Toshiba to pick up tech trash

"Toshiba of Canada Information Systems Group has launched an environmental program aimed at reducing the amount of tech waste ending up in landfills. The Toshiba Environmental Recycling and Recovery Effort...

Warnings rise over rising seas

The ice will melt. The sea will rise. Coastal cities will have only TWO choices - Build a dam against the rising sea or relocate the city inland. It will be impossible for a future President to ignore the coast of the USA.

Global warming trend on course to submerge coasts, researchers say

"If current temperature trends continue to the end of the century, the Earth's climate will be warm enough to cause a massive melting of Greenland's ice sheet and a partial collapse of the Antarctic ice sheet, resulting in a torrent of melt water that will raise global sea...

The Evolution of Galapagos Wind

600 miles away from mainland electric grid - too far away to connect. Wind towers 170 feet tall. Spinning blades 193 feet in diameter.

Water in your Scotch

"So much for ice in your scotch you will have to take it straight up or with water in the future. Of course you won't be able to enjoy it from your porch in New Orleans or Key West. New Studies Warn of Effects of...

Ontario unveils green power plan

"Ontario is fixing prices for green power generated by small renewable energy projects. Under the program, the Ontario Power Authority will buy power produced by wind farms and other renewable methods at 11 cents per kilowatt-hour. The fixed price for solar energy will be...

Rapid Warming Spreads Havoc in Canada's Forests

Millions of acres of Canada's lush green forests are turning red in spasms of death.

Amazon forest nearly halved by 2050?

Assuming that current trends continue, 40 percent of the Amazon forest will be eliminated by the year 2050.

N.Y., Calif. Air Is Dirtiest, EPA Says

"AP - New Yorkers and Californians breathe the dirtiest air in the nation and face higher cancer risks than the rest of the nation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."

wind turbine kits

It appears that you can get them in flat packs. Presumably the instructions come in the box.

various designs for building your wind turbine

The power a wind turbine can harvest goes up by a factor of 4 as you double the rotor size.

A glass a day may impact land and wildlife

"The Navarro River in Mendocino County's Anderson Valley once ran year-round, supporting robust runs of coho salmon and steelhead trout. Not any more. "Twenty years ago you could swim in the river all summer,...

build-your-own wind turbine

Anyone can do it.

Scientists hand Ottawa a blueprint for a mass cull of bison

"The document reads like a doomsday scenario for Canada's largest free roaming herd of bison. Offer bounties to encourage hunting. Set up hunt camps. Radio-collar "Judas" animals to more easily track...

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