“Effective immediately,” Apple is withdrawing from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over the group’s position on climate change:
“”We would prefer that the chamber take a more progressive stance on this critical issue and play a constructive role in addressing…
Global carbon emissions are expected to drop by 2.6 percent this year. From the NYT:
Global carbon emissions are expected to post their biggest drop in more than 40 years this year as the global recession froze economic activity and…
A new study of Internet web browsers finds that Internet Explorer, Version 8, may be the most energy efficient followed closely by Firefox. Which browsers are the least efficient when it comes to being green? Safari (used on Apple…
A weaker Gulf Stream has caused the sea level to rise considerably this year along the East Coast of the United States. While the report issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration doesn’t name global warming as the cause,…
Norway is often leading the pack in many things environmental and the new floating wind turbine is nothing surprising. Named Hywind, the turbine floats in the North Sea as of now and is anchored to the floor with cable anchors. …
He’s the man who has vowed to make zero net impact on the environement for an entire year and he’s filming it all for everyone to watch. “The No Impact Man” is a documentary being released in select cities and…
Remember how in school you learn that what makes humans unique is that they are self aware? Well, humans might have competition from NASA’s new self aware building in California. The building will use zero net energy and will do…
Only about 1,100 of them are left in the Mojave Desert, but the Army wants them gone for training grounds. They are desert tortoises and the last time some them were moved nearly 90% of them died, mostly at the…
The United Nations and Google teamed up to show carbon emissions using Google Maps country by country. The data has been collected since 1990 and its goal is to give scientists and decision makers an easier to understand model of…
Last week we reported that the Sierra Club had a great “Cash for Clunkers” calculator on its website. I had not yet weighed in on my thoughts on the program itself. At first glance, it appears like a great idea. …
