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Today I wanted to mention a couple quick notes about some interesting developments in wind power. First, Katherine Ellison of Salon.com recently wrote an article about Peter Mandelstam, the founder of Bluewater Wind, and a proposed offshore wind farm in the state of Delaware. If the project is approved, it would become the [...]
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The Rainforest Alliance website has a great article with information about the Cacao tree. It has information on its significance to humans, its habitat and its botany. It also has some fascinating information about the fruit itself and how it has been used over the centuries.
There is also a link to the Conservación [...]
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Photo courtesy of Planeta.com’s Flickr collection
Today we are featuring an interview with professional journalist and activist Ron Mader.
Mr. Mader is a journalist, photographer and founder of the award-winning website Planeta.com, which for over thirteen years has served to explore ecotourism and sustainable tourism around the world.
Based in Oaxaca, Mexico, Ron organizes grassroots tourism fairs [...]
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This week’s Living on Earth program on NPR featured a new technology using cow pies that could be used as an eco-friendly flooring material.
Michigan State University is researching the idea of combining “digester fibers” with plastic by applying heat and pressure to create a kind of fiberboard. From the Living on Earth website:
There’s [...]
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One of the most beautiful and fragile landscapes in our hemisphere is Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula. Around 50% of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur is designated as a biosphere reserve or as national parks.
It is a land full of rare, endemic species and home to dozens of migratory birds, and of [...]
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These organic dark chocolate minis from Equal Exchange are a perfect treat for those who want just a little chocolate to nibble on at a time. They are 55% Cocoa and have a very rich flavor. Not too sweet and not bitter either.
I had them out in a little bowl for guests to [...]
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Yahoo News has a great Associated Press story about offbeat new technologies to reduce CO2 in the environment. Some of them are inspired by Richard Branson’s $25 million prize.
I found the Planktos project to be one of the most interesting ones. They are about to dump 50 tons of iron dust into the ocean, which [...]
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I just received a newsletter from U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman, who is the current Chairman for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. I thought I’d share some of the highlights with you all. There is a lot of information about renewable energies, etc.
My top priority as chairman of the Senate Energy and [...]
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I just moved back to my home state of New Mexico not too long ago. As a lot of folks who live in the Southwestern U.S. know, we’re not particularly famous for efficient public transportation out here.
That’s why I was very pleased to learn about the new-ish Rail Runner, which eventually will [...]
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You can consider this an additional to our 21 Practical Ways to Help the Environment. In fact, I’m adding it as a comment right after I post this.
If you hate junk mail and think it is wasteful, you can actually do something to stop it. Unfortunately it is not easy, but [...]
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