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Japan Says It Won’t Comply With Bluefin Tuna Ban…Imagine That
It really does seem like Japan has a strong aversion to anything roaming the seas. First, it has it’s ongoing refusal to stop killing whales. Now, it is also refusing to recognize the ban on close to extinct bluefin tuna.
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San Francisco Mandates Wiring For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In All Newly Constructed Buildings
In yet another move to make themselves one of the greenest cities in the county, if not the world, San Francisco has just adopted building codes that require all newly constructed buildings, both home and office, to be pre-wired for electric vehicle charging stations.
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San Francisco Converts Street Parking Spaces Into Sidewalk Extensions
It seems San Francisco is one of the only cities in the country that has no problem with instituting, or least trying out, more sustainable means of utilizing space and energy. This time the city is beginning a trial run of converting street parking spaces into sidewalk extensions for cafes.
From Freeway To Farm In San Francisco
A new organic farm is coming to San Francisco; in the middle of the city and on top of a freeway.
Think Addressing Climate Change Now Is Too Expensive? Try $2.4 Trillion If We Don’t
Pundits and governments alike love to say that ‘going green’ and/or taking steps to mitigate climate change often times just cost too much money. A new study has found that by not doing anything and letting Arctic ice melt will cost the global economy $2.4 trillion. Yeah…that sounds like a real bargain.
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A Huge Hydroelectric Dam In The Middle Of The Amazon Just Won Government Approval…Boooo
A huge hydroelectric dam planned for the Xingu River in the middle of the Amazon has just received government approval in Brazil. As with other countries’ governments wanting hydroelectric dams in environmentally sensitive areas (see Three Gorges Dam), the Brazilian government is naturally downplaying the potential for environmental calamities.
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Saving Detroit By Turning It Back Into Farmland
John Hantz, a wealthy financial investor, believes the key to saving Detroit from utter collapse is taking the land around the city back to what it did best; growing crops.
Get Ready For Seven-Foot Sea Level Rise As Climate Change Melts Ice Sheets
The IPCC’s 2007 report missed out the melting of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets which would be the key drivers in dramatic sea level rises making a sea level rise of 7ft by 2100 more than likely.
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Google May Begin Buying And Selling Electricity In The U.S.
In what is a surprise move to some, and logical progression to others, Google is seeking government authority to buy and sell electricity in the United States.
India’s Pledge Of 20GW Of Solar Power Shows A Government That Takes Climate Change Seriously
While we in the U.S. will most likely debate and delay any real climate change legislation until we have to go to work in row boats, the “big problem polluter” countries, like India, are busy passing legislation and initiatives to become enormous producers of clean energy.
