Archive for April, 2008

• UN official says biofuels are a “crime against humanity”

  Jean Ziegler, UN’s special rapporteur on the right to food, yesterday called for the suspension of biofuels production saying biofuels are a “crime against humanity.” “Biofuels, with today’s current production methods, are a crime against a great part of humanity. …

• A Picture is Worth… Gasoline Consumption Per Day

  In light of the Clinton-McCain gas tax holiday proposal I think this statistic (shown after the jump) from the Economist and BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2005 should be highlighted. The image shows gasoline consumption per day around the …

• China is now the world’s biggest polluter

  China is number one, in greenhouse gas emissions that is. A report from the University of California says that Chinas greenhouse gas emissions have been “underestimated” and that the country probably took the number one position from USA in 2006-2007. …

• Thumbs up for trees

  Here is a short note for our readers that use the bookmarking service StumbleUpon. If you go to http://stumbleupon.com/earthday/ and “thumb up” that page you will help to plant trees, for free. “Every day millions of StumbleUpon users discover great …

• Go Live Give goes to Hawaii!!!

  Hi everyone! Images Maria and I just got back from Hawaii and it was amazing!!! We are two very lucky girls to have gone to such a beautiful place and talk to so many inspiring people. First off I want …

• Two trees have been planted – Thank you!

  Our green forum has reached 101 members! And just like we promised Green Blog will plant two trees to celebrate this.

• Apple Doesn’t Like the Big Apple

  New York has decided to become greener and reduce their emissions by 30% by year 2030. The city has started an environmental campaign called GreeNYC to get the people engaged and active. So far so good. But now the campaign …

• Dove beauty products causes forest destruction, species extinction and climate change

  Greenpeace is going after Unilever, the makers of Dove beauty products. According to Greenpeace Unilever “are causing forest destruction, species extinction and climate change.”

• “I underestimated the threat”

  “Emissions are growing much faster than we’d thought, the absorptive capacity of the planet is less than we’d thought, the risks of greenhouse gases are potentially bigger than more cautious estimates and the speed of climate change seems to be …

• Perverted Australia 2020 Summit IGNORED Climate Emergency, Renewables & Climate Genocide

  Australia has just had a 2-day Ideas conference in Canberra called the “Australia 2020 Summit”. This exercise was brought on by the right wing, Bush-ite Rudd Labor Government, ostensibly to garner Ideas for a better Australia.. Unfortunately the Australia 2020 …