko
Do you have your free seafood pocket guide? Help protect marine life and your health - vsb.li/V8mmhb
Autodesk brings more sustainable design tools into the cloud bit.ly/HcgNVd
What did you learn from your elders? Sami Grover looks at sustainability lessons from the great depression. bit.ly/GVTX8F
Doctors who request info about fracking chemicals to treat patients for exposure have to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
BP Oil Spill Responsible for Coral Damage in Gulf of Mexico bit.ly/GVYwzS ~Inhabitat
What is the Green Economy? Greenforall College Ambassador Danielle Bailey talks about bringing change to Savannah St: bit.ly/GYl0xT
Talk to Me! Why Brands Need to Communicate their Sustainability - ow.ly/9TfP1

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Monday, March 26, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 57


How Pepsi Made Water Its Sustainability Cause http://bit.ly/GJ9CHS
Floating Eco House by Monika Wierzba is Low-Impact, Adaptable Prefab Home http://bit.ly/GU7hVc ~Inhabitat
Students and Scientists Talk Oil Spill - http://msnbc.com http://ow.ly/1ihbsw
California moves forward with big, $120m EV investment; New Jersey follows with smaller bill http://aol.it/GLlSBX
First Solar Power Plant begins functioning in Uttar Pradesh India -... http://fb.me/1dXeL1d5L
New Study Reports Man-made Noise Pollution Affects Birds and Plants http://bit.ly/GKQpBi ~Inhabitat
2001-2010 warmest decade on record: WMO - http://bit.ly/GWe2WW
Protect the Environment by Jailbreaking your Apple iPhone? http://digg.com/!daAa63t
Solar powered LED streetlights installed by AnuSolar in UAE http://pic.twitter.com/auMfNt3U
Looking at Castile soap: made from natural ingredients, mainly olive oil bit.ly/sm0gA7
On Our Radar: Polluted Rivers bit.ly/GLy74M ~NYTimes
Saguaro National Park Says No to Bottled Water AND Soda Sales ow.ly/1ihT85
$120 million deal brings big network of car-charging stations to California huff.to/GSIrKg
"GREENING YOUR HOME" for FREE – Today(24-Mar) and Tomorrow(25-Mar) only - ow.ly/9R3Za
Assessing Nuclear Energy, one year after Fukushima blogs.worldwatch.org/revolt/fukushi…
Cycling Advocates Convene for National Bike Summit in Washington, DC bit.ly/GO8C3Z ~Inhabitat
Smart Grid - Ontario town 2 Save Millions with Sensus Smart Grid for Water Technology - shar.es/pCEA7
Boeing, Airbus and Embraer Partner to Develop Affordable Biofuels bit.ly/GMIqSF ~Inhabitat
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill a Cautionary Tale for Arctic Ocean Drilling - Huffington Post ow.ly/1ii0sZ
Global warming affects penguins’ mating habits: bit.ly/GGPNwm
From Engineering Marvels, a Turnaround in U.S. Oil Output bit.ly/GNrE6y ~NYTimes
US Government Announces Tools to Help Consumers to Shrink Utility Bills - shar.es/pCKez
Indigenous Peoples Needed to Meet the Challenge of Climate Change - bit.ly/GRE95s
Bottlenose Dolphins in Gulf of Mexico Showing Signs of Ill-Health goo.gl/fb/I6ybg
10,000 climate models predict significant global temperature rise bit.ly/GRNp5V
"I want this Congress to stop the giveaways to an oil industry that’s never been more profitable" -President Obama pic.twitter.com/355P8xY8 Big oil makes $260k every minute. Don't let them take taxpayer subsidies for one more second: t.co/f16LUvB7
Biotech Industry Gets Into the Education With "Biotechnology Basics Activity Book" t.co/M5WtsfzP
Edison Mission Starts Taloga Wind Energy Project in Oklahoma - t.co/IfG6DotG
Want better returns on solar power? Go 3D t.co/DfaZHgJc
After 15 research monkeys die, importer is hit with cruelty charges t.co/hKHASCJX
Triumph, Tragedy And Climate Change: ‘The Island President’ t.co/n0O5pIwQ
"Trucker Bombs" flourish along highways in ND oil patch - t.co/WhaTFMiG
FDA Deputy Commissioner Mike Taylor to Address Organic Industry at OTA Policy Conference April 25-26, 2012 t.co/REwFPkfE
Preparing for a Low Carbon Economy to Be Presented by U.S. Green Building Council - t.co/4rqnk88X
Denmark aims for 50% wind energy: t.co/hTAC9Mso
Wave & tidal power could take over a decade to make major impact on EU energy supply reut.rs/H4KGdp
What is the cost of climate change to our oceans (how can you cost the oceans)? grn.bz/H7mG68
How expensive is clean energy? Not nearly as much as the true cost of fossil fuels. t.co/DWliaKhn
Miami company launches electronics refurbishment venture | ZDNet t.co/DMBT4U3c
Google claims its data centers use 50 percent less energy than its competitors t.co/Wdh9vahH
UK carbon measuring centre opens t.co/LlnkjU5L
Why Ocean Trash is Everyone’s Problem t.co/dUXiE47m
Two More Down! SoCal and Sacramento do right in regional sustainability plans from NRDC's blog: t.co/BkmZJJW8
Global Warming Close to Becoming Irreversible t.co/uOwvVizo
The Washington Post speaks the truth on climate change #green t.co/OWvc9ng7
Turning Nuclear Power into the Hydrogen Economy dlvr.it/1MXKzg
Fisker Sees DiCaprio Driving Away Doubt for Plug-In Karma t.co/PAYw6XJA
Report: U.S. traffic congestion wastes 1.9 billion gallons of gas each year and costing you money t.co/FcaTTUft
Climate change linked to recent weather extremes - CBC http://ow.ly/1ila9m
Study reveals unprecedented impact of Deepwater Horizon on deep ocean - PhysOrg http://ow.ly/1ila9x
Technology For Good: GE Curing and Innovation From X-rays to Women’s Health bit.ly/GU3A1W
Wind power can help revitalize America! https://www.celebratewhatworks.com/
Nebraska governor supports Keystone XL http://huff.to/GR9qY2
Cameco expects some nuclear reactors in Japan to restart soon t.co/PMrO0Cu8
Home energy management systems gives utilities the ideal opportunity to offer a value-added service says Sentec CEO ow.ly/9SVKr
Food Or Fuel? Researchers Critical Of Biofuel Targets - hgm.me/GOpshd

