Daily Archives: July 1, 2009
Clean Energy Stocks Shopping List: Landfill Gas and Geothermal
Stocks seem expensive now, but that may not last. Here are two Landfill Gas stocks and three Geothermal stocks I’m hoping to buy if the market falters. Tom Konrad, Ph.D., CFA This article continues my Clean Energy Stocks Shopping List…
Question: Should Cycling be Allowed in All Parks?
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What a Concept! Bikes in Parks!
I was reading this post about how Copenhagen now allows cycling in parks, and it seemed like such a good and obvious idea, I wondered “why not everywhere?” Of course, some parks already allow it and even have bike paths, but in many parts of the world, you are supposed to actually walk your bike (though not everybody does it). What do you think? Should cities allow cycling in their parks?…
ExxonMobil Found to Still Fund Climate Skeptic Groups, After Pledges to Stop
photo: Colin via flickr
Despite pledges from ExxonMobil that it would cease funding groups which question the scientific validity of global climate change, last year the company “handed over hundreds of thousands of pounds” to climate skeptic groups, The Guardian reports:…
1-Year Electric Mini Lease Exploits CARB Loophole, Says Plug In America
Photo: Michael Graham Richard
This Loophole Seriously Reduces Incentives for Production Electric Cars
Plug In America (we recently wrote about their EV & plug in hybrid tracker) is asking the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to modify its regulations concerning zero emission vehicles in California. The problem is that their requirement that automakers put 7,500 ZEVs on the roads of California doesn’t specify a minimum timeframe for compliance. This means that BMW is get…
The Toaster Project: Art Student Builds a Toaster From Scratch
Celebrate 4th of July the Vegan Way in Austin Texas
Video: YouTube
Celebrate America’s Growing Independence from Meat
We recently included Austin, Texas in the <a href=”http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/06/5-of-the-gre…
Tighter Regulations Setting Battery Recycling Back a Decade, Sending Batteries Back to Landfills
Photo via moria
About a week ago, we caught word from 3r Living, an eco-friendly home decor and lifestyle store and website, that they’re having a real problem with tightened regulations from the Department of Transportation on shipping batteries for recycling. The stricter regulations include that each individual battery must be either placed in its own plastic bag or have both terminals taped off. This makes battery recycling an expensive hassle, especially when companies like 3r Living are collecting large numbers of batteries from their customers to…
Bike Heaven in Empty Slovenian Hydro Pumped Storage Power Plant
Photo: Photos by keki & subtilen
“Surface is very smooth hydroisolation coating, so perfect for riding.”
A lot of us treehuggers are cyclists, and I bet most of us have a dream place they wish they could ride in. For some, it might be the quiet Scottish countryside during the summer… and for others it might be the empty accumulation pool of a hydroelectric pumped storage power station!…
Is Brooks Running the Best Green Source for Runners?
Photo: PRNewsFoto/Brooks Sports, Inc
You a runner? Or an exercise-oholic? And you want your workouts to reflect your green lifestyle? Well, the race is ON…or at least for me and a few friends to find the best performing green running equipment. Since February of this year (2009), I’ve made it my personal mission to seek out the most excellent green products in the running world as I train for my first marathon in No…
How Green is Al Franken?
Photo via Parade
After one of the most grueling, most contentious Senate races in recent memory, Al Franken has emerged as Minnesota’s junior senator. The Minnesota Supreme Court decided 5-0 that a previous court’s ruling that Franken had won by 312 votes was valid. His opponent Norm Coleman, has conceded. And of course, there’s the magic number that’s on everyone’s mind: 60. Franken brings the number of Democratic senators to 60, meaning they’ll have a filibuster proof majority in the Senate. So what does all this mean for environment…