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Britain sets up the world's largest marine reserve

Posted by plantitfilm on Friday, 12 November 2010 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

At midnight tonight, the world's largest fully protected marine reserve will come into force in the British territorial waters of the Chagos Archipelago, in the Indian Ocean. But this new sanctuary, designated as a "no-take" zone where commercial fishing will be banned, serves to un...

Despair in new species of fish found

Posted by plantitfilm on Tuesday, 09 November 2010 in Uncategorized

I am completely fascinated by this recent news story on CNN.com. On September 10, 2010, an international team of marine biologists discovered a new, never-before-seen species of fish living deep in the Pacific Ocean. The fish, a pure white species of snailfish, was discovered living 4 and ½ miles be...

Denver Airport Parking, World's Greenest, to Open November 2010

Posted by plantitfilm on Saturday, 06 November 2010 in Agriculture

In today's world, parking garages are important elements of the urban infrastructure. So it's exciting that Denver International Airport's (DIA) newest parking facility incorporates cutting-edge technologies to provide both environmental conservation and energy efficiency. DIA is the fifth ...

US Adopts 30% Energy-Efficiency Savings for Buildings

Posted by plantitfilm on Tuesday, 02 November 2010 in Sustainable Development

More than 500 U.S. state and local code officials voted to adopt new building codes that will achieve 30 percent in energy savings, using the 2006 model code as the baseline, for commercial and residential buildings, reports the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). ...

Why California’s Solar Industry Is Cheering The Defeat Of Prop. 23

Posted by plantitfilm on Tuesday, 02 November 2010 in Solar

Tom Rooney is one happy guy today. The chief executive of SPG Solar, California’s second largest solar installer, says that California voters’ rejection of energy-related Proposition 23 is a boost for the solar industry in California. “The double positive for the solar industry was [Jerry] Brown get...

GOP Victory May Be Defeat For Climate Change Policy

Posted by plantitfilm on Saturday, 23 October 2010 in General Environment

The more carbon that gets released into the atmosphere, the higher the average temperature rises. That's a scientific fact. Human activities, such as driving, flying, building and even turning on the lights, are the biggest contributor to the release of carbon. That too, is a fact. And yet the ma...

Canada Drilling in the Gulf, "Business as Usual"

Posted by plantitfilm on Sunday, 17 October 2010 in Oil Spill

OTTAWA — In late August, a drillship contracted by Chevron Canada Ltd. finished exploring for oil more than 2 1/2 kilometres below the ocean surface off the coast of Newfoundland — the deepest offshore well in Canadian history. Yet under Canadian offshore-drilling rules, it will be two ye...

Oil from BP spill traveled 500 kilometers: scientists

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 04 October 2010 in Oil Spill

Traces of oil from a ruptured BP well in the Gulf of Mexico have been found at a depth of 1,000 meters (3,200 feet) and up to 500 kilometers (300 miles) from the spill site, according to a new analysis. A team of scientists aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise reported results Thursday...

One More Insult in the Gulf

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 06 September 2010 in Oil Spill

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 5,130 square miles of Gulf waters stretching from the far eastern coast of Louisiana, through Mississippi, Alabama, and the western Florida panhandle. The Mariner Ene...

International Elephant Day Sep 22nd

Posted by plantitfilm on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 in Animals

September 22nd is Elephant Appreciation Day, celebrated since 1996. The official website has many suggestions for ways to celebrate the holiday, but you can use your imagination to honor elephants in your own way. Tell elephant jokes, send an ecard, watch elephant videos on YouTube, or make a donati...

Green House of Denial - by Scott Adams

Posted by plantitfilm on Tuesday, 24 August 2010 in Climate Change

Scott Adams, creator of “Dilbert”, recently wrote a piece in the Wall Street Journal entitled: How I (Almost) Saved the Earth. As I type, it is making the rounds on social networks, emails, and probably being talked about around the water coolers that Adams portrays in his iconic comic strip. Why is...

Plug-Free Electric Car Charger

Posted by plantitfilm on Sunday, 01 August 2010 in Transportation

Plug-free charging — it’s been the holy grail for cell phone, laptop and gadget makers for years. And now it’s fodder for the plug-in vehicle crew. On Tuesday at the Plug-In 2010 conference in San Jose, Calif., a company called Evatran unveiled its “Plugless Power” electric vehicle charger, which wi...

They Can Measure Rate of Oil Leak if BP Releases Clear Seafloor Video

Posted by plantitfilm on Sunday, 01 August 2010 in Oil Spill

Since BP's Deepwater Horizon rig exploded into one of the worst man-made ecological disasters in history, one big question has remained unanswered: Just how big of a mess is it? While BP asserts there's no way to know, marine experts say that if the oil giant would but release more video from its su...

They Can Measure Rate of Oil Leak if BP Releases Clear Seafloor Video

Posted by plantitfilm on Sunday, 01 August 2010 in Oil Spill

Since BP's Deepwater Horizon rig exploded into one of the worst man-made ecological disasters in history, one big question has remained unanswered: Just how big of a mess is it? While BP asserts there's no way to know, marine experts say that if the oil giant would but release more video from its su...

Hawaii Gets World Heritage Status

Posted by plantitfilm on Saturday, 31 July 2010 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

Sri Lanka's central highlands and a protected marine area in Hawaii, the only habitats of several endangered plant and animal species, have been added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, the U.N. body said on Saturday. Sri Lanka's central highlands were deemed of prime importance because of t...

Is Your Beach Safe to Swim?

Posted by plantitfilm on Saturday, 31 July 2010 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

We aren't telling you to not go swimming, but maybe you need to know that this is not your parents beach anymore. "We found that when swimming in sub-tropical beach areas with no known pollution or contamination from sewage or runoff, you still have a chance of being exposed to the kind of ...

Climate change should be billed as a 'health' not 'environmental' disaster

Posted by plantitfilm on Thursday, 29 July 2010 in Human Health

Public may be more likely to accept responsibility for climate change and support mitigation action if they see it as a threat to human health, suggests research If the human health impacts of climate change were explained in more detail to people they might be more willing to accept toughe...

BP gets "wake-up call" and $32 billion in spill charges

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 28 July 2010 in Oil Spill

BP Plc's newly named chief executive on Tuesday called the Gulf oil spill a "wake-up call" for the entire industry as the company tallied up its losses and disclosed two U.S. investigations. Bob Dudley, who will replace gaffe-prone Tony Hayward as chief executive on October 1, said safety would be ...

Overpopulation is the Wrong Focus For Environmentalists

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 26 July 2010 in Human Health

A green myth is on the march. It wants to blame the world’s over-breeding poor people for the planet’s peril. It stinks. And on World Population Day, I encourage fellow environmentalists not to be seduced. The actor Jeremy Irons has announced that he plans to make an Al-Gore style...

Senators criticize delay on climate plan

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 26 July 2010 in Earth Violators

AUGUSTA -- U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins both expressed disappointment with the recent decision by Senate Democratic leadership to set aside plans for comprehensive climate change legislation. The Maine Republicans each had showed support for limited or modified plan...