Archive for ‘environment’
Baltimore’s New Recycling Program Starts Tuesday
January 6th, 2008
Tim Williams and Jessica Kartalija talk to Celeste Amatto with the Baltimore City’s Recycling Program about how and what you can recycle.
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Democratic presidential contenders on energy
January 6th, 2008
Two of the top Democratic presidential contenders weighed in on the issue of how to limit emissions of carbon dioxide, a gas associated with climate change, during a debate Saturday.
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Don Shelby Treks On Dog Sled
January 6th, 2008
In a story filed back in 1993, Don Shelby went dog sledding and winter camping with polar explorer Paul Schurke and naturalist Nancy Gibson.
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German ban on polluting cars
January 4th, 2008
German cities are taking action against car pollution aiming to ban dirty and polluting vehicles.
Popularity: 4%
Ecofashion wins on runway, helps farms
January 4th, 2008
In a workshop in the city’s Mission District, Ally Beran’s team of fashion designers is sprawled out over buttons and spools of thread, hoping to stem global warming by stitching new outfits from thrift store finds. A brown lace applique from a scrap bin could make last year’s castoff cashmere pop, Beran muses. Or, she reckons, swatches from a tattered …
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Batman vs. Tuberculosis
January 2nd, 2008
Chicago turns it’s alleys green, Batman gets denied a swim, and Ctrl+Alt+Autos, including the Vectrix & Piaggio scooters.
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Alemany Farm: San Francisco Urban Farming
December 31st, 2007
Alemany Farm is a 4 acre, fully functioning urban farm nestled between a major highway intersection, a newly gentrified neighborhood on a hill and a housing project- the perfect place to grow some food! We got a tour (and some amazing fruit) from Antonio Roman-Alcalá, Volunteer Coordinator and soon to be videoblogger/documentarian extraordinaire. The work being done …
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Chicken manure fuels German biogas plant
December 28th, 2007
A biogas plant fueled largely by chicken manure was launched at a poultry farm south of Berlin on Friday.
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120 feared dead in landslides
December 27th, 2007
Rescuers struggled on Thursday (December 27) to pull out bodies buried under thick mud, officials said. The government has moved thousands of villagers who lost their homes into temporary shelters in offices, schools and tents.
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Prince Charles to work with Norway to save forests
December 27th, 2007
Britain’s Prince Charles has offered to team up with Norway in projects to save forests around the world, Norwegian officials said on Thursday.
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Waking up to climate change
December 27th, 2007
2007 may go down as the year in which the world truly woke up to climate change. Most scientists no longer dispute that we’re in trouble, environment guru Al Gore won the Nobel peace prize, Australia prepared to sign the Kyoto protocol and an international meeting in Bali agreed on an environment roadmap. A summary of a green year.
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China promises to promote clean energy
December 26th, 2007
China promised Wednesday to develop renewable energy for its fast-growing economy but warned that coal consumption will grow dramatically and avoided embracing binding limits on its greenhouse gas emissions.
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Loss of sea ice could harm walrus
December 24th, 2007
Federal marine mammal experts in Alaska studying the effects of global warming on walrus, polar bears and ice seals warn there are limit to the protections they can provide.
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California Residents Recycling At Record Pace
December 24th, 2007
Recycling is up in the state of California, with many people getting money back on cans and bottles.
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White House tree gets “green” lights
December 22nd, 2007
The lagging climate change policies of US President George W Bush may have taken a lot of heat at the climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia, earlier this month.
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