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Eco Architecture: Rryuichi Ashizawa Architects’ Bamboo Forest a…

instablogs | December 21st 2009 by Guman

Eco Factor: Pavilion made from sustainable materials. Rryuichi Ashizawa Architects have designed a series of temporary wooden buildings for the Aqua Metropolis Osaka Event. The sustainable buildings have been designed to provide shelter for vario read more

Ysabetwordsmith

Call to Action: Protect Utah’s Red Rock Country

Gaiatribe: Ideas for a Thinking Planet | December 21st 2009 by Elizabeth Barrette

Here is an opportunity to protect a beautiful part of America.  Oil and gas drilling would destroy much of the Red Rock area in Utah, unless we stop it. Please sign the petition to help keep America beautiful! Protect Utah’s Red Rock Country A read more

guman

Eco Tech: Solar Tree – An artificial tree to produce renewable…

instablogs | December 21st 2009 by Guman

Eco Factor: Device fabricated to produce and store renewable energy and supply free electricity to residential homes. The Solar Tree by industrial designer Matthew Seibert is an artificial tree that has been fabricated to withstand all weather con read more

Cartoon: What Did You Do In The War Against Climate Change?

The English Blog | December 21st 2009

Great cartoon by Chris Riddel from The Observer, which would probably have been one of my Top Cartoons of 2009 if I hadn't chosen them already. COMMENTARYAccording to the newspaper, the year is 2050. We see an old man with a beard sitting in a b read more

abhilashasingh770

Christmas tree made out of recycled material

Apartments in Bangalore | December 21st 2009 by abhilasha singh

All that is tagged as useless and worthless is still useable-Christmas tree made out of recycled material The Christmas tree at the Mar Thoma Church on Primrose Road, named the ‘Peace Tree’is about 30 feet tall and its decorations are all made of read more

guman

Eco Tech: Airate, aesthetically pleasing wind turbine for green u…

instablogs | December 21st 2009 by Guman

Eco Factor: Vertical axis wind turbine concept. Three blade wind turbines do help in generating green electricity, however, they use up a lot of space and must be set against prevailing wind to operate at a peak efficiency of about 30%, which cau read more

sremmah

Climate Change Election for 2010: Greens

theangle.org | December 20th 2009 by Rich Bowden

By Rich Bowden: The Australian Greens have said the 2010 federal election will be fought on the issue of climate change saying the country should now show world leadership in cutting carbon emissions after the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks read more

ZihuaRob

Testing the Waters of Zihuatanejo

Zihuatanejo.net/blog | December 20th 2009 by Rob Whitehead

Playa La Ropa Things appear to be improving and the responsible authorities seem to be taking their jobs a bit more seriously regarding the testing of the ocean water at our beaches for bacteriological content. The Secretario del Medio Ambiente y read more

What a Difference a Year Makes

War Of Wits | December 20th 2009

Hillary Clinton was unable to break through in Copenhagen. But, after a few phone calls, she promised to pony up what she called "real money"; billions of dollars from developed nations (our share of which would ironically be borrowed from the Chines read more

chasclifton

The Impacts of Off-Road Vehicles are Worse than We Thought

Southern Rockies Nature Blog | December 20th 2009 by Chas S. Clifton

Some links related to abuse of public lands by off-road vehicle riders:• Paul Vertrees from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers explains just what the problem is:Off-road vehicles (ORVs) had carved six-inch-deep tracks through a damp alpine meadow in read more

coloradocartoons

Uncle Jerry's Carbon Footprint Snowshoes

Jerry Begly Super Unleashed | December 20th 2009 by Jerry Begly

Now that global warming is in full swing, it's time for all citizens of the world to do their part. Time is of the essence, as they say. So in the spirit of rescuing the planet from certain catastrophe, I have GOOD NEWS to share with my readers. I a read more

China Stands Accused of Systematically Wrecking Global Climate De…

Status of Chinese People | December 20th 2009

Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor in Copenhagen, and Jonathan Owen in London report, The Independent, UK, Dec. 20, 2009- China “systematically wrecked” the Copenhagen climate summit because it feared being presented with a legally bind read more

widnes99

CSR in firing line on asbestos compensation

Safety At Work | December 20th 2009 by Kevin Jones

SafetyAtWorkBlog has not reported on the asbestos compensation problems faced by James Hardie Industries directly because in 2009, the issue is one of corporate responsibility more so than workplace safety. The reality is that asbestos kills and vic read more

tessiakeef

NBC’s Holt Suggests ‘A Lot More Needs to Be Done’ to Curb G…

study regional driven half llc | December 20th 2009 by study regional driven half llc

On Saturday, NBC News host Lester Holt seemed to lament the fact that the climate change conference in Copenhagen did not result in greater regulation of carbon emissions as, on the NBC Nightly News, Holt passed on that "many" called the ag read more

