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Surely Taking Corn out of the Market will Raise the Price30 May, 2008 04:16 pm I've been in conversation with David Benson, about the role of biofuels in the current round of food price rises across the world.Ahead of the Curve 2: States Lead on Climate Change29 May, 2008 11:05 am Part 1 of a 14-minute documentary on state governments' response to the growing threat of climate change.Elizabeth May on Dion's Carbon Tax Plan5 Jun, 2008 12:10 pm Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May discusses the Liberal carbon tax plan and the NDP's negative reaction to it. "I'm disappointed Mr. Layton...Obama's Energy Policy23 May, 2008 02:00 pm Sen. Obama, speaking at a rally in Montana, offers a $150 billion energy plan that would support jobs in Indian reservations and across the West,...John McCain on Energy Policy23 May, 2008 02:00 pm Senator McCain in North Bend, Washington on May 13 discussing energy policy and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.Competing in the Green Economy22 May, 2008 01:04 pm With our current renewable energy policy, the U.S. risks losing its competitive edge in the green economy. Applied Materials President and CEO Michael...Redundant Ethanol Subsidies22 May, 2008 01:04 pm The proposed farm bill just sent to President Bush (and expected to be vetoed) contains several ethanol provisions. One is to cut the corn ethanol subsidy...Daily Greens - Grolar Bears & Grease Thieves15 May, 2008 12:37 pm Put your hands up! Daily Greens investigates McCain's environmental proposals, why burglars have greasy fingers and a new hybrid species that'll rival...Oil, Gas-- and Carrots9 May, 2008 11:58 am (May 8, 2008) While oil and natural gas prices are skyrocketing, the world's energy consumers are trying to find ways to reserve oil and gas for themselves...Power of Small: Introduction to Nanotechnology9 May, 2008 11:59 am How will nanotechnology change the world? Nanotechnology is a rapidly moving and all-encompassing suite of technologies that promises to change almost...It's 10 p.m. Do You Know Where Dad Is?9 May, 2008 11:59 am Barry Steinhart and Richard Atkinson debate tagging their father with a nanoscale tracking device to ensure his safety. The Power of Small panel discusses...UK Scientists Seeks to Ban Creation of "Humanzee"1 May, 2008 01:35 pm The UK is debating a new bill to govern the ethics of creating embryos.Carbon Markets Need a Strong Urge from the Government29 Apr, 2008 10:24 am A senior adviser on carbon management to PricewaterhouseCoopers and adjunct professor at UNSW's Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC),...Computer Models Simulate the Present-Day Climate Well22 Apr, 2008 11:40 am Information about climate and how it responds to increased greenhouse gas concentrations depends heavily on insight gained from numerical simulations by...David vs. Goliath: The Emerging Climate Fault Line15 Apr, 2008 07:15 pm A new fault line has emerged in the climate movement amidst a firestorm of debate over the past week. On one side is a group of old-guard and well-known...The Role of Business in Tomorrow's Society14 Apr, 2008 12:36 pm This is a video by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development on the roles of businesses can play in the 21st century.Nepal's Electricity Woes10 Apr, 2008 04:40 pm Nepal does have one resource in abundance: water. And its neighbours are looking to exploit that resource to power their economies with hydroelectricty...Are the IPCC Scenarios "Unreachable?": An Interview with Dr. Roger Pielke, Jr.3 Apr, 2008 11:33 am Scitizen has a 3-question interview with Roger Pielke, Jr., whose letter in this week's Nature with Tom Wigley and Christopher Green explains why they...Streams are Important Nitrogen Filters in the Landscape31 Mar, 2008 01:12 pm If you plan to vacation at the beach this summer or open the tap for a clean glass of water, that small stream in your neighborhood may be more important..."Fuelling Animals or Fuelling Cars": the U.S. Energy Policy and the Gulf of Mexico17 Mar, 2008 08:25 am Recently, the U.S. Senate announced its energy policy aims of generating 36 billion gallons annually of ethanol by the year 2022,...Obama Talks Energy11 Mar, 2008 11:42 am Sen. Obama poses a clean energy future as good for the economy as well as national security, proposing a $150 billion investment in renewable energies...Green Students Fundraise on CBC Morning News13 Mar, 2008 01:01 am Corey Berman and Michelle Boigon from Green Students Fundraising speaking live on CBC News Morning with Heather Hiscox on ways to become more