Thursday, May 31, 2012

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

To all my Sustainability blog followers and readers,


I will now continue my Sustainability Journal blog at http://www.vikramrchari.wordpress.com OR http://wp.me/2u0vT


Please follow me at the new site. Looking forward to your comments and interactions at the new site.


Thank You and Happy Reading!


Vikram R Chari



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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 100


Cheap Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Moves toward Commercialization techre.vu/LHVJdZ
Energy Efficiency - das beste "tool" für thermal audits gibt es "for FREE!" einstein-energy.net/tool-kit Für die Industrie, auch für KMUs.
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. ~Ansel Adams
Interested in the issues surrounding energy & climate? Take a look at The Energy Collective, approved personally... fb.me/1oSDIjqC5
Interview with Plug Power Shows Fuel Cells Gaining Steam ow.ly/1k6tUm
Apple starts selling the Nest smart thermostat bit.ly/MY1RAw
Desalination gaining political momentum in TX oaoa.com/news/desalinat…
When trash is unavoidable, choose recycled plastic trash bags - a more sustainable choice for the planet. 7gen.us/recycled-trash…
Oklahoma's 2012 water plan, recommends "maintaining statewide water use at current levels through 2060" owrb.ok.gov/supply/ocwp/pd… And here's the text of Oklahoma's new law (signed by gov last wk) seeking to maintain current water use levels in 2060 oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?…
Tale of two cities: sustainability trailblazers in America's heartland | Guardian Sustainable... bit.ly/KZwbpA on.fb.me/KsHGZa
Kurt Mix, BP Engineer, Faces First Oil Spill Charges - huff.to/MYOBvq
An IKEA subsidiary is clear-cutting forests that are hundreds of years old: bit.ly/JV5roF
EEIP debate on energy & resource efficiency at the EU Commission on 21/06! All the leaders from industry bit.ly/LDBdNR
U.S. Sets Tariffs on Chinese Wind-Turbine Towers on.wsj.com/Ng68wN
Report: US Has One Of The Highest Child Poverty Rates In The Developed World - bit.ly/MYOos2 on.fb.me/KsHGZa
Photographs by Michael Danner Offer a Rare View Into Germany’s Nuclear Plants bit.ly/MYQhFi ~Inhabitat
SB12CON is less than one week away! Join 180 speakers and nearly 1500 attendees to shape the future of sustainability ow.ly/bfujf
Tac Motors will have MotoCzysz make electric-SUV powertrain - aol.it/LH87Hg
Energy Department Announces Funding to Test a Wave Energy Device bit.ly/M3E8j3 on.fb.me/KsHGZa
The Energy News Catalyzer is out! bit.ly/mYKI6x
North Carolina considers outlawing accurate predictions of sea level rise - io9.com ow.ly/1k78vE
BRIEF: Temperatures could reach 100 degrees in North County this week - MENAFN ow.ly/1k78vB
Shanghai Donghai to Expand China’s Major Offshore Wind Farm - Businessweek ow.ly/1k78vy
Climate Dividends: California's Chance to Change Hearts and Minds - Huffington Post ow.ly/1k78vf
Corporate Donations Compete With Climate Stance, Group Says - Bloomberg ow.ly/1k78ve

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 99


LEED Bashing: Plastic People Join The Lumber Industry in Trying To Get The Feds To Drop LEED bit.ly/MXtuqJ
Smart Grid - Zpryme Smart Grid report details future of distribution networks bit.ly/K4dw02
Dilma Rousseff must veto Brazil's devastating new forest code | Paulo Adario j.mp/JqyWQV
Heico Sportiv debuts Volvo V40 mods with bio-diesel racer - aol.it/LDOzDv
Geothermal Heat Pump Stock a Deep Bargain: Filed under: Energy News bit.ly/K8618j
7th ITU symposium on ICTs, the environment and climate change opens in Montreal ITUGreen. Join Webcast at bitly.com/7ITUGreen
applenws To Power Data Center with 100% Renewable Energy ow.ly/bc57u
New Report Shows UK Green Economy Grew By £5.4 BILLION In 2011 - bit.ly/LE1JAr
Is A Zero-Waste Society Possible? fastcoexist.com/node/1679867 via FastCoExist | Cities need to step up, corporations need to wake up. Waste=food!
See how wahmdiva re-purposed old barn wood for raised beds in her garden. bit.ly/JKPIiB
And the winner is... Guardian Sustainable Business Awards 2012 - winners announced - full list ow.ly/beb3M
Businesses scramble to keep up with green product demand - bit.ly/LEBud9
Green Auto News: Nissan Tire Pressure Innovation, Toyota Prius Sales Growth, Fisker Karma Deliveries ow.ly/beaix
The War Between Organic and Conventional Farming Misses the Point organicportal.info/index.php/home…
Fungus threatens another bat species, heads west - on.msnbc.com/LQHeEh
Energy Department Announces Funding to Test a Wave Energy Device bit.ly/M3E8j3 on.fb.me/KsHGZa
Will Seattle Oppose The Development Of Coal-Export Terminals? dlvr.it/1dpw6M
With Latest Corporate Defection, Heartland Institute Losses Now Exceed $1 Million dlvr.it/1dpw7n
Mo’ynoq’s Desert Ships Are a Testament to Man’s Impact on the Environment bit.ly/LcnHvG ~Inhabitat
Report: Tariffs' Impact on Solar Project Costs Will Be Small: A new set of tariffs on Chinese silicon solar cel... bit.ly/KPHuD6
Heico Sportiv debuts Volvo V40 mods with bio-diesel racer - aol.it/LDOzDv
Avery Dennison’s Retail Branding Division Joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition ow.ly/b3wZT
The world’s first radiation sensing cell phone bit.ly/MWdAiZ
Factory Farms Produce 100 Times More Waste than U.S. Population - bit.ly/LEUA2U
California smog threatens ancient trees http://huff.to/KnDeLv

