Climate Change & Extreme Weather
by James Tulloch, Allianz Knowledge ·
More heatwaves, floods and droughts have persuaded climate scientists to study the links between global warming and extreme weather events, breaking a decades-old taboo.

Denier Rick Perry Takes $11 Million from Big Oil, Then Claims Climate Scientists ‘Manipulate Data’ For Money
by Joe Romm, Climate Progress, August 17, 2011 ·
Perry has received millions of dollars from Big Oil to push its pro-pollution, anti-science agenda.

Have Solar Panels, Will Travel
by Betinna Wassener, New York Times Environment ·
A thing of sheer beauty is berthed in Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong: the Tűranor PlanetSolar, a vessel that is circumnavigating the globe to prove that solar energy can power water transportation.

To Nullify Lead, Add a Bunch of Fish Bones
By Felicity Barringer, New York Times, July 20, 2011 ·
Lead-contaminated soil can be remediated with fishbone meal. It’s the calcium phosphate in the fish bones that does the trick. Instead of removing soil, this alchemy is being used in neighborhoods for lead control.

What You Eat Matters: Eat Less Meat & Cheese and Buy Greener When You Do
by Kari Hamershlag, Senior Analyst, Environmental Working Group (EWG) Report published by EWG, July 21, 2011
Americans’ appetite for meat and dairy – billions of pounds a year from billions of animals – takes a toll on our health, the environment, climate and animal welfare. A guide for eating greener and healthier is included.

The Cyclists Who Beat an Airplane: A Tale of Carmaggedon
by Brooke Jarvis, Yes! Magazine blog, July 18, 2011
Los Angeles closed ten miles of freeway last weekend to demolish an overpass bridge, and “Carmaggedon” was expected. Jet Blue airlines offered $4 flights from Burbank to Long Beach and sold out in three hours. To call attention to more sensible transit possibilities, a group of cyclists challenge the airline to see who could get across the city the fastest. The cyclists won.