Photo: P.J. Munro It’s not for everyone, this present. Consider it for that slightly cynical, but oh so sophisticated and ironic friend… Or for yourself. Remember how much fun stickers were? This is one for adults only–subversive, so don’t show the children…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Rule Hibernia And the federal invest-a-thon in clean technologies continues — first a smidgen for solar , then a huge boost for high speed rail , and now, a decent investment in offshore wind. The Obama administration announced plans to sink $50.5 million into research and development for offshore wind power … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: John Leech Call it a “rail shot” — with all the space race allusions being tossed around by the administration of late, this time the term would live up to expectations. The White House has announced a “comprehensive plan” that dedicates $53 billion over the next six years to achieving the president’s newly-minted goal of providing 80% of America with access to high speed rail within a generation. Now this is change we can believe in. Here’s t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Report: Indigenous Communities Are Fighting for Land Rights More Than Ever – But Governments and Corporations Are Fighting Back
February 8, 2011 No Comment
Image: Rights and Resources A new report from the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) has some good news and bad news. The good: recognition of land and resource rights for indigenous populations has been on the rise in recent years, but the bad: that increase stagnated last year, despite new governmental commitments, at least on paper, to support such rights. That means land grabs are up. “On one hand the necessity of secure rights is now widely promo… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Plays about climate change are all the rage in London right now. What with The Heretic at the Royal Court and Greenland at The National playing simultaneously, it appears theater land is suddenly making a conscious effort to get involved in the climate conversation. Nicholas Hytner, director of The National, Britain’s largest theatre complex, commissioned Greenland with the express wish that theatre step up and tackle the biggest issue of our time, not only practically behind the scenes, but also dramatically on the stage. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Cancer Alley: Staggering Illness Alongside Big Industry, and More on the Way
February 8, 2011 No Comment
Image: Global Justice Game There’s a region in Louisiana known as cancer alley (or chemical corridor, take your pick). You can guess why. Cancer claims victims at an alarming rate along the 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, where more than 140 industrial plants spew pollution into the air and water. Where is Cancer Alley? Set in the middle is St. James Parish (Louisiana’s counties are called parishes), consi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Yesterday I reported that the British government was reviewing solar subsidies because they had proved too popular . In particular, there was concern that commercial entities were setting up gigantic utility-scale solar farms with money that was originally intended to subsidize residential solar power. How nobody saw it coming continues to amaze me, but in the meantime it seems that solar power companies are considering legal action in the face this pla… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo credit: William Burrard-Lucas Known for their antics and tendency to make dramatic leaps from rock to rock, rockhopper penguins are always exciting to watch. When Will Burrard-Lucas went to the Falkland Islands to photograph the penguins, however, he saw something even more surprising than he expected. Dozens of penguins gathered around a spring each day, taking turns bathing in the cold stream of water. The penguin shower was an incredible sig… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Proof Sustainable eye wear company, Proof , is on a mission to make sunglasses that have the “power to make a change in the world,” so states their press release. The unisex shades are made with sustainably sourced wood, including ebony, zebrawood, and bamboo–they have foldable sunnies, too. Take a look: … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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