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Friday, May 25, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 98


Slow pace of sustainable development a key issue for Rio+20 - grn.bz/LmFy2b
Jeff Dah-Yue Shi’s Brilliant Bamboo LED Lights Double as a Modular Building Material bit.ly/KZgY8e ~Inhabitat
Accusations that climate science is money-driven reveal ignorance of how science is done. Great article zite.to/MLoIiz
Q. and A.: Linking People's Needs to Nature's bit.ly/LMzq9k - NYTimes
Why an English Butterfly Is a Rare Winner in Global Warming - Time ow.ly/1k3BOg
KKR’s Green Portfolio Program Continues International Growth shar.es/qWTIv Del Monte, Capsugel and Versatel join KKR Green Portfolio Program grn.bz/JVW6mU
ECOTality sues California PUC over the NRG deal to install electric vehicle charging stations bit.ly/JZ08L9
UK Again Cuts Solar Feed-in Tariffs: The UK government yesterday unveiled an overhaul of its solar feed-in tariffs. bit.ly/Kp8HMd
"Since 2008, the US has nearly doubled generation from renewable energy sources. We need to keep this momentum going." bit.ly/KDuLPI
Is China a developing country? Key question unresolved in latest round of climate talks - Washington ... ow.ly/1k3SJn Is China poor? Key question at climate talks - AP - msnbc.com ow.ly/1k3XHb
Climate change - Chicago Tribune - Tribune reporter Michael Hawthorne penned a typically thoughtful a... ow.ly/1k3SJe
International climate change treaty talks end in discord and disappointment - Raw Story ow.ly/1k3SJf
Threats of sea-level rise acknowledged, ignored - Maui News ow.ly/1k3SJB
PennFuture Slams EPA for Proposing a Free Pass for Toxic Air Pollution - shar.es/qvBE2
Key issue at Rio+20: slow growth of sustainability. ow.ly/1MKAJi
A Group of Delft Tech Students Get Crafty and Build an Interactive Modular Pavilion from Wood bit.ly/LNOseO ~Inhabitat
Diverse ecosystems are healthy. Monocultures are prone to failure. I want a healthy journal ecosystem j.mp/JZIh6T
They didn’t need The Green Thing, It was a way of life! gogreenamericatv.com/they-didnt-nee…
Food becomes an official NRDC interest area dlvr.it/1csv6v
Energy is everything but do we understand it? focusthenation fights energy illiteracy: kck.st/IHTVki
LA bans plastic bags - bit.ly/LBctTI
Costa Rica: Whole Nourishment: My heavy eyelids pop open with the constant hammering of coconut on concrete. It... bit.ly/LO3IZ6
QuickHab Is a Flat-Pack House for Emergency or Low-Income Housing bit.ly/L0FWnJ - Inhabitat


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Thursday, May 24, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 97


A Solar House with Soul in Wiscasset, Maine greenhomesofmaine.com/a-solar-house-…
Where will the loggers strike next? Map could model deforestation vulnerability across the Amazon rainforest: Re... http://t.co/R4WGfOqI
Solar feed-in tariff cut delayed http://bbc.in/JLwrMX
Power beats tourism: Rampant hydro development could destroy Nepal's nature-based tourist trade unless planners ... http://bit.ly/LiHloY
Hot Nests Mean Baked Baby Leatherbacks - New York Times http://ow.ly/1k1dO4
Verizon - Video on investing in a sustainable future: http://bit.ly/JPyTTf
New Inexpensive and Environmentally Friendly Solar Cell dlvr.it/1cVJr2
33000 deaths will happen before 2050 - thanks to climate change. Help us save lives, http://j.mp/LI81Fi
How life begins in the deep ocean | video | GrrlScientist j.mp/JmnLIZ
Green Blog: Tracking the Travels of Young Bluefin Tuna nyti.ms/KSE54a
The Self-Inflicted Downfall Of The Heartland Institute bit.ly/KHSn8c
NRDC in the News 5/23: Keystone would drive up gas prices, energy efficiency in... dlvr.it/1cbqhk
China to spend $27 billion on emission cuts, renewables | Reuters reut.rs/LvwfzR
China and EU - green energy buddies ow.ly/b20yc
Why Are We Putting 21st Century Light Bulbs in 19th Century Sockets? bit.ly/Lkolqc
China tariffs could slam U.S. solar panel firms - CNNMoney bit.ly/Lw0s4E
Ingenium Offers Recycling Ideas at Seattle Science Conference – The CSR Minute Video - ow.ly/b5ZJ9
California expands solar net metering program bit.ly/LJtxcR
Solar Backpacks to Charge Marines in the Field: treehugger.com/solar-technolo…

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 96


The Domino’s effect: The pizza giant refuses to phase out inhumane pork dlvr.it/1cBgMz
Who’s really hurting Aspen’s environment: Jet-setters or immigrant workers? dlvr.it/1cBgGw
Britain announced plans Tuesday to finance a new generation of nuclear power plants and renewable energy facilities nytimes.com/2012/05/23/wor…
Inviting U.S. firm group for decontamination in Fukushima - bit.ly/LnWt7k
CSR Reporting Leaders In The Pacific Northwest triplepundit.com/2012/05/gri-tr…
"This used to be a forest?" sc.org/KU5iUe Indigenous people from Peru travel to Alberta to glimpse their future.
SVTC Survey Finds Solar Industry Improving Social Performance - shar.es/qWS9X
Dot Earth Blog: Clean Energy 101 bit.ly/JxVUKG
Apple’s NC Data Center to Use all Renewable Energy shar.es/qWBLf
How can we get smarter about how our food is produced? fb.me/14iQ6XUlH
Asthma, Air Pollution, and the Importance of Epithelial Cells: By Jan Dye Because epithelial cells ─ the surface... 1.usa.gov/JHZsZP
Germany beefs up monitoring of nuclear shutdown - AP - ow.ly/1jZBDk
China and EU - green energy buddies ow.ly/b20wY
SVTC Survey Shows Solar Industry Improving Environmental Performance - shar.es/qWS9X
SunRun’s $60M Round Leads a Small Streak of Solar VC Funding: Despite the modest results or non-performance of... bit.ly/Lphmz1
Green Blog: On Our Radar: Radiation at Fukushima bit.ly/KUpFAP
Republicans try to force the military to use dirty energy it doesn’t want, by Dr Grist bit.ly/JqR1hK
Without maple trees, there would be no maple syrup. So how will syrup farmers make a living?nature.ly/JaGLNS
Adaptation is the only means to reduce the now-unavoidable costs of climate change over the next few decades. - tl.gd/ed5req
Nissan and GE prepare the grid for the EV “culture” ow.ly/b220V
Viridian Reports Small Consumer Choices Have Big Collective Impact - shar.es/qobpw
Shale gas boom helps slash US emissions on.ft.com/JrC3Ic
How Rural America Got Fracked - bit.ly/Lqnmrj
Climate change could help Riverina wheat growers - ABC Online ow.ly/1k07Ue
Monumental transformation ow.ly/1k07z5
Piloting sustainability in Africa ow.ly/1k07z4
Even Saudi Arabia is Desperate for an Alternative to Fossil Fuels p.ost.im/p/etHJAL
CP Lighting Combines Recycled New Growth Lamp With a Dining Room Table bit.ly/LFjVjq ~Inhabitat