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Friday, March 23, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 56


Obama defends Keystone XL decision huff.to/GLSi12
There's No Correlation Between More Domestic Drilling And Lower Gas Prices read.bi/GNe1ct
A Google Street model for building energy bit.ly/GHvyEd
Texas Considering Natural Gas Fueling Stations Along Major Interstates- Hoping to get state grants to help green -  http://bit.ly/GKMwQ2
How to build a new system that puts people and planet first -a transformative vision from our US partners neweconomics http://bit.ly/GRV9rG
Solar sector hails "landmark" Supreme Court ruling against subsidy cuts: business_green Governm... http://bit.ly/GRWSgL
Pythagoras Solar: Solar-Paneled Windows To Generate Power For Buildings http://bit.ly/GIUVSF
Porter Airlines to fly world's first ever biofuel- powered revenue flight. http://ow.ly/1J3slx
Early Days of Wind Power — Looking Through a GE Lens http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/23/early-days-of-wind-power-looking-through-a-ge-lens/ GE Data Visualization: Solar Power, Wind Power, & More.
Utility Providing Contractor Recommendations For Potential Solar PV Customers: Washington-based utility Puget So... http://bit.ly/GRecjq
Tecta Installs Largest Rooftop Solar PV System In Massachusetts: Tecta Solar has completed the installation of a... http://bit.ly/GRXkNc
First Wind: Hawaii’s Winds of Renewable Energy http://bit.ly/GKx16x
Tar Mats & Dead Pelicans: Louisiana Coast Still Soaked in BP?s Oil - http://bit.ly/GIIDw4
Climate Change Adaptation in Europe, new portal developed http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/web/guest
2011 global temperatures near record - http://msnbc.com http://ow.ly/1igBZZ
Portable, Electricity-Free Washing Machine Let's You Live With Less http://awe.sm/5iDBh clever design discussed.
Ecoventura and CREST (Center for Responsible Travel) offering an educational expedition to the Galapagos Islands! http://fb.me/1fHgKshMc
F.D.A. Is Ordered to Restrict Use of Antibiotics in Livestock http://nyti.ms/GIKYEg
Read about phlorum sustain' Magazine Award win for their carbon calculator tool: http://is.gd/4vr6FA
New York to use New Report for Offshore Wind Energy Planning http://goo.gl/fb/ip9Sc
Illegal mining rampant on sacred Ganges river - http://bit.ly/GK3kIy
US, Cuba prepare oil spill emergency plan - Click10.com ow.ly/1igPMT
Groups try to stop Miss. coal plant construction - Product Design & Development ow.ly/1igPMB
The Focus of Corporate Philanthropy onforb.es/GKFdcu
"All of the Above" Can't Deliver All the Benefits the Clean Energy Economy Can: j.mp/GJPrbU
Can we believe China's Corporate Social Responsibility rhetoric? opendemocracy.net/openeconomy/si…

