It’s really too bad that this year’s election will have no movement in Congress to pass any legislation. Republicans,
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The rats have been stealing Bunny’s food pellets. Image credit:John Laumer The candidate I actively supported in the Pennsylvania State house race lost 2 to 1: Democrats were either too busy ‘tweeting’ or they were so absorbed with dreaming about a cool EV they couldn’t bother to vote. Pragmatism was not what this race was about. Rats are in the open compost heap again, chowing down on the remnants of Halloween and my climate-changed, Chinese Stink Bug-infested garden. And eating Bunny’s food pellets to boot. No rat poison this time, though. I learned after the previous fall’s election that rats would drag out the empty poison envelops; and either … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Elizabeth Cromwell, Wikimedia Commons , CC In a press conference he held to address the results of the 2010 elections , president Barack Obama made a none-too surprising statement: That comprehensive climate and clean energy reform is kaput for at least two years. He still maintained that he would try to push smaller initiatives through Congress in a piecemeal fashion, but he admitted more significant policy was all but dead for the time being. Here’s what he said:… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Michael Graham Richard New CEO = New Direction Honda has always been rather hesitant and skeptical about battery electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Its former CEO, Takeo Fukui, though that hydrogen fuel cells were the future, which explains the FCX Clarity (a great car, but expensive to make and building a hydrogen infrastructure is problematic). But Honda now has a new CEO, Takanobu Ito, who seems more inclined to develop new EVs and PHEVs. Could Honda
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photo via associated press Everyone is trying to read the tea leaves to figure out what’s going to happen to climate and energy legislation now that Rep. John Boehner is the Speaker-in-waiting. A post from last year might shed some light on this question. During an appearance on ABC News, told George Stephenopoulos the following: “The idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical. Every time we exhale, we exhale carbon dioxide.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Ford Quality Small Cars Aren’t Just for Europeans and Asians Like car model years, Popular Mechanics is one year ahead with its Auto Excellence Awards. The 2011 prize winners have been announced, and in the “fuel efficiency” category the winner is the Ford Fiesta. They explain their choice by saying that “just about anybody can make a car fuel efficient with the aid of an electric motor, a generator or two and a few hundred lithium batteries” (not that it’s as easy to do that as they make it sound, ask Chrysler) but that to make an inexpensive hi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Running the Safaricom Marathon. Photo credit: Elodie Sampere/The Nature Conservancy This guest post was written by Mark Tercek, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy . Running marathons and protecting biodiversity don’t usually go hand-in-hand. But on Nov. 7, I’ll join the New York City marathon in the name of conservation . I’ve run a few marathons in my life. But the last one was mo… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: TreeHugger The techie in your life can be a tricky one to please — with that pesky habit of being on 2.0 before the news even reaches you. Instead of giving your green geek gadgets for the holidays that will be obsolete before President’s Day, invest in technology, applications, and electronics that will help make their lives greener. From eco phones to renewable power sources to Yoda-approved clothing, these tech toys will have your techie’s heart melting — and win you something you can’t wire easily into their hearts — hard-earned respect. Produced by Mairi Beautyman … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Permaculture TV Some believe biochar could offset as much as 12% of CO2 emissions , but others warn that biochar is no miracle cure —with the prospects of large-scale biochar plantations and other such enterprises getting activists worried. The ambiguous nature of biochar as both a potential solution, and a po… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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