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 95


Activating Sustainability: Engaging Consumer Commitment, Ownership, and Investment ow.ly/aZd7N
GM crops: protesters go back to the battlefields: A decade ago anti-GM protesters tore up fields and Britain... http://t.co/RQ6EL9Rk
 The Truth Will Out: Government Regulation: Government regulation regarding CSR reporting is a growing trend - http://t.co/gtfSY8l5
Green Blog: Parasites Can Be Good for You (Seriously): Frogs exposed to a diverse array of parasites fare better... http://t.co/vHwabKES
ES-Select: Match.com for Renewable Developers and Energy Storage: It is a measure of the Obama administration - bit.ly/JDEueF
Practically Green: CSA like having veggie plot someone else works bit.ly/JkVJgU
Some commercial fishermen rely almost entirely on invasive species. Is that a bad thing? bit.ly/KcdQqG
Tarragon leaves are rich in iodine, mineral salts and vitamins A and C.
Green Blog: Parasites Can Be Good for You (Seriously) bit.ly/KQQlCr
Ecolabeling and the power of uncommon collaborations grn.bz/Kcj6e4
SB Whitepaper: Best and brightest thought leaders on CSR weigh-in with their secrets to success. ow.ly/aVLsi
Dear Heartland, Stop using Arthur Robinson’s Trick To Hide The Temperature Incline - bit.ly/Lp4JAy
Manmade Pollutants May Be Driving Earth’s Tropical Belt Expansion And Subtropical... dlvr.it/1c33qw
Smart Grid - If you could design a smart grid demo project, what would it be? Share your ideas with SmartGridNews ow.ly/b4xi5
Asian unicorn' at risk of extinction from poaching, WWF warns - bit.ly/Lp9ERY
Thunderclouds Are Increasing Global Warming By Retaining Pollution and Heat - http://Inhabitat.com http://ow.ly/1jY2lp
World's oceans need greater protection: UN chief - Xinhua News Agency http://ow.ly/1jY2lz
Sensenbrenner: ‘CO2 Is A Natural Gas. Does This Mean That All Of Us Need To Put Catalytic Converters On Our Noses?’ http://bit.ly/L3MBAa
StickBulb by RUX Design is an LED Lighting System Made from Pieces of the Coney Island Boardwalk http://bit.ly/KRoqSR ~Inhabitat

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Friday, May 18, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 94


Public Opinion Snapshot: Americans Still Support Environmental Protection bit.ly/JTBVmT
VERGE London, Intel's new sustainability targets, fair-trade food fight and more - eepurl.com/lXuaL
May 18 News: Vermont Becomes First U.S. State To Ban Fracking bit.ly/JS1STB
5 Reasons Why Apple’s CSR Strategy Doesn’t Work bit.ly/LjbaeD
Obesity is a scandal.The food we are eating is literally making us sick. This book tells you how to fight back. ht.ly/8577t
Why consumers shouldn’t worry about the new solar tariffs bit.ly/JoB2z1
Why doesn't every city do this?- bit.ly/LdFscD
Why conserving the oceans is one of the most important challenges facing the world today virg.in/tPoGL
Plump up the clay: Carbon dioxide moves into and expands a common mineral in carbon sequestration caprocks tw.phys.org/256548199
Smart Grid Investment will Increase by 17.4 Percent goo.gl/fb/tBWNl
Pepsico, Walmart Join Ecosystem Services Initiative in Brazil ow.ly/aUk6c
Critical List: Massive tariffs for Chinese solar panels; Bike to Work Day dlvr.it/1ZzDPb
Nature is Our Teacher: A Social Experiment Disguised as a Business, from NRDC's: j.mp/LjTiAm
Before you buy - check for a greener option! - ow.ly/aEY2j
Japan Launches Satellites to Track Earth's Water and Environment bit.ly/Jp4iWf
Pennsylvania Doctors Worry Over Fracking 'Gag Rule' - n.pr/LeswTD
How plants optimize the distribution of pollen for successful reproduction - bit.ly/LexL5Q
Brewing a greener cuppa joe at Starbucks and Thanksgiving Coffee bit.ly/Lk7GIP
Chinese Solar Manufacturers React To Commerce Department's Tariff Decision: Chinese solar manufacturers are spea... bit.ly/JTR4od Wow - solar tariff on chinese panels. Dumb move. Doesn't anyone remember the DRAM battles from the 80s? bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-1…
Celebs tweet up an eco-friendly storm. See what they have to say about the planet.... fb.me/AsqqxayV
The Canadian Oil Sand Mines Refused Us Access, So We Rented This Plane To See What They Were Doing lnkd.in/u9bw75
Poisoning People in Apollo: All in a Day’s Work - bit.ly/LeHiK5
Food Sense | How to Make Vegetable Chips fb.me/1Cx7AxMOq
Solar Skirmish, Bed Bugs Lose Bite, Save the Rainforest (from Bad Legislation): j.mp/Lklhjg
The Opportunity Within the Dodd-Frank Act’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirements bit.ly/LjoqzX
Smart Grid - Albuquerque Business District Smart Grid Demo Project Launched -renewgridmag.com/e107_plugins/c…
How to benchmark sustainability reporting? New study in Canada, fronted by Ryerson U prof. ow.ly/1Moyv1

