Transition Towns Wiki -- on sustainable, post-carbon communities
Found via Theolog (the Christain Century weblog).
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Tracking 'green' news as it grows, with Twitter | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone - CNET
Sources of "green" information on Twitter.
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The Oil Drum | Offshore Drilling Debate
The Oil Drum, always an excellent resource, offers some analysis of the recent House bill on offshore drilling. The permitted range (betwen 50 and 100 miles offshore) is not believed to contain very much oil. It's not a particularly attractive deal for anyone, but especially not the oil companies, who stand to lose significant tax benefits. One oil industry representative says, "You would just open a door to an empty room at the end of a very long hallway."
more fromwww.theoildrum.com
Jack's Farm, 1370 W. Schuylkill Rd. Pottstown, PA 19465 ("local, polyculture, boutique farm")
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Robert Jensen, "The Delusion Revolution: We're on the Road to Extinction and in Denial," AlterNet (August 15, 2008) (lecture)
From the page: "A version of this essay was delivered to the Interfaith Summer Institute for Justice, Peace, and Social Movements at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver on Aug. 11, 2008. Audio files of the talk and discussion are available online from the Radio Ecoshock Show."
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:: SCRIPPS OCEANOGRAPHY NEWS : : Oceans on the Precipice: Scripps Scientist Warns of Mass Extinctions and 'Rise of Slime' ::
Jeremy Jackson talks about the "rise of slime" in the world's oceans -- toxic bacteria, jellyfish, algal blooms, et cetera.
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A Primeval Tide of Toxins - Los Angeles Times
As we dump more and more nitrogen and CO2 into the oceans, conditions of eutrophia and hypoxia develop. The resulting enormous algal blooms kill coral reefs and starve fish. This is the "rise of slime," as one scientist puts it.
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Robert Bellah, "The renouncers," The Immanent Frame (August 11, 2008)
Part of the "Is Critique Secular?" series.
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What Is the Future of Suburbia? A Freakonomics Quorum - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog
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What's Your Solar Potential? - RoofRay
Enter an address, use Google Maps to "draw" a solar panel on your roof, and calculate the cost and savings that would result. In my case it was disheartening -- it would take at least 20 years for the system to pay for itself, even assuming I used very little energy. It estimates a cost close to $60K to install photovoltaic panels on my roof.
more fromwww.roofray.com
Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy - Welcome
Located in Schwenksville, PA, on Rte. PA-73 not far from PA-29.
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Carbon Output Must Near Zero To Avert Danger, New Studies Say - washingtonpost.com
The task of cutting greenhouse gas emissions enough to avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures may be far more difficult than previous research suggested, say scientists who have just published studies indicating that it would require the world to c
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A blog about coffee and the environment [4]
I've been wondering lately about the environmental impact of my fairly serious coffee habit, since I know coffee farming and trade has a pretty hefty ecological footprint. I came across this blog. Voila.
more fromwww.coffeehabitat.com
A blog about coffee and the environment
I've been wondering lately about the environmental impact of my fairly serious coffee habit, since I know coffee farming and trade has a pretty hefty ecological footprint. I came across this blog. Voila.
more fromwww.coffeehabitat.com
Greenprint: print just what you need, save trees and money
An easy and automatic way to pare printed material down to the necessities (for example, that annoying second page from Google Maps with only a disclaimer and a URL). Sounds like a great idea.
more fromwww.printgreener.com
Highwaterline: "This is your city on climate change" [4]
A young artist "draws" a new coastline, reflecting a ten-foot rise in sea level, on the surfaces of New York City as a way of raising awareness and engagement about the issues of climate change.
more fromwww.highwaterline.org
Highwaterline: "This is your city on climate change"
A young artist "draws" a new coastline, reflecting a ten-foot rise in sea level, on the surfaces of New York City as a way of raising awareness and engagement about the issues of climate change.
more fromwww.highwaterline.org
"Can the world afford a middle class?"
This is an interesting, straightforward, clear-eyed article, if not as subtle as the title makes it sound. (It doesn't really mean "middle class," it means "people who aren't living at a subsistence level.")
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The "air car": a compressed-air engine
Energy-efficient and near-zero or zero emissions? Sounds like a winner to me. Apparently it relies on stored compressed air mixed with fuel. I don't quite understand the technology. An India-based company is developing it.
more fromwww.theaircar.com
American Horticultural Assn. homepage
Sounds stodgy and boring, I know, but you should join. They have great programs, plus you get free admission to public gardens, nature centers, and arboretums around the U.S.
more fromwww.ahs.org
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