In India, there were around 1,114 tigers roaming in its jungles in the year 2006. This tiger population increased to 1,706 in 2010. Will the tiger lovers in India get a news to cheer in 2014, is a million dollar …
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Guest Blog Post on Eco-Sustainability: Countdown Begins – Tiger Census 2013-14 Started Last December
From Guest Blogger Addison Appleby: The Facts on Tidal Power
Modern studies show that the potential for tidal power is upwards of 700 TWh a year, and this means it is appealing to private investors as well as federal organizations that are trying to make the switch to clean energy. …
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From Guest Blogger Stacy Waxman: The Incredible Benefits of Edible Landscaping
You’ve probably heard the saying, “You are what you eat.” What if you actually grew what you ate and it could promote sustainable environment and make your home a safer place? Sound impossible? It’s not; it’s just two of the …
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“This Green Earth”
This morning, I was a guest on the radio program “This Green Earth,” which aired on KPCW, the NPR affiliate in Park City, Utah. The two hosts did a fabulous job, and gave me ample opportunity both to rant about …
Climate Change: Melting of Arctic Sea Ice Is Affecting the Jet Stream
Those with a deep understanding of meteorology will be interested in this lecture by Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University Research Professor of the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Apparently, the loss of ice in the arctic is having profound effects …
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Activism, Disney and Fracking
Apparently, Lisa Hoyos is a bit cheesed off with Disney. She sent me an email to the effect that she is “disturbed” that Disney would help dirty-energy companies promote fracking and oil drilling to our nation’s children. “Disturbed,” perhaps, but …
CBS’s “60 Minutes” Airs Hatchet-Job on CleanTech
The CBS news show “60 Minutes” sports a history of hatchet-jobs that goes back almost half a century. They’re phenomenally good at selecting a certain conclusion and then supporting it with misleading reporting, trick camera-work, and quotes taken out of …
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GMOs Raises Larger Question of Corporate Influence in Our Lives
A reader sent me this: Kudos to General Mills for seeing the writing on the wall and releasing GMO-free Cheerios. This is a huge step in the eradication of this highly destructive agricultural “technology” that industrial agriculture has been pushing …
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From Guest Blogger Kimberly Grimms: Effects of Smart Technologies in the Era of Climate Change
Movies such as Oblivion, Elysium, and After Earth show a post-apocalyptic Earth where people are trying to survive the harsh environment. In these movies, man is shown to possess advance smart technologies. These are computers which can think like humans, …
Fuel Costs for Chevy Volt Are Quite Appealing
Here’s an article on the per-mile cost of driving the (plug-in hybrid or “range-extended” hybrid) Chevy Volt, written by a Volt owner who, apparently, keeps track assiduously. Because his daily commute to work is inside the battery-only range and he …
