[Terrapreta] FW: Green Wednesday 2008.0702
MFH
mfh01 at bigpond.net.au
Thu Jul 3 03:35:51 CDT 2008
Dear Designers, Builders, and Friends,
The Toronto Star covered James Hansen's appearence last week in D.C. at the
National Press Club...
The soft-spoken scientist, hailed as the "whistle-blower for
the planet," tried to quiet a standing ovation from
environmentalists here with a typically blunt admonition.
"It is not a time to celebrate," said Hansen, 20 years to
the day since he became the first leading scientist to warn
of the dangers of global warming before a congressional
committee.
He returned not to bask in any adulation, but to warn that
the Earth is nearing a tipping point, to call for a national
carbon tax and to say that CEOs of energy companies may be
guilty of crimes against humanity and nature.
Earth Near Tipping Point, Climatologist Warns - Toronto Star, 2008.0624
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/447808
Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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New UK Report Identifies Climate Change Impacts of Global Imports -
Environmental Expert, 2008.0702
http://www.environmental-expert.com/resultEachPressRelease.aspx?cid=11227&co
di=33554&idproducttype=8&level=0
Extreme Weather Events Predicted for Warming North America - Environmental
News Service, 2008.0701
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jul2008/2008-07-01-01.asp
Bangladesh Wants SAARC Fund for Climate Change - Reuters, 2008.0701
http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKDHA234663._CH_.242020080701
Experts Say Tourists Harming Machu Picchu - New York Times, 2008.0701
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/science/AP-Machu-Picchu-Endangered.html
India Offers 8 Ideals on a Climate Change Policy, but Few Details - New York
Times, 2008.0701
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/business/worldbusiness/01rupee.html?_r=1&s
cp=2&sq=Environment+climate+change&st=nyt&oref=slogin
Toyota Sales Tumble 21.4 Pct; Ford Down 27.9 Pct. - ABC News, 2008.0701
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/PainAtThePump/wireStory?id=5283203
Low-Income Homes Green - and Affordable - Daily Gazette, 2008.0701
http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/jul/01/0701_green/
Japanese Companies Work Together on Carbon Capture - Reuters, 2008.0630
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKT31039720080630
Judge: Reduce CO2 or Don't Build Coal Plant - The Daily Green, 2008.0630
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/coal-plant-co2-470630
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Tesla to Build Electric Car Factory in Bay Area - Silicon Valley, 2008.0630
http://www.siliconvalley.com/thevalley/ci_9745521?nclick_check=1
Global Warming Is a Cause of This Year's Extreme Weather - NewsWeek,
2008.0630
http://www.newsweek.com/id/143787
Ex-Intel Head Pushes Electric Cars - BusinessWeek, 2008.0629
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91JSOLO0.htm
Ancient Oak Trees Help Reduce Global Warming - Science Daily, 2008.0628
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163041.htm
North America's First Carbon Tax Rolls Out under Fire - Reuters, 2008.0627
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2537887720080627?feedType=RSS&fe
edName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true
Tony Blair: G8 Must Bridge Chasm on Climate Change - Guardian Unlimited,
2008.0627
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/27/climatechange.g8?gusrc=rss
&feed=worldnews
Wind: The Power. The Promise. The Business - BusinessWeek, 2008.0626
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_27/b4091046392398.htm?chan=r
ss_topStories_ssi_5
Autodesk Acquires Ecotect and Green Building Studio - EarthTimes, 2008.0626
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/autodesk-enhances-sustainable-design
-capabilities,448030.shtml
Eco-Friendly, Custom-Built Prefab Homes in Demand - Plenty, 2008.0626
http://www.plentymag.com/features/2008/06/bursting_the_bubble.php
White House Refused to Open Pollutants E-Mail - New York Times, 2008.0625
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/washington/25epa.html?scp=6&sq=Environment
+climate+change&st=nyt
Scientist Urges Carbon Tax to Help Climate - Reuters, 2008.0623
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN2329105720080623
UN Calls on More Asian Govts to End Deforestation - Planet Ark, 2008.0623
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=48912&newsdate=23-Jun-200
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by Nancy Novitski
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Cannon Design in Arlington, Virginia - Hord Coplan
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Norfolk, Virginia - RKT&B in Brooklyn, New York -
Domus Studio Architects in Oceanside, California -
Alveary Architecture in Englewood, New Jersey - Pei
Cobb Freed & Partners and Ellerbe Becket in Kansas City,
Missouri - Walter Netsch of SOM in Chicago, Illinois...
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Adobe Makes Indexing Flash in Search Easier - ZDNet, 2008.0701
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Mac OS X Snow Leopard: Apple's Secret Business Weapon? - InfoWorld,
2008.0701
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/01/27NF-mac-os-snow-leopard_1.html
Autodesk Acquires Ecotect and Green Building Studio - EarthTimes, 2008.0626
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/autodesk-enhances-sustainable-design
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MSC Software Acquires MacNeal Group - MSC Sofware Press Release, 2008.0624
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