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December 31, 2007 08:25 PM EST -- We are living in a time of escalating extremes. Climate change devastation may be arriving faster than expected, but wondrous new technologies may allow us to stop the worst. Global climate skeptics . . . more
March 24, 2008 03:30 PM EDT -- The word is now out: many biofuels, such as corn ethanol, actually cause global warming according to two studies published in Science in February.  Why?  Their production leads to clearing of . . . more
June 02, 2008 11:26 AM EDT -- The U.S. Senate is debating a major environmental bill: The Climate Security Act.  Unfortunately this bill is fatally flawed because it uses the convoluted, easily manipulated cap-and-trade process . . . more
December 03, 2007 07:40 PM EST -- The Kyoto Treaty, intended to decrease global warming, is set to expire in 2012.  Leaders from around the world are meeting in Bali , Indonesia to discuss what will replace it. The Kyoto Treaty . . . more
June 17, 2008 09:07 AM EDT -- Renewable energy is expanding voraciously and will do so even faster, according to experts at a Worldwatch Institute panel ( Tipping Point ).  Wind power is already in the midst of an explosion, . . . more
The Abyss of the Future
by Ethan G.
views: 120 | rating: 10 | comments: 23
August 07, 2008 03:35 PM EDT -- I’ve just finished reading James Speth’s The Bridge at the Edge of the World, which includes a powerful analysis of our environmental dangers along with a visionary approach to solving them.  Unlike . . . more
May 18, 2008 10:08 PM EDT -- With oil prices hitting another record, this time $128 a barrel, a voracious energy appetite worldwide, and a faltering economy, the demand is likely to grow to take any steps necessary to get extra energy, . . . more
November 19, 2007 04:15 PM EST -- Ever feel the urge to make bold decisions that influence the future of the world?  To balance economic and environmental factors through tough negotiations?  Now you can, if only in play.  . . . more
February 09, 2008 02:42 PM EST -- Two great environmental champions have, for me, long smacked of hypocrisy.  One is Robert F. Kennedy Junior, a great advocate of clean energy—until it comes to wind farms off the coast of his . . . more
Oil Prices Soar: What Next?
by Ethan G.
views: 156 | rating: 8.8 | comments: 17
March 12, 2008 08:13 PM EDT -- **I posted this three weeks ago but didn't post it to my "groups" because I didn't realize that the way to do so had changed.  So I am re-posting. With oil prices reaching . . . more
December 08, 2007 01:44 AM EST -- San Francisco Magazine - 2007 http://www.sanfran.com/home/view_story/1838/ Are we backing the right fix for global warming? Jaimal Yogis is a San Francisco contributing writer. . . . more
December 17, 2007 10:46 PM EST -- Rockville, Maryland, my adopted home town, is an example of how poor planning, centered on the automobile, has ruined community living in many parts of the United States. Urban and suburban areas are . . . more
December 11, 2007 09:31 AM EST -- Gather Members, Here is a list of major car manufacturers who are developing proptypes for hydrogen fuel cell powered EV cars and hybrids. Becky Novak  A Honda Civic for the age of global . . . more
Solar Village and Video
by Rebecca Novak
views: 26 | rating: 10 | comments: 4
December 08, 2007 03:00 PM EST -- Visit the web site for Solar Villages http://www.solarvillagelife.com/home.html Solar Village - Bolder, Colorado http://www.solarvillagelife.com/prospect.html Video http://www.v-web.tv/helperPages/videoPopup.aspx?videoid=26 . . . more
December 08, 2007 03:13 PM EST -- HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES - CHANGING THE WORLD BY REINVENTING POWER About This Video   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVA6FHlgbsg Hybrid Technologies, . . . more
December 13, 2007 02:21 PM EST -- http://www.storyofstuff.com/     SPONSORED by TIDES FOUNDATION & FUNDERS WORKGROUP for SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION and CONSUMPTION   What is the Story of Stuff? . . . more
December 08, 2007 01:46 PM EST -- The state should reverse its mistake of putting its clean-air hopes in hydrogen instead of battery-powered autos.   By Sherry Boschert LOS ANGELES TIMES November 19, 2007  . . . more
December 02, 2007 10:26 AM EST -- There is a new group at Gather! The EV Car Club Please join us! We invite you to read these links and then make comments. Links http://cleancarmaps.com/ http://seekingalpha.com/article/55885-electric-vehicle-makers-are-riding-on-sunlight . . . more
December 11, 2007 02:24 PM EST -- Imagine Peace - WAR IS OVER! by John Lennon & Yoko Ono       Video--> http://www.imaginepeace.com/ December 8, 2007 I miss you, John. 27 . . . more
December 20, 2007 12:48 PM EST -- http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/12/19/121939/61 * *Note: The comments following this article are worth reading, too. Becky Novak * Yes, EV batteries are durable . . . more
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