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Isaac Asimov Explained Climate Change in 1977 (Video)

Image: Positive Psychology News Isaac Asimov is one of the greatest science fiction writers in history -- his Foundation novels and Robot universe (which recently inspired the I, Robot Will Smith film) continue to inform popular culture to this day. Asimov was also a professor of biochemistry at Boston University and a prolific author of successful pop science books as well. In other words, the man was no slouch. No surprise then, that he speaks more eloquently about climate change in 1977 than most folks d... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article

Enterprise Rent-A-Car to Offer the Chevy Volt Later This Month

Photo: GM Other EVs to Follow Not to be outdone by its competitor Hertz, which announced that many models of electric cars will be available in 2011, Enterprise car rental says that it will have Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrids on offer for daily and weekly rentals later this month, though at first only at the Mark Christopher Auto Center in Ontario, California. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article

Video Autopsy of a Tesla Model S Electric Car

Photo: Screen grab from Tesla video Must See for EV Geeks Tesla's Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, Peter Rawlinson, gives us a video tour of the alpha version of Tesla's next car, the Model S electric sedan. Rawlinson's hypnotic voice is worth the price of admission alone, but anybody who's interested by EV engineering and technology should check out the 3 videos below.... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article

Wind Farm Noise Complaints - Bunk, Not Bunk, A Bit of Both?

photo: FranceHouseHunt.com/Creative Commons We've covered the issue (or non-issue, depending on which side you're on) of wind farms causing health problems in people living nearby for some time--the whooshing sound is reportedly disruptive of sleep if you're constantly and closely exposed to it. But if you need an overview of s... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article

Does being “green” make you a better person?

We each have a part to play in adapting to and mitigating climate change. The importance of local action and personal responsibility has spread around the world and fostered a thriving industry around helping us make “green” choices as consumers in the process. “Sure, it costs a little more to buy...

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 | Hits: 106

Catch ’09 tales T20 to G20, India counts its gains

How does the world look back at 2009? At the end of 2008, predictions for the next 12 months were so grim and pessimistic that everybody started off on January 1 with zero expectations. Within that narrow framework, 2009 turned out better than expected, especially for India. While the economic pro...

Wednesday, 30 December 2009 | Hits: 113

It was an inauspicious beginning. Days after the international community failed to establish legally binding measures to halt climate change, the UN launched the International Year of Biodiversity. Scientists predict that climate change will directly imperil one-fourth of the Earth’s species.

Tuesday, 22 June 2010 | Hits: 158

Press Release

$75,000 GRANTHAM PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED 2010 Grantham Prize Honors Excellence in Environmental Journalism NARRAGANSETT, R.I., June 18, 2010 – Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting has announced that Canadian author Alanna Mitchell is the winner of the 2010 Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment. Mitchell, author of th...

Thursday, 17 June 2010 | Hits: 191

Currently, China's wind power installed capacity has reached 30 million KWs and it is expected to increase to 135 million KWs in 5 years and 513 million KWs in 20 years. This means in the next 20 years, China will add an average of about 25 million KWs of wind po...

Saturday, 11 December 2010 | Hits: 72

BRITA CLIMATE RIDE GEARING UP FOR WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL BIKE RIDE;ONLY 30 SPOTS LEFT More than one hundred cyclists from all over the U.S. to set out on a 320-mile, 5-day ride in Northern California to raise awareness of the climate crisis and clean energy SAN FRANCISCO, CA – August 16, 2010: Br...

Sunday, 15 August 2010 | Hits: 88

Green Technology

200,000 Electric Cars Coming to Amsterdam by 2040

Amsterdam, the Netherlands is one of my favorite cities in Europe. The city is known for its predominance of bicycles. In fact, there are approximately 600,000 bicycles for the 750,000 residents. There are even bike shops specializing in recycle...

Thursday, 20 May 2010 | Hits: 182

There is a new housing community in Poway California, Solara, a 56-unit family project completed earlier this year in this San Diego County community.

Monday, 28 June 2010 | Hits: 91

The Lightcap 300 combines a water bottle with a solar powered LED light. This portable device allows you to store liquids within it, or seal away documents and other such items in a watertight container, while still being able to be used as a power...

Saturday, 8 May 2010 | Hits: 110

Green Editorial

Why do we care about nature, and can we actually quantify what the benefits are? This is what the UN's The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (Teeb) project is all about, and the answer is remarkable. The natural world – biodiversity – provides us with food, materials and energy. We ea...

Tuesday, 11 May 2010 | Hits: 283

This Report of the Standing Committee on Urban Development deals with the action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in their Thirty Eighth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on "Solid Waste Management” relating to the Ministry of Urban Development, which was presented to the Lok Sabha and laid in Ra...

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 | Hits: 141

Guest Column

Environmentalists have paid little heed to the 'softer' aspects of the movement, of which the need to change our culture is one of the most important. At the 8th International Media Forum on the Protection of Nature, organised by Greenaccord in Italy annually and held this ti...

Saturday, 4 December 2010 | Hits: 29

How will vast regions of India, where highly unreliable rainfall makes the difference between famine and sustenance, cope with climate change? Over 85 percent of the cultivated area in this country is either directly dependent on rain or depends on rain to recharge its groundwater. Seasonal rain provides water for ir...

Friday, 17 September 2010 | Hits: 165

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Isaac Asimov Explained Climate Change in 1977 (Video)

Enterprise Rent-A-Car to Offer the Chevy Volt Later This Month

Video Autopsy of a Tesla Model S Electric Car

Wind Farm Noise Complaints - Bunk, Not Bunk, A Bit of Both?

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Does being “green” make you a better person?

Catch ’09 tales T20 to G20, India counts its gains

“Endangered Species” Means More Than Animals

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2010 Grantham Prize Honors Excellence in Environmental Journalism

4th Annual Advanced Wind Technology and Investment Summit 2011

Brita Climate Ride gearing up for west coast environmental bike ride, only 30 spots left

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200,000 Electric Cars Coming to Amsterdam by 2040

SOLARA Is California’s First Solar-powered Apartment Community

Lightcap300 – Solar Powered Lantern and Water Bottle

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Why do we care about biodiversity?

Solid waste management Fifth Report (G O I)

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