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• A Succulent Roof

  
  Talking Plants — Authority: 415
  Instead of digging grass and eucalypt seedlings out of your gutter, you could create a proper lawn on your roof (without trees I’d suggest…). Of course a little infrastructure is needed but there are some pay offs.An article and media release from a recent issue of ASBS Hortscience, the scientific journal of the ...
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• Galt Wal-Mart plan for eco-friendly store unveiled

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 489
  The proposed Wal-Mart store in Galt will flaunt certain eco-friendly aspects in its construction and further maintenance as well. In the recently released plan for a 133,279-square-foot store on approximately 11.26 acres at the southeast corner of Twin Cities Road and Fermoy Way in the City of Galt, California, the ...
  3 days ago

• Copenhagen climate conference’s giant globe: A sign of things to come?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  An enormous white globe dangled in Copenhagen’s Bella Centre, the location of the world’s largest ever leaders’ summit on climate change, could be an unintended yet chilling sign of things to come. An observant attendee made it clear by scribbling on the giant model of the earth that its designers forgot to ...
  4 days ago

• Sarkozy’s tough message on climate – did it get through?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  After one and a half days of mostly uninspired and often irrelevant speeches by world leaders, French President Nicolas Sarkozy walked to the podium at UN climate talks in Copenhagen and produced a seven minute rallying cry - focused, energetic and packed with more punch than the rest put together. Jabbing his ...
  5 days ago

• The strange spectacle of too many heads of government

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  There are around 120 heads of government at the Copenhagen climate talks, so many that it’s hard to keep track of the exact number. Their presence has been trumpeted as a sign of the world’s commitment to tackling climate change. But in return for showing up, they all want a chance to address the conference – ...
  5 days ago

• Auxiliary verbs at 10pm and the scarcest resource – sleep

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  The issues are global and urgent, but the bureaucracy can sometimes be mind-bogglingly slow and petty. After a day of stalled talks, the 193 nations at UN-led climate talks finally met for a plenary to discuss one of the main drafts floating around the summit, just two days (and two hours) from the deadline for a ...
  5 days ago

• Can you trust the science?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Today we pose the question to our virtual panel of experts, “How far can we trust the science of climate change?” Join the debate and leave your comments below. Bjorn Lomborg , statistician and author of “The Skeptical Environmentalist”: The vast majority of climate scientists tell us that increases ...
  6 days ago

• The Decade in Review: 14 Themes, Memes, and Dreams in Architecture (Slideshow)

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 626
  It was a wild ride of a decade for architecture. Green building got real; the economic boom created new centers of excellence and horror; computers, 9/11, green roofs and green walls all changed how we design buildings. We look at 14 themes, memes and dreams that changed architecture in the decade. ... Read the full ...
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• Rainy Taiwan faces awkward water shortage

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
   Chronically rainy Taiwan faces a rare water shortage as leaders ask that people on the dense, consumption-happy island of 23 million finally start changing habits as dry weather is forecast into early 2010.  Taiwan, a west Pacific island covered with rainforests and topical fruit orchards, is used to rain in ...
  1 week ago

• Are the Copenhagen climate talks failing?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  In the last few days it has seemed like the only thing everyone can agree on in Copenhagen is that time is running out. The heads of state start arriving today and descend in full force on Thursday. Negotiators say they don’t want their leaders arguing over the placement of a comma or a set of brackets, and so ...
  1 week ago

• Change must start from grassroots, Schwarzenegger tells COP15

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  The COP15 conference on climate change will be a success even if no deal comes out of it, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Tuesday in Copenhagen. “It depends on what your definition of a deal is,” Schwarzenegger told the media. “The important thing is to move the agenda forward.” The ...
  1 week ago

• The Roof, The Roof, The Roof is Visually Appealing: Two New Green Roofs in Manhattan

  
  greenbuildingsNYC — Authority: 414
  Im not trying to brag or anything, but my apartment building has a roof. Yeah, thats right: a roof, right on top of the building. Ill take your high-fives at the end of the post, thanks. Anyway, its pretty much like any other roof -- keeps the weather out of the interior of the building, mostly tar paper, a few crappy ...
  1 week ago

• What can ordinary people do to slow climate change?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Today’s expert panel discusses the question, “What can ordinary people do to slow climate change?” Join the discussion and let us know what you think. ************** Gidon Eshel , physics professor at Bard College: What can ordinary people do to slow climate change? A lot. Which is extremely important ...
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• Climate skeptic: We are winning the science battle

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  - Dr. Fred Singer is the President of The Science & Environmental Policy Project and Professor Emeritus of environmental science at the University of Virginia. The views expressed are his own - The International Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) charter states that the organization’s purpose is to look for ...
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• Good News: Green Roofs Suck CO2

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 626
  California Academy of Sciences Image by Jaymi Heimbuch There is a lot to like about green roofs; they help keep cities cool, create habitat for birds and insects, provide wonderful amenities and just look so good on google earth. But do they actually sequester any CO2? Of course, any green plant does, but there isnt ...
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• Coke says green strategy will win business

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Having an integrated clean technology strategy will be a big part of winning business in the 21st century, a Coca-Cola executive told Reuters.com on Monday, and its investments in refrigeration will likely have the biggest impact on that strategy long-term. The worlds biggest soft drinks maker has hooked up with ...
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• Good News: Green Roofs Suck CO2

  
  A Green Zone — Authority: 152
  California Academy of Sciences Image by Jaymi Heimbuch There is a lot to like about green roofs; they help keep cities cool, create habitat for birds and insects, provide wonderful amenities and just look so good on google earth. But do they actually sequester any CO2? Of course, any green plant does, but there ...
  1 week ago

• Rajendra Pachauri at Copenhagen: Attempts to Discredit Climate Science "Will Not Work" (Video Interview)

  
  A Green Zone — Authority: 152
  Nobel Laureate and IPCC chairman R.K. Pachauri pities the fools that doubt the scientific findings of his UN group. But the skeptics keep coming, especially after the “Climategate” affair. While the skepticism has remained marginal here in Copenhagen, some have wondered how the … Read the full story on ...
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• Wild and Weird New Species Discovered in 2009 (Slideshow)

  
  A Green Zone — Authority: 152
  Image credit: David S McLeod / WW Greater Mekong Here is some good news: Every year, new species are discovered. Unfortunately, they are almost always immediately classified as threatened or endangered. Still, the discoveries are important for our understanding of the planet’s biodiversity and serve as subtle ...
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• Solar power mounts in Canada

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Solar power is heating up in the northern reaches of Canada, a country not exactly known for its sunny rays and warm weather. The industry has seen a heap of news from the region this week. US. solar heavyweight First Solar and Canadian pipeline company Enbridge announced that they are quadrupling the size of a ...
  1 week ago

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