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Beyond Sun and Dung
Environment  (tags: globalwarming, climate-change )

Rod
- 59 days ago - yellowsandblues.com
But in aggregate terms, there is clearly a decline in glaciers, and some are declining at a very rapid rate. If climate change is not causing this, then what is?
Everest "Memento" for Obama to Show Climate Change Impact
Environment  (tags: climate-change, environment )

Rod
- 99 days ago - yellowsandblues.com
Nepal's sherpa community is sending a piece of rock from Mount Everest to U.S. President Barack Obama to underscore the impact of global warming on the Himalayas.
Green Teen Reaps Rewards of Eco-Friendliness
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, eco-friendly, green )

Rod
- 104 days ago - yellowsandblues.com
Marin County teenager Erin Schrode is a bit like Elle Woods, the gorgeous and bubbly character in "Legally Blonde." Like Woods, Schrode is beautiful and vivacious - and not to be underestimated.
Why I Am Walking 350 Miles
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, eco-friendly, greenliving )

Rod
- 105 days ago - yellowsandblues.com
From Sept. 20 to Oct. 24, I and a small group of other people will walk 350 miles along the Oregon coast and the Columbia River estuary to highlight the dangers of climate change.
Buddhist Bhutan Warns Felling Trees a Threat to Happiness
Environment  (tags: conservation, environment, energy, green )

Rod
- 106 days ago - yellowsandblues.com
Bhutan has warned its citizens over cutting down thousands of young trees every year to make prayer flags, a threat to the tiny kingdom's lush scenery and the government's duty to bring "Gross National Happiness."
Scientists Draw Electricity From Trees
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green, greenliving, eco-friendly )

Rod
- 107 days ago - yellowsandblues.com
University of Washington scientists have discovered a new source of electricity: Trees.
Wind Power Capacity May Exceed India's Estimate By Fivefold
Green Lifestyle  (tags: eco-friendly, energy, greenliving )

Rod
- 108 days ago - yellowsandblues.com
India can build wind power plants that may be able to generate almost five times more than the government's estimate by 2030, according to a study by the Global World Energy Council.
The Himalayas, Where There Is Little Understanding of How Carbon Emissions Effect Their Lives
Environment  (tags: climate-change, climate, environment, globalwarming )

Rod
- 109 days ago - yellowsandblues.com
Over a large part of the region there is no difference between the word for climate and the word for weather.
2010 Commencement Will Find Penn Seniors Sporting Caps, Gowns Made of Recycled Plastic Bottles
Green Lifestyle  (tags: eco-friendly, environment, coolstuff )

Rod
- 110 days ago - yellowsandblues.com
Plastic water and soda bottles that are said to last forever in a landfill will instead grace the 2,500 or so Penn graduating seniors next spring as their commencement caps and gowns.
Maldives To Introduce Green Tax On Tourists
Environment  (tags: nature, environment, energy, conservation, climate-change )

Rod
- 111 days ago - yellowsandblues.com
The Maldives archipelago, threatened by rising sea levels blamed on climate change, said on Monday it would introduce a new environment tax on all tourists who use its resorts and provide its economic lifeline.
 
 
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