March 2012
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31st Episode of GreenNews4U
Turning Algae into A Viable Fuel Source
Our society is very dependent on oil and currently our military is the number one consumer. As the debate rages on about oil dependency, drilling in ANWR, the Keystone Pipeline and many other debates, there are those that are looking to alternative fuels. But which alternative fuel will move to the forefront? Electric? Hybrid? Solar? Hydrogen? Corn?...
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Shell Oil is Suing the Sierra Club
Shell Oil is suing the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations over its plans to drill in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas — the Polar Bear Seas — of America’s Arctic this summer.
The Polar Bear Seas are home to 20 percent of the earth’s polar bears. Even worse, an oil spill there would be a disaster: it’s dark two months out of the year, and the closest Coast...
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Sandra Fluke on Health Care Reform - Bashed by...
Sandra Fluke, a third-year law student at Georgetown University went before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to give testimony regarding the proposed regulations by the Department of Health and Human Services.
After her speech some loud and obnoxious shock commentators attempted to belittle her directly as a person. Calling her a “slut” among other...
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Is Canada Overlooking First Nations?
Instead of boasting about Canada’s success in avoiding much of the impacts of the recent global economic downturn at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Prime Minister Stephen Harper should be sharing with them a ground-breaking Canadian plan to stimulate its economy with initiatives that create genuine partnerships with First Peoples.
Grand Council...
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Indian Trails Launches Michigan Flyer Fleet With...
Michigan Flyer is putting an all-new fleet of four luxury motorcoaches on the road this month, representing a $2,124,000 million investment in the inter-city and airport shuttle service by parent company Indian Trails, Inc., of Owosso, MI.
“The decision to invest in this infrastructure upgrade is based on our commitment to our customers, to Michigan Flyer, and to the people of...
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School District to save up to 2.6 million gallons...
Central Basin Municipal Water District has partnered with the Montebello Unified School District to connect Montebello Gardens Elementary School to recycled water for landscape irrigation. As of a result of the connection, the School District will save an average of eight acre-feet of drinking water per year at this site. This works out to 2.6 million gallons of drinking water annually. (One...
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No. 1 in Asia, No. 2 in the World: OFFSHORE WIND...
OFFSHORE WIND CHINA Conference & Exhibition 2012 is to be held again in Shanghai during May 30-June 1 in Shanghai New International Expo Center and Shangri-La’s Kerry Hotel Pudong. After three years’ of successful editions, it has become the No. 1 in Asia and No. 2 in the world for wind power trade events focusing on offshore.
With international key players’ active...
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America Well on Its Way to Winning Energy...
New statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show America is winning its battle for energy independence.
The EIA’s fourth quarter 2011 report shows the United States supplied almost 58 percent of its crude oil and liquids consumption. And for the first time in recent history, net imports of liquids were less than 8 million barrels a day.
Compared to 2006 numbers,...
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Climate Change Threatens California Economy by...
Study Identifies Changes to Vegetation Types, Impacts to Ranching, Carbon Storage
Climate change is likely to harm California’s economy by reducing the types of natural, non-irrigated vegetation available for livestock forage and the ability of forest ecosystems to store carbon dioxide, according to a peer-reviewed study published in the scientific journal Climatic Change.The ability...
