Tag Archives: green news

Rupert Murdoch & The Fox News Climate Conundrum

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Rupert Murdoch & The Fox News Climate Conundrum

Photo: mroach , Flickr, CC Yesterday, Matt reported on the rather unsurprising (yet still interesting to view in the light of day) news that Fox ‘journalists’ had been given direct instructions to essentially never report on climate change without offering skeptical talking points as well. Predictably, the green and liberal blogosphere, which loves to hate Fox, went abuzz. The most interesting point to be raised, in my opinion, was just how different… Read the full story on TreeHugger

See original here:
Rupert Murdoch & The Fox News Climate Conundrum

Comments Off on Rupert Murdoch & The Fox News Climate Conundrum

Posted in Hot Stuff, News

Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

First Molten Salt Power Plant Approved in California

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on First Molten Salt Power Plant Approved in California

Image: Solar Reserve The most common complaint lodged against solar power is that — say it with me now — it’s only able to provide power when it’s light outside. Solar developers have tried to solve this problem a number of ways, and using molten salt to store the heat is one of the most promising… Read the full story on TreeHugger

The rest is here:
First Molten Salt Power Plant Approved in California

Comments Off on First Molten Salt Power Plant Approved in California

Posted in Hot Stuff, News

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Mega-Icebergs go to South Georgia Island to Die

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Mega-Icebergs go to South Georgia Island to Die

Photo: NASA, Public domain R.I.P. Some things are so massive that they can only be appreciated from the vantage point of space. Many of the giant icebergs that are breaking off Antarctica are drifting Northward (is there any other direction that you can go to from the South pole?) and getting stuck on the shallow continental shelf that surrounds South Georgia Island. These icebergs are so large, that when they melt, the fresh water that they release in the ocean is enough to alter the local marine ecosystems…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

Originally posted here:
Mega-Icebergs go to South Georgia Island to Die

Comments Off on Mega-Icebergs go to South Georgia Island to Die

Posted in Hot Stuff, News

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

T-Modulome From Nottoscale Demonstrates The Evolution of Modern Prefab

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on T-Modulome From Nottoscale Demonstrates The Evolution of Modern Prefab

Back in about 2004, in the early days of the modern prefab craze, I first learned of Peter Strzebniok and his Nottoscale prefabs . At the time his designs were based on ” a steel framework which allows individual building elements to be interchanged.” It seemed complicated , and I don’t think any of them got built. But now Peter is back with his T-Modulome , and it has been built, with a much simpler structure, and a bigger plan, providing a good demonstration of how the industry has e… Read the full story on TreeHugger

Read more:
T-Modulome From Nottoscale Demonstrates The Evolution of Modern Prefab

Comments Off on T-Modulome From Nottoscale Demonstrates The Evolution of Modern Prefab

Posted in Hot Stuff, News

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

GOP Was "Elephant in the Room" at Cancun Climate Talks, AP Says

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on GOP Was "Elephant in the Room" at Cancun Climate Talks, AP Says

Despite the modest successes (and obvious failures) of the latest climate summit in Cancun, the AP reports that there was one major force obstructing international progress that went unnamed throughout the talks. There was a massive “elephant in the room”, according to the AP , that “nobody wanted to talk about.” Any guesses as to which elephant the AP was referring to? I’ll give you a hint — it’s big, powerful, ideologically unified, and it gene… Read the full story on TreeHugger

Link:
GOP Was "Elephant in the Room" at Cancun Climate Talks, AP Says

Comments Off on GOP Was "Elephant in the Room" at Cancun Climate Talks, AP Says

Posted in Hot Stuff, News

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Economist Looks At Vertical Farming and Asks: Does It Stack Up?

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on The Economist Looks At Vertical Farming and Asks: Does It Stack Up?

Oliver Foster’s Vertical Farm The Economist does a good summary of the strengths and weaknesses of vertical farming . They note that “The necessary technology already exists. The glasshouse industry has more than a century’s experience of growing crops indoors in large quantities”, and that “The technology of hydroponics allows almost any kind of plant to be grown in nutrient-rich water, from root crops like radishes and potatoes to fruit such as melons and even cereals like maize.” But does it make sens… Read the full story on TreeHugger

More here:
The Economist Looks At Vertical Farming and Asks: Does It Stack Up?

Comments Off on The Economist Looks At Vertical Farming and Asks: Does It Stack Up?

Posted in Hot Stuff, News

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Official Emission Reduction Calculations Only Give 50-50 Chance of Avoiding Climate Catastrophe

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Official Emission Reduction Calculations Only Give 50-50 Chance of Avoiding Climate Catastrophe

photo: IRRI Images / Creative Commons With COP16 just ended and some hope of multilateral action on climate revived a new report from Friends of the Earth highlights an important point in all these discussions: Current official calculations on emission reductions only give us a 50% chance of keeping temperature rise below 2°C. That’s not what nations have pledged to do mind you, which certainly won’t keep temperature rise below that critical thr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

See the rest here:
Official Emission Reduction Calculations Only Give 50-50 Chance of Avoiding Climate Catastrophe

Comments Off on Official Emission Reduction Calculations Only Give 50-50 Chance of Avoiding Climate Catastrophe

Posted in Hot Stuff, News

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Fox News Boss Ordered Reporters To Emphasize Climate Skeptic Views

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Fox News Boss Ordered Reporters To Emphasize Climate Skeptic Views

This really probably won’t come as much of a surprise, but

Read more from the original source:
Fox News Boss Ordered Reporters To Emphasize Climate Skeptic Views

Comments Off on Fox News Boss Ordered Reporters To Emphasize Climate Skeptic Views

Posted in Hot Stuff, News

Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Climbing a Tree Every Day for a Year. With Interesting People.

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Climbing a Tree Every Day for a Year. With Interesting People.

Image credit: UpTrees We like trees here at TreeHugger. And we like to do interviews too. So it’s only natural that UpTrees caught my eye. It’s a project by Norwegian Henrik G. Dahle, an artist and “social engineer”, who has decided to climb a tree every day for a year, and to have a conversation with someone interesting while he’s doing it. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

See the original post:
Climbing a Tree Every Day for a Year. With Interesting People.

Comments Off on Climbing a Tree Every Day for a Year. With Interesting People.

Posted in Hot Stuff, News

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,

Adrian Grenier Supports Global Clean Water Projects at Charity: Water Gala (Video)

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Adrian Grenier Supports Global Clean Water Projects at Charity: Water Gala (Video)

In an exclusive interview, Adrian Grenier speaks to the global water crisis and why he supports charity: water. Video: Emma Grady. In New York City last night, actor and environmental activist

See the article here:
Adrian Grenier Supports Global Clean Water Projects at Charity: Water Gala (Video)

Comments Off on Adrian Grenier Supports Global Clean Water Projects at Charity: Water Gala (Video)

Posted in Hot Stuff, News

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , ,