Facebook faces campaign to switch to renewable energy

September 2, 2010

John Vidal, The Guardian – Published under license by, BusinessGreen , Thursday 2 September 2010 at 10:41:00 Social networking site under fire over intention to run giant new data centre mainly on coal-powered electricity Social networking website Facebook is coming under unprecedented pressure from its users to switch to renewable energy. In one of the web’s fastest-growing environmental campaigns, Greenpeace International says at least…

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Oil Biodegredation Stalled After Valdez Spill

September 2, 2010

Oil Spill: Microbes in beach sediments lack the oxygen to finish the job.

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Victory: Burger King drops forest destroyer Sinar Mas!

September 1, 2010

Burger King is ‘Cutter King’ no longer! Don’t blink or you’ll miss news from the fast-moving campaign to protect the Paradise Forests !

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Discovery hostage taker is a population-obsessed eco-wacko

September 1, 2010

by Lisa Hymas. It’s not often that natalism makes the news — and with guns and bombs and hostages, no less! But population and procreation are in the headlines today thanks to James J. Lee, the eco-wacko who took hostages at the Discovery headquarters building in Silver Spring, Md., before being shot by police. His list of demands, posted at savetheplanetprotest.com , is a teabagger’s wet dream of enviro idiocy. His primary obsession: “stopping the human race from breeding any more disgusting human babies!” For every human born, ACRES of wildlife forests must be turned into farmland in order to feed that new addition over the course of 60 to 100 YEARS of that new human’s lifespan! THIS IS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE FOREST CREATURES!!!! All human procreation and farming must cease! It is the responsiblity of everyone to preserve the planet they live on by not breeding any more children who will continue their filthy practices. Children represent FUTURE catastrophic pollution whereas their parents are current pollution

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College Students Can Go Green in the Dorms

September 1, 2010

Here’s an informative list of easy tips that can be implemented in any dorm room.  The only thing I would add to the list is something to warm up the floor, such as eco-friendly carpet tiles made from recycled content.  See my earlier post here about these ingenious, modular floor coverings. [[ Please visit GreenStrides.com for the full post, links, and more information. ]]

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Purported eco-terrorist shot and killed by police

September 1, 2010

UPDATE:  Amazingly, Anthony Watts stands behind his offensive post and the comments. I’ll be stopping comments here around 10:30 am DC time, resuming around 6 am, for reasons discussed below. Today, a demented, violent individual held people hostage with a gun and bombs strapped to his body at the Discovery Communications building in Silver Spring, MD.   He was ultimately shot and killed by police.  Thankfully, the hostages were safe.

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Apple is a social experiment

September 1, 2010

I sometimes think Apple is a social experiment that is trying to see how far it can push people to buy things they didn’t ask for but now want because they’ve seen them. via apple.slashdot.org Filed under: 1

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Thermal Power Stations Need Makeover

September 1, 2010

Utilities feel pressure from more users and less water.

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