http://www.bfreenews.com/ BFreeNews.com - Environmental headlines from the best sources Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:13:10 +0100 en-us http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44025 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:28:12 +0100 Via CNet Green Tech - Activist investor group urges companies to track their use of energy and resources as closely as it does its hiring and cash flow.... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44025 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44018 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:10:20 +0100 Via Treehugger - photo via flickr Coal activist Ted Nace today published a must–read post in Grist on the importance of taking on coal via a variety of strategies, effectively coming at the co... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44018 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44014 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:27:19 +0100 Via Greentech Media - Aurica? Isn't that the bald guy from Goldfinger with the laser? '... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44014 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44012 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:05:57 +0100 Via Cleantechnica - It's a one–two green punch for the trucking industry: today the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced a program with the U.S. EPA to help get rid of older trucks... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44012 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44007 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:05:00 +0100 Via Auto blog green - Filed under: Green Culture, Transportation Alternatives, Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USA Fixing the Great Mistake – Click above to watch video after the jump Cities a... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44007 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44005 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:26:45 +0100 Via The Guardian - We are ranked in the top five global lenders to renewables, well ahead of all other British banks Kevin Watkins' article linking RBS to tar sands developments in Canada was hi... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44005 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44004 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:25:49 +0100 Via The Guardian - The biggest national study of threats to biodiversity found nearly 500 species that had died out in England, nearly all in last two centuries Juliette Jowit More than two anim... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44004 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44003 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:25:03 +0100 Via The Guardian - • Lobby consists of 90 academics, politicians and experts • Claim appropriate information has not been made available Pressure on the government to organise an independent inq... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44003 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44001 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:23:10 +0100 Via Reuters news - OSLO (Reuters) – A "doomsday" vault storing crop seeds in an Arctic deep freeze is surpassing 500,000 samples to become the most diverse collection of food seeds in history, m... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44001 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44000 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:21:38 +0100 Via GreenBiz - For the launch of its fully–compostable snack bag, Frito Lay Canada is working with local composting programs to ensure that new SunChips bags are handled properly when dispos... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44000 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43998 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:02:08 +0100 Via Grist - by Grist Related Links: Green Oscar nominees to watch Ask Umbra on down comforters, soapy gray water, and canned tomatoes Your car and your meat–eating: the biggest causes of ... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43998 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43997 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:21 +0100 Via Auto blog green - Filed under: EV/Plug–in, Hybrid, Green Daily, Fisker Fisker Karma – Click above for high–res image gallery Fisker Automotive CEO Henrik Fisker gave a presentation at the New C... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43997 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43993 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:21:21 +0100 Via Grist - by David Roberts Most homeowners in the U.S. would come out ahead if they invested in energy efficiency improvements–new insulation, sealed windows, more efficient boilers, an... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43993 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43989 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:59:16 +0100 Via Auto blog green - Filed under: EV/Plug–in Chevrolet Volt home charging – Click above for high–res image gallery If electric cars are ever to make a serious dent in the new vehicle market, owner... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43989 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43992 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:58:00 +0100 Via Treehugger - Photo via MotorTrend VW's 2011 Touareg Hybrid The 2010 Geneva Motor Show was filled with so many splashy auto announcements––Porsche's first ever plug–in hybrid, a new Aud...R... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43992 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43994 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:49:27 +0100 Via Grist - by Ashley Braun Gents, if the thought of pesticides on your privates bums you out, then start thinking outside the boxer. AussieBum has gone down under to pioneer briefs that ... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43994 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43987 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:41:48 +0100 Via Reuters news - BOSTON (Reuters) – Corporate America needs to track its use of energy and resources as closely as it does its hiring and cash flow if it wants to keep pace with social concern... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43987 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43985 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:20:02 +0100 Via Ecogeek - Conventional gasoline engines are terribly inefficient things. Only 13% of the energy of the fuel actually moves the car. 62% is lost in the engine as waste heat, and drivelin... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43985 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43984 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:19:46 +0100 Via Auto blog green - Filed under: EV/Plug–in, Europe/EU, Racing This October, the center of the zero–carbon racing universe would appear to be Spain following the announcement by the eGrandPrix th... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43984 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43982 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:00:32 +0100 Via Grist - by Todd Woody If you want to build a sustainable street, neighborhood, city, or world, I have one word for you: plastics. The facts about plastic have become part of the green... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43982 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43981 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:59:02 +0100 Via Cleantechnica - Here's one electricity storage technology that's been around for over 20 years, under the radar, but might be due for a resurgence in interest with the addition of more wind p... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43981 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43980 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:42:24 +0100 Via Treehugger - Photo via Whatson The so–called "conventional wisdom" has been pretty unremitting in deeming any sort of comprehensive energy reform legislation dead in the water this year. B... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43980 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43978 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:21:50 +0100 Via Treehugger - Image credit: Good Times are tough for everyone–including municipal governments. One are that has suffered from diminished budgets is public transport. Across the country, tra... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43978 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43977 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:20:43 +0100 Via The Guardian - Moves aims to restore public confidence in science of global warming after mistake over melting rates of glaciers The UN called in the world's top scientists today to review a... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43977 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43990 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:18:00 +0100 Via Greentech Media - Battery orders should zoom in 2011, 2012, says A123.... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43990 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43975 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:17:32 +0100 Via Auto blog green - Filed under: EV/Plug–in Modec electric truck – Click above for high–res image gallery The joint venture that was formed last year between Navistar and Modec has selected A123 ... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43975 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43974 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:56 +0100 Via Treehugger - Trinity College, Dublin TreeHugger loves Product Service Systems, where you borrow and share instead of own. They are also called libraries, and Kris De Decker of No–Tech Maga... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43974 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43973 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:56 +0100 Via Treehugger - Photo: Public domain Other Truck Fleets, Pay Attention Did you know that replacing a pre–1994 diesel truck (or at least the engine) with a 2004–2006 model could cut soot pollu... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43973 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43971 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:57:12 +0100 Via CNet Green Tech - Is green tech just another dotcom bubble waiting to happen? Mini bubbles have already burst but there remains societal push for cleaner and domestic sources of energy.... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43971 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43969 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:37 +0100 Via Reuters news - OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports ... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43969 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43968 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:27 +0100 Via Grist - by Ashley Braun apocalypsecakes.wordpress.com Just because the planet is turning up the heat, doesn't mean we should get out of the kitchen. If we're going to be globally baki... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43968 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43967 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:26 +0100 Via Grist - by Brad Johnson Cross–posted from the Wonk Room. Big Oil is using fake "Americans" to defend billions in tax subsidies. The American Petroleum Institute is running full–page a... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43967 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43966 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:20:12 +0100 Via The N.Y. Times - "The failure to extend and expand the ecoENERGY program will slow wind energy development and reduce our ability to compete with the United States," a wind industry representa... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43966 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43964 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:00:21 +0100 Via Treehugger - Cyclists assemble in Yerevan, Armenia, for a bike tour to Teghut Forest. Photo by Ruzanna Hovasapyan via ride–earth on Flickr. Armenian environmental activists fighting plans ... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43964 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43963 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:00:20 +0100 Via Treehugger - The first Freakonomics book was a lot of fun; the second less so, as it sort of devolved into "if the scientific consensus and/or coast–hugging liberal elite are for it, we ar... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=43963