Lovejoy in Copenhagen

Carlos' Realm | December 20th 2009

Upon mention of the Copenhagen Summit, it’s hard to avoid recalling “Homer the Heretic” (9F01). Reverend Lovejoy quotes the Lamentations of Jeremiah dwelling on “rivers of burning sulfur” and several other visions of siz read more

Akston1

Copenhagen climate summit: plan for EU to police countries’ emi…

Statism Watch | December 20th 2009 by Akston Styan

Anyone remember this being in the final Copenhagen text? No, didn’t think so. It’s with these unilateral moves that the mask slips further, and these tyrants show us their true nature. And by the vehicle of the EU no less: a sovereignty- read more

susilohardi

Garden Projects For Kids

Improve Your Home | December 20th 2009 by Susilo Hardi

Children love to make things as much as they love to see things grow. Accomplish both by filling your long summer days with special garden projects for your kids. Your children’s projects will not have the same high quality as your own gardenin read more

Akston1

Questions over business deals of UN climate change guru Dr Rajend…

Statism Watch | December 20th 2009 by Akston Styan

So – the carbon credit trading scheme is revealed as little more than a massive international wealth redistribution scam. Scratch those involved and they bleed conflict of interest, lies, and corruption. There’s been an embarrasment of ri read more

ladybee

Squid Skin Liquor Bottles Are Recyclable And Edible

Snakes Are Not Funny & Other Pet Revelations | December 20th 2009 by Lady Bee

Drink like a fish? You'll love these traditional Japanese liquor bottles made from entire sun-dried squids. Enjoy the drink with none of the ink! read more

DGinter

The Oceans and Global Warming

Global Shift | December 20th 2009

Likely the biggest threats that global warming will face humanity with are regional droughts and ocean acidification. I want to begin a discussion on the later, by offering an introduction to the process of ocean acidification and its role in global read more

plumberscode

Tips to avoid Indoor Pollution

Time As Wine | December 20th 2009 by Henry Ferdiansyah

The majority of us think that pollution and health issues starts from big factories and industrial processes only, rather than a normal home. But this is a wrong conception. The buildings where we work and live protect us from nature’s extremes read more

Crivey

Taxpayer Cost of Litter Cost Americans $11.5 Billion/Year

Green Eco Services | December 20th 2009 by cathy

I am starting a new things with the High Cost of Litter, one of my pet peeves. I have had so many people request where I am getting my info, so now I will be doing short blurbs with links to the information. Photo:www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au Suffolk read more

lessca

Where To For Climate Change – It Seems Nowhere

My Radical Blogs | December 20th 2009 by Les Scammell

It seems the world cannot make up it’s mind about climate change and whether or not we should take any action. Part of the real problem of course sits fairly and squarely with the scientists involved. They really have not explained their case v read more

How Obama Got Something Out Of Copenhagen

The Sietch Blog | December 20th 2009

I am optimistic that something good is going to come of all this. Below is a transcript from the white house, detailing how Obama reached a deal with the other big emitters (and soon to be big emitters). Fascinating read, lets hope he can keep it u read more

thecynicaleconomis

Questions Over Business Deals of UN Climate Change Guru Dr Rajend…

The Cynical Economist | December 20th 2009

Liar SOB From Telegraph The head of the UN’s climate change panel – Dr Rajendra Pachauri – is accused of making a fortune from his links with ‘carbon trading’ companies, Christopher Booker and Richard North write. No o read more

njsul

The Lost Education of the Wild

The Junkyard | December 20th 2009

The Lost Wild Education of the Wild Whilst talking to my sister and grandmother, the topic of education came up. But more focused on how a majority of the world’s population is suddenly living in cities and what this means to a person’s e read more

leslee

An Introduction To Wind Power

Solar Power | December 20th 2009 by Lee Power

With so many people starting to understand the benefits of going green, there is a sudden interest in wind power but not too many people really know what it is all about. Wind power is simply using wind to make energy like electricity by the use of w read more

livecitizen

Have a merry “green” Christmas

LiveCitizen | December 20th 2009

Despite all the hustle and bustle that comes with the season, there are ways to follow “green” methods to celebrate Christmas or just endure winter weather. Christmas Trees Instead of buying another Christmas tree that will end up in a dumpster a read more

dlennis

Molly in the Snow

Visual Thoughts | December 20th 2009 by D L Ennis

This is the first substantial snow Molly has ever seen and her and our others have been having big fun in it. © 2009 D L Ennis, All rights reserved. NOTE: Permission for the use of my images is granted for personal websites and blogs but is to incl read more

Mazda, Toyota to share hybrid technology

Australian Car Advice & News Blog | December 20th 2009

News from Japan this morning suggests Mazda is considering ties with Toyota in order to secure hybrid vehicle technology and parts. The news comes just days after Mazda announced its split from long-standing automotive partner Ford with the Japanese read more