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 93


What next for the Carbon Reduction Commitment? Using primary research conducted by BusinessGreen in association... bit.ly/JRYNCy
Americans are speaking out for the EPA's limits on CO2 pollution - 1 MILLION comments. Join the movement: j.mp/J2qSWh
University of California named a top green project by AIANational.... fb.me/284nnVcUO
Smart Grid - Home energy management continues to hit roadblocks, study confirms -smartgridnews.com/artman/publish…
Sustainable construction: an industry driving itself bit.ly/Jx06Ku
A Million People tell EPA to Adopt Proposed Carbon Pollution Rule bit.ly/KbPPPv
Catch-22: a great read and also the problem facing carbon reduction. ow.ly/1Ml3Ni
Broomfield uses goats as an alternative to chemical weed control - Boulder Daily Camera bit.ly/LaXYSR
Environmentalists warn New York beer might become a cocktail of toxic chemicals. bit.ly/MoyRSd
Whoa Canada, Bad Vibrations, Attack of the Tiny Crabs j.mp/LfLgZn
Selling the Pared-Down Life: the house of the future may be a 420 square foot (39 m2) apartment - nyti.ms/LaZdS0
The Case for Corporate Responsibility spreads like wildfire : CableFax Portal bit.ly/JT2Z53
Solar-Powered Implants Could Help The Blind bit.ly/Kncrfv
World's First Ethanol Cooking Fuel Plant Opens in Mozambique ow.ly/1jQ9EN
Breaking News: Commerce Dept. Chinese Solar Panel Dumping Verdict Is Now In: And it's not g... bit.ly/KcpNeS
Nearly 10% of Western Hemisphere's Animals Won't Be Able to Outrun Climate Change bit.ly/JmDTbr
Rival versions of capitalism: The endangered public company No mention of CSR ! The Economist economist.com/node/21555562
Apple to use only green power for main data center dlvr.it/1ZmtW1

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 91


Peru's coffee farmers look to carbon market to fund climate adaptation - The Ecologist bit.ly/KkGJ51
SCTE News: SCTE, CABLELABS to showcase CABLE’S commitment to Smarty Energy Management at CABLE SHOW... Read more at ow.ly/aV86D
Does BrightSource’s Shelved IPO Spell Trouble for the Solar Sector? bit.ly/L6Gq0i
76% of Americans Want Clean Energy Instead of Nuclear, Natural Gas, & Coal dlvr.it/1ZBQ6r
EU emissions fall as aviation carbon trading spat intensifies: business_green Latest report on ... bit.ly/L73Um4
Google's offshore wind cable moves forward - bit.ly/L3ksoJ
Interesting short read on a forthcoming report looking at the environmental impacts of streaming media bit.ly/IYKnBx
Arizona Governor Issues Surprise Veto Of ALEC-Endorsed Bill Allowing The State To ‘Take Back’ Public Lands bit.ly/JEExDR
Getting Transportation Back on Track from NRDC's blog: j.mp/IVB3Md
Iconic Milwaukee Brewing Company Rolls Out First “All Local” Beer ow.ly/1jM7AE
Surf's Up, Hawaii!, Saudi Sun Power, Fuel-Efficient Ferrari? Today OnEarthMag: j.mp/L7u7AQ
Australia Prepares For Shale Gas Future - j.mp/KLhFUw
Ancient plant-fungal partnerships reveal how the world became green tw.phys.org/256307859
Renewable Aviation Fuel: Ready for Take-Off ow.ly/aVmxB
US - China Solar Trade Investigation; Upcoming Catalysts: The ongoing U.S. Department of Commerce investigation... bit.ly/K2TbUO
CASE: American Solar Manufacturers Oppose Solar Tariffs: Awaiting a key U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) decision... bit.ly/Ksodb1
Vancouverism 2.0: sustainable high density buildings with stunning architectural twists | invent.ge/JfOERf
Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste - bit.ly/L3FMKU
What’s the real difference between cage-free and pastured eggs? [VIDEO] dlvr.it/1ZFj2X
GSA's leadership dlvr.it/1ZFj1R
The Consumer Energy Center: Water Heater Guide. consumerenergycenter.org
Pop Culture is a Colorful Canopy Made of 100′s of Recycled Bottles in Nebraska bit.ly/IWoKOw -Inhabitat
Consolidation Chronicles: Sovello Joins the List of German Solar Insolvencies: Sovello, based in Bitterfeld... bit.ly/KsJWjc
Amyris and the challenges of scaling biofuels production dlvr.it/1ZG58C
Green Blog: On Our Radar: Coffee and Carbon Trading bit.ly/IWuyaN
Suniva Given Title of 2012 Cool Vendor in Solar Energy shar.es/29BN6
Green Blog: Pondering That Green Label bit.ly/IWypom
Texas offers tax holiday on energy efficient items ... like incandescent light bulbs. ?_? bit.ly/KLUycu
Green Tips - Use organic, nontoxic cleaners and laundry detergents ow.ly/8Kksk
This map shows how our food choices get consistently more lousy as the day wears on: bit.ly/KrzdW1



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Monday, May 14, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 90


