Alternative Energy - Greenvine

Obama to Go to Copenhagen With Pledge of Emissions Cuts

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:55 PM EST (The New York Times)

President Obama will travel to the international climate summit meeting in Copenhagen.........to tell the delegates that the United States intends to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by levels that reflect the targets specified by legislation passed in the House this past Jun …

world-news, obama, global-warming, climate-change, united-nations, international-climate-summit

Is the 17 percent reduction in greenhouse gases cited by President Obama a good target?

Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:35 PM EST

By msnbc.com U.S. & World News

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global-warming, climate-change

Unwritten Stories Reveal New Climate Scandal!

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:30 AM EST (worldchanging.com)

Seeded by Benno Hansen

There's been a lot of talk recently about the "hacked climate emails." Long story, short: Hacker steals email, posts. Wingnuts take some lines out of context, claim they show a cover-up, cry conspiracy. Scientists refute, in detail.

global-warming, climate-change, oil, lies, spin, denialism

Richard Branson hires Jigar Shah for green work - :

Seeded on Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:06 PM EST (Washington Business Journal)

Seeded by iconoclasm

Virgin Group's billionaire creator Richard Branson has tapped local solar industry entrepreneur Jigar Shah to head up a new worldwide battle against carbon emissions.

business, biochar

ACS Genes Discovery May Make Valuable Plants Survive In Difficult Terrain

Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:23 PM EST (Scientific Blogging)

Seeded by Ageing Hippie

According to a recent GENETICS study, a family of genes (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, or ACS genes) are responsible for production of ethylene and since this gas affects many aspects of plant development, it could lay the foundation for future genetic manipulation …

science, food, genetics, farming, genes, gm-crops, ethylene, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate-synthase

Feed the Homeless-- Contribute to a Charity Cookbook!

Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:16 AM EST

By Dowser

Charity Cookbook Needs Your Recipes Got a good recipe you don't mind sharing, especially for a good cause? kjmatisz, of the Dining Divas & Guys group is putting together a cookbook for charity. Money raised by purchasing the cookbook on line, will help to feed the homeless!

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entertainment, donation, cookbook, appetizers, soups, salads, charity-fund-raiser

Gross Failure of the Media

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:24 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

Seeded by PGH TYT fan (Clipped by PGH TYT fan)

A new poll by Public Policy Polling shows that 52% of Republicans believe that Obama did not really win the 2008 election. You think that's absurd, get a load of why -- ACORN stole it for him.

politics, obama, acorn, theyoungturks

Tiny Elk Horn Iowa Has the Electric Charging Stations Ready and Waiting for Electric Vehicles

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:26 AM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by luckydog

ELK HORN, Iowa (AP) -- Hoping to see the USA in your Chevrolet Volt or Nissan Leaf? The tiny Iowa town of Elk Horn will have plenty of electric charging stations and no wait -- if you can get there.

technology, ev, electric-vehicles, plug-in-hybrids, elk-horn-iowa

Military Experiment Seeks to Predict PTSD

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:05 AM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by luckydog

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (AP) -- Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.

health, war, military, ptsd