Daily Archives: March 6, 2010
The Nation Magazine Rips US eNGOs. Are They Right?
There’s a rift among some of the environmental groups almost as wide as the cracks in melting Arctic sea ice caused by climate change. Some groups, in the name of progress, are advocating compromises with some of the world’s worst polluters and for policies they know to be deeply flawed. Others stick to the science and their core values when campaigning to stop the worst effects of climate change. Or so goes the argument in an explosive new article in The Nation magazine that should be required reading for anyone concerned about the battle over what to do about clima…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Clear One Health Insurance Hooks Oregonians Up with Holistic Care
Photo via: Wonderlane/Flickr
Current events lead us to believe Obama’s needed health care reform will finally come to pass. Being that both sides of the issue are interested in cutting costs, there’s an independent, alternative and affordable health care company which provides a good model for progressive, preventative protection to residents of the state of Oregon. It’s called the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/clear-one-health-…Read the full story on TreeHugger
From the Slideshows: Tiger Salamander Dodges Winemakers and Homebuilders and Hopes to Survive
Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
So it wasn’t long ago that TreeHugger featured a slideshow called “10 Creatures That Conveniently Grow Back Body Parts.” One of those creatures, the Tiger Salamander, has since been granted protection under California law. Coincidence? Perhaps. Evidence of the power of green media? Sure. But the Cen…Read the full story on TreeHugger
China’s Changing Economy
In Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, I have presented a plan to dramatically reduce carbon emissions by increasing energy efficiency and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. In the push to reduce emissions, all eyes are on China, the world’s most populous country and now also the world’s top carbon emitter. Here are some highlights from the Plan B 4.0 datasets on China’s energy economy:
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Will Surging Smart Grid Investments Result in Surging Electric Prices?
John Petersen The electric power system in the U.S. is dirty, antiquated, stupid, unstable, and a security nightmare. After years of discussion and debate, consensus now holds that the generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure will need hundreds of billions in…
10 Things That Could Suddenly Make Americans Love Electric Vehicles
Commuter park and ride lot. Image credit:Virginia DOT.
Post about a transformational technology here and comments are sure to contain one-off criticisms. Many of these critiques become memes that return any time a certain phrase is mentioned. ‘Wind power is unreliable.’ ‘Hydrogen cars will never work because…’ ‘Green jobs programs are socialist.’ No matter that the success of transformational technologies must hang on many factors.
For example, setting aside design for a moment, a b…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Manatee Cousins in Mideast Face Uncertain Future
A dugong in an aquarium in Sydney, Australia. Photo by jo3hug via Flickr.
It must have required many lonely months out to sea to mistake this face only a mother could love for that of a fair maiden, but encounters with dugongs are indeed said to have been the inspiration for the myth of the mermaid. While the fictional fish-human hybrids were believed to have “called sailors to their death by encouraging them to jump overboard from their ships,” Green Prophet</…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Recycle Old Jeans Into Insulation at the Gap, this Weekend!
UltraTouch Jean fiber insulation. Credit: UltraTouch
Today through March 14, bring your worn down denims to Gap stores across the United States and they will be recycled into UltraTouch Natural Cotton Fiber Insulation. The retail chain has teamed up with Cotton Incorporated for their COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.® denim drive; once jeans are converted into insulation they will be donated to communities in need. Click through for discounts and more on the pro…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Taxing Banks to Fight Climate Change: The Robin Hood Tax (Video)
Image credit: The Robin Hood Tax
The UK’s top bankers may be using G-Wiz electric cars to get around these days, but that’s not enough to make them popular. In fact there is as much public anger over bank bailouts in the UK as there is in the US. And while higher taxes may, in general, be a tough sell—taxing bank profits may be a little more palatable to your average man on the street. That’s why activists are calling for a Robin Hood Tax on speculative banking transactions, and they want to use that money…Read the full story on TreeHugger
A Year-Long Video Review of the MiEV Electric Car: Robert Llewellyn’s Gearless (Video)
Image credit: Gearless
I’m a big fan of Robert Llewellyn’s Carpool show. From reviewing the Mitsubishi MiEV to interviewing Dale Vince of Ecotricity, he covers some important green tech—and occasionally just chats with legends of cult UK comedy. Now he has a new show that should satisfy the electric car crowd—Robert has been given a Mistubishi MiEV for a whole y…Read the full story on TreeHugger
