Archive for January, 2007

Once a Dream Fuel, Palm Oil May Be an Eco-Nightmare

The Green Queen Bee January 31, 2007
Once a Dream Fuel, Palm Oil May Be an Eco-Nightmare

Just a few years ago, politicians and environmental groups in the Netherlands were thrilled by the early and rapid adoption of “sustainable energy,” achieved in part by coaxing electrical plants to use biofuel — in particular, palm oil from Southeast Asia. Spurred by government subsidies, energy companies became so enthusiastic that they designed generators that [...]

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U.S. Businesses, Environmental Groups Call for Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Green Queen Bee January 31, 2007

An alliance of U.S.-based businesses and environmental organizations has called on the federal government to quickly enact strong legislation to achieve significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions so as to avoid consequences that would necessitate steeper reductions in the future. The nonpartisan U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) consists of market leaders Alcoa, BP America, Caterpillar, [...]

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Tools for Urban Sustainability Event

The Green Queen Bee January 26, 2007
Tools for Urban Sustainability Event

The Inwood Hill Nature Center invites you to join them this Saturday, January 27th, at 11 a.m. for a free special program and lecture called Tools for Urban Sustainability, featuring Toby Hemenway, author of best-selling Permaculture book Gaia’s Garden. The Inwood Hill Nature Center is located in Manhattan at 218th St. and Indian Road, inside [...]

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New Warnings on Climate Change in New York Times

The Green Queen Bee January 25, 2007
New Warnings on Climate Change in New York Times

The main international scientific body assessing causes of climate change is closing in on its strongest statement yet linking emissions from burning fossil fuels to rising global temperatures, according to scientists involved in the process. In fresh drafts of a summary of its next report, the group, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has said [...]

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Scientists, Evangelicals Join Forces on Environment

The Green Queen Bee January 18, 2007
Scientists, Evangelicals Join Forces on Environment

Several U.S. scientists and evangelical Christian leaders have come together to make a joint effort to protect the environment. The group, organized under the aegis of the National Association of Evangelicals and the Center for Health and Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, proposes to hold meetings with Congressional leaders from both parties to inform [...]

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