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June 12, 2012
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devidsketchbook:

CTA Rail Car Converted into Mobile Garden

I first covered the Mobile Garden project here on Colossal back in October of last year. UIC Art and Design graduate Joe Baldwin continues to pursue funding for his open-air public transit garden, but meanwhile was given the opportunity to participate in this year’s Art on Track festival last weekend by turning the interior of an el car into a fantastic sod-covered, ivy-laden garden. This car circled Chicago’s elevated downtown loop for five hours with several additional cars decorated with numerous other art installations.

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May 02, 2012
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April 10, 2012
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laboratoryequipment: Green Energy Strains Rare Earth SupplyAs the world moves toward greater use of low-carbon and zero-carbon energy sources, a possible bottleneck looms, according to a new MIT study: the supply of certain metals needed for key clean-energy technologies.Wind turbines, one of the fastest-growing sources of emissions-free electricity, rely on magnets that use the rare earth element neodymium. And the element dysprosium is an essential ingredient in some electric vehicles’ motors. The supply of both elements — currently imported almost exclusively from China — could face significant shortages in coming years, the research found.Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news-Green-Energy-Strains-Rare-Earth-Supply-041012.aspx

laboratoryequipment:

Green Energy Strains Rare Earth Supply

As the world moves toward greater use of low-carbon and zero-carbon energy sources, a possible bottleneck looms, according to a new MIT study: the supply of certain metals needed for key clean-energy technologies.

Wind turbines, one of the fastest-growing sources of emissions-free electricity, rely on magnets that use the rare earth element neodymium. And the element dysprosium is an essential ingredient in some electric vehicles’ motors. The supply of both elements — currently imported almost exclusively from China — could face significant shortages in coming years, the research found.

Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news-Green-Energy-Strains-Rare-Earth-Supply-041012.aspx

Tags: Rare Earth green Environment energy

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February 27, 2012

Chemical Cash-Cow: London Olympic sponsor’s toxic track record

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October 02, 2011
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leftish:

Severn Suzuki speaking at the UN Earth Summit 1992 

THE 12 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO SILENCED THE WORLD FOR 5 MINUTES

[This is so sad…fighting for her future…the future of our planet…This is a truly remarkable speech…what is so incredibly sad is that this was 20 years ago, and it has only gotten worse, so much worse.]

 Raised in Vancouver and Toronto, Severn Cullis-Suzuki has been camping and hiking all her life. When she was 9 she started the Environmental Children’s Organization (ECO), a small group of children committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues. They were successful in many projects before 1992, when they raised enough money to go to the UN’s Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Their aim was to remind the decision-makers of who their actions or inactions would ultimately affect. The goal was reached when 12 yr old Severn closed a Plenary Session with a powerful speech that received a standing ovation.

Tags: POLITICS NEWS ENVIRONMENT GREEN ECOLOGY EXTINCT OZONE

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September 22, 2011
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Endgame: The top two ecological threats that Deep Green Resistance is focusing on:

cultureofresistance:

1. Keystone XL

The Keystone XL extension was proposed in 2008. The application was filed in the beginning of 2009 and the National Energy Board of Canada started hearings in September 2009. It was approved by the National Energy Board on March 11, 2010.[10] The South Dakota Public…

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September 03, 2011
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obon: anti-eco: 10 World’s Greenest Countries 1. Iceland 2. Switzerland 3. Costa Rica 4. Sweden 5. Norway 6. Mauritius 7. France 8. Austria 9. Cuba 10. Colombia

obon:

anti-eco:

10 World’s Greenest Countries

  • 1. Iceland
  • 2. Switzerland
  • 3. Costa Rica
  • 4. Sweden
  • 5. Norway
  • 6. Mauritius
  • 7. France
  • 8. Austria
  • 9. Cuba
  • 10. Colombia

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