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Cleantech powerhouse

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:11 PM EST ()

"In a new report by the CleanTech Group, Israel was named as one of the top 10 cleantech countries of 2009, alongside green giants like Denmark, Sweden and Germany.

science, environment, green, solar-power, electric-car, cleantech, reverse-osmosis, drip-irrigation, water-technologies

Is Europe Really On Track To Meet Its Kyoto Goals?

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:01 PM EST (tnr.com)

Seeded by Rella

There's a fairly basic question about climate policy that gets asked a lot: Can a cap-and-trade program actually cut carbon-dioxide emissions? Set aside the question of cost and the endless debate over whether a mythical carbon tax would be sleeker.

politics, cap-and-trade, emissions, climate-change, environment, kyoto, climate-policy, greenhouse-gases, co2, carbon-dioxide

@!$%# Happens

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:12 PM EST (Culture Change)

Seeded by alkimija

Where will you go when the sewers clog up? Where will you go when the porcelain finally cracks? Where will you go when the Toilet Duck quacks its last? Let's go back to the beginning...

Environmentalists alarmed by Puerto Rico policies

Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:09 PM EST

By Mike Melia, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by krishna-167929)

Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico's last governor hosts dozens of rare and endangered species and was championed by celebrities who helped fight off resort proposals.

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cb, puerto-rico, environment, world-news, business

Plastic netting brings water to Lima slum

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:59 PM EST (The Vancouver Sun)

Seeded by alkimija

Many of Peru's grittiest slums can only dream of access to water. But thanks to a German NGO, simple technology and hard work, some humble homes are the first to use plastic netting to harvest water from the fog cloaking the night sky.

world-news, fog-harvesting

Fellowship of the Whales ; Video

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:51 PM EST (PBS)

Seeded by Angel_C

Follow a baby humpback whale as she travels from her birthplace in Hawaii, to feeding grounds off Alaska's coast. Escorted by her mother, this newborn will learn many things along the way.

entertainment, full-episode-videos, whales, humpback-whales, nature-videos, ocean-life

Metro Nashville will tap Earth's crust to help keep homes comfy

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:26 AM EST (The Nashville Tennessean)

Seeded by Angel_C

Nashville has its share of temperature swings, with wintertime lows below freezing and summertime highs in the triple digits.

us-news, energy-resources, geothermal-energy, heating-costs, saving-money-in-urban-areas

Japan plans to beam down solar energy from outerspace

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:05 AM EST (Ecosalon)

Seeded by Angel_C

Energy, that is. With few energy resources of its own, Japan is literally reaching for the stars in its attempt to turn unlimited clean energy into reality by 2030.

technology, solar-power, japan, clean-energy, global-issues