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LA 2009: Mitsubishi  will  bring an EV to U.S. in 2011, but it might not be the i-MiEV
LA 2009: Mitsubishi will bring an EV to U.S. in 2011, but it might not be the i-MiEV
green.autoblog.com — Mitsubishi i-MiEV - click above for high-res image gallery Here's a line from Mitsubishi's press release dated... April 9, 2009 : Ending months of heightening speculation, Mitsubishi Motors North America President and CEO Shinichi Kurihara confirmed the i MiEV (Mitsubishi Innovative ... (more) LA 2009: Mitsubishi will bring an EV to U.S. in 2011, ...
Copenhagen’s Christmas Tree Will Be Pedal Powered!
Copenhagen’s Christmas Tree Will Be Pedal Powered!
inhabitat.com — This year, Copenhagen’s annual Christmas tree will light up with the help of Danish citizens’ aerobic efforts.... The energy produced by the riders of 15 bicycles in Copenhagen’s City Hall Square will light up the 700 LED bulbs ... (more) Copenhagen’s Christmas Tree Will Be Pedal Powered!
Panasonic Will Invest $1 Billion in ‘Green Home’ Plan (Update1)
bloomberg.com — Panasonic Will Invest $1 Billion in ‘Green Home’ Plan (Update1)... (more) Panasonic Will Invest $1 Billion in ‘Green Home’ Plan ...
REPORT: Initial Chevy Volt launch will be in select U.S. markets only
REPORT: Initial Chevy Volt launch will be in select U.S. markets only
green.autoblog.com — 2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery Undoubtedly, the Chevy Volt is one of... the most hotly anticipated new model launches in Chevrolet's long and storied history, and it will likely be seen as a halo model of sorts for the entire General Motors lineup. As we saw ... (more) REPORT: Initial Chevy Volt launch will be in select U.S. ...
EnerDel will supply batteries for smart grid project near Tokyo
EnerDel will supply batteries for smart grid project near Tokyo
green.autoblog.com — EnerDel Th!nk City - Click above for high-res image gallery EnerDel is making moves. The battery maker... recently announced it will work on a smart grid project out in Portland, Oregon and today said that it is part of a similar program Tsukuba City, near Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese ... (more) EnerDel will supply batteries for smart grid project ...
LA Preview: HH2 will be back to tout onboard hydrogen generation. Can you believe it?
LA Preview: HH2 will be back to tout onboard hydrogen generation. Can you believe it?
green.autoblog.com — HH2 booth at the 2008 LA Auto Show - click above for high-res image gallery Last year,... HydrolectricPower LLC had a stand in the basement of the LA Convention Center promoting their HH2 Hydrogen Generator Clean Air Combustion System and claiming improvements to fuel economy of up to ... (more) LA Preview: HH2 will be back to tout onboard hydrogen ...
The Growing Challenge:  How Did It Go?  Will You Plant Seeds Again Next Year?
The Growing Challenge: How Did It Go? Will You Plant Seeds Again Next Year?
1greengeneration.elementsintime.com — Welcome! Come, tell us all what seeds you’ve planted, what seeds you’re saving (if you're saving), and... overall how your garden is growing! (more) The Growing Challenge: How Did It Go? Will You Plant ...
Will hydrogen breakthrough come in the form of a better battery? Maybe YESS!
green.autoblog.com — Wouldn't it be ironic if hydrogen's role in future transportation is not derived from its use in... a fuel cell but rather, in a battery. If a recent press release is to be believed then the forthcoming YESS battery (that's "Your Energy Storage Solution") from an outfit called ERRA Incorporated ... (more) Will hydrogen breakthrough come in the form of a better ...
Climate change will fuel India’s Naxalite bloodshed
schumachercentre.org — Climate change will fuel India’s Naxalite bloodshed (more) Climate change will fuel India’s Naxalite bloodshed
China says it will cut its carbon emissions by up to 45 percent by 2020
China says it will cut its carbon emissions by up to 45 percent by 2020
washingtonpost.com — FILE -- In a Nov. 18, 2009 file photo President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese Premier Wen... Jiabao, right, gesture to each other during the arrival at Diaoyutai State Guest House before their bilateral meeting in Beijing, China. China announced ... (more) China says it will cut its carbon emissions by up to 45 ...
'Only free trade' will end hunger
theage.com.au — THE threat climate change poses to agriculture makes the free trade of food crucial if the world... hunger crisis is to be effectively tackled, Agriculture Minister Tony Burke says. Speaking to The Age a week after he returned from the UN food summit in ... (more) 'Only free trade' will end hunger
Warming Facts – Will Snow Levels Fall?
mindzle.com — We are talking about snow levels here and how changes in the climate will affect our ski... weather for the next ninety years; we are not looking for global warming solutions or going near the politics. Forgive the pun, but whether we like it or not, there’s no doubt the world is warming up ... (more) Warming Facts – Will Snow Levels Fall?
