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- The Green Web Directory is Online 13 hours agoOur Green Directory is up and running
- Solar Power - hidden costs 2 days agoSolar power is all the rage at the moment, we had a look at some quotes and found it is not as good a deal as it looks.
- Climate Change killed my cat.. 7 days agoIt seems that everything from Floods through to Fires through to droughts is being blamed on global warming and climate change...
- It seems Phil Jones thinks its perfectly normal to do research and publish said research whilst withholding data.
- Yet another Climate Change department? 14 days agoSeems the AU government are busy producing yet more Co2 via civil servants for climate change.
- The US Department of Energy granted a US$1.37 billion loan guarantee to Brightsource Energy last week which could help clear the way for over 15 gigawatts...
Tags: alternative energy, solar power, anz, concentrating solar power - Drumbeat: March 11, 2010 one day agoThe curious story of Chinese oil refining The narrowing gap between current and forward crude oil contract prices in recent weeks has been been widely...
Tags: miscellaneous, drumbeat - Leading the Way to a Low-Energy Future one day agoThis is a guest post by Megan Quinn Bachman. The failure of the Copenhagen climate talks taught us one thing—that hoping for intelligent responses...
Tags: campfire, environment/sustainability, early adopters, low-energy lifestyles - This is a guest post by Richard Heinberg. It is a shortened version of a longer post published by the Post Carbon Institute.
Tags: main, economics/finance, richard heinberg, economic growth - Drumbeat: March 10, 2010 2 days agoOil King Warns Of 'Green Bubble' It's Ghawar that is of utmost interest to the industry. The biggest oilfield ever found, it has been producing for...
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- Bead-Filled Washing Maching Uses 90% Less Water 17 hours agoA new washing machine design uses 90 percent less water and reduces utility bills by 30 percent by cleaning clothes with tiny plastic beads.
- Usually when you read about concentrated solar power, it's referring to some large project destined for the Mojave Desert, but Syracuse's Center of...
- Conventional gasoline engines are terribly inefficient things. Only 13% of the energy of the fuel actually moves the car. 62% is lost in the engine...
- Google Maps Adds Bicycle Information one day agoBeginning today, Google has begun providing bicycle directions for its Google Maps service with directions for cyclists in 150 cities in the United...
- Yesterday, Colorado's state legislature finalized a bill to increase the state's renewable energy standard to 30 percent by 2020.
Green Options is your one stop shop for enivronmental education, resources, and discussion. Our team...
- The Other “Party of No” Fri, 26 Feb 10, 6:18amThe Obama administration is struggling to follow through on promises with regard to health care and climate change because of a Republican party that...
Tags: energy, climate change, policy, natural resources - Vermont Senate Rejects Relicensure for Yankee Nuclear Plant Fri, 26 Feb 10, 4:17amIn what some view as a harbinger of the difficult political task of relicensing the aging stock of 1970s era nuclear reactors nationwide, Vermont’s...
Tags: energy, climate change, policy, editors choice - World’s First Convention Center to Achieve LEED Platinum Rating Fri, 26 Feb 10, 3:17amNo doubt the current Olympics has and continue to dazzle people with the drama (some outside of the venues) but somehow lost amongst the sports accomplishments...
- The Organic Pharmacy :: Coming Up Roses. Thu, 25 Feb 10, 5:15amI used to think the smell of roses was something my grandmother might like but certainly wouldn’t pass the test of my modern girl olfactory...
Tags: uncategorized - Green Options Media undergoing a major transition Wed, 24 Feb 10, 8:07amWelcome to GreenOptions.com! If it doesn’t look quite like you remember, you’re not crazy. We’re in the process of a big switch...
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Future-forward design for the world you inhabit
- Will London 2012 be ‘The Green Olympics’? 10 hours agoThe Winter Olympics are over and amongst the medals and trouncing the US at hockey, Vancouver was praised for hosting the “greenest Olympics...
Tags: green design, sustainable design, architecture, sustainable building - The US Geological Survey has said that California has a 99.7% chance of having a magnitude 6.7 earthquake — or bigger — in the next three...
Tags: architecture, sustainable building, policy, san francisco - Starting April 5th, 15,000 single-family homes in Los Angeles will be able to earn cash for their trash through the city’s new RecycleBank...
Tags: recycling, waste, los angeles, inhabitat - READER TIP: Bent and Sliced House by Hufft Projects 18 hours agoDesigned by Hufft Projects, the “Bent and Sliced House” puts an innovative idea – bending a home to accommodate the curving slope of the...
