Sustainability News Headlines - 5/31/2009

A rare weekend update as I catch up on posting my favorite stories from the two weeks I was out of the office. Enjoy... - JLG

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• With Billions at Stake, Trying to Expand the Meaning of 'Renewable Energy' NY Times, 5/31
• Carbon Dioxide Emissions Per Mile Travelled Sightline, 5/31
• What the Financial Crisis Can Teach Us About the Food System Grist, 5/31
• U.S. Steelworkers Form Unlikely Alliance As Renewables Re-Invigorate Rust Belt Grist, 5/31
• Startup Banking on Idea of Air-Powered Cars SF Chronicle, 5/31
• Unemployed College Grads: Stay Green and Save Money With These Tips Planet Green, 5/31
• Doctor's Group Calls for Moratorium on Genetically Modified Foods Detroit Alternative Medicine Examiner, 5/31

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Sustainability News Headlines - 5/29/2009

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• China's Toyota-Like Strategic Opportunity In U.S. Auto Market The Washington Note, 5/29
• House Committee Approves Landmark Clean Energy and Climate Bill Grist, 5/29
• New Bill Further Pushes, Incentivizes Solar Roofs LA Times, 5/29
• Beneficial 'Spillover Effect' Seen From Landscape Corridors Science Daily, 5/29
• Greenhouse Gambling Living On Earth, 5/29
• Yosemite's Giant Trees Disappear BBC, 5/29
• Tread Heavily: China's Tire Demand Decimating Southeast Asian Forests Scientific American, 5/29

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Sustainability News Headlines - 5/28/2009

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• Green Recession - U.S. Carbon Emissions Fall By Most Since 1982 Washington Post, 5/28
• New Auto Standards: The Start of Obama's Green Revolution CS Monitor, 5/28
• Greener By Design: Nature's Rights, Nutrients and Quality Design Greener Design, 5/28
• Planting Green Moles in Corporate America Grist, 5/28
• The New Normal and the Need for Radical Evolution Greener Design, 5/28
• Owls Replace Pesticides in Israel BBC, 5/28
• In Chile, The Birds Are Dying and Nobody Knows Why Miami Herald, 5/28

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Sustainability News Headlines - 5/27/2009

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• Fuel Efficiency: At Last a Push For Cleaner Cars The Oregonian, 5/27
• The Foundation for a New Green Economy is Clean Energy Grist, 5/27
• The Flawed Logic of the Cap and Trade Debate Yale Environment 360, 5/27
• The Greening of Corporate America SF Chronicle, 5/27
• Interns Help Companies Cut Energy Use SF Chronicle, 5/27
• From Alarmed to Dismissive: The Six Ways Americans View Global Warming Yale University, 5/27
• Climate Change Odds Much Worse Than Thought Grist, 5/27

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Sustainability News Headlines - 5/26/2009

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• Re-Thinking the Rules of Engagement: How Can Clean Economy Davids Defeat Dirty Energy Goliaths? Grist, 5/26
• U.S. House Approves 'Green Schools' Bill NPR, 5/26
• A Note on Climate Change Messaging Grist, 5/26
• Sustainable Ag, Ecosystem Services A Big Part of Green Economy Solution ENN, 5/26
• The Top 10 Green Living Myths CS Monitor, 5/26
• GreenSeal Standard for Restaurants Unveiled GreenBiz, 5/26
• Melting Ice Could Cause Gravity Shift The Independent, 5/26

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Sustainability News Headlines - 5/25/2009

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• Can Collective Intelligence Save the Planet? MIT Sloane Management Review, 5/25
• Growing Interest in the Climate Change Dividend ClimateBiz, 5/25
• 10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media Grist, 5/25
• Oregon's Local Foods Movement Finds Opportunity In the Financial Crisis High Country News, 5/25
• How GE's 'Treasure Hunts' Uncovered Over $110 Million in Energy Savings Greener Buildings, 5/25
• Longer Crop Rotations Reduce Carbon Emissions, Increase Soil Health and Land Productivity Environmental Expert, 5/25
• High Human Impact Areas Along West Coast Revealed National Science Foundation, 5/25

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Sustainability News Headlines - 5/22/2009

