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• FFF: Is Silence In Nature Possible Anymore?

  

  This week’s facts come from an interesting piece in the NY Times Magazine section that talks about researchers and ecologists catching sound in Alaska’s Denali... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• USGBC Launches Its Green Teacher Certificate

  

  As an educator, this next story is the type I love to read about. The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) is now offering a Green Classroom Professiona... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• President Obama Announces EV-EVerywhere Challenge

  

  Earlier this month while in North Carolina, President Obama kicked off “EV-EVerywhere”, the second step in the Energy Department’s “Clean Energy Grand... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 2012 Tour De Fat Dates Announced

  

  This year’s Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing’s celebration of the bike, has announced its 2012 dates and locations. Two new cities have been added. Washington,... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• You Can Now Stroll Through Amazonian Rainforest on Your Desktop; Good Or Bad?

  

  What do you all think of this? Google Maps now takes you into the heart of the Amazon rainforest. My reaction is split: 1) Great! I’ve always been interested... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• California Set to Install 200 EV Charging Stations

  

  On Friday, California’s Governor, Edmund (Jerry) Brown signed an executive order that aims to have 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) in the state by 2025... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• You Won’t Believe the Size of This Chameleon (If You Can Find It!)

  

  In case you haven’t seen it, this incredibly tiny chameleon is worth a look. The diminutive creature would fit on your thumb’s fingernail (see picture at left). Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Dig for Energy When We’re Bombarded Every Day?

  

  Ever wonder why oil is underground? I don’t mean how it got there (decomposing organisms trapped below layers of sediment that were compressed). I mean why we g... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Bloom Energy Servers Installed at JMB Realty

  

  Just about two years ago we first wrote about Bloom Energy. At the time, the company’s revolutionary energy servers (Bloom Boxes) seemed like the next big... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Japan’s 2010 CO2 Emissions Down By 12.3% Compared to 1990

  

  That’s the good news. 20 years of efficiency gains, technological improvements, and policy tweaks have reduced the amount of CO2 produced by Japanese industries. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Is Silence In Nature Possible Anymore?

  

  This week’s facts come from an interesting piece in the NY Times Magazine section that talks about researchers and ecologists catching sound in Alaska’s Denali... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Review and Test Drive of the Fisker Karma

  

  The Fisker Karma is unlike any other car on the road. Known as an EVer—Electric Vehicle extended range—Fisker correctly claims the Karma to be “the world’s firs... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, MOTO

• US Imposes Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels

  

  ABC News and The New York Times are reporting that yesterday, the United States’ Commerce Department has levied a small (2.9 to 4.73 percent) tariff on... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Listening Closely to the Energy Debate

  

  We do not take a political position on this site. However, the other morning the three Republican candidates for the nomination all had curious comments on... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Geothermal Air-Conditioning Systems for Japanese “Combini”

  

  Seven-Eleven is the largest of the combini (convenience store) chains that can be found on nearly every block in large cities around Japan. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Approve the Keystone Pipeline

  

  Though perhaps a minority voice among the environmental set, I agree whole-heartedly with Joe Nocera’s column about how U.S. politics is interfering with U.S.... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• New Educating for Sustainability Website

  

  It’s not too often that we write about a website let alone a blog, but Antioch University’s Educating for Sustainability (EfS) program has launched a new... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Bamboo

  

  The following facts come from Delta Airlines’ March 2012 Sky magazine: 1,400: number of bamboo species growing throughout the world. $23 billion: projected... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Green Schools and Academic Success

  

  A team of researchers at the University of Colorado Denver (UCD) found a small positive correlation between academic success at schools that employ... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Treehugger’s “Best of Green” Voting Begins

  

  Though we have had our own polls from time to time, today we mention Treehugger’s “Best of Green Reader’s Choice,’ where you can vote for your favorite green... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT