The Sustainability Journal Vikram R Chari Volume 2012 Issue 50
India will launch a green GDP by 2015.... alturl.com/e5j4e
Sea Level Rise and the US Coastline geology.com/news/2012/sea-…
Study: Hydrofracking sickening animals, people smrt.io/yhpdgt
VULTURES STUDY THE CLIMATE CHANGE CARCASS: UK Arctic policy review due amid surge of interest in far north flpbd.it/B73Wh
Smart Grid - Startups mentioned in our big data smart grid report: Tendril, GridMobility, Enabla, SCIenergy, EcoFactor, Opower & mo bit.ly/yqeJAQ
Smart Grid - S. Korea smartmeter energy savings enough by 2016 to avoid building a nuclear plant: ow.ly/9F7Xi
TSC Welcomes Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute! http://bit.ly/xGGpbn
Climate-Change Lessons From Down Under for the Republicans: The Ticker - Bloomberg ow.ly/1i2VbA
Natural Gas a Weak Weapon Against Climate Change, New Study Asserts - National Geographic ow.ly/1i2VbF
Rising sea: Millions at growing risk of flooding, reports find - Los Angeles Times ow.ly/1i2VbQ
Cities of the Future, Songdo, South Korea - Water Conservation. Episode 7! news-cs.co/AncMCp
Sierra Club Turned Down $30 Million Gift From Natural Gas Fracking Company bit.ly/xgTkBn ~Inhabitat
Bloom Energy launches data center focus for its fuel cells dlvr.it/1K5SnZ
FUEL FOR THE STUPID: Tar sands emit more carbon than previously estimated is.gd/sb11mI
Haiti´s inland mangroves disappear under rising waters ow.ly/9ED2I
US solar installation up 109% last year. no wonder fossil fuel industry trying to quash it sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl…
Only systemic solutions will get us to scale on sustainability says Starbucks Ben Packard Globe2012 communicating that to consumers tricky. It's important to speak sustainability at the proper scale - Ben Packard Starbucks . Very true, speaks back to reporting
Great news: World wind power creates a new record in 2011! bit.ly/Aprl9g
The Victims Of Carbon Pollution: Asthmatic Children bit.ly/y27m6c
GM opposes Washington State's proposed electric vehicle fee that has "no merit" - aol.it/zqhDqJ
International Day of Action for Rivers: Celebrating 15 years of river activism. Find out how you can participate! bit.ly/zUK6zS
New LowCVP chief eyes greener fleets challenge: business_green Convincing companies of the business - http://bit.ly/x0MaI9
The Clean Energy Standard: an important discussion about our climate and energy future that we aren't having http://j.mp/xurKFm
Bill O’Reilly Caught Red-Handed in a Flip Flop – He Used to Support the Volt and Government Subsidies http://bit.ly/y7hhM4 ~Inhabitat
Wind Clean Energy and the Challenge of Low-Cost Natural Gas http://ow.ly/1i319Z New Dominion Study, Same Foot Dragging Results for Offshore Wind Power - Examiner ow.ly/1i3FvW
Why cities are leading the way in green efforts grn.bz/A7NI3h
Electric Industry Runs Transformer Replacement Test bit.ly/yWGevL
Lung doctors expect respiratory diseases will worsen with global climate change - PhysOrg ow.ly/1i3C6Z Climate change will also worsen respiratory diseases - India Talks ow.ly/1i3FvP
Climate: A Valuable New Tool Lets You See Where the Sea Will Rise - Time ow.ly/1i3C7f
Taking Sustainability to the Consumer: Chris Ashworth at the 2011 Electrical Industry Conference - bit.ly/w24r4i
Take a look at this infographic from WorldBank on the ocean's wealth and how to protect it. ow.ly/9F11J
Sir David King: "Important role" for nuclear in future energy mix: business_green More new reac... bit.ly/x7S8GR
Oil spill commission regroups to promote reform huff.to/xeNucL
Science Educators Troubled by Heartland's Climate Curriculum and Author's Credentials - bit.ly/wTcKO4
