Tag: Steve Curwood
Bugs engineered to make biofuels
Genetically modified microbes engineered to make fuels, like ethanol and diesel, are creating a lot of buzz in biofuels....
The economics of the climate bill
Two economists weigh in on whether climate bill before US Senate will create more jobs or cause significant job losses....
Chinese students take stand on environment
Students across China are marching in an effort to mobilize the public to engage in environmental issues....
Non-stick chemicals and cholesterol
New study shows strong association between chemicals found in some take-out food containers and increased cholesterol levels....
Berlin Wall squatters
Berlin Wall squatter development, Lohmule, may be a model for sustainable urban living today....
Smart grid powers energy efficiency
President Obama announces $3.4 billion dollars worth of stimulus money to roll out the American smart grid. ...
An inside track on electric cars
How American automakers are staying competitive with electric vehicles, and what car companies in other countries are bringing to the market....
A farm in a pickup truck
Two documentary filmmakers plant vegetables in the back of a pickup truck to show that food can be grown just about anywhere....
Lao rice farmers move from subsistence to cash crops
Scientists working with Lao farmers to increase profitable harvests by finding higher yielding varieties of sticky rice....
Fossil fuel subsidies and climate change
At the G20, President Obama said he would phase out fossil fuel subsidies as a way to combat climate change....
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