The 2012 Menace May Be Real, Like Sarah Palin
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2012 is a movie, the end of the Mayan calendar, maybe the end of the Earth. But, thankfully, it’s all a myth. Or is it? The 2012 phenomenon gets a new spin from Lawrence M. Krauss in the March 2010 issue of Scientific American. The bottom line: 2012 could be the beginning of the end if we don’t take steps to combat climate change, and call out naysayers like Sarah “<a href="http://www.cs…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Good News: EU Is On Track To Meet Its Renewable Goals
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There’s a lot of grim climate news, of course, but the EU keeps moving forward. On Friday, the European Commission announced that the EU, which is made up 27 member countries, is on track to meet its goal of generating 20 percent of its energy from renewable resources by 2020. The Commission also says the EU will meet its other two goals of increasing energy efficiency by 20 percent and decreasing emissions by 20 percent of 1990 levels….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Scientists Protest Proposed Ivory Auction
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Tanzania and Zambia, conservationists fear, may receive special permission from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to auction off a combined total of 112 tonnes of stockpiled ivory.
Though such auctions are strictly monitored by international organizations and the revenue earned is required to be used for elephant conservation projects, many believe that the sale could drive market demand for ivory and <a hr…Read the full story on TreeHugger
More Efficient Biomass Gasification Through Solar Concentrating Mirrors
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Here’s a new twist on biomass gasification, one which more or less merges it with solar thermal. Technology Review is highlighting the efforts of Colorado-based Sundrop Fuels to develop a system which uses the heat of the sun to vaporize biomass and turn it into syngas:…Read the full story on TreeHugger
India Backs Copenhagen Accord – Last Major Emitter To Do So
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India, the world’s last major emitter to formally back the Copenhagen Accord, has done so. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said the decision reflected India’s contributions in shaping the Accord. Ramesh went on to list the three conditions under which India will participate:…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Tiger Cubs Found Dead in Indian National Park
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Two tiger cubs were found dead in the Ranthambhore national park in India this weekend. Though an investigation is still under way, officials reported that early evidence suggests the cubs were poisoned….Read the full story on TreeHugger
China Importing Rhinos to Harvest Their Horns?
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Since 2000, China has reportedly purchased 141 rare white rhinos from South Africa–an amount that has drawn the suspicion from conservationists that the animals aren’t being used for friendly purposes. Instead, it is believed that the rhinos are being farmed on wildlife reserves for the sole purpose of <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Manatee Cousins in Mideast Face Uncertain Future
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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
Being a Cyclist in Iceland: Interview with Morten Lange, head of the Icelandic Cyclists’ Federation
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World Streets has a great interview with Morten Lange, the head of the Icelandic Cyclists’ Federation. Part of the interview is about Iceland-specific things, but most of it applies to cyclists everywhere. It’s a good read, check out some highlights below or read the whole thing here….Read the full story on TreeHugger
T. Boone Pickens Planning a New Wind Farm (500 MW), But Not in Texas Panhandle
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Official Announcement in 30 Days, Construction Begins this Year
After the unraveling of his plans for a huge wind farm in Texas, T. Boone Pickens could have just given up and decided to instead focus more of his energies in trying to convince the politicians in Washington that the U.S. should move to <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/pickens-pla…Read the full story on TreeHugger
