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Unmanned sailing ships cure for global warming

"Imagine an enormous fleet of wind-powered ships that silently cruise the world's oceans.Like the old ghost ships of bygone days, British engineers and scientists are proposing a vast fleet of unmanned ships...

created by ValiantSkipper | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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ValiantSkipper

Wine shipped by sail reduces carbon

"Wine sellers look to wind- another climate canary A gimmick or legitimate effort to reduce greenhouse gases? An article in the Irish Barkeeper website reports that several wine sellers have commissioned a...

created by ValiantSkipper | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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phoenixesrose

In the fog over climate change

"Every sailor knows that the relationship between weather and the world’s oceans is complex. Oceans modify weather which modifies oceans. But sailors are often fixated on what weather does to the surface of the...

created by ValiantSkipper | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Five year wait for a slip on the BC coast

ValiantSkipper

Five year wait for a slip on the BC coast

Coming back to BC, it was quite a surprise to find that there are few if any places to tie up a boat on the southern coast. "In Vancouver, it was shocking to learn that most marinas have waiting lists with a...

created by ValiantSkipper | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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AbsoluteAlps

Climate Canary: ski slope bites the dust

Here's the latest climate canary: the closure of a ski resort in France. Reason? lack of snow. Many people have ski'd the slopes of Val d'Abondance, but apparently, no longer."The city council of Abondance — its...

created by Actual News Geezer | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Mushrooms become source for eco-building

Mushrooms used as organic insulation. I never thought of mushrooms in this fashion but it's a cool concept."Mushrooms become source for eco-building"

created by Victoria Revay | 5 years ago
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XR Dave

British power plants among the Dirty Thirty

Britain and Germany house the European Union's 30 most polluting power stations, which account for 10 percent of the CO2 emissions there. Although the two dirties stations in the EU are both in Greece, the British...

created by Victoria Revay | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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BeanBlossom

Live Earth Concerts announces Australia headliners

Live Earth [the 7-continent, 24-hour concerts to be held on 7/7/07] announced the headliners for the Australian concert which will be staged at Aussie Stadium. Live on stage at the Sydney show will be: CROWDED...

created by Victoria Revay | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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Poisonous Spiders Attack Britain

They're not giant spiders, though, so that's some silver lining. "A Natural History Museum expert has warned that global warming is giving invasive poisonous spiders the chance to thrive in Britain. The false widow spider, Steatoda nobilis, was first recorded in the UK in...

created by Jordan Yerman | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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mywong13

Karl Rove vs. Sheryl Crow: The White House Correspondents' Dinner

Showbiz friends and environmentalists Sheryl Crow and Laurie David (Seinfeld producer Larry David's wife) got in a heated debate with Karl Rove over environmental issues at the White House Correspondents' dinner...

created by Victoria Revay | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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Rsee

Eco-Chic weddings a hit with British brides

I posted an article a few weeks ago about "greenwashing" your bedroom, i.e. turning the lights out during sex, showering together instead of separately and using bamboo or hemp lingerie instead of vinyl to bring...

created by Victoria Revay | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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gscalado

Eco-Palm Sunday

A new type of palm that is harvested in environmentally friendly conditions is gaining popularity at the start of this Holy Week. The niche market frond preserves more species, which in turn protects birds...

created by Victoria Revay | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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schumia

Supreme Court overrules Bush on Global warming

This is being called a monumental defeat for the Bush administration. It had blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating standards on carbon dioxide. The government had claimed that since carbon...

created by Actual News Geezer | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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zebra7777777

Plastic grocery bags banned in San Francisco

San Fransisco will become the first U.S. city to ban plastic grocery bags. The mayor is expected to sign the ban after the law approved it 10-1. The petroleum based plastic bags are blamed for littering streets...

created by Victoria Revay | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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Sean17

Global Warming makes you dumber: study

A study about to be released by the University of Albany draws a scientific link between human evolution and climate change. Specifically, the study finds that as early humans migrated to colder climates, their...