Our dear, dear friends at Sourcewatch report:
The Alberta government has hired crisis management guru Peter Sandman to help it defuse concerns over the environmental impact of the oilsands mining industry. In April, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach sought to defend the discovery of 500 dead ducks found in a tailings pond. At a cost of C$35,000, [...]
“Planning is for communists” — AB Tories hire PR expert with $35k tab 05.29.08
What If Homes Came With Nutrition Labels? 04.21.08
ApartmentTherapy asks, What If Homes Came With Nutrition Labels?
Eco-conscious architect Michelle Kaufmann AIA, LEED® AP writes:
Homebuyers need more information about the homes they are buying when they are buying. There should be a way for them to have easy access to information like how efficiently a home will use energy and water, how [...]
CCS SUX? : Is Clean Coal Possible? 04.16.08
The Real News has been talking about “clean coal” a lot. So has Canada’s Old Government and their industry supporters. The most recent federal budget included huge dollars for “clean coal” and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS).
With what little I know and understand about CCS, I’m under the impression that it’s worthwhile and positive [...]
Algae-to-biofuel goes online 04.05.08
PetroSun, Inc. launched their commerical algae-to-biofuel facility in Rio Honda, Texas this week. This is amazing stuff: about 1,100 acres of saltwater ponds will be producing bio-jet-fuel from algae. The project is on track to produce 4.4 million gallons of algal oil and 110 million pounds of biomass per year. Additionally, PetroSun will be conducting [...]
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