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Stephen Hren

My Decade of Being "Peak Oil Aware"

Stephen Hren | Posted February 10, 2012 | Green

Science Magazine just published a great article about peak oil, and I realized it's been exactly a decade since I became "peak oil aware." 9/11 had just happened, and to try and understand the world I did something I wasn't, as an American, supposed to do -- I...

Jorge Cervantes

Mary Jane, You've Come a Long Way Baby

Jorge Cervantes | Posted February 10, 2012 | Green

When I published my first book -- Indoor Marijuana Horticulture -- back in 1983, there was no way to know how much things would change in the next three decades.

Back then Ronald Reagan was President of the United States, M*A*S*H went off the air and no one had ever...

Danielle Nierenberg

Innovation of the Week: Rewarding Farmers for Providing Ecosystem Services

Danielle Nierenberg | Posted February 10, 2012 | Green

The Sasumua dam supplies Nairobi, Kenya with 20 percent of its fresh water, but land use changes have started to contaminate this important source of water. Forests and wetlands are being converted into agricultural land and commercial plots. This reduces water flow during the dry season and increases surface runoff...

Carin Bondar

In Honor of Valentine's Day, Some Animal Lovin' (VIDEO)

Carin Bondar | Posted February 10, 2012 | Science

Recently I was a guest on Urban Rush, a Vancouver-based talk show, to discuss one of my favorite topics: the weird and wonderful world of animal sex. Because Valentines Day is quickly approaching, I thought I'd take the opportunity to discuss some of the lovin' going on in...

Nathan Currier

Methane in the Twilight Zone (Third Episode)

Nathan Currier | Posted February 10, 2012 | Green

Do you like CSI? I remember the esteemed climate scientist Michael MacCracken once saying that climate researchers need to be like CSI investigators, prying out the truth from obscure clues. But how often has a CSI episode been a whodunit where the outcome could effect everyone? So, kick up your...

Bill Chameides

Has the Earth's Missing Heat Been Found?

Bill Chameides | Posted February 10, 2012 | Green

NASA climate scientist Jim Hansen and colleagues weigh in on the missing heat issue.

In 2009 Kevin Trenberth, of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, raised the issue of missing heat in a paper (PDF) titled "An Imperative for Climate Change Planning: Tracking Earth's Global Energy."...

Nil Zacharias

Sinfully Good and Cruelty-Free: Vegan Recipes for Valentine's Day (PHOTOS)

Nil Zacharias | Posted February 10, 2012 | KitchenDaily

What does Valentine's Day mean to you? A commercialized holiday promoting consumerism in the name of love and romance, or a day that reminds you to appreciate loved ones in your life?

If you're trying to be mindful of your lifestyle choices, this day presents some unique challenges. Let's...

Mike Bellamente

Sustainability Runs Deep in Ethics Ranking

Mike Bellamente | Posted February 10, 2012 | Green

Of those named to Ethisphere's "2011 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics" last month, readily apparent is the occupational diversity of the field. Rare is the occasion that one sees the likes of Michelle Obama (#53) and Stephen Colbert (#48) listed alongside the...

Astrid Caldas

Shooting the Messenger Is Not the Answer

Astrid Caldas | Posted February 10, 2012 | Green

Note to readers: This post builds on the one taken down last week. Many apologies.

Yet another blog post commenting on the WSJ debacle about non-climate scientists' opinions versus climate scientists' opinions got me thinking (again) why the conversation about climate...

Annie Leonard

Don't Be Stupid, Cupid -- Show Your Love Responsibly

Annie Leonard | Posted February 10, 2012 | Green

For holidays tainted by commercialism, Valentine's Day gives Christmas a run for the money -- big money. The National Retail Federation estimates Americans will spend $17.6 billion on Valentine's gifts this year, including $4.1 billion on jewelry, $1.8 billion on flowers and $1.5 billion on candy. But for...

Elliott Negin

Monsanto's Great Expectations (and Not-So-Great Results)

Elliott Negin | Posted February 10, 2012 | Food

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With apologies to Charles Dickens, whose 200th birthday was this week, it's the best of times and the worst of times for Monsanto, the agribusiness giant that is aggressively marketing genetically engineered crops -- and millions of tons...

Maria Rodale

Tell President Obama:
Don't Deepen the Delaware

Maria Rodale | Posted February 10, 2012 | Green

by guest blogger, Maya K. van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper

For more than 20 years, my organization, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and I have been challenging the Army Corps of Engineers' proposal to deepen the Delaware River's main channel by 5 feet for 102...

Christine Negroni

My Carbon Neutral Sunday Drive

Christine Negroni | Posted February 10, 2012 | Travel

I'm not the best driver in the world, because I'm easily distracted. I am, however, a great passenger. I'm very happy to ride right seat and enjoy the scenery. So, when Kirsten Brøchner, owner of Ibsens Hotel in Copenhagen graciously invited me to drive her little carbon-neutral car...

Cindy Lowry

Having Drew Barrymore Play Me On Screen

Cindy Lowry | Posted February 9, 2012 | UK Entertainment

My Greenpeace tenure began as their Alaska Field Representative in Anchorage, after I had been volunteering on wolf and marine mammal issues for a local group. My only caveat was that I would continue to work on wolves, which they agreed. I was thrilled to work on issues that I...

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

'Green News Report' - February 9, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted February 9, 2012 | Green

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport.

The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!.

IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Santorum down the rabbit hole; New nukes for the US; Clean energy breakthroughs: seaweed ethanol, highest efficiency solar panels ever, plastic-eating...

Mason Inman

The Climate Post: Maldives President and Climate Advocate Forced at Gunpoint to Step Down

Mason Inman | Posted February 9, 2012 | Green

Maldives leader Mohamed Nasheed, called the "world's most environmentally outspoken president" because of his calls for drastically cutting greenhouse gas emissions, was forced to resign -- at gunpoint, he claimed. He had used stunts such as an underwater cabinet meeting to highlight his island...

John F. Bruno

The Smoking Gun: Plot by Fossil Fuel Giant to Further Corrupt Aussie Media Exposed

John F. Bruno | Posted February 9, 2012 | Media

An explosive new piece of investigative journalism, "Monckton, Rinehart and a plan to capture the Australian media" by Aussie journalist Graham Readfearn, is turning the climate change world upside down.

Readfearn learned about a remarkable video (via Twitter!) of a meeting hosted by the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation, a group...

Hardy Jones

Larger Breast Size, Obesity and Diabetes Tied to Estrogen-Mimicking Pollutants

Hardy Jones | Posted February 9, 2012 | Green

Women's breasts are larger than they used to be. For a while I thought it was just a change among younger women. But then it became clear to me that the same phenomenon had emerged in women of more mature ages. My weekly trip to surf a nude beach north...

Mary Anne Hitt

Clean Air and Public Health Wins -- Now Will Energy Company Stand Up for Its Workers?

Mary Anne Hitt | Posted February 9, 2012 | Green

On the heels of January's announced coal plant retirements in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland, this week we received another announcement from FirstEnergy that it would retire three more of its coal-fired power plants in West Virginia. The plants are slated to close on September 1, 2012. Last month's major FirstEnergy...

Tammy Gold

Safe Spring Cleaning in 2012

Tammy Gold | Posted February 9, 2012 | Parents

Most think of spring cleaning as a time to sweep away the dirt and clutter that made its way inside during winter, but what most people don't realize is that by cleaning with harsh chemical-based products, they can do more harm than good, especially for parents-to-be and growing families. By...

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