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 55


How Much For Gas? Under House GOP Gas Regulation Bill, Americans Would Pay With Their Health http://bit.ly/GPLyko
Motorola Aims For The Green With MOTOACTV Golf Edition http://tcrn.ch/GMptzR
Climate security conference focuses on intl response to threats to global stability and prosperity from climate change http://ow.ly/9Omsz
Native Americans Protest Keystone XL From A Cage http://fb.me/1Dio1qiqj
Liter by Liter, Indians Get Cleaner Water - http://NYTimes.com  http://nyti.ms/GGkpOr
Today OnEarth: http://j.mp/GGDBkI Greasy Gulf Food Chain, Stolen Forests, Strawberry Reprieve
McDonald's Tests Out Ditching Polystyrene Cups In 2000 Stores http://bit.ly/GNuCsd
UNW_WWD 48 nations will face water stress/scarcity by 2025. Watch our video here: http://ow.ly/9OvjM - World Water Day
Study confirms no easy fix to climate change, and natural gas doesn’t help much - Houston Chronicle ow.ly/1ieEob
Climate change poses growing flood risks to US coastal cities - GreenBiz ow.ly/1ieEog
With Noise Pollution Growing at Sea, A Texas Team Looks for Answers - NPR News ow.ly/1ieEoq
Cameron Brooks, VP, Policy blogs on Bringing Value to the New Energy Consumer with the GreenButton tendrilinc.com/blog/bringing-…
Taking concrete steps to reduce the country's oil dependence is the only way to increase U.S. energy security j.mp/GEz2Se
Oil giant BP says safety will be "absolute priority" following consent for deep-water well west of Shetland Islands bbc.in/GJ1R2X
AMI is the solution to challenges faced by water utilities around the globe bit.ly/GH0zC6
Converging Technology - FierceEnergy: bit.ly/GHrxJ7
The ice cap on Mt. Kilimanjaro has shrunk 85% in 100 years. WorldWaterDay
Not a Drop to Drink from NRDC's OnEarthMag: j.mp/GEgkhS
Drum roll please! Introducing the most fuel-efficient cars of 2012: bit.ly/sC5IBF
SIRF shores up financing for ASU sustainability initiatives. Learn more: https://asunews.asu.edu/20120315_ASU-SIRFfunds
Nick SInai Sr Advisor CTO, OSTP: consumers and utilities. Innovations and entrepreneurs part of all of the above strategy. Creative energy efficiency part of strategy. Green button challenge--2 utilities live in 90 days, another 4 in 2012, 9 additional. 27 million. President called on congress to develop consumer bill of rights or privacy and provides national consistency
Wal-Mart And Grocers Agree To Stop Selling 'Pink Slime' http://n.pr/GMKdOc
Ontario Slashes FiT for Solar, Wind: Ontario's Feed-in Tariff, which has been under constant and considerable p... http://bit.ly/GN1rsK
PG&E Needs More Solar http://goo.gl/fb/0Bp45
Brown rice is healthier and better for the planet -- and with this recipe, you'll never turn back. http://bit.ly/GGNxW0
Peepoo: To Stop the Flying Toilet & Help Developing Countries in Numerous Other Ways http://goo.gl/7oKWi
Biodynamic, organic wines put under the spotlight for the first time at a major Italian wine show http://awe.sm/5i9Dx
Want to create 1.9 million US jobs + add $265 billion to the economy? Upgrade our water infrastructure: bit.ly/pEW6OY WorldWaterDay
NSTAR customers will soon be 1st in the Northeast to have access to detailed electricity usage using the Green Button. bit.ly/GFvaFE
CSR - Small Businesses Giving Back in Big Ways. CSR steps in. smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com/entrepreneurs/
How to support environmentally friendly marinas vsb.li/7n4CAM
Utilities, Vendors Expand Support for Green Button: California utilities and their consumer-facing vendors are... bit.ly/GMWbr7
NWF Tour Finds BP Oil Still Soaking Louisiana Marshes, Menacing Wildlife- bit.ly/GG9C91
U.S. Is Inching Toward Elusive Goal of Energy Independence nytimes.com/2012/03/23/bus…
Renewable Battery Cathode Formed from Waste bit.ly/GRchvA
Ontario town 2 Save Millions with Sensus Smart Grid for Water Technology - shar.es/pCEA7
Why Is the GOP Ignoring Its Own Climate Scientists About Climate Change? - Huffington Post ow.ly/1ifaLz
New Drought Monitor numbers show 90% of Texas still in drought. droughtmonitor.unl.edu/DM_state.htm?T…
Stop Illegal Logging By Targeting Mafia Masterminds, World Bank Says ow.ly/1ifa3Z
How Las Vegas is drying up - video guardian.co.uk/environment/vi…
Why Ocean Trash is Everyone’s Problem http://vsb.li/39nZja
Britain mulls replacing corporate CO2 scheme - http://reut.rs/GIsZly 

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