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Jay OwenEarth Systems Science, Nature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News ‘Whodunnit’ of Irish potato famine solved New NOAA report examines national oil pollution threat from shipwrecks The mammoth’s lament: How cosmic impact sparked devastating climate change Parasitic wasps use calcium pump to block fruit fly immunity Do salamanders’ immune systems hold the key to regeneration? Ant …

Earth Policy Release – Dozens of U.S. Cities Board the Bike-Sharing Bandwagon

Jay OwenSustainability News

Dozens of U.S. Cities Board the Bike-Sharing Bandwagon  Janet Larsen http://www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2013/update113 Earth Policy Release Plan B Update May 14, 2013 When New York City opened registration for its much anticipated public bike-sharing program on April 15, 2013, more than 5,000 people signed up within 30 hours. Eager for access to …

Our infrastructure isn’t ready for climate change

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

  Commentary: We need to spend $3.6 trillion to upgrade, modernize By Ed Maurer and Eugene Cordero, April 29, 2013, 11:11 a.m. EDT SANTA CLARA, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Recently, the American Society of Civil Engineers released its latest Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, a measure of the condition, capacity, and maintenance …

Citizens Urge EPA to Finalize Cleaner Fuel Standards | The Energy Collective Daily

Jay OwenTrendspotting

Citizens Urge EPA to Finalize Cleaner Fuel Standards | The Energy Collective Daily Citizens Urge EPA to Finalize Cleaner Fuel Standards Climate Change: Extreme Weather, Insurance Companies, and Taxpayers [VIDEO] Renewable Energy Standards: North Carolina 1, ALEC 0 Are Fossil Fuel Companies Pouring Money Down the Drain? Climate Change and …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Strengthening legumes to tackle fertilizer pollution

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Strengthening legumes to tackle fertilizer pollution Big ecosystem changes viewed through the lens of tiny carnivorous plants Asian monsoon is getting predictable: Strong correlation between summer monsoon and preceding climate pattern Wildfires can burn hot without ruining soil Source of organic matter affects Bay water …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Superstorm Sandy shook the U. S., literally

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Superstorm Sandy shook the U. S., literally New understanding of rare white shark movement around Hawai’i ‘First step’ in addressing effects of climate change Weeding out ineffective biocontrol agents Remote-sensing study quantifies permafrost degradation in Arctic Alaskan wetlands New solar-cell coating could enable a major …

PRODUCTION SECTORS COST WORLD ENVIRONMENT MORE THAN GAINS THEY PRODUCE – UN-BACKED STUDY

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Sustainability News, Resource Efficiency, Beyond GDP

PRODUCTION SECTORS COST WORLD ENVIRONMENT MORE THAN GAINS THEY PRODUCE – UN-BACKED STUDY New York, Apr 15 2013  1:00PM Primary production and processing in such sectors as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, mining, oil and gas exploration and utilities cost the world economy $7.3 trillion a year in damage to the environment, …

NewNet Daily Newsletter: Greenko plans 2GW by 2017, aims for $0.07MWh price

Jay OwenGreentech

NewNet Daily Newsletter 10 April 2013 Read essential insight into the biggest cleantech deals with a New Energy World Network premium subscription Deal News Greenko plans 2GW by 2017, aims for $0.07MWh price PREMIUM ‘Stable policy’ and ‘best risk-reward profile’ of Germany attracts SolarParken for 50MW PREMIUM UPM, Element Power strike Finnish wind …

Book Review: Uncivil Liberties by Georgia Kelly

Jay OwenArticles by Hazel Henderson

Foreword to UNCIVIL LIBERTIES By Hazel Henderson, October 2012 UNCIVIL LIBERTIES, edited by Georgia Kelly, Praxis Institute, 2013 I welcome UNCIVIL LIBERTIES as a sobering wake-up call to my beloved adopted country, the USA and its people. We are, I believe, in the midst of a whole-system global transition from …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Deadly effects of certain kinds of household air pollution lead to call for biomarker studies Extreme algal blooms: The new normal? By keeping the beat, sea lion sheds new light on animals’ movements to sound Southern California sagebrush better suited to climate change, study finds Soils in newly forested areas …