Should Obama Send His Science Team on a National Campaign to Explain Climate Science?
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It’s been a couple months of seriously bad PR for climate science, both due to unfortunate errors made by scientists and (okay, mostly) a well-funded noise machine intent on preserving the status quo at any cost. So how can climate scientists dig themselves out of the negative publicity trench and help reeducate the public on the dangers of climate change? The <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/debate-climate…Read the full story on TreeHugger
The Electric Chainsaw Massacre: Pleatherface on the Rampage
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TreeHugger has covered hand-powered chainsaws before, and even chainsaws lubricated with mushroom spores, but we’ve never done much on electric chainsaws. I’m thinking we should get something up soon though, before Pleatherface dons his cruelty-free mask and pays us a visit. Although if this serial killer’s competence i…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Obama Gathers Bipartisan Group for New Energy Reform Thrust
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The so-called “conventional wisdom” has been pretty unremitting in deeming any sort of comprehensive energy reform legislation dead in the water this year. But that’s still not looking to be the case–some rather unlikely champions, including GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham and Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman, have continued pushing for a bill that puts a price on car…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Hand-Powered Log Splitter: A Safe Alternative to the Axe (Video)
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From effective masonry heaters to beautiful Danish wood stoves, the Scandinavians know a thing or two about heating with wood. And as Collin stated in his post on wood stoves vs pellet stoves, with trees being a near carbon neutral source of energy, efficient wood burn…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Reusable Bottles: Glass Makes a Come Back
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As a rule, I am not one of these greenies that gets overly excited about new reusable bottles. I have an old reusable bottle somewhere, and it occasionally gets used when I venture out of the house—but I’ve always been a little confused by the amount of attention paid to fancy reusable bottles and their cousins, the reusable tote. But with recent scandals over BPA in old Sigg water bottles, and with <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/nalgene-dumps-bpa….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Prairie Dog and Black-Footed Ferret Populations Plagued By Plague
The Utah prairie dog. Photo by Dean Biggins, U.S. Geological Survey.
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Plague once struck mortal fear in humans, but it’s a thing of the past, right? Not so, according to research published in a special issue of the journal Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, which focused solely on plague.
Two of the papers in the issue were co-authored by a U.S. Geopogi…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Canada vs. USA Final Made Power Consumption Jump by Around 600 Megawatts in Ontario
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Who knew a hockey game could be so energy-intensive? According to the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) that oversee’s the power grid in Ontario and balances supply and demand, the final hockey game of the Vancouver Olympics (Canada vs USA) created a spike of about 300 megawatts in the province, with additional “similar increases” occurring during commercial breaks because at that time people usually open the fridge to get more beer, make some popcorn, flush the toilet (did you know your toilet uses power? water is pumped using el…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Is It Just Coincidence That States With Anti-Climate Action Resolutions Are Dependent on Coal?
Missouri coal train, photo: Scott Granneman via flickr.
As Grist pointed out yesterday, the US now has 15 states with resolutions attempting to prevent limits on greenhouse gas pollution. Add to that West Virginia Senator John Rockefeller’s bill, just introduced, which would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating stationary sources of pollution for effectively four years. Is it any surprise that the fossil fuel …Read the full story on TreeHugger
A Party for a Solar Powered New York
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If you are anything like me, you can be supportive of a particular piece of legislation. But that support doesn’t always turn into action. From clean energy legislation to local feed-in tariffs, there is plenty that law makers can do to help us move to a greener, saner, more efficient econo…Read the full story on TreeHugger
US Gains 2500 Gigawatts of Wind Power Potential Thanks to Taller Turbines
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A new analysis of the United States’ wind power potential for the lower 48 states has been released by AWS Truewind and shows that increases turbine height mean the nation gains an additional 2,500 gigawatts of onshore power….Read the full story on TreeHugger