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• How the Press Bungles Its Coverage of Climate Economics Grist, 5/22
• The Great Divide on Energy Policy GetRealList, 5/22
• Ecological IQ - A Shopping Trip To Test Your Eco-Smarts Living On Earth, 5/22
• Do Our Words Matter When We Talk About Climate Change? Sightline, 5/22
• LOHAS Consumers Want Proof and Third Party Verification Environmental Leader, 5/22
• How Sustainable Communications Can Help You Survive the Recession Sustainable Life Media, 5/22
• Pesticides Blamed for Some Childhood Brain Cancers ENN, 5/22

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Sustainability News Headlines - 5/21/2009

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• How the Best Businesses Boost Profits and Productivity By Reducing GHG Emissions Grist, 5/21
• A Green Jobs Move From Pure Capitalism to Natural Capitalism Greener Buildings, 5/21
• Biodiversity Loss, Climate Change, and Human Well Being: The Need for An Ecosystem Approach Environmental Expert, 5/21
• Rainforerst Alliance Sees Boom in Certified Farms Reuters, 5/21
• New Religious Coalition Seeks Green 'Redemption' Via a Carbon Plan Grist, 5/21
• Needed: A Copernican Shift ENN, 5/21
• Biofuel Crops 'Can Invade Tropical Ecosystems' SciDev.net, 5/21

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Sustainability News Headlines - 5/20/2009

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• Can Clean Energy Revive Manufacturing? NY Times, 5/20
• Alternative Energy's Fortunes Shift as U.S. Lags Europe in Policy Solutions Wall Street Journal, 5/20
• U.S. Bill to Create Clean Energy Investment Agency Reuters, 5/20
• Metering Tools Slash Energy Costs Fortune, 5/20
• Green Recession Solution Tips - Stay Green and Save $$ Planet Green, 5/20
• Is Lifestyle Change to be Feared? Grist, 5/20
• Autism: It's the Environment, Not Just Doctors Diagnosing the Disease SeattlePi, 5/20

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Sustainability News Headlines - 5/19/2009

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• Clean Energy Messaging 101: 'Green' Jobs are Out, 'Clean Energy' Jobs Are In Grist, 5/19
• Washington Scientists Say Device Charges Cars Smarter Seattle Times, 5/19
• The War Over Eco-labels GreenBiz, 5/19
• We Count Calories. Why Not Carbon? CS Monitor, 5/19
• Latest Teaching Tactic: Plug Kids into Nature, Not Ipods Bend Bulletin, 5/19
• Nature's Success Inspires Green Building Mimics The Oregonian, 5/19
• New Scientist: Swine Flu Stems from Virus That Evolved in U.S. Factory Farms New Scientist, 5/19

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Sustainability News Headlines - 5/18/2009

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• Smart Infrastructure Brings Efficiencies to Road, Rail, Water & Food Distribution NY Times, 5/18
• Challenges of Energy Conservation at Home OPB, 5/18
• Reality: Buildings, Government Have Barely Begun to Curb Energy Use - Report GreenBiz, 5/18
• The Renewed Interest in Forestry Carbon Offsets ClimateBiz, 5/18
• E.O. Wilson - Caring For Nature is 'Fundamental' For Humans Treehugger, 5/18
• Agriculture: The Missing Word in the Climate Change Conversation Science Alert, 5/18
• Bolivia's Leader Pushing Rich Nations for Climate Change Adaptation Funds Grist, 5/18

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Sustainability News Headlines - 5/15/2009

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• Obama's Green Achievements At 100 Days Grist, 5/15
• So, What's the Deal With Electric Cars? The Oregonian, 5/15
• How to Make Energy Efficiency Sexy Grist, 5/15
• EU Environment Agency Calls for Ecosystem Pricing Reuters, 5/15
• Facts and Myths About Offshore Oil - Can We Drill Ourselves to Energy Independence? GetRealList, 5/15
• Unplugged Couple Green and Happy Treehugger, 5/15
• Swine Flu a Reminder That What's Bad for Environment is Bad for Human Health Treehugger, 5/15

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Back from New Orleans, Belize and Guatemala - Catching Up On News

Just back from a magical trip to New Orleans, Belize and Guatemala.

After a wonderfully fun Jazz Festival, I was blown away by the beauty and Mayan cultures of the Guatemalan highlands, especially.

I'll be catching up on the news over the next couple of weeks, with daily updates including a nice mix of my favorite new stories AND stories from the days that I was out of the office.

I'll also be blogging on some reflections from course of our travels, and reviewing a fantastically visionary book that I read -- David Korten's 'The Great Turning'. Good, and very timely, stuff.

More soon...

- J