Archive for September, 2007
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Retreat at TreeGap: an Eco-Journey
by Bonnie Alter
This lovely looking house is the starting point for an environmental and ecological journey. Megan Reynolds decided to give up her day job, move into her family’s house in Woodstock, New York, and turn it into a one room eco Bed and Breakfast. She has kept an ongoing “memoir in progress” of her [...]
Eurostar vs. Planes: It’s Not Just About the Green
by Sami Grover
Eurostar, the operator running trains between London and Paris, and London and Brussels, is increasingly painting itself as the green alternative to flying. We’ve previously written about their study claiming 90% fewer emissions than equivalent flights, and we’ve also featured their ambitious goal of reducing these already meager emissions by a further 25% [...]
Off the Grid Eco Lodge Turns to Biodiesel Powered Electricity
by Paula Alvarado
With all the discussions going on about biodiesel and its benefits (knowing that, for example, using corn to produce it is actually more energy consuming than the energy the fuel could generate), and the opposition of some sectors around the use of crops as fuel instead of food; saying that an eco lodge [...]
EU climate flight plans ‘deluded’
European Union proposals to reduce the climate impact of flying will not work, a report concludes. The EU plans to include aviation in its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). But analysts at the Tyndall Centre, a prestigious UK climate research body, say this will have minimal effect without a major rise in carbon prices.
Keep readingTaking Green Baseball by Storm
by Kristin Underwood
Ahhh, summertime– longer days, the beach, the vacations and yes, baseball season! And the Lake Elsinore Storm is taking “greening baseball” by storm. On July 20, 2007 the team decided to add a “Going Green” night to its list of promotional events, which have included such wacky things as Tom Cruise bobble head [...]
Green taxes ‘are making billions’
The government is raising billions of pounds more in green taxes than it needs to remove the UK’s “carbon footprint”, a report says. The Taxpayers’ Alliance said emissions in 2005 had done damage worth an estimated £11.7bn, but green taxes and charges in that year had made £21.9bn. It claimed ministers were “cynically” raising revenue [...]
Keep readingParks ‘failing Africa’s wildlife’
National parks in Africa, originally set up to conserve endangered species, are failing to protect wildlife within their boundaries, a study claims. Researchers say a decline in the number of large mammals, such as antelopes, was a result of increased pressures on the reserves’ ecology. They said the parks faced an uncertain future as a [...]
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