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Czech minister quits over controversial power plant

ENN: Climate — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:01:11 +0000

Czech Environment Minister Jan Dusik resigned Thursday from the caretaker cabinet, saying the prime minister had put pressure on him to decide hastily on plans to upgrade a controversial large coal-fired power plant. The ministry has yet to rule on the project, which has drawn objections from environmentalists and from Micronesia. The Pacific nation fears increasing floods as a result of climate change partly due to carbon emissions from the Czech Prunerov plant.

The Softer Side of Sustainability

Zenobia Barlow — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:17:56 +0000

Why would the world’s largest manufacturer of modular carpet be interested in systems thinking and education for sustainable living? An InterfaceFLOR executive says it’s essential for business leaders to address the technical as well as the softer side of sustainability when greening a company.

Deal nearing on Senate climate bill

ENN: Climate — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:01:30 +0000

The Senate is close to wrapping up talks ahead of introducing a compromise climate change bill, said a top Democratic lawmaker who discussed ideas with industry groups on Wednesday.

“We’re planning to button up our efforts somewhere I hope next week,” Senator John Kerry told reporters after meeting with a coalition that represents automakers, forestry and paper companies, Big Oil, steel, mining, electricity and others.

Kerry is working with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and independent Senator Joseph Lieberman on a bill to require U.S. industry to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases associated with global warming.

Las Vegas Sands Raises the Stakes for Green Development

GreenerBuildings Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:32:49 +0000

In a town where green building is latest rage among mega resorts and gaming palaces, the Las Vegas Sands Corporation has upped the ante on eco-friendly development and business operations with the launch of a sustainability program for its properties in Vegas and beyond.

Councillors dump nuclear waste plan

edie.net - Waste and Recycling Latest News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Councillors have dumped plans to landfill nuclear waste in what could be a big blow to Government plans to increase the country’s nuclear generation capacity.

Intel Westmere Chips Usher in Next-Gen Green Servers

GreenerComputing Staff — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:31:34 +0000

With the launch yesterday of the company’s latest and most energy efficient 32-nm processors, hardware manufacturers and data center managers got a big boost in their green IT efforts.

Book: Composting for Dummies

HealthyHouseInstitute.com - All Recent Content — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Step-by-step guide to turning household waste, yard clippings, and more into free, nutrient-filled compost and mulch.

Book: Home Maintenance for Dummies (2nd Edition)

HealthyHouseInstitute.com - All Recent Content — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0000

A guide to inspecting and making repairs to every part of the house.

Tropicana Shrinks Juice Boxes Due to Orange Crop Failure

GreenerDesign Staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:29:49 +0000

Tropicana is shrinking its most popular size of orange juice by five ounces due to freezes in January that put the squeeze on orange crops.

CO2 at new highs despite economic slowdown

ENN: Climate — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:01:17 +0000

Levels of the main greenhouse gas in the atmosphere have risen to new highs in 2010 despite an economic slowdown in many nations that braked industrial output, data showed on Monday.

Carbon dioxide, measured at Norway’s Zeppelin station on the Arctic Svalbard archipelago, rose to a median 393.71 parts per million of the atmosphere in the first two weeks of March from 393.17 in the same period of 2009, extending years of gains.