Thursday's letters: Climate change - Blueridgenow.com
Luminous Windscape Pavilion Sways and Morphs With Each Passing Breeze in Lacoste, France bit.ly/xOfoLx ~Inhabitat
After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with - tl.gd/ed683j
GPS saves gas for produce delivery company smrt.io/AjgyYI
Introduction to Technology for Good: A Historical Perspective From GE ow.ly/1i3EUb
Are Thunderstorms More Powerful due to Climate Change? - AccuWeather.com ow.ly/1i3FvK
Renewables set to take centre stage bit.ly/Aue6o7
Artist Uses Public Billboards and Recycled Sunlight to Declare Views to the World - bit.ly/y0tzYF
Cost-cutting drives solar cell process at Twin Creeks tw.physorg.com/251015022
Kohl's Department Stores Recognized By EPA With 2012 Energy Star Award For Sustained Excellence:... bit.ly/ysZVG7
Does the world have another oil shock coming down the pipe? bbc.in/AomFMs
Discover more about a common, global platform for companies to measure and report on product sustainability. ow.ly/98z8K
Far-away climate patterns fuel March warm-up - USA Today ow.ly/1i3MKw
Professor John Hills has published his independent review of fuelpoverty bit.ly/Ap369d
2011 U.S. Solar Market Report — Top 7 Findings & Charts dlvr.it/1KCVjq
Top 10 Solar Panel Companies in 2011 dlvr.it/1KDQ0b
March 15 News: Reduction In Arctic Sea Ice Fueling Europe’s Colder Weather, Says UK Met Office bit.ly/z0ls4w
It's Dark Days for Coal and Power Sectors online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…
BP has ability to pay more for spill with oil over $120 fuelfix.com/blog/2012/03/1…
Clean Air and Public Safety Triumph over Keystone XL and Dirty Energy in the Senate j.mp/ys0lUK
Oil extraction method widely used in California with little oversight latimes.com/news/local/la-…
Critical List: Gas prices could drop; Poland blocks EU carbon reforms bit.ly/wvlwYl
Shell confirms it has faced legal action over climate change: business_green Oil giant insists ... bit.ly/yomzmA
RenewableUK asks government to dig deep for wave and tidal sector: business_green Report finds ... bit.ly/xeEJ91
In Midland, TX, Pool Builders Say New Water Restrictions Could Shut Them Down cbs7kosa.com/news/details.a… New Drought Monitor out. Very little improvement for TX. Still 20% worst drought stage & just 7% not in drought. droughtmonitor.unl.edu/DM_state.htm?T…
How companies capitalize on convergence to speed sustainability bit.ly/A1b3VN
Obama said to have discussed oil release with Cameron fuelfix.com/blog/2012/03/1…
WashPost editorial calls for boosting natural gas exports washingtonpost.com/opinions/natur…
Oklahoma water board takes steps to significantly lower aquifer withdrawals in southern OK.tulsaworld.com/news/article.a…
Court rules grey wolves are ripe for the hunt huff.to/AnOe6Z
TSC Welcomes Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute! http://bit.ly/xGGpbn
Retrofitting existing buildings is taking off goo.gl/fb/KA3Ei. With the news that LEED-certified building retrofits now exceed LEED-certified new buildings, Doug Gatlin checks... fb.me/1ayBsXGUQ
Flush a toilet and cool Google’s data center dlvr.it/1KDXt9
International Interest Grows in Green-Building Certification nyti.ms/xVMq4G
Eco Wave Power Moves Wave Energy Toward the Golden Middle: In the race to grab a piece of the huge untapped wa... bit.ly/wWgAfd
What’s the Right Standard (if Any) for Smart Lighting?: Lights consume about 22 percent of the electricity ... bit.ly/AcCXks
Walmart Recognizes SC Johnson with its Vendor Sustainability Award - shar.es/pHHP8
Nation of Kiribati to be relocated due to rising sea level (necessary repost) telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews…
