US, China Emission Targets More Like ‘Business as Usual’
In an attempt to accelerate negotiations for an international climate treaty the United States and China announced their respective mitigation measures. While the American climate negotiators will propose a tentative target of reducing carbon emissions by 17% by 2020 from 2005 levels, China will propose a reduction of 40-45% reduction in

Obama Will Go to COP15 Climate Conference in Copenhagen
The White House has officially announced that president Obama plans on attending the COP15 climate change conference held next month in Copenhagen from December 7th to the 19th. Obama will give a speech at the conference on December 9th on his way to Norway to pick up his Nobel Peace Price on the 10th. Obama had not committed to making an appearance at 

Corps of Engineers Held Responsible for Catastrophic Flooding from Katrina
A federal court ruling handed down last week charged the Army Corps of Engineers with “gross negligence” that led to the catastrophic flooding in New Orleans in the wake of hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Court Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. minced no words in issuing his ruling, saying that the corps failure to properly maintain the Missis

Wind Turbine Syndrome Will Kill Us All!…If it Were Real. (cartoon)
Mean Joe Green #80: Wind Turbine Syndrome Will Kill Us All!…If it Were Real. Read more of this story »

Affecting Behavior Change in the Slow Adopters of Sustainability
In yesterday’s Sustainable Industries Economic Forum, keynote speaker Paul Hawken discussed the political will it would take to avert global catastrophe. An underlying elephant in the room, however, was the behavior change that we would need to see from more citizens than just t