Sector consortiums state that Spain will lose her leadership in PV due to bad law
mindzle.com — Asociación Empresarial Fotovoltaica (ASEF), Asociación de Productores de Energías Renovables (APPA), and Asociación de la Industria Fotovoltaica... (ASIF) met in Madrid to reveal “Set for 2020” a paper by the European PhotoVoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and A.T. Kearney articulating the ... (more) Sector consortiums state that Spain will lose her ...
Will Whole Foods’ new mobile slaughterhouses squeeze small farmers?
grist.org — by Tom Laskawy Jennifer Hashley processes a chicken on her Massachusetts farm. Massachusetts poultry farmer Jennifer Hashley... has a problem. From the moment she started raising pastured chickens outside Concord, Mass. in 2002, there was, as she put it ... (more) Will Whole Foods’ new mobile slaughterhouses ...
Supreme Court Will Rule on Florida Shoreline Protection Program
Supreme Court Will Rule on Florida Shoreline Protection Program
ecosalon.com — It’s a classic feud predicated upon the idea I have my land, now you cannot have yours... . In this case, the land is the pristine white beach that stretches along the Florida Panhandle, a beach that has been restored over the past 30 years through a renourishment and restoration ... (more) Supreme Court Will Rule on Florida Shoreline Protection ...
Obama Will Go to Copenhagen
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — The president decides to attend part of the climate change summit.... (more) Obama Will Go to Copenhagen
Global warming rigged? Here's the email I'd need to see | George Monbiot
guardian.co.uk — The leaked exchanges are disturbing, but it would take a conspiracy of a very different order to... justify sceptics' claims It's no use pretending this isn't a major blow. The emails extracted by a hacker from the climatic research unit at the ... (more) Global warming rigged? Here's the email I'd need to see ...
R4 Fashion Was A Great Event
R4 Fashion Was A Great Event
greenscroll.org — The Greenscroll team had the honour of sponsoring and attending the recent R4 Fashion Show last weekend.... It was a showcase of "green g... (more) R4 Fashion Was A Great Event
White House State Dinner For Indian Prime Minister Will Be All Vegetarian
White House State Dinner For Indian Prime Minister Will Be All Vegetarian
ecorazzi.com — Tonight, President Obama will be holding the first official dinner for visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh... and we’ve got some good news: the menu is totally vegetarian. Chef Marcus Samuelsson along with White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford will be preparing the ... (more) White House State Dinner For Indian Prime Minister Will ...
Regulation will drive reluctant IT departments towards becoming greener
Regulation will drive reluctant IT departments towards becoming greener
realwire.com — -eWEEK Europe UK launches new live and interactive events channel with opening debate on ‘Green Wash vs... Green Backs’- eWEEK Europe UK, www.eweekeurope.co.uk, the online publication designed for the new era of IT, has launched a new live events channel on the webcast platform, BrightTalk. (more) Regulation will drive reluctant IT departments towards ...
REPORT: Electric Infiniti will be a performance-oriented ZEV
REPORT: Electric Infiniti will be a performance-oriented ZEV
green.autoblog.com — Infiniti Essence concept - click above for high-res image gallery At the Tokyo Motor Show , Nissan... CEO announced that Infiniti would be getting one of the four battery electric vehicles planned by the company over the next several years. While Ghosn didn't give any details at the time, ... (more) REPORT: Electric Infiniti will be a performance-oriented ZEV
US will announce target for cutting carbon emissions
US will announce target for cutting carbon emissions
news.bbc.co.uk — The US will announce a target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions before next month's UN climate summit,... according to a White House official. The target is expected to be in line with figures contained in legislation before the Senate - a reduction ... (more) US will announce target for cutting carbon emissions
George F. Will: Fossil fuels belie environmentalism
washingtonpost.com — What city contributed most to the making of the modern world? The Paris of the Enlightenment and... then of Napoleon, pioneer of mass armies and nationalist statism? London, seat of parliamentary democracy and center of finance? Or perhaps Titusville, Pa. (more) George F. Will: Fossil fuels belie environmentalism
Prediction: In 2015, fuel cell vehicles "will be cheaper than a Rolls-Royce"
Prediction: In 2015, fuel cell vehicles "will be cheaper than a Rolls-Royce"
green.autoblog.com — 2009 Honda FCX Clarity - Click above for high-res image gallery A lot of automakers are targeting... 2015 as the year to introduce fuel cell vehicles to the market, GM , Toyota and Honda foremost among them. This is fine and all, but there are still some serious questions about the cost of ... (more) Prediction: In 2015, fuel cell vehicles "will be cheaper ...
