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“The Cove,” a documentary film about the slaughter of dolphins for meat in Taiji, Japan, won best feature documentary at the 2010 Academy Awards. I wrote about the powerful film a few months ago [see: "The Cove, a Must See Documentary"], and was hoping that it would win. The film did not get very much [...] Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn Designated Superfund Status As I reported a few weeks ago, the bluefin tuna may be listed as an endangered species at the next meeting of CITES in a few weeks. The US government is now officially supporting Monaco’s proposal to ban the trade of bluefin tuna in an effort to save the species from extinction, as announced by the [...] What do we know about Climate Change? A lot, actually. Have a look at this great video from Peter Sinclair of Greenman Studios: For myself and countless other individuals, the science and empirical evidence confirming that climate change is happening is without question (the papers listed below are a good place to start should you find [...] China is rapidly becoming the world’s leading manufacturer of renewable energy products. China is now producing 35-45% of the planet’s photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, though over 95% of these panels are exported. The Chinese government is now looking into preferential pricing policies (such as a feed-in tariff) to promote solar energy deployment domestically. Check out this [...] A Massive Earthquake Rocks Chile – Why the Discrepancy in Damage and Death? The other night on “60 Minutes”, Leslie Stahl profiled Bloom Energy, a silicon valley energy firm that is today unveiled the Bloom Box. In the 60 Minutes segment, the Bloom Box (AKA Bloom’s Energy Server) was touted as a “holy grail” of energy – a clean, cheap, and distributed energy source that you could set [...] World’s Largest Corporations Caused $2.2 Trillion in Environmental Damages, UN Report Finds I just watched Bill Gates’ talk at TED 2010 online: Innovating to Zero. It is an interesting talk, though I have some critiques which I will discuss below. Gates has devoted his energies since leaving Microsoft to his foundation which focuses mainly on health and development issues, such as developing a malaria vaccine, combating HIV/AIDS, and [...] China Reveals Extensive Pollution Survey |
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