Archive for the 'Environment' Category

8 Great Global Warming Podcast Episodes / Series

I’ve been looking for Podcasts that discuss Global Warming and that aren’t a waste of time. After doing all my research, here is a set of podcasts that I believe are the best around.
Please leave a comment here on this post if you have other favorites to add — or if you disagree about one […]

Car passing gas? Recycle those fumes!

At Green Options today they’re passing along a story from Engadget on the ‘Greenbox’ — an aftermarket deice for cars that claims to capture most of the greenhouse gases from cars to keep them out of the atmosphere.
The idea is that you’d attach the ‘greenbox’ to your car and it would capture the gases as […]

Earth 911 reminds us…

That in the Summer it’s important to check your sprinkler for leaks. According a post this afternoon:
A broken sprinkler can waste thousands of gallons of water, not to mention bring you a hefty water bill.
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Greenpeace training a new set of Environmental Leaders

“We’re putting congress on the hot seat
because we want them to put the issue of
global warming on the front burner”

Check this video to get a good look at the next generation of environmental leaders in America.The video was prepared as part of a training program organized and led by Greenpeace in association with Seventh […]

Beef Belches Be Big, Big Broblem

The About Simple Ways blog notes a recent Japanese study which says eating a pound of beef is worse for the environment than “driving your car for three hours while leaving all the lights on back home.”
This study was also pointed to by the NewScientist.com news service:
A kilogram of beef is responsible for more […]

Capitalist Climate Cola (with a side of global warming hockey stick info)

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Capitalist climate cola, originally uploaded by oxpeaceart.
It’s the real thing.
This picture is superimposed over the now well-known ‘hockey stick’ graph showing temperature compared to CO2 concerntrations.
The hockey stick […]

“What would you be willing to do limit and/or regulate the meat industry in order to curb the climate crisis?”

In a video posted testerday on youtube, David Fisher asks, “What would you be willing to do limit and/or regulate the meat industry in order to curb the climate crisis?”
His point is that methane is a greenhouse gas in the same way that CO2 is, except that the science shows it packs a more potent […]

Good non-U.S. Sources for Information on Climate Change

I don’t know about you, but I find myself being skeptical of any information published by the US Government when it comes to climate change. With all the evidence that scientists have been influenced to alter their publications by political appointees, it’s a shame to say — but I just don’t trust them anymore.
The good […]

A simple step you can take: Eat more locally grown food

“Eating locally isn’t just a fad like the various diets advertised on late-night TV – it may be one of the most important ways we save ourselves and the planet.”
– Dr. David Suzuki, chair, The David Suzuki Foundation
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As a follow up to this recent photoset on eating locally […]

PHOTOSET: Locally Grown Food / Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

This is a photoset on locally grown foods.
Eating locally grown foods has an impact far beyond the relatively little money you pay for it.
It’s an important step for the environment since it reduces the energy needed to grow the food and get it to you. It’s good for local farmers, because it helps them stay […]