Reuters – Primate scientist Jane Goodall said on Wednesday the race to grow crops for vehicle fuels is damaging rain forests in Asia, Africa and South America and adding to the emissions blamed for global warming.
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Let’s face it, sometimes you’ll forget to bring your own bag. A must-read reality check on paper vs. plastic and which is ultimately the more eco-friendly choice.
Green Options did a great post on my preferential candidate for the sort-of upcoming elections in 2008, Bill Richardson, read on…
Ok, so I stole the title of this article from a song from that wildly popular Canadian pop group “The Poppy Family.” It was a huge hit way, way, way back in 1969. But it truly does apply to New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson’s 2008 presidential campaign. The messages from his energy plan seem to be going in many different directions.
Let’s look at his extremely impressive resume! Richardson is the current Governor of New Mexico, a job that he has held since 2003. But he has also been:
- 7-Term US Congressman from New Mexico
- United Nations Ambassador, appointed by President Clinton
- Secretary of Energy, under President Clinton
- Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association
- Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 4 Times
- Brokered a cease-fire in Darfur
- Negotiated the release of hostages and political prisoners in Iraq, North Korea and Cuba
Read more at: Power to the People: Which Way Ya Goin’ Billy …
Reuters – Global warming is affecting North America’s northernmost lake, where algae growth has increased dramatically in the last two centuries, scientists said on Wednesday.
Global warming hits lake in Canada’s Arctic: report (Reuters)
AP – Global warming, poverty, health and education took center stage at the opening of Clinton Global Initiative conference Wednesday as former President Clinton and his vice president, Al Gore, briefly reunited on a common cause.
This surprising article from the Center for American Progress is an amazingly well done compilation of 100 articles from major magazines, newspapers and journals across the world. Here are some of the highlights/downfalls:
- Say Goodbye to Baseball – The future of the ash tree—from which all baseball bats are made—is in danger of disappearing, thanks to a combination of killer beetles and global warming. [NY Times]
- Say Goodbye to French Fries – Scientists from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research say warmer temperatures are killing off wild relatives of potato and peanut plants, “threatening a valuable source of genes necessary to help these food crops fight pests and drought.” [AP]
- Say Hello to Bulgarian Hooker Shortages – “Brothel owners in Bulgaria are blaming global warming for staff shortages. They claim their best girls are working in ski resorts because a lack of snow has forced tourists to seek other pleasures.” [Metro UK]
- Farewell to the Arctic Fox – The White Arctic Fox used to rule the colder climes, but as temperatures warm up, its more aggressive cousin, the Red Fox, is moving North and taking over. [Wired]
Read all 100 at: The Top 100 Effects of Global Warming
Memorex is hitting all the right buzz words with its new line of “ReNew” products, unfortunately the company forgot to spend much time thinking about the products themselves. Sure, it’s all packaged in recycled cardboard and egg carton recycled paper, built with recycled plastics, meets RoHS standards and all that jazz — Memorex will even plant 75k trees through the Arbor Day Foundation with a portion of the sales — but unfortunately the products themselves scream “cheap crap.” However, if you’re really bent on saving the planet the Memorex way, you can pick up the ReNew Alarm Clock, ReNew Digital Music Player (with 1GB memory and a pitiful monochrome display), ReNew Boombox and ReNew iPod Speaker in November.
Memorex ReNew line cashes in on green (via Engadget)
Architecture students at NYIT had a sunny assignment: Design and build a solar-powered house. Fox 5 tech and environmental reporter Brett Larson took a tour of the house on the Old Westbury campus.
Click through to see the video: FOXe: Solar-Powered House