Tags: sustainable design, architecture, sustainable building, green building - The Nissan Leaf electric vehicle is set to be released in a few months, with Nissan pushing it ahead of their original 2011 release date, and even...
Tags: green design, sustainable design, green transportation, automotive
Lighter Footstep is dedicated to helping you lead a lighter, more sustainable lifestyle.
- Carnival of the Green #207 Tue, 22 Dec 09, 7:21amLighter Footstep hosts the 207th edition of Carnival of The Green. Browse a great collection of articles submitted by some of the Green web’s top...
Tags: living, feature, blogs, carnival of the green - Twelve Practical Ways to Green-Up Your Autumn Mon, 12 Oct 09, 4:05pmThe arrival of autumn means cooler temperatures, darker evenings -- and a last chance to get your home ready for winter. Here are twelve ways to get...
Tags: living, feature, composting, insulation - 10 Places to Find Back-to-School Clothes on the Cheap Thu, 20 Aug 09, 8:47am
- A Glorious Gallery of Rot: Compost as Art Sat, 8 Aug 09, 5:09amCompost's job is to rot -- to decompose and become next season's topsoil. What happens along the way is either beautiful or disgusting, depending...
Tags: pictures, feature, composting, garden - Great News: Kimberly-Clark to Stop Turning Boreal Forests into Kleenex Thu, 6 Aug 09, 6:59amIt's nothing to sneeze at: Papermaking giant Kimberly-Clark agrees to new initiatives which will make Kleenex and other brands more environmentally...
Tags: environment, feature, greenpeace, forestry
The voice of The Sietch community
- Seems the many efforts by school boards in Texas to get creationism taught in schools is paying off… (via) Every single thing about this world...
Tags: politics, science, pictures, philosophy - Spread Some Light Today one day ago“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” - Edith Wharton
Tags: philosophy, edith wharton, quote - A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires...
Tags: science, pictures, electricity, mit - Reduce, Reuse, Rethink Tue, 9 Mar 10, 2:57amDo you really need another plastic go-gaw? How about using the same go-gaw you have again, or how about using a go-gaw that will last many years...
Tags: environment, videos, video, ocean - Siphonophore’s Are Pretty Sat, 6 Mar 10, 7:10amCreatureCast – Footage From The Deep from Casey Dunn on Vimeo.
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step (Lao-tzu). Take the first step here.
- The Dirtiest Energy Project on Earth! Sun, 28 Feb 10, 6:35pmCanada is home to one of the largest environmental disasters in the world, the oil sands: a toxic mining operation that is destroying the largest...
- How Fast are the Polar Ice Sheets and Shelves Melting? Sat, 27 Feb 10, 6:17pmThe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has documented that the majority of ice fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated during the late 20th century...
- Celebrate Polar Bear Day on February 27 Fri, 26 Feb 10, 4:36pmPolar Bear Day is February 27, 2010! Take Action: Send a message to your senators telling them you support legislation to protect...
- What is in Your Baby's Bottle? Tue, 23 Feb 10, 4:39pmThe average American, including newborns, has hundreds of toxic chemicals in their body. Not only are toxic chemicals present in toys, furniture,...
- The Beginning of Greenpeace, 1970 Sat, 20 Feb 10, 3:03pm1970 GREENPEACE CONCERT RECORDING OFJONI MITCHELL, JAMES TAYLOR AND PHIL OCHSGreenpeace Canada is set to release an exclusive two-disc, re-mastered...
Tags: greenpeace, phil ochs, joni mitchell, james tayler
Not Evil Just Wrong - the true cost of global warming hysteria
- Does Michael Moore Hate Working People? 18 hours agoAnd does the self-proclaimed defender of the working and middle classes actually know anything about them and how they live?
Tags: general - The review that looked the other way one day agoThe Global Warming community has faced at least 19 scandals in the past few months, which is why the IPCC is now facing an "independent" review by...
Tags: general - It's not just about the climate 2 days agoA majority of Not Evil Just Wrong's mission is to investigate scientific data and test it against the claims made by environmental alarmists, but...
Tags: general - Not Evil in Nashville Sat, 6 Mar 10, 5:14amFriends of Coal Tennessee and the Tennessee Mining Association are hosting Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer for a screening of their documentary,...
Tags: general - Peter Foster: Attacking the Pandora oil sands Fri, 5 Mar 10, 3:11pmOne of the almost flogged-to-death human interest stories of this Sunday’s Oscars is that the two leading candidates for Best Picture — Avatar...