Food riots will mark the end of oil
Food riots will mark the end of oil
theecologist.org — Dan Box 23rd November, 2009 The end of the oil age won't be a pretty thing, but... a new report by Deutsche Bank suggests it could be even uglier than we feared... 'Food and oil, I'm afraid, go hand in hand' - Deutsche Bank analyst There's been a lot of ... (more) Food riots will mark the end of oil
Oil in a Week – The Oil Age: How Long Will It Last?
daralhayat.com — Oil in a Week – The Oil Age: How Long Will It Last?... (more) Oil in a Week – The Oil Age: How Long Will It Last?
POLL: Is the Tesla IPO for you?
POLL: Is the Tesla IPO for you?
green.autoblog.com — Tesla Roadster - Click above for high-res image gallery With another story about Tesla Motors going public... circulating last week (although probably not for a while ) - right alongside the news of trouble at electric car maker Aptera - we got to wondering what the community thinks of ... (more) POLL: Is the Tesla IPO for you?
China vs. U.S.: economic power vs. military might; which will prevail?
opednews.com — [Two world powers, with two distinctly different political philosophies, proceed in world affairs on strikingly different courses.... China has chosen to flex its economic muscle while America's strategy is based on using military might in pursuing its ... (more) China vs. U.S.: economic power vs. military might; which ...
Kris Kuksi’s Recycled Toy Sculptures Will Scare the Kids
Kris Kuksi’s Recycled Toy Sculptures Will Scare the Kids
inhabitat.com — The beautiful thing about upcycled materials is that the end results often bear no resemblance to the... original items. Such is the case with sculptor Kris Kuksi ’s toy sculptures, which are constructed out of old toys, statues, and mechanical ... (more) Kris Kuksi’s Recycled Toy Sculptures Will Scare the Kids
Here’s what we know so far: CRU’s emails were hacked, the 2000s will easily be the hottest decade on record, and the planet keeps warming thanks to us!
Here’s what we know so far: CRU’s emails were hacked, the 2000s will easily be the hottest ...
climateprogress.org — Here’s what we know so far: CRU’s emails were hacked, the 2000s will easily be the hottest... decade on record, and the planet keeps warming thanks to us! (more) Here’s what we know so far: CRU’s emails were hacked, ...
Plans for the Green George W. Bush Presidential Center Released
Plans for the Green George W. Bush Presidential Center Released
inhabitat.com — All U.S. Presidents get a center named after them upon completion of their term in the White... House, and George W. is no exception. Plans for his presidential center were just revealed, and considering how energy efficient his ranch in Crawford is, ... (more) Plans for the Green George W. Bush Presidential Center ...
Toyota starts discussions on who will get PHEV Priuses
Toyota starts discussions on who will get PHEV Priuses
green.autoblog.com — Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept -- Click above for high-res image gallery Toyota is getting ready to... start deploying a fleet of 200 plug-in Prius hybrids in the coming months and the company needs to figure out what to do with them. The cars will all be leased for purposes of ... (more) Toyota starts discussions on who will get PHEV Priuses
George W. Bush Presidential Center
ramsa.com — The George W. Bush Presidential Center carries forward the tradition of Southern Methodist University's Georgian-style campus, with... simple wall planes faced with Texas limestone and red brick relieved by rhythmically disposed divided-light windows. ... (more) George W. Bush Presidential Center
State of World Population 2009
unfpa.org — How do population dynamics affect greenhouse gases and climate change? Will urbanization and an ageing population help... or hinder efforts to adapt to a warming world? And could better reproductive health care and improved relations between women and ... (more) State of World Population 2009
REPORT: Think will build U.S. plant in Indiana, appoints two new execs
REPORT: Think will build U.S. plant in Indiana, appoints two new execs
green.autoblog.com — Th!nk City - Click above for high-res image gallery Think Global is deepening its roots in Indiana.... The City electric car already uses batteries made by local company Ener1, which also owns 31 percent of Think Global. When the Think starts up production again (it was shut down ... (more) REPORT: Think will build U.S. plant in Indiana, appoints ...
Global temperatures will rise 6C by end of century, say scientists
guardian.co.uk — Most comprehensive CO2 study to date is expected to give greater urgency to diplomatic manoeuvring before Copenhagen... Global temperatures are on a path to rise by an average of 6C by the end of the century as CO2 emissions increase and the Earth's ... (more) Global temperatures will rise 6C by end of century, say ...
