http://www.bfreenews.com/ BFreeNews.com - Environmental headlines from the best sources Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:40:29 +0100 en-us http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44918 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:39:31 +0100 Via Treehugger - Liv Tyler's DIY tote, designed for Crafts for a Cause auction. Credit: Crafts for a Cause Binki Shapiro, of the band Little Joy, has rallied artists, designers, and musicians ... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44918 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44916 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:19:20 +0100 Via Treehugger - Julian Red and Righteous Fashion (L to R). Credit: Mikael Schultz, Swedish Institute; Swedish Institute Eco Chic – Towards Sustainable Swedish Fashion, an exhibit featuring Sw... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44916 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44915 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:19:20 +0100 Via Treehugger - With China getting ready to tie the entire world together with high speed rail, it is easy to forget that America once dominated when it came to innovation in transport. Back ... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44915 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44913 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:18:18 +0100 Via Reuters news - WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Exploding Asian demand for shark fin soup has slashed worldwide shark populations, and global regulation is the best way to save eight species now under... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44913 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44912 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:18:14 +0100 Via Inhabitat - Gadget geeks, prepare to get wired in a whole new way – researchers at Korea University in Seoul recently discovered a way to transmit data directly through the human body at ... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44912 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44911 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:16:18 +0100 Via Auto blog green - Filed under: Diesel, Nissan, Europe/EU Nissan Murano diesel – Click above for high–res image gallery In an attempt to better compete on the continent, Nissan has just launched... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44911 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44910 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:59:36 +0100 Via The N.Y. Times - Alberta's Conservative government announced last week that it would ease up on royalties demanded of energy producers in the province.... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44910 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44909 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:59:15 +0100 Via The Guardian - An entomologist at the University of Montana has found that moutain pine beetles are attacking trees for longer periods as the season of cooler weather shrinks, part of a patt... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44909 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44907 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:55:46 +0100 Via CNet Green Tech - Start–up Digital Lumens unveils a "smart grid for lighting" system for commercial buildings that can slash energy by 90 percent by using software controls and more efficient b... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44907 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44906 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:39:13 +0100 Via Treehugger - Ray LaHood at Bike Summit, photo credit Jonathan Maus at Bike Portland This writer didn't expect much from Ray Lahood, calling him the "Congressman from Caterpillar" and suspe... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44906 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44905 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:38:08 +0100 Via The Guardian - More than 50 villagers suffering from lead poisoning have been in custody for six months after the bus taking them to the doctor was stopped by police Chinese authorities have... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44905 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44903 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:17:55 +0100 Via Treehugger - Image credit: Friends of the Earth Back in 2008, TreeHugger founder Graham Hill posted on author Ian McEwan's thoughts on climate change. At the time, the word was that McEwan... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44903 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44901 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:14:15 +0100 Via Auto blog green - Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Green Daily SNL fake Ford commercial – Click above to watch the video after the jump With all of the buzz surrounding Jim Sikes and his "runaway P... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44901 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44900 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:57:47 +0100 Via Treehugger - photo: Brian Snelson via flickr. Proponents of geoengineering though ocean iron fertilization will tell you that the procedure just mimics natural processes that occur all the... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44900 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44899 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:57:47 +0100 Via Treehugger - Photo: Paul Rovere, The Age It takes time, sometimes decades, but people power can turn around seemingly unstoppable juggernauts. That seems to be what is happening with regar... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44899 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44897 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:37:15 +0100 Via Treehugger - Freefold Furniture is, as the above video indicates, a versatile shelving system. But the system can also serves as partition, screen, plinth or bench. Made of Xanita X–board ... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44897 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44896 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:37:15 +0100 Via Treehugger - American Express teams with the 'Reluctant Businessman', Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard. "We're part of nature and as we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves. It's a selfish thing... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44896 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44895 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:36:07 +0100 Via The Guardian - E.ON among energy companies competing with local firms for scheme predicted to create 'Saudi Arabia of marine energy' The first fully fledged schemes to harness the UK's immen... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44895 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44893 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:15:38 +0100 Via The Guardian - Insects hit by loss of grassland habitats due to intensification of agriculture and abandonment of farming land Almost one–third of Europe's butterflies are in decline and nea... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44893 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44891 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:13:28 +0100 Via Greentech Media - The Dell of LED lighting?... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44891 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44889 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:52:28 +0100 Via GreenBiz - Two awards recently bestowed on companies and organizations around the globe highlight new levels of sustainability for fish and fowl alike.... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44889 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44888 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:34:59 +0100 Via The Guardian - We all like to talk about sourcing our vegetables locally but there's no shame in admitting that after a long winter a fridge full of carrots can be hard to bear. Anyway, isn'... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44888 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44886 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:15:28 +0100 Via Triple Pundit - By Elizabeth (Lisa) Zelljadt, Senior Analyst, Point Carbon Every morning Mike walks into his London office and logs on to the Intercontinental Exchange, where he and most of h... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44886 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44883 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:34:59 +0100 Via Triple Pundit - By Dan Kalafatas, President, 3Degrees It is tempting for environmental market advocates (like myself) to gnash their teeth as climate change misinformation and standard Washin... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44883 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44882 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:34:58 +0100 Via Triple Pundit - Here's a news flash of sorts: ExxonMobil (XOM), the world's largest publicly traded oil and gas company, has barrels of money and plans $28 billion in capital spending this ye... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44882 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44880 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:14:54 +0100 Via Triple Pundit - Dr. Peter Cappelli of Pennsylvania University's Wharton School recently finished a study that suggests Indian firms succeed because they often have a strong social mission.  D... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44880 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44879 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:14:53 +0100 Via Triple Pundit - Lisa Jackson is making strong statements about environmental justice. Are they typical Obama administration bluster or do they represent actual changes at the E.PA.?... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44879 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44878 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:14:43 +0100 Via Treehugger - Images from BBC What a fabulous name for a tree: the Great Oak at the Gates of the Dead. And what a pity that this 1,200 year old oak tree has split down the middle and died t... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44878 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44874 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:31:28 +0100 Via GreenBiz - Despite the economy, and despite the slow progress on environmental issues from many businesses, real change is beginning to take hold among a few exceptional companies.... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44874 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44870 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:13:15 +0100 Via The Guardian - A new management plan for Cristalino state park has set out how the biodiverse area will be managed in terms of research, conservation and education, and ensure that local peo... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44870 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44869 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:12:20 +0100 Via The Guardian - Helen Pidd test–rides womenswear from the bspoke range, billed as practical cycling clothes that can be worn in the office Peter Walker tests the men's range Yesterday Peter W... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44869 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44868 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:11:25 +0100 Via The Guardian - Helping the planet can be fun with Power Off â€" just turn off the electricity at home for the weekend, and enjoy the adventure On Friday night, we are turning our electricity ... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44868 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44864 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:09:24 +0100 Via The Guardian - Report for UK government refutes persistent claims that recycling is a waste of time, calls for better facilities and an increase in incineration Recycling is almost always th... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44864 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44858 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:07:22 +0100 Via Inhabitat - During the 14th century the city of Antwerp commissioned the construction of a new cathedral. Due to a failing budget, the city ran out of money and construction was brought t... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44858 http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44847 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:26:16 +0100 Via The Guardian - The perfumed tablet's displacement from the RPI by the dribbling liquid dispenser won't wash if we want clean governance A harsh blow to the reputation of one of civilisation'... http://www.bfreenews.com/bfn/showonenews?id=44847