energy-efficient...Green Computing11 Mar, 2008 11:43 am As companies expand, one of their concerns is restricting their carbon footprint. BBC World interviews Sean Whetstone, head of IT Services at Reed,...UK Climate Champions Go Dutch7 Mar, 2008 09:34 am A group of British teenagers, who won a nationwide competition in the UK to promote climate change issues- tour Holland to see the latest environmental...Hybrid Cars: A Troubled Future?3 Mar, 2008 02:54 pm According to a recent study, hybrid vehicles that run on both internal combustion engine and electric batteries are no more than a temporary step until...Full of Hot Air28 Feb, 2008 11:10 am Are you willing to pay $9 to fill up your gas tank? According to this author/investor, Matthew Simmons, who talks to the "Money Honey" on Wall Street Journal...The Pintadas Project27 Feb, 2008 11:13 am The film is about an SouthSouthNorth Adaptation project implemented in the semi-arid region of Brazil. The focus of the project is to improve agriculture...Mark on Your Calendar: Energy Savings Day, 27-28 February, 200821 Feb, 2008 01:55 pm Lord May talks about our present understanding of climate change as his contribution to Energy Saving Day (E-Day), 27-28 February, 2008.The Bad News about Going Green15 Feb, 2008 04:58 pm Wal-Mart. GE. DuPont. Starbucks. Timberland. Coke and Pepsi, Ford and GM, BP and Shell. Is there a big company in America that isn't saying all the right...UK Looks to a Nuclear Future14 Feb, 2008 12:04 pm Britain has given the go ahead for the construction of a new generation of nuclear power stations in its search for cleaner,...Where Ecological Footprints Fall: Poor Nations Fare Badly18 Feb, 2008 01:05 pm In the past 50 years, human society has rapidly transformed the environment at a dizzying pace, and poor nations have been made to bear a disproportionate...Food for Thought: Invincible Rice8 Feb, 2008 06:09 pm CNN's Hugh Riminton looks at one institute's efforts to help farmers prepare for climate change.Climate Influences on Deep Sea Populations7 Feb, 2008 06:39 pm A recent research study coordinated by Joan B. Company and Pere Puig from the Marine Sciences Institute in Barcelona (CSIC) has demonstrated that the formation...Massive Power Outages Hits China1 Feb, 2008 05:16 pm In China, Chinese people are facing severe power shortages. The main problem is that coal prices are rising, but the prices of electricity are fixed...Does Carbon Trading Really Work?29 Jan, 2008 05:03 pm Larry Lohmann, the editor of Carbon Trading: A Critical Conversation on Climate Change, discusses carbon trading.Question about Long-Term Tropical Forest Decline22 Jan, 2008 10:16 am Despite widespread concern about tropical forest loss, plenty of local evidence of deforestation and frequent estimates of global deforestation rates,...The Merger of GDF and SUEZ15 Jan, 2008 11:54 am In an interview with the European Energy Review, Professor Chevalier discusses the merger between Gaz de France (GDF) and Suez and its economic,...Human Development Report 2007 - Interview with Mary Robinson14 Jan, 2008 12:09 pm Interview with Mary Robinson, former UN Human Rights Commission talking about climate change as a human right.Climate Change Linked to Human Mortality14 Jan, 2008 12:10 pm Scitizen interviews Dr. Mark Jacobson, whose recent study demonstrates a cause-effect relationship between increased levels of carbon dioxide and increase...U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidates on Subsidies for Biofuels27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Christopher Dodd, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton describe how they would address subsidies, conservation, and biofuels at "The Des Moines...Oklahoma's "Green Gold"2 Jan, 2008 11:22 am Oklahoma is in the race to develop alternative energy sources to help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.Philippine Oil Palm Cultivation Raises Food Concerns2 Jan, 2008 11:22 am Al Jazeera's Marqa Ortigas in the Southern Philippines reports on how the palm oil industry has raised fear for local food supplies and sustainable practiceDaily Greens News Report20 Dec, 2007 01:30 pm Did the Bali climate summit yield an agreement? Can recycling be criminal? Should left turns be outlawed? You've got questions...we've got answers...Water, Beer, and the White House27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Marc Gunther discusses the topic of climate change in the upcoming 2008 U.S. presidential election.My Predictions for 200820 Dec, 2007 01:31 pm Each year the Center for Bioethics and Culture asks me to predict what will happen in the next 12 months regarding