Hopenhagen Ambassador Contest: HuffPost Citizen Journalist Will Win A Trip To Copenhagen
Hopenhagen Ambassador Contest: HuffPost Citizen Journalist Will Win A Trip To Copenhagen
huffingtonpost.com — Most people don't know it, but the fate of the world is at stake this December. The... UN is holding a Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark where the world's leaders will decide whether there will be any framework at all on limiting carbon ... (more) Hopenhagen Ambassador Contest: HuffPost Citizen ...
Will South Carolina become the nation’s new Yucca Mountain?
grist.org — by Sue Sturgis The Savannah River. Photo courtesy Mountain Hermit via Flickr Earlier this year, President Obama... canceled the federal government’s plans to store high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants and weapons facilities at ... (more) Will South Carolina become the nation’s new Yucca ...
GCC oil revenue will hit $1tr in 2030
gulfnews.com — Abu Dhabi: The combined oil income of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is expected to reach $1... trillion (Dh3.67 trillion) by 2030 at current oil prices, an energy expert said at an industry conference here on Monday."The Gulf contains 40 per ... (more) GCC oil revenue will hit $1tr in 2030
Solar-Powered High School Will be Greenest in the Nation
Solar-Powered High School Will be Greenest in the Nation
nbclosangeles.com — ANNIE GEFFROY Updated 5:33 PM PST, Mon, Nov 16, 2009... (more) Solar-Powered High School Will be Greenest in the Nation
Leaders agree Copenhagen will focus on principles, not concrete goals
Leaders agree Copenhagen will focus on principles, not concrete goals
theglobeandmail.com — Consensus at APEC summit to work on inclusive agreement for all nations to reduce emissions instead of... specific targets (more) Leaders agree Copenhagen will focus on principles, not ...
Leaders Will Delay Deal on Climate Change
nytimes.com — President Obama in Singapore on Saturday for the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting.... (more) Leaders Will Delay Deal on Climate Change
REPORT: Toshiba's SCiB battery will find a home with five automakers
green.autoblog.com — Last month, when Toshiba announced it would build a second plant to produce its lithium titanate Super... Charge Batteries (SCiB), no automakers had publicly declared they would use those particular packs. This is still the case. Now, though, if you were to just throw darts at a list of ... (more) REPORT: Toshiba's SCiB battery will find a home with ...
PolitiFact | Pence claims that Obama said energy costs will skyrocket with a cap-and-trade plan
mediamatters.org — With Congress debating a cap-and-trade plan to reduce global warming, House Republicans are touting an alternative that... they say will be less expensive. Instead of regulating carbon dioxide by forcing power companies to buy and trade polluting ... (more) PolitiFact | Pence claims that Obama said energy costs ...
Leaders Will Delay Deal on Climate Change
Leaders Will Delay Deal on Climate Change
nytimes.com — President Obama in Singapore on Saturday for the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting.... (more) Leaders Will Delay Deal on Climate Change
One error retracted, 99 to go.  Superfreaknomics authors will, in future editions, correct their claim that Caldeira believes “carbon dioxide is not the right villain”
One error retracted, 99 to go. Superfreaknomics authors will, in future editions, correct their ...
climateprogress.org — The outrage over — and debunkings of — the error-riddled book Superfreakonomics continue, even as coauthors Levitt... and Dubner slowly concede their mistakes. Perhaps the most scathing takedown to date comes from Raymond T. Pierrehumbert ... (more) One error retracted, 99 to go. Superfreaknomics authors ...
Leaders Will Delay Deal on Climate Change
Leaders Will Delay Deal on Climate Change
nytimes.com — President Obama in Singapore on Saturday for the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting.... (more) Leaders Will Delay Deal on Climate Change
George Will, low hanging fruitcake?
George Will, low hanging fruitcake?
greenfyre.wordpress.com — BPSDB Debunking the climate change Denierism nonsense that George Will writes is more akin to clubbing plush... toys than an actual intellectual exercise. Shooting fish in a barrel? sure, if we’re talking about the barrel of the gun in question; easy and pointless. George Will knows ... (more) George Will, low hanging fruitcake?
Sen. Inhofe explains he’s going to Copenhagen so that when Sen. Kerry says “Yes. We’re going to ...
climateprogress.org — Thousands and thousands of climate science advocates — including me — will be in Copenhagen next month... trying to advance an international deal that gives the world a chance to avoid catastrophic global warming. And then there will be ... (more) Sen. Inhofe explains he’s going to Copenhagen so that ...
Will rising oil prices derail the recovery?
econbrowser.com — Last April I described new research on the role of oil prices in the recent recession. Here's... an update on what's happened since then. (more) Will rising oil prices derail the recovery?
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