Weekly Web Roundup: bikes, mockingbirds, nuclear power
Posted May 29, 2009 in The Media and the Environment
- Scientists are considering managed relocation of species threatened by global warming.
- Mandatory rationing of water usage helps the town of Bolinas in Northern California cope with water shortage caused by years of drought.
- The Climate Positive Development Program aims to develop entire urban communities with emissions less than zero.
- U.S. bike sales were higher than car sales in the first quarter of 2009.
- The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the EPA over failure to acknowledge the impacts of ocean acidification on Washington's coastal waters.
- Historic Preservationists are debating the merits of adding solar panels and other green features to historic buildings.
- Meet the "Carbon Nine," the House Democrats who could decide the fate of the ACES Act.
- Ecuador's carbon credit plan leaves oil reserves untapped.
- Unpredictable weather seems to stimulate more complex songs in mockingbirds.
- Industries are pushing to expand the definition of renewable energy to include nuclear power plants, the burning of trash and waste from coal plants.
- Senator Alexander pushes for $700 billion to double the number of nuclear reactors nationwide.
- Biden talks green jobs in Denver.
- In the Midwest builders' associations are trying to prevent or delay building codes from getting stronger.
- One in three U.S. bees died this winter.
Think I missed anything really great? Feel free to share it in the comments section. Want news updates every day? Check out my colleague Ben Jervey's blog on Greenlight.