the major bioethical and biotechnological...Bali Conference: Feinstein on Final Negotiations17 Dec, 2007 11:05 am US Green Party member Mike Feinstein reports on the controverisal breakdown of negotations on the final morning of the United Nations Framework Convention...Australian Boost for Kyoto12 Dec, 2007 10:56 am Kevin Rudd, Australia's new prime minister, has formally handed over the papers for his country's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change...Bali Climate Change Conference: Clarification on Emission Reductions11 Dec, 2007 10:45 am Yvo de Boer, the Executive Secretary for the UNFCCC, clarifies the situation regarding emission reductions.Large-Scale Use of Harvest Residues for Biofuel Production: a Bad Idea20 Dec, 2007 01:31 pm Plans for large scale use of harvest residues to produce biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel will be detrimental to soil quality...A Red Sea Dam: Huge Power and Massive Destruction18 Dec, 2007 11:30 am Today?s technological know-how makes it possible to construct a dam across the southern entrance of the Red Sea. Evaporation is high in the Red Sea,...Bali Climate Change Conference: Green Trade Plan10 Dec, 2007 10:46 am BBC discusses the US-EU proposal of a green trade proposal and its implication of the divided interests of developed and developing countries with Reza...Time to Ask Congress for a Down Payment on the Future10 Dec, 2007 10:47 am The House has a new energy proposal out that you should support. Not because it's perfect, but because it's the right thing to do right now,...CNN: Bali Conference on Climate Change4 Dec, 2007 11:14 am CNN has an introductory report on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, which is currently ongoing (December 3-14, 2007).Midwest Climate Pact Generates Little Attention20 Nov, 2007 11:04 am Midwest Governors (plus Canadian officials) signed a couple of climate agreements in Milwaukee last Thursday.Some Thoughts on Carbon Taxes, Cap-and-Trade Programs, and Income Distributions20 Nov, 2007 03:35 pm From an economist's perspective, the carbon problem is straightforward: figure out the "right amount" of carbon and then put policies in place to get...That Geoclimatic Studies Hoax and What It was About13 Nov, 2007 11:33 am Are there only opinions about reality, that we can only trade insults about, or is it possible to refer to independent, or 'objective' correlations for...The "Other" Side of Climate Change: Rising CO2 and Marine Life15 Nov, 2007 02:22 pm Professor Ulf Riebesell, of the Department of Biological Oceanography at Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Kiel,...Will Berkeley Spark a Solar Revolution?8 Nov, 2007 11:39 am Yesterday, the Berkeley City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that will finance PV systems and energy efficiency improvements for homeowners in...Biofuels and Rationality7 Nov, 2007 11:30 am There were several studies on biofuels issued last week, while I was away...Attention Nordhaus and Shellenberger: Time to Call A Cease-Fire!31 Oct, 2007 05:30 pm In 2004, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger released their provocative and much-discussed essay, "The Death of Environmentalism,...Unsolved Mysteries: The Case of the Tainted Rice30 Oct, 2007 12:24 pm When government agencies have to announce bad news, they tend to do so on Friday afternoons, so that it will disappear into the often-unread Saturday paper...First 60 Minutes, Now Scientific Journals: Genetic Genealogy in Today's Science25 Oct, 2007 01:40 pm Today?s issue of Science contains a new look into the world of genetic genealogy. ?The Science and Business of Genetic Ancestry Testing?,...Inverting Sustainable Development: Rethinking Ecology, Innovation, and Spatial Limits10 Oct, 2007 12:38 pm The public debate on environmental sustainability seems to be oscillating between two unsound extremes: either radical reforms aimed at dramatic reductions...CNN/YouTube 2008 Democratic Presidential Debate on energy issues27 Jul, 2007 09:49 am This is an extract of the first presidential debate of the 2008 race sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee held in South Carolina on July 23...?EFSA Is Neither Pro Nor Anti GMO?25 Jul, 2007 12:06 pm The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the keystone of the EU risk assessment regarding food and feed safety. Interview with Suzy Renckens,...Hearing on Politicization Surgeon Generals13 Jul, 2007 03:09 pm The Oversight Committee holds a hearing, "The Surgeon General's Vital Mission: Challenges for the Future." The hearing focuses on the importance of the...Bush "Muzzles" the Surgeon General of the US13 Jul, 2007 03:08 pm Former Surgeon General, Dr. Richard Carmona, speaks with Wolf Blitzer from CNN on how he and the two previous Surgeon Generals have been muzzled by the...On the Clock: John Edwards on Education, Energy and Climate Change12 Jul, 2007 12:18 pm Bora posted an exclusive interview* with John Edwards today, asking all kinds of science centered questions about NASA, global warming, education,...?The Really Big Problem for UK Science at the Moment Is Ensuring that We Will Have Enough Scientists in the Future?11 Jul, 2007 12:54 pm As new Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled his long-term vision to ?make Britain one of the best places in the world for science,...?There Are a Lot of Similar Issues Regardless of Where the Students Are?10 Jul, 2007 05:13 pm The American magazine Science has conducted a worldwide study about science teaching in undergraduate education (published in last week?s issue)...Speaker Pelosi on the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act25 Jun, 2007 04:43 pm On June 7, the House of Representatives voted 247-176 to pass a bill (S 5) that would allow federal funding for research using stem cells derived from...Framing Science in Canada25 Jun, 2007 04:42 pm For the third year running, the after-dinner speaker at DAMOP was a politician-- a Canadian one, this time, former MP Preston Manning (who also has his...Getting ethics to catch on with scientists.15 Jun, 2007 03:44 pm I've been flailing lately (most recently in this post) with the question of how to reconcile how science ought to be done with what actually happens...?The Idea Is To Open Up?13 Jun, 2007 06:02 pm Val?rie P?cresse, the French minister of Higher Education and Research in the government of the newly elected center right president Nicolas Sarkozy,...Money as an Ethical Lighthouse6 Jun, 2007 03:15 pm Money makes the world go ?round, and the research world is no different.An Open Mouse29 May, 2007 07:30 pm A few months ago I got in my car and drove north until I reached a remarkable building filled with several million mice. At Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor...BioJustice 2007 International Farmers Speak Out Pt. 131 May, 2007 04:10 pm University of California-Berkeley professor, Ignacio Chapela, speaks as part of the opening panel discussion during BioJustice 2007,...France: ?What We Demand Is That Laboratories Regain the Ability To Self Finance.?24 May, 2007 05:53 pm ?Sauvons la Recherche? (Save Research) is a group created in March 2003 to fight a dramatic drop in budgets and recruitment decided by the government at...WHO-Recommendations not Based on Best Evidence21 May, 2007 12:41 pm Guideline development groups in the World Health Organization rarely base their recommendations on systematic reviews of research findings,...BioLaw At BIO 2007: Once and Future Genetown21 May, 2007 12:40 pm According to many of the founding myths of the industry, biotechnology was born in Boston. Regardless of when Beantown became Genetown,...Scientific Fraud in the Name of Religion16 May, 2007 03:42 pm An interesting cultural experiment is taking place in Petersburg Kentucky, near the Ohio border. The experiment will shed light on the following question...The Means and the Ends of Embryonic Stem Cell Research14 May, 2007 12:43 pm Not quite a month ago, there was a heated discussion on the BlogHer site concerning stem cell research. I read the arguments and counter-arguments with...Future Squinter? No Right to be Born18 May, 2007 11:27 am Well, we have fallen along way off the moral cliff in a very short time; from tossing away embryos with genetic defects for serious illness in infancy...My Comment to ?Technology Transfer for the Poor?7 May, 2007 12:26 pm I agree fully with David DICKSON, Director of SciDev.Net, author of the article on Technology Transfer, that developing countries must adopt effective...Framing and the Problem of Choice: Infinite Information, Limited Motivation30 Apr, 2007 03:24 pm Why is it so important to provide the wider American public with readily available and scientifically accurate "frames" that re-package complex issues...EU research: ?We Need to Know What People on the Ground Have to Say?24 Apr, 2007 01:16 pm The European Commission has recently published a green report on the future of the European Research Area (ERA), an entity created to improve the interaction...Framing Science from Australia25 Apr, 2007 11:38 am Yesterday I gave a talk in Melbourne at the Bureau of Meteorology, sponsored by the Melbourne Centre of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic... |