ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Lost in translocation? How bird song could help save species

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Lost in translocation? How bird song could help save species Study reveals how fishing gear can cause slow death of whales Minus environment, patterns still emerge: Computational study tracks E. coli cells’ regulatory mechanisms Bird’s playlist could signal mental strengths and weaknesses Bacterial spare parts filter …

Top cleantech news of the day from CleanTechnica: Mosaic Find 800 Investors Per Million For Crowdfunded Solar Projects

Jay OwenGreentech

Top cleantech news of the day from CleanTechnica, the world’s #1 cleantech or clean energy website: Mosaic Find 800 Investors Per Million For Crowdfunded Solar Projects Coal Tax To Fund India’s 750 MW Solar Power Capacity Addition Plan In 2013 Top 20 Solar Module Manufacturers Up To 70% Of Market Share …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Topography of Eastern Seaboard muddles ancient sea level changes

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Topography of Eastern Seaboard muddles ancient sea level changes How should geophysics contribute to disaster planning? Research into carbon storage in Arctic tundra reveals unexpected insight into ecosystem resiliency World’s biggest ice sheets likely more stable than previously believed World’s melting glaciers making large contribution to …

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 …

NEW UN STUDY HIGHLIGHTS HUGE POTENTIAL FOR GENERATING CLEAN ENERGY IN AFRICA

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

NEW UN STUDY HIGHLIGHTS HUGE POTENTIAL FOR GENERATING CLEAN ENERGY IN AFRICA New York, May 13 2013  4:00PM Less than 1 per cent of all patent applications relating to clean energy technology (CET) have been filed in Africa, according to a new United Nations study, which also highlights the opportunity …

Scolding with One Hand and Bribing with the Other

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

     Scolding with One Hand and Bribing with the Other By Thalif Deen May 8 2013 (IPS) – When a Southeast Asian country was riddled with corruption in a bygone era, there were rumours that government officials routinely offered receipts every time they accepted a bribe. Last week, Hamid Karzai, the …

E This Week: More Evidence Environment Is Impacting Autism

Jay OwenSustainability News

May 05, 2013 WHAT WE’RE FOLLOWING More Evidence Environment Is Impacting Autism Evidence continues to mount that environmental exposures prior to pregnancy are contributing to rising autism rates. Most recently researchers submitted the results of three studies at the International Society for Autism Research conference in Spain, tying… Continue Reading …

Evolving Support for an Innovation Carbon Tax | The Energy Collective Daily

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

Evolving Support for an Innovation Carbon Tax | The Energy Collective Daily

The 1,000-Mile Electric Car

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

Forward to a Friend Having trouble viewing this issue? Click here. Refer a Friend to Energy and Capital. The 1,000-Mile Electric Car By Jeff Siegel | Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 A good friend of mine recently took delivery of a brand-new Tesla Model S. This is the electric car you’ve read …

Earth Policy Release – Bike-Sharing Programs Hit the Streets in Over 500 Cities Worldwide

Jay OwenSustainability News

  Bike-Sharing Programs Hit the Streets in Over 500 Cities Worldwide  Janet Larsen http://www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2013/update112 Earth Policy Release Plan B Update April 25, 2013 Politicians, lobbyists, and tourists alike can ride bicycles along a specially marked lane between the White House and the U.S. Capitol, part of the 115 miles of …