March Madness? How about Solar Madness? See this infographic to understand just how "Mad" 2011 was for the solar... fb.me/SgaANTHa
Top 10 alarming environmental warnings: business_green BusinessGreen runs down OECD's worrying ... http://bit.ly/wkbX3p OECD demands immediate green action to avoid 'grim' future: business_green Business as usual po... http://bit.ly/A4BFol
TSMC Receives New Certifications, Begins Solar Module Production: TSMC Solar Ltd., based in Taiwan, says it has ... http://bit.ly/z3bzzK
European Parliament Calls For Binding 2030 Renewable Energy Target: The European Parliament has voted for the fi... http://bit.ly/xmf8hW
Ireland Readies for the Opportunity in Wind, Smart Grid, and EVs: Ireland – the nation that invented St. Patrick’s Day... http://bit.ly/zyYIpb
Smart Grid Has Its Head in the Cloud: The cloud is everywhere in the business world, and it’s no different for... http://bit.ly/yvPSQH
Are toxins making you FAT? 10 steps to a toxin free body! http://gogreenamericatv.com/are-toxins-making-you-fat-10-steps-to-a-toxin-free-body/
Tenth anniversary of a great sustainability and CSR book by friend and mentor Bob Willard. http://sustainabilityadvantage.com/2012/02/21/seven-business-case-benefits-of-a-triple-bottom-line-tenth-anniversary-edition/
Interesting juxtaposition of Las Vegas green with Phoenix, tagged as "Least Sustainable City in the World." ASU changing that.
Webinar: Unlocking The Mysteries Of The Dow Jones Sustainability Index: It is the Dow Jones Sus... http://bit.ly/xKeNKK
The U.S. Decision on Chinese Solar Panel Imports: Why Tariffs Are Only A Partial Solution http://bit.ly/AdEIfA
Which group is best advocating for a community-centered approach to economics and business? bit.ly/woNu30
Marsh of Encana: "We seek to find the perfect energy portfolio today." Nat gas as dominant achieves right eco and enviro blend. That big natural gas shift would mean 13% drop of CO2, 14% drop in Sufur dioxide, 38% drop in Nitrogen Oxides. Solar and wind would only jump from 1% to 4% of energy mix under Encana scenario. - Globe2012
Is unsustainable consumption the mother of all environmental issues? Great question by EEA eea.europa.eu/highlights/uns… RE: PSS approach?
Will COSIA, the new oil sands environment research sharing initiative, make a difference to emissions, water, land impacts? How is COSIA different? Member CEO support and tech sharing "unprecedented" according to COSIA CEO Dan Wicklum. Dan Wicklum CEO of COSIA_ca: Oil sands CEOs recognized that they were not doing enough for environment. Jim Rogers, CEO of U.S. Power utility giant Duke Energy: "the bigger challenge is we have to remake our generation fleet .. By 2050". The Chinese are doing things the US can't do at same pace and scale as the US. "Working side by side with them we are learning lessons on how 2 build (nukes)" Says nukes must be in mix. Rogers says Chinese don't like carbon storage, like capture and recycling of carbon into useful products. Rogers: "sharing tech, expertise and intellectual IP of scaling" with Chinese will bring great benefits to both countries. Rogers: "we have a lot in common as Americans with the Chinese because they have a Can-Do attitude." - Globe2012
The BIOS Watercar is a 72 Mustang that uses a water hybrid system to dramatically increase its gas mileage.
COSIA to focus on improving environmental performance in land-use, water use & GHG output. Globe2012.
Rising Ocean Temperatures Harm Protected Coral Reefs - Science Daily http://ow.ly/1i4haK
Navajos look to invest in Tres Amigas power station abqjournal.com/main/2012/03/0…
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