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New EcoLabel Index Sorts Out Validity, Accountability & Transparency of Green Certification Programs

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: Joshua W via flickr The sheer proliferation of eco-labeling, certification and recognition programs, covering everything from food, to clothing, to energy and more, is bewildering–even to people who follow this stuff professionally. It’s hard to keep up with it all and sometimes just as hard to sort out what labels can be trusted and which need improvement. Which is where the just-launched Ecolabel Index comes in. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Yes, the Climate Change ‘Hockey Stick’ Still Stands

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

This Graph is Right On Michael Mann was one of the scientists at the center of the so-called ‘Climate Gate’ controversy, and as the author of the famous ‘hockey stick’ graph (the one above, displaying clearly that the temperatures we’re currently experiencing are anomalous, and hotter than the last 2,000 years) is a favorite target of climate denier attacks. Well, guess what folks — finally, an Investigative Committee of faculty charged with determining the strength and quality of Mann’s research, and whether he had engaged in any wrongdoing, has passed down its long-awaited decision. And yes, Mann has been co… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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British PM Shuts Down 3rd Runway At Heathrow For Good

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo via flickr Want evidence that the conservatives in the UK are different than the conservatives in the US? While conservatives here won’t cap carbon and do the bidding of Big Oil–including apologizing to them after the worst spill in US history–across the Atlantic Prime Minister David Cameron, a Conservative, has decided to not allow the proposed 3rd runway at Heathrow Airport to move forward…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Does America Have a Water Crisis? (Video)

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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The Quest for ‘Perfect Climate Information’

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Joanneum What if the world had perfect climate information? If everyone had a perfect understanding of climate science and the threats posed by global warming, would that change most people’s limited commitments to individual action and our ability to implement good carbon-cutting policy? This question is a topic of an informal debate between the one-time NY Times climate reporter Andrew Revkin and Climate Progress’ Joe Romm, and it’s well worth thinking about in order to come to grips with why it is we’re so short of perfect climate information right now . …. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Debunking the GOP Claim that Cap and Trade is an "Energy Tax"

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Yesterday, I noted that a debate on cap and trade hosted by Salon produced the same predictable arguments from the “right” perspective — that cap and trade is “a job-killing energy tax” and so forth. I had a little fun with the regurgitated, keyword-laden arguments laid out by Steve Everley of American Solutions , and called them misleading. This evidently drew his ire (or it could have been because I misspelled his name — sorry about that). Either way, he responded to my post with a lengthy rebuttal in th… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Fisker to Make Electric Cars in Old GM Plant (Now That’s Recycling!)

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Michael Graham Richard Project NINA Moving Forward Just like Tesla ‘s future depends on its second car, the Model S electric sedan , the future of Fisker probably rests more on its second model (codename: NINA) than its first. Why is that? Because both companies are starting way up-market and, because of their hefty price-tags, those cars are … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Green Groups Hit The Airwaves Hoping To Use Spill To Prompt Climate Acton In the Senate

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo via flickr The League of Conservation Voters (LCV), VoteVets.org Action Fund, Sierra Club and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today went live with some hard hitting TV ads designed to pressure targeted Senators to support climate and energy action. The $11 million ad campaign names Sens. Burr (NC), Johanns (NE), Nelson (NE), McCaskill (MO) and Reid (NV), and highlights the recent vote on what the groups are calling Sen. Murkowski’s “Big Oil Bailout” resolution, which would have stripped the EPA of its auth… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Apologize to BP: Yeah, You Know What You Did… (Video)

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Apologize to BP “I’m sorry BP for not giving you your props for the 8 other oil rigs you operate that are hardly leaking at all.” – OWills “Dear BP, I’m sorry that my hometown, Pensacola, got in the way of your oil spill. I mean, what’s 450 years of history and beach culture, compared to your vital need to dig up liquified dinosaur…” – Violetta Shekinah Politicians aren’t the only ones apologizing to BP these days. Yeah,

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Is Your Cell Phone Fueling Rape and Murder in the Congo?

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo by Mark Craemer It’s easy to remove ourselves from the conflicts in the Congo. We can sit back with our computers on our laps and read about the war in the DRC, taking note of the atrocities and shaking our heads. But in at least a small way, the computers on our laps, the cell phones in our pockets, the gadgets we use day in and day our are helping fund the deadliest war in the world. Luckily, the blogosphere is recently abuzz with talk about conflict minerals, thanks to an op-ed piece in the New Y… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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