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[This Week @ UCSD] Give Your Life a Green Makeover During Earth Week at UCSD: illustrates how UC San Diego, a world leader in climate change research, is aggressively committed to sustainability through  the development of alternative fuels, renewable energy sources, waste diversion, water conservation and green building strategies and others,”

[Watts Up With That?] Australian Antarctic Division: Can solar variability influence ...: This results in a very weak atmospheric current (3 pico-amps per meter squared) toward the Earth in the fair-weather regions of the globe, and near the ground maintains a substantive vertical electric field of some 100 volts per meter. Cosmic ray ionisation, the magnitude of which can be controlled by solar activity via the solar wind, modulates the resistance of this global electric circuit in which thunderstorms are the generators.

[UCSD News] UC San Diego to Join College Campuses Across the Nation Jan. 28-31 ...: In addition to its pioneering climate change research, UC San Diego is recognized as a leader in the implementation of green practices across all levels of campus operations””from energy management programs that apply cutting edge technology to alternative transportation programs that dramatically reduce air pollution levels on campus and in the region.  Earlier this month, UC San Diego became the first campus on the West Coast to join the Chicago Climate Exchange, North America’s only voluntary, legally binding trading system to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. UC San Diego was also the first university in California to be recognized by the California Climate Action Registry as a “Climate Action Leader” for successfully measuring, certifying and reporting its greenhouse gas emissions to the Registry and the public.

[Greenversations] Greenversations Question of the Week: What will you do differently ...: For earth day I figure I’ll reduce my electricity by using the microwave more and also, I’ll go ahead and purchase more trees/bushes from the arbor day foundation. I wall also work to show people how the environmental effects health while preparing for the MPH/JD and engaging in my many fundraising events and public education events for the ACS.

[ArticleSlash Feed] Teaching Your Children About Environmental Consciousness, by ...: This way we can make sure they do a better job at looking after the environment than this generation!Make sure you teach the children that the safe, rubber mulch surface in their playground is recycled rubber and is environmentally friendly.Making a conscious effort do these things will help the environment, why not show the world of your good .

[Environment Impact - OregonLive.com] Oregonians sending less to landfills in economic downturn ...: "What we need to think about is, 'Are we making the right kind of long-term investments and policy changes that will move us in the right direction?'" says Clark Williams-Derry, research director for the Sightline Institute, a Seattle sustainability think tank.

[Dangerous Intersection] American Stock Car Gets 81 MPG! | Dangerous Intersection: As a charity stunt, Ford had specially trained drivers drive an unmodified stock 2010 Ford Fusion (mid-size sedan) to beat 1,000 miles in a single tank of gas. They reached 1,445.7 miles in 69 hours of driving around the D.C.

[Susty] Project Earth Day Eco Fashion Show VIDEO | Susty: [...] When Jill Fehrenbacher of Inhabitat gave us a call, we popped over at the last minute to the 2008 Project Earth Day Eco Fashion Show to shoot some pretty ladies in outstanding outfits. The plan was to capture the student design competition which was being judged by Jill and our green fellow-traveler Summer Rayne Oakes and others.

[Around the Sun: A Blog About Saving Money in Portland, Oregon, and beyond] Free Events This Weekend in Portland: Apr 24-26 - Around the Sun ...: On Saturday, come early to watch the start of the 82nd Avenue of Roses parade. For more information, visit the event website.

[SGC Latest news blog] The reason hemp is illegal. |SGC Latest news blog: For centuries prior to about 1850, all the ships that sailed the western seas were rigged with hempen rope and sails. For the sailor, no less than the hangman, hemp was indispensable”¦ Now with Philippine and East Indian sources of hemp in the hands of the Japanese”¦ American hemp must meet the needs of our Army and Navy as well as of our industries”¦ The Navy’s rapidly dwindling reserves.When that is gone, American hemp will go on duty again;

[Guy Fawkes' blog] Alan Duncan Car Crash TV - Guy Fawkes' blog: - sometimes there are things(said in private or elsewhere)that aren’t acually funny or appropriate particularlywhen they’re broadcast on prime time TV away from the “cosy” studio environment or an appreciative audience(although even some sections of them appeared taken aback judging by the response or lack of it) and other panellists who are “egging”

[All In The Mind] All In The Mind: Are there skeptics and Skeptics?: Seems to me that a lot of self-described Skeptics are actually members of the faith community who worship 'science' as a religion. While they are often rightly skeptical of the paranormal and alternative medicine (though many are more close-minded than truly skeptical) they almost never bring those qualities to bear on the claims of people with white coats and appropriate degrees from respectable institutions.

[Science and Society] Science and Society: Would You Like Some Carbon in Your Coffee?: However consumers need a uniform, recognizable system so they can be informed about how they can reduce their impact on the environment, the same way they choose to reduce the impact of the food they eat on their waistline. I believe the companies that choose to participate will benefit, and even be motivated to reduce the carbon impact of their products by reducing excess packaging and other unnecessary waste from their products."

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