The Economic Benefits of Good Urbanism ow.ly/aRkay
New Cement-Making Method Could Slash Carbon Emissions - bit.ly/KW9tgG
Plastic Seas Altering Marine Ecology - so much plastic pollution in oceans it's messing with the food chain - http://bit.ly/KWcrBX
Unabomber billboard continues to hurt Heartland Institute j.mp/JfPQlV
Carbon capture leak simulated in sea off Scotland ow.ly/aThR4
Mexico embarks on ambitious clean energy roll-out - 12GW by 2020 rtcc.org/energy/mexico-…
A plug and play solar appliance - a way to dip your toe into solar, but still some worries over safety. cnet.co/JddSLV
Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation commits $8.4 million to manage greenhouse... ow.ly/1jKdC0
Mid-Atlantic wind transmission line clears hurdle - msnbc.com ow.ly/1jKdCo
Science And The Fracking Boom: Missing Answers j.mp/IRgWid
Gas Pumps Go Naked As Vapor-Recovery Requirement Ends - hgm.me/L1rFWf
Electricity from Viruses (Cool) dlvr.it/1Z0c8J
Pharma Giant Eli Lilly Dumps Climate Deniers At Heartland Institute bit.ly/JYrIDN
Fish Guts Could Say Which Species Survive Climate Change bit.ly/Jc8GOF
I just signed! Support the EPA proposal to limit industrial carbon pollution from power plants j.mp/L3KzSR
Smart Grid - Drumbeat Grows for Smart Meter Opt-Outs ow.ly/aUgsh
Google-backed offshore wind power line gets Interior Department OK - The Business Journal ow.ly/1jKoze
The Emphasis of Green Telecom Programs has Moved towards Energy Efficiency - ow.ly/aTpuk
Time to recycle electronic waste - Cookeville Herald Citizen bit.ly/ISo4uX
More cities are making way for cyclists: bit.ly/L3GJc9 Is your city bike-friendly?
VIDEO: Gold tarnished by illegal trade bbc.in/Knykhd
Sustainable Work: Stay Sane, Increase Productivity and Live Longer ⁰in the Communication Age [PRESENTATION] ow.ly/aUjaK
Green Tips - Choose an EnergyStar rated dishwasher ow.ly/8Kksk
Hawaii’s Beaches Are in Retreat, and Its Way of Life May Follow - New York Times ow.ly/1jKtCB
U.N. meets to discuss global climate treaty - USA Today ow.ly/1jKtC1
Shut down ready for power plant - qt.com.au ow.ly/1jKtBW
Building Your Own Solar Heater Apparatus OffTheGridHomeEnergy.com/productsreview
Gas-Rich States Lose Fracking Lottery - j.mp/KaRmD4

