LED vs. CFL — Which light bulb is more efficient? (Clean Technica) It depends. CFLs are unquestionable cheaper, but LEDs last much, much longer. They have about the same energy efficiency, however. Depending on the bulb and what you’re using … Continue reading
A new study shows the how much green house gasses are emitted from the production of protein foods (The New York Times) The biggest green house gas emitters? Lamb, beef and cheese. If everyone in the U.S. stopped eating meat … Continue reading
Brookings Ranks the greenness of US cities’ job markets (Climatide) A recent report that revealed the 2 percent of all US jobs were “green.” Among the top ranked: The New York, LA, Chicago and Washington D.C. metropolitan areas. Here’s some … Continue reading
Report reveals America now receives more power from renewable sources than nuclear (Inhabitat) The monthly energy review revealed renewable sources of energy produced a combined 2.2245 quadrillion Btus of energy (or 11 percent of US total) whereas nuclear only produced … Continue reading
More than 600 new species have been discovered on Madagascar since 1999 (Mother Nature Network) Deforestation, unfortunately, is making it easier to discover new species. Green search engine Ecosia has raised more than $330,000 for the Amazonian rainforest (TreeHugger) The … Continue reading
Mangroves excel at storing climate-warming carbon (IBN Live) “Mangroves are so efficient at keeping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere that when they are destroyed, they release as much as 10 percent of all emissions worldwide attributable to deforestation — … Continue reading
If you experience extreme weather, you’re more likely to be concerned about climate change and more likely to conserve energy (ScienceBlog) “Members of the British public are more prepared to take personal action and reduce their energy use when they … Continue reading
Turtles now world’s most endangered vertebrates — more than half of species threatened with extinction (Treehugger) “Of the total 328 species there are 263 freshwater and terrestrial turtles and 58 tortoises; 54% of these are threatened. The world’s seven sea … Continue reading
Arctic fish catch vastly under reported (by hundreds of thousands of metric tons) for 5 decades (Mongbay) “The total Arctic catch from 1950 to 2006 is likely to have been nearly a million metric tons, almost 75 times the FAO’s … Continue reading
Orphaned gorillas find a safe haven “Called GRACE (Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education), the center’s goal is to teach orphaned gorillas how to survive in the wild as a new, self-sufficient “family,” with the longer-term goal to release them into … Continue reading