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News Blog from the Telegraph Media Group
- What marvellous news to learn that the UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon is to launch a thorough investigation into the science behind climate change!...
Tags: environment, politics, eco-madness, farting cows - What marvellous news to learn that the UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon is to launch a thorough investigation into the science behind climate change!...
Tags: environment, politics, eco-madness, farting cows - Two things I love about the Arabs 2 days agoToday’s blog is brought to you from Dubai, courtesy of Emirates Airlines, which is sponsoring the city’s annual Festival of Literature....
Tags: politics, dubai, arabs definitely not pc, emirates airline festival of literature - How the British Establishment is conspiring to prop up the AGW myth Tue, 9 Mar 10, 8:46amNews has just reached me that the great Professor Ian Plimer, scourge of climate-fear-promoters everywhere, has been suddenly disinvited by the Royal...
Tags: environment, politics, duke of edinburgh, ian plimer - Why we need more conservative madrassas Tue, 9 Mar 10, 7:38amWatching another dismal episode of the BBC’s Question Time last week, I realised why British politics is in such a dire state. It’s because...
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by Steve McIntyre
- “Shut-eyed Denial” 18 hours agoA shout-out for a review of Andrew Montford’s “The Hockey Stick Illusion” by Matt Ridley in Prospect Magazine. Andrew Montford’s...
Tags: uncategorized - PDAC Tue, 9 Mar 10, 3:38amAs readers doubtless realize, I’ve been a bit inactive on the blog during the past week and will be inactive for a few more days. The Prospectors...
Tags: uncategorized - Phil Jones called out by Swedes on data availability issue Sat, 6 Mar 10, 2:54pmFrom an emailed PRESS RELEASE on March 5, 2010 Climate scientist delivers false statement in parliament enquiry It has come to our attention,...
Tags: climategate, cru, disclosure and diligence, surface record - Opening Night Reviews in the UK Press Wed, 3 Mar 10, 2:18amRichard Drake sent in an interesting selection of opening night reviews for the Parliamentary Inquiry from UK parliamentary reporters, most of whom...
Tags: climategate, news and commentary - UK Parliamentary Hearings Today Tue, 2 Mar 10, 2:07amTry here- http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=5979. I got wrongfooted as I couldn’t get the other feeds. Start at 4 pm...
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A sometimes humorous look at the antics of Global Alarmists and their cronies in the climate industry
- Stupid is as stupid does Mon, 8 Mar 10, 9:56pmClimate Warriors Unite!Rebel Climate Scientists Planning Major New OffensiveLet’s do a little role playing for a moment. Imagine you are a genius...
Tags: science politics - Top scientist says drought not caused by global warming Wed, 3 Mar 10, 11:48pmSenator Penny Wong, Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Water, has been claiming that the drought in the Murray Darling (something that...
Tags: science politics, science news - Huge BoM rain and temperature prediction failures Tue, 2 Mar 10, 11:14pmWarwick Hughes takes a look at BoM predictions and concludes:I am at a loss to understand how a well funded org of professionals can repeatedly get...
Tags: science news, forecasts - Bias from the BBC Mon, 1 Mar 10, 11:27pmThis post is from Counting Cats in Zanzibar. This blog covers a wide range of topics and is a very good read.BBC Bias (Again)I saw a small bit of...
Tags: science politics - Bishop's Climate News Roundup for Sunday Sun, 28 Feb 10, 7:43pmThe Bishop rounds up the day’s climate madness in one easy to digest post. Do yourself a favour and read his post before you go chasing for your...
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Commentary on puzzling things in life, nature, science, weather, climate change, technology, and recent...
- Multiple indicators show less concern, more feelings that global warming is exaggerated by Frank Newport, Gallup News PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup’s...
Tags: opinion, climate news - Via Eurekalert – New study debunks myths about Amazon rain forests – They may be more tolerant of droughts than previously thought (Boston)...
Tags: ipcc, climate news - A UHI Tale of Two Cities 23 hours agoBy Steven Goddard and Anthony Watts Fort Collins, Colorado is most famous for Balloon Boy, and Boulder, Colorado is most famous for Jon Benet and...
Tags: uhi - Big G panics one day agoBy Harold Ambler A new editorial in Nature is startling for what it reveals, especially the fact Paul Ehrlich is a go-to figure about how hard scientists...
Tags: climategate, opinion - The global economy carbon yin yang one day agoAnybody who has watched the march of jobs overseas already knows this, but it is nice to see science has finally caught up with what we already knew...
Tags: carbon dioxide, economy-health