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"New Green Business"<br> | "New Green Business"<br> | ||
http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/smallbusiness/trash_talker_terracycle.fsb/index.htm?postversion=2009032512<br> | http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/smallbusiness/trash_talker_terracycle.fsb/index.htm?postversion=2009032512<br> | ||
http://www.terracycle.net/<br> | http://www.terracycle.net/<br><br> | ||
"GDP branded a poor guage on progress" | "GDP branded a poor guage on progress" | ||
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f5d701c-a18e-11de-a88d-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1<br> | http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f5d701c-a18e-11de-a88d-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1<br><br> | ||
“Plugging Into the Sun: Sunlight bathes us in far more energy than we could ever need—if we could just catch enough.” By George Johnson <br> | |||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/09/solar/johnson-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/09/solar/johnson-text<br><br> | ||
“Shading the Earth: If we don’t cut fossil fuels fast enough, global warming may get out of hand. Some scientists say we need a plan B: a giant sunshade that would cool the whole planet.” By Robert Kunzig <br> | “Shading the Earth: If we don’t cut fossil fuels fast enough, global warming may get out of hand. Some scientists say we need a plan B: a giant sunshade that would cool the whole planet.” By Robert Kunzig <br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/big-idea/01/shading-earth<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/big-idea/01/shading-earth<br><br> | ||
“It Starts at Home” By Peter Miller <br> | |||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/energy-conservation/miller-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/energy-conservation/miller-text<br><br> | ||
”Our Good Earth: The future rests on the soil beneath our feet.” By Charles C. Mann <br> | ”Our Good Earth: The future rests on the soil beneath our feet.” By Charles C. Mann <br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/soil/mann-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/soil/mann-text<br><br> | ||
“World Oil: Word oil demand is surging as supplies approach their limits.” By Paul Roberts<br> | |||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/world-oil/roberts-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/world-oil/roberts-text<br><br> | ||
“Drying of the West: The American West was won by water management. What happens when there's no water left to manage?” By Robert Kunzig<br> | |||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/02/drying-west/kunzig-text.html<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/02/drying-west/kunzig-text.html<br><br> | ||
“Green Dreams: Making fuel from crops could be good for the planet—after a breakthrough or two.” By Joel K. Bourne, Jr<br> | |||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/10/biofuels/biofuels-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/10/biofuels/biofuels-text<br><br> | ||
<br> “Carbon's New Math: To deal with global warming, the first step is to do the numbers.” By Bill McKibben<br> | “Carbon's New Math: To deal with global warming, the first step is to do the numbers.” By Bill McKibben<br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/10/carbon-crisis/carbon-crisis-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/10/carbon-crisis/carbon-crisis-text<br><br> | ||
“Life at the Edge: On the frontier of a frozen ocean, rising temperatures imperil wildlife whose survival depends on ice.” By Paul Nicklen<br> | |||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/vanishing-sea-ice/sea-ice-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/vanishing-sea-ice/sea-ice-text<br><br> | ||
“The Big Thaw: It’s no surprise that a warming climate is melting the world’s glaciers and polar ice. But no one expected it to happen this fast.” By Tim Appenzeller<br> | |||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/big-thaw/big-thaw-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/big-thaw/big-thaw-text<br><br> | ||
“Still Waters, The Global Fish Crisis: The Mediterranean may lose its wild bluefin tuna. High-tech harvesting and wasteful management have brought world fish stocks to dangerous lows. This story explores the fish crisis—as well as the hope for a new relationship between man and the sea.” By Fen Montaigne<br> | |||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/04/global-fisheries-crisis/montaigne-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/04/global-fisheries-crisis/montaigne-text<br><br> | ||
“Blue Haven: New Zealand marine reserves are a model for the world.” By Kennedy Warne<br> | |||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/04/new-zealand-coast/warne-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/04/new-zealand-coast/warne-text<br><br> | ||
“Last Stand in Zakouma: While poachers are slaughtering some of the last surviving central African elephants for their tusks, a refuge in Chad gives this endangered species armed protection—and a fighting chance.” By J. Michael Fay<br> | “Last Stand in Zakouma: While poachers are slaughtering some of the last surviving central African elephants for their tusks, a refuge in Chad gives this endangered species armed protection—and a fighting chance.” By J. Michael Fay<br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/03/ivory-wars/fay-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/03/ivory-wars/fay-text<br><br> | ||
“Last of the Amazon: Brazil's dilemma: Allow widespread—and profitable—destruction of the rain forest to continue, or intensify conservation efforts.” By Scott Wallace<br> | “Last of the Amazon: Brazil's dilemma: Allow widespread—and profitable—destruction of the rain forest to continue, or intensify conservation efforts.” By Scott Wallace<br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/01/amazon-rain-forest/wallace-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/01/amazon-rain-forest/wallace-text<br><br> | ||
“Meltdown: The Alps Under Pressure: Long a social hot spot, Europe's winter playground is now warming up for real.” By Erla Zwingle<br> | “Meltdown: The Alps Under Pressure: Long a social hot spot, Europe's winter playground is now warming up for real.” By Erla Zwingle<br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/02/melting-alps/zwingle-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/02/melting-alps/zwingle-text<br><br> | ||
“The High Cost of Cheap Coal: Coal is plentiful—and polluting. Can an energy-hungry world afford to wait for this fuel to clean up?” By Tim Appenzeller<br> | “The High Cost of Cheap Coal: Coal is plentiful—and polluting. Can an energy-hungry world afford to wait for this fuel to clean up?” By Tim Appenzeller<br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/03/cheap-coal/appenzeller-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/03/cheap-coal/appenzeller-text<br><br> | ||
“When Mountains Move: The quest for Appalachian coal has led to mountaintop removal, a process that's been called strip mining on steroids.” By John G. Mitchell<br> | “When Mountains Move: The quest for Appalachian coal has led to mountaintop removal, a process that's been called strip mining on steroids.” By John G. Mitchell<br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/03/mountain-mining/mitchell-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/03/mountain-mining/mitchell-text<br><br> | ||
“It's Scary, It's Expensive, It Could Save the Earth: Nuclear power risking a comeback.” By Charles Petit<br> | “It's Scary, It's Expensive, It Could Save the Earth: Nuclear power risking a comeback.” By Charles Petit<br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/04/nuclear-power/petit-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/04/nuclear-power/petit-text<br><br> | ||
“Welcome to the World of Nanotechnology: Tiny technology promises big rewards. Some may already be in your closet.” By Jennifer Kahn<br> | “Welcome to the World of Nanotechnology: Tiny technology promises big rewards. Some may already be in your closet.” By Jennifer Kahn<br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/06/nanotechnology/kahn-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/06/nanotechnology/kahn-text<br><br> | ||
“Super Storms: Scientists are urgently trying to forecast the next killer hurricanes.” By Thomas Hayden<br> | “Super Storms: Scientists are urgently trying to forecast the next killer hurricanes.” By Thomas Hayden<br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/08/super-storms/hayden-text/1<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/08/super-storms/hayden-text/1<br><br> | ||
“Threatened Sanctuaries: The state of U.S. Parks.” By John G. Mitchell<br> | “Threatened Sanctuaries: The state of U.S. Parks.” By John G. Mitchell<br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/10/national-parks/mitchell-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/10/national-parks/mitchell-text<br><br> | ||
“The Pollution Within: Modern chemistry keeps insects from ravaging crops, lifts stains from carpets, and saves lives. But the ubiquity of chemicals is taking a toll. “ By David Ewing Duncan<br> | “The Pollution Within: Modern chemistry keeps insects from ravaging crops, lifts stains from carpets, and saves lives. But the ubiquity of chemicals is taking a toll. “ By David Ewing Duncan<br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/10/toxic-people/duncan-text<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/10/toxic-people/duncan-text<br><br> | ||
“Future Power: Where will the world get its next energy fix?” By Michael Parfit<br> | “Future Power: Where will the world get its next energy fix?” By Michael Parfit<br> | ||
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0508/feature1/<br> | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0508/feature1/<br><br> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:46, 19 September 2009
News articles
"New Green Business"
http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/smallbusiness/trash_talker_terracycle.fsb/index.htm?postversion=2009032512
http://www.terracycle.net/
"GDP branded a poor guage on progress"
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f5d701c-a18e-11de-a88d-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1
“Plugging Into the Sun: Sunlight bathes us in far more energy than we could ever need—if we could just catch enough.” By George Johnson
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/09/solar/johnson-text
“Shading the Earth: If we don’t cut fossil fuels fast enough, global warming may get out of hand. Some scientists say we need a plan B: a giant sunshade that would cool the whole planet.” By Robert Kunzig
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/big-idea/01/shading-earth
“It Starts at Home” By Peter Miller
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/energy-conservation/miller-text
”Our Good Earth: The future rests on the soil beneath our feet.” By Charles C. Mann
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/soil/mann-text
“World Oil: Word oil demand is surging as supplies approach their limits.” By Paul Roberts
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/world-oil/roberts-text
“Drying of the West: The American West was won by water management. What happens when there's no water left to manage?” By Robert Kunzig
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/02/drying-west/kunzig-text.html
“Green Dreams: Making fuel from crops could be good for the planet—after a breakthrough or two.” By Joel K. Bourne, Jr
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/10/biofuels/biofuels-text
“Carbon's New Math: To deal with global warming, the first step is to do the numbers.” By Bill McKibben
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/10/carbon-crisis/carbon-crisis-text
“Life at the Edge: On the frontier of a frozen ocean, rising temperatures imperil wildlife whose survival depends on ice.” By Paul Nicklen
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/vanishing-sea-ice/sea-ice-text
“The Big Thaw: It’s no surprise that a warming climate is melting the world’s glaciers and polar ice. But no one expected it to happen this fast.” By Tim Appenzeller
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/big-thaw/big-thaw-text
“Still Waters, The Global Fish Crisis: The Mediterranean may lose its wild bluefin tuna. High-tech harvesting and wasteful management have brought world fish stocks to dangerous lows. This story explores the fish crisis—as well as the hope for a new relationship between man and the sea.” By Fen Montaigne
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/04/global-fisheries-crisis/montaigne-text
“Blue Haven: New Zealand marine reserves are a model for the world.” By Kennedy Warne
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/04/new-zealand-coast/warne-text
“Last Stand in Zakouma: While poachers are slaughtering some of the last surviving central African elephants for their tusks, a refuge in Chad gives this endangered species armed protection—and a fighting chance.” By J. Michael Fay
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/03/ivory-wars/fay-text
“Last of the Amazon: Brazil's dilemma: Allow widespread—and profitable—destruction of the rain forest to continue, or intensify conservation efforts.” By Scott Wallace
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/01/amazon-rain-forest/wallace-text
“Meltdown: The Alps Under Pressure: Long a social hot spot, Europe's winter playground is now warming up for real.” By Erla Zwingle
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/02/melting-alps/zwingle-text
“The High Cost of Cheap Coal: Coal is plentiful—and polluting. Can an energy-hungry world afford to wait for this fuel to clean up?” By Tim Appenzeller
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/03/cheap-coal/appenzeller-text
“When Mountains Move: The quest for Appalachian coal has led to mountaintop removal, a process that's been called strip mining on steroids.” By John G. Mitchell
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/03/mountain-mining/mitchell-text
“It's Scary, It's Expensive, It Could Save the Earth: Nuclear power risking a comeback.” By Charles Petit
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/04/nuclear-power/petit-text
“Welcome to the World of Nanotechnology: Tiny technology promises big rewards. Some may already be in your closet.” By Jennifer Kahn
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/06/nanotechnology/kahn-text
“Super Storms: Scientists are urgently trying to forecast the next killer hurricanes.” By Thomas Hayden
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/08/super-storms/hayden-text/1
“Threatened Sanctuaries: The state of U.S. Parks.” By John G. Mitchell
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/10/national-parks/mitchell-text
“The Pollution Within: Modern chemistry keeps insects from ravaging crops, lifts stains from carpets, and saves lives. But the ubiquity of chemicals is taking a toll. “ By David Ewing Duncan
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/10/toxic-people/duncan-text
“Future Power: Where will the world get its next energy fix?” By Michael Parfit
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0508/feature1/