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 87


To address climate change, don’t forget the largest carbon-spewing machine on earth: the U.S. electric grid [VIDEO] bit.ly/J6Yy6F
PRO: The race for cost-effective and efficient solar power ow.ly/1jBjfW
Switching to any energy source involves new resource dependencies | ow.ly/aIWzu
Last 12 Months Were Hottest on Record for US bit.ly/KF1Lh2
Exclusive: New Solarcentury boss outlines international ambitions: business_green Africa, the B... bit.ly/L4RSWB
Green Alliance: Save tax relief for low-carbon savings and investments: business_green Think ta... bit.ly/L4RSGb
GOP House leaders trying to resurrect the rejected KXL tar sands pipeline in transport bill. Speak out: j.mp/JdmVyJ
Can real-time pricing green the grid? [VIDEO] bit.ly/J6Yy6F
Siemens Plans to Clean Up Trucking With a Trolley Line: Plans are being made to do a proof-of-concept test on ... bit.ly/LOhnyb
Interactively explore energy and material intensities in US cities urbmet.org - bit.ly/IATkhP
Why companies need composting to meet zero waste goals grn.bz/KDq5QE
New video of the week, topic of the week, and article of the week up at cleanecnyc.org
Smart Grid - Echelon's latest offering: a big score in Asia - smartgridnews.com/artman/publish…
Carmanah Announces EG145 Solar Streetlight at LIGHTFAIR Gathering - shar.es/2wqmq
Is bike sharing adding to cities beyond just adding another transportation options? fb.me/17PcQHxGL
Bioenergy favourite with readers this time last year bit.ly/Ldyo2a
The Most Sustainable Colleges In America ow.ly/aNLfN
Environment based Jeremy Kyle parody, so funny. - bit.ly/KFlQnv
Smart Grid - How a Smarter Grid Can Keep the Lights On | PG&E Currents: bit.ly/JxSYZE
EcoFact The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to light a traditional light bulb for four hours.
This is kind of cool: Repair Cafes popping up across the Netherlands: neighbors joining together to fix stuff. nytimes.com/2012/05/09/wor…
Current State of Clean Energy bit.ly/IIX13H
In the year of Solyndra, what's a solar analyst to do? Sell, sell, sell. online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…
120 Billion Ft2 of Energy Efficient Housing to be built in Next Eight Years shar.es/2w2Ua
Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality ow.ly/1jB2tf Microsoft Imposes a Carbon Price on Itself - The tech giant announced that it will be carbon neutral by the next fis... ow.ly/1jBjCy
Yinka Dene protest against Enbridge's pipeline downtown outside Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires instagr.am/p/KahGtevTZt/
Kurion Continues Fukushima Cleanup, Moves to Test Vitrification of Nuclear Waste greentechmedia.com/articles/read/…
Consolidation Chronicles: Soltecture Joins the Ranks of German #Solar Insolvencies greentechmedia.com/articles/read/…
Court bans Exxon Valdez tanker from entering India for dismantling bit.ly/J9osXI
Sustainable Brands welcomes Peter Glatzer to speak about our shifting culture this June in San Diego sustainablebrands.com/events/sb12/sp…
Indian Activists Visit Appalachia To Build Global Coalition Against Coal Industry bit.ly/LPzW5e
Smart Grid - Smart-Meter Defiance Slows $29 Billion U.S. Grid Upgrade bloom.bg/KDCuE5
Memo: Group Wants To Create Fake Grassroots Wind 'Subversion' Campaign That 'Should Appear As A Groundswell': L... bit.ly/Jt9jB6
New Anti-Bacterial Packaging to Prolong Pepsi’s Shelf-Life bit.ly/IUusVV
Solar Done Wrong - AB 1073 is Not the Right Path to a Clean Energy Future dlvr.it/1Xqlgr
Argentina and the magic soybean: the commodity export boom that wasn't | Mark Weisbrot j.mp/JYRn2C
Warm water threatens vast Anatarctic ice shelf - The Christian Science Monitor ow.ly/1jBkox
Climate Change Pushes Europe's Alpine Plants Toward Extinction - Environment News Service ow.ly/1jBko3
GOP Calls Obama's Offshore Drilling Plan Too Restrictive - site.law360.com ow.ly/1jBkor
Climate scientists discover new weak point of the Antarctic ice sheet - sciencecodex.com ow.ly/1jBkou
ND To Allow Missouri River Water Use For Drilling dlvr.it/1XrtNt
Latest blog post! Making CSR stick with employee engagement... fb.me/LMcfV3l7
Cheetahs hit a hurdle. India's courts halt Cheetah reintroduction plan bbc.in/KbiHKV
The Green Button Revolution for Utility Customers ow.ly/aO7zz
Conservation Can Be Good for Your Health bit.ly/Jt5iwK
Cloudfunding is now in pre-launch! Help support local sustainability in American business! bit.ly/HLX6rg 

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 86


Queens Students Get Water Lessons by Designing Playground http://bit.ly/JPzHRb
Few Seize on a U.S. Bond Program Backing Green Energy dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/few…
An Old Texas Tale Retold: the Farmer vs. the Oil Company - http://is.gd/ucEpcd
Do the Feds care about antibiotics in animal feed? dlvr.it/1XX7Nw
Microsoft makes 'carbon neutral' near term goal with carbon fee charge back model - grn.bz/Jzg13W
Mango Delayed Due to Climate Change ow.ly/1jywwq
Our Massive Marine Energy Potential: Scouring The Tropics For Thermal Energy bit.ly/KZR59k
Eastman Chemical is given Energy Efficiency Awards for 19th Year shar.es/2dKqg
Japan Negative energy drives positive change | ow.ly/aIUXx
Could Mushrooms Uproot Plastic Packaging?" from NRDC's OnEarthMag: j.mp/Jct12s
Court Ordered Notice Program About Two Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Settlements Is Initiated - StreetInsider... ow.ly/1jyE0v
Smart Grid - How do utilities know there is a power outage? You call them! But with smartmeter you don't have to: ow.ly/aM4dY
Future Cities: Imagining, Planning, and Bringing them to Life | Sustainable Cities Collective fb.me/XTWUiGFV
Green Air Project – Another way to reduce your carbon footprint! gogreenamericatv.com/green-air-proj…
Inexpensive long range Electric Vehicles – is it possible? gogreenamericatv.com/inexpensive-lo…
Developing an Effective Communication Strategy to Convey Environmental Values - ow.ly/aMgG6
US, environmentalists OK gas wells on federal land - on.msnbc.com/Jp2HDU
Anti-Climate Group Compares 62% of Americans to Serial Killers, Loses $1 Million in Sponsors - Tree H... http://ow.ly/1jzimu
Climate Change Threatens Crucial Marine Algae - Inter Press Service http://ow.ly/1jzimv
Support Cools for Action on Global Warming - http://LiveScience.com http://ow.ly/1jzimD
Did you know Google Earth is helping with real world conservation? http://bit.ly/KKHEsq
'An Economist Gets Lunch': Food for thought from Tyler Cowen bit.ly/KDptdJ
The VC industry is broken. So now what? dlvr.it/1Xcpvs
Robert Redford on his new documentary "Watershed" about the Colorado River j.mp/IWfbVR
Report Upbraids Canadian Government on Emissions dlvr.it/1XcsKf
Conservative think tanks step up attacks against Obama's clean energy strategy j.mp/IW2tGt
Social enterprise models grow the green economy & create local jobs. Check out RecycleForce leading the way: bit.ly/Kisygn

