Right of Center - Carbon Dioxide; Good for the Planet?

The Benefits of Carbon Dioxide - Right of Center by Rick Burdt - AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Saranac Lake region — Adirondack Daily Enterprise

I’ve noticed lately that there are more and more studies with some interesting conclusions. It seems that CO2 may not be considered a greenhouse gas. In fact, the science shows that CO2 levels actually follow warming trends, negating the idea that CO2 causes them.

So, what is wrong with higher levels of CO2 anyways? Plants like it, it’s vital to their survival. Higher levels of CO2 make plants sturdier, more water efficient, and produce more. Nurseries all over the world spend lots of money on machines that pump CO2 into their greenhouses.

Unsustainable investments could undermine UK

Environmentally unsustainable investments could undermine UK | Business Weekly | Technology | Biotechnology | Business news | Cambridge and the East of England

Dr Aled Jones, director of the Global Sustainability Institute at Cambridge-based Anglia Ruskin University, is among signatories to a letter to Bank of England Governor, Sir Mervyn King, today warning of “systemic risk” to the UK economy from environmentally unsustainable investments.

New biofuels markets to be opened up

Green Biologics merger to open up new biofuels markets - 20 Jan 2012 - News from BusinessGreen

UK biofuels company Green Biologics (GBL) has today merged with US counterpart Butylfuel, in a deal designed to accelerate its work on developing advanced fuels from waste and agricultural by-products. The two companies will continue under the Green Biologics name and work on building the market for its biobutanol fuel, which the firm believes can directly replace petrol and aviation fuel, as well as be blended with diesel.

UK urged to tackle 'carbon bubble' risk

Sir Mervyn King urged to tackle 'carbon bubble' risk - 20 Jan 2012 - News from BusinessGreen

A group containing some of the UK's most influential green business leaders and campaigners has written to Bank of England governor Mervyn King, calling on him to address the "systemic" risk to financial systems presented by the potential over-valuation of high carbon companies.

California utilities make energy data available

Californian utilities embrace Green Button project to unleash energy data - 20 Jan 2012 - News from BusinessGreen

California's largest utilities have launched a "Green Button" feature to let consumers download their own detailed energy usage information. The project, championed by US CTO Aneesh Chopra, standardises the deliver of household energy data and is seen as a catalyst to create an ecosystem for app developers to produce new services and products.

Sustainability Recycling

"Recycling Sustainability in the 21st Century" - Buffalo Rising

New terminology develops as modernity unfurls. In the 1970's we never could have imagined coffee would be labeled as gourmet, computers could be carried in pockets or people would become obsessed with bottled water when tap water in the United States far surpasses potability of most countries on the planet.

General Motors demonstrates the payoff from conservation efforts

GM's sustainability report highlights conservation efforts

General Motors met many of its goals to reduce its environmental impact and carbon footprint by cutting landfill use, boosting recycling efforts and reduce water use, the automaker said last week in the first sustainability report it's released since emerging from bankruptcy in 2009.

Secret campaign by UK opposing EU's tar sands 'Dirty' fuel label

UK in Secret Campaign to Derail EU's 'Dirty' Fuel Label on Tar Sands | InsideClimate News

The UK government has been giving secret support at the very highest levels to Canada's campaign against European penalties on its highly polluting tar sands fuel, the Guardian can reveal. At the same time, the UK government was being lobbied by Shell and BP, which both have major tar sands projects in Alberta, and opened a new consulate in the province to "support British commercial interests."

Corruption and sustainability are like oil and water - they don't mix

Corruption and Sustainability: Like Oil & Water Do Not Mix

Recently, the Guardian ran a post addressing the question of why eliminating corruption is crucial for sustainability. A first glance the two topics might seem unrelated—the one about criminal behavior and the other about something like environmental responsibility. Where exactly then, do the two ideas come together? Webster defines corruption as, “impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle,” and also as “inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (as bribery).”

The three most critical things for successful carbon burial: Location, Location, Location

Location is king in carbon burial | The Columbus Dispatch

FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS, porous spaces within rocks deep below Earth’s surface have trapped oil, methane and saltwater. Now, scientists are developing ways to use these spaces to store carbon dioxide (C0 2 ), the most common man-made greenhouse gas.

California Tar Sands Battle Continues Court

With Pipeline Stopped for Now, Tar Sands Battle Continues in California Courts | InsideClimate News

A high-stakes legal battle is underway in California over whether the state's clean air agency can enforce a first-ever rule to slash carbon emissions in transportation fuels. The fight is being closely watched because the rule could choke global market demand for Alberta's carbon-intensive oil sands at a very precarious time for the industry.

Riverside Honored for Sustainability

Riverside Honored for Sustainable Activities - PR Newswire - sacbee.com

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Jan. 20, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Riverside has achieved "Silver" status as a California Green Community for its commitment to sustainability. Riverside is one of only four cities to be honored by California Green Communities for its efforts.

Top Investment Firms Assess Portfolio Climate Risk

Top Investment Firms Begin Assessing Their Portfolios' Climate Risks | GreenBiz.com

In a groundbreaking survey published one year ago, Mercer found that the economic cost of climate policy could lead to as much as a 10 percent increase in portfolio risk for investors within 20 years.

Zero Carbon Dairy Farm Project

Green Light For Zero Carbon Dairy Project

The world's largest state of the art zero carbon dairy farm has been given the go ahead to start development.  Danish dairy farm giant Arla will 100% privately fund the project.

Southwest Airlines’ Sustainable Cabin Experience

Southwest Airlines’ Cabin Experience Evolves in a Sustainable Direction

Long known as a company not afraid to think out of the box, Southwest Airlines, one of the most successful airlines operating today, is stepping out ahead of pack again by retrofitting its aircraft cabins with sustainable materials that will also reduce fuel costs by cutting weight. The $60 million “cabin experience” overhaul, which is expected to be completed in 2013, will begin in March, with a total of 372 of the company’s 737-700s scheduled to receive the new Evolve interior.

Carbon, methane emissions and the dairy cow

Carbonanddairy.doc

Topics: Introduction; Sources of naturally occurring greenhouse gases; Methane production and the dairy cow; Dietary strategies to lower methane emissions; Resources