Cheap Coffee… is bad for the planet! I thought there was more to my love of good java other than the sensory experience. From the Washington Post via Howling, news [ … ]
Celebration Time While my own celebration will be limited, as mid-term grades are due on Tuesday, I’m proud to report that yesterday I made post #200 to Sustainablog — woo [ … ]
Wanna Slug? Apparently, everyone’s doing it around DC… From Network-Centric Advocacy (a blog I just discovered), “slugging,” or spontaneous car-pooling, is a common phenomenon around the nation’s capitol.
Alternative Energy Economics From Redefining Progress via the Alternative Energy~Renewable Energy blog, a comprehensive report on the economic benefits (particularly job creation and cost savings) that could be realized with [ … ]
Drink Deeply… on that Starbucks coffee, and know that they’re continuing to work on behalf of sustainable coffee farming. From Greenbiz via ENN via Eco-portal, Starbucks has taken its partnership [ … ]
I must admit… that I don’t completely understand all the details from this BBC report on a British breakthrough in storing and using hydrogen, but it certainly sounds promising. From [ … ]
One more… from WorldChanging — an announcement of a speech Paul Hawken was scheduled to give last night in San Francisco. If anyone finds a transcript, I’d love to see [ … ]
Hydro-Solar Vehicle This is just cool. Make sure to check out the comments below this WorldChanging post.
The Big Problem… isn’t global warming, globalization, suburban sprawl or poverty; it’s water, according to a survey of experts by Canadian group GlobeScan (and posted by WorldChanging). As a former [ … ]
Yoda speaks… And it’s not pretty. Pentagon guru Andrew Marshall calls climate change a threat to national security. From Alternet, an essay by Bioneer Kenny Ausubel on the dangers of [ … ]
Organic Farming Boosts Biodiversity From NewScientist.com via Howling, a report on yet another benefit of organic farming: an increase in biodiversity.
“The Short Path to Oil Independence” From the Earth Policy Institute’s Lester Brown, an exciting argument for the ease with which we might move towards energy independence. One of the [ … ]
“What’s that mean?” Yes, “sustainability” is a mouthful and not readily understood by those outside the movement. Some thoughts on WorldChanging about the word and it’s usefulness in changing the [ … ]