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Monday, May 7, 2012

The Sustainability Journal - Vikram R Chari - Volume 2012 Issue 85


BUILDING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Christopher Gleadle http://bit.ly/Kqb6Wc
The Environmental Impact Of Your Pointless Googling -  is.gd/TXf2Bz
A Recycling Czar for New York City http://bit.ly/JlLusz ~NYTimes
The Week in Clean Tech: E Ink Loses Money, a Bracelet Controls a Building, Mozilla's New Data Center and More - http://bit.ly/ICGVwf
The Very Picture Of Self-Reliance. CSR to the rescue? http://bit.ly/KqiVLJ
Building a small global brand from Shanghai based on sustainable principles and great design.... http://ihavetohelp.serprotec.com.mx/Redirect.aspx?user=jeffdelkin
Around the World on Solar Power for 19 months! -... http://fb.me/1RDHNR6uU
Japan nuclear power-free as last reactor shuts http://dlvr.it/1Wrj7D
Global Warming: Wheat and barley plants are finding it too hot as well! http://bit.ly/Kq5pHX
Harpoon House is a Smartly-Designed Compact Prefab Home in Portland http://bit.ly/K0zY9z ~Inhabitat
Governments Can’t Do It Alone. CSR a key element http://bit.ly/ISQ6HH
Billboard Likening Global Warming Believers to Unabomber is Pulled - Time ow.ly/1jw9g5
Glaciers melting more slowly - Times of Malta - A decade-long study of Greenland’s glaciers suggests that... ow.ly/1jw9gm
Military moves ahead on smart energy investments - and there's "not a shred of political correctness" to it j.mp/JU8y5g
Senator: Fukushima Fuel Pool Is a National Security Issue for AMERICA - bit.ly/JP5Mgr
CSR - Part 2: In The Lead: CSR Success Stories featuring Elaine Cohen – wp.me/p1ziU0-5G
Forget the paperless office: Here's how to get a less-paper office grn.bz/LvafXo
Energy Efficiency is Pervasive in New Homes and Remodels: bit.ly/IC26Lk
Steven Cohen: Hydrofracking Politics and Sustainability Management - j.mp/KHAg0N
Defining green ow.ly/1jwtSh
Smart Grid - Smart Meter Unit Shipments in North America Peaked in 2011 and will Decline 42 Percent by 2013 as Global Market... http://dlvr.it/1XJXms
Wonder where your gas money is going? Exxon now No. 1 on Fortune 500; Chevron Conoco follow : http://cnnmon.ie/JWW0pX
Most water companies not required to cut leaks before 2015 despite drought - http://bit.ly/KPy7SN
Streetkleen Taps Man’s Best Friend for Renewable Biogas http://bit.ly/KDv5hZ
Kyocera Debuts New Finance Option For Commercial Solar Installations: Kyocera Solar Inc. has launched Kyocera So... http://bit.ly/Lw9jSL
SolarEdge Introduces New Commercial PV Inverters, Power Optimizer: SolarEdge Technologies, a provider of power o... http://bit.ly/JLzX3y
"Romney doesn't get that it's not regulation that's hurt the fishing industry in the US, but overfishing itself." http://bit.ly/KHJCJZ
How India's solar manufacturing policy can more effectively support the National Solar Mission: http://j.mp/J4THG6
‘Pink slime’ fears eat into Tyson on.ft.com/J9UYYz
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) bonanza: great resource if you are into it! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ji…
Don’t call me an environmentalist dlvr.it/1XKQQc
Japanese Tsunami Debris Is Increasingly Washing Ashore in Alaska dlvr.it/1XKQRG
Global Sustainable Partnerships Announces Threefold Expansion of Tanzania Safe Water Program: Gl... bit.ly/KAcNV3
Study: Dinosaurs may have caused extinction with flatulence - bit.ly/KAcKs4
Coulomb Raises $47.5M to Rev Up Plug-In Charging Network: Coulomb Technologies has raised $47.5 million in a ... bit.ly/LwOQgC
Green Blog: On Our Radar: Myanmar's Ecosystems bit.ly/LzGHry
Canadian Government: Need For Pipeline Approval Is 'Urgent' dlvr.it/1XNvXn
Kern County Water Agency Is Shocked, Shocked! To Hear That Taking More Water From The... dlvr.it/1XNvYZ
Mt. Rushmore land should be returned to Native American tribes, UN official says ow.ly/1jxiJu 

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