Daily Archives: November 6, 2008

Image from Marufish

After remaining silent on the issue for several months, the London Convention Treaty, a body operating under the auspices of the UN’s International Maritime Organization, has decided to impose restrictions on ocean iron fertilization experiments, according to Cleantech Group’s Emma Ritch and Science’s Eli Kintisch. The move could be a blow to companies like San Francisco-based Cli

Acai juice is fast becoming one of the most omnipresent health and diet aids in the world. It has reached this status for good reason, and doctors and nutritionists alike speak glowingly of its anti-oxidant properties. Getting acai into your system is fairly easy these days — despite the fact that the acai berry degrades [

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It seemed a couple of weeks ago like there might be a bit of a pause in cleantech VC deals, probably due to the economic crisis.
Well, if there was a pause, perhaps it was in the issuance of press releases announcing deals.  Because over the past week or so the deal announcement volume has been [

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Photo credit: Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa

The Global Travel Editor at National Geographic Adventure has put together a handy list and a nice graphic of the 50 Best Ecolodges in the world, color-coded according to ecosystem. The hotels were chosen because they support local communities, offer authentic cultural experiences, maintain strong conservation initiatives, and increasingly emphasize adventure at the center of the experience.

If you fancy jungles, you can pour over

The acai berry is held in very high esteem by quite a number of people: not only is it tasty and extremely nutritious, but it contains a high concentration of amino acids and anti-oxidants. These are very good for your body and are reported to help prevent cancer, diabetes and even Alzheimer’s.
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Zoe the black lab loves to follow me around when I go outside; but, she gets bored fast when I go for the firewood (pictured). And, who can blame her? As our readers pointed out in the recent post How Much Wood Would A Tree Hugger Burn, If A Tree Hugger Would Burn Wood the average piece of wood destined for the woodstove gets moved at least 6 times before it catches fire. Split, carry to storage area, stack, put in wagon, etc.

I knew there had to be a way to simplify the work process. Especially the hauling-in part. <stron

Image source: Capital Growth

Monday we reported on a project in San Francisco to increase backyard gardens and locally produced food. Today we have yet another local gardening project to report on, as reported in The Guardian, this time in London. The Capital Growth project encourages area residents to plant gardens on their empty, flat roofs, well and frankly just about any available space in London, to increase the amount of locally grown food.

Lotion that you can use on your face, arms, lips, elbows, heels, (would you really rub this tube on your lips and your heels? probably not), the new 22 in 1 body balm by Revolution Organics promises just that. Revolution Organics brings several new moisturizing products that are 100% natural and able to moisturize every inch of

photo: Chrystal Parsons

Though the World Energy Outlook report by the International Energy Agency isn’t due out until next week, the Financial Times obtained a pre-release copy of it, and if you had any hopes that the currently low oil prices we’ve seen after record highs earlier in the year were a sign of things to come, you should probably forget about it.

According to the report, oil prices will top $100 again as soon as economic conditions stabilize and break $200 by 2030. “The era of cheap oil” is over the report said. (It wouldn’t surprise me if

Wind turbines in Scotland, photo: Gary Denham.

In the deepening alphabet soup of energy policy organizations, here’s another one to look out for. The newly formed International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) doesn’t even have a formalized plan for a headquarters, leadership, or funding, but has indicated that it will announcing its first projects in January. Currently involved nations include pretty much all of Europe, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates. (Maybe the United States would be willing to ge