Daily Sprout
Bad Cycle – Global Warming Killing Wind?: An early (somewhat ambiguous) study suggests that average peak wind speeds in the Midwest and East are slowing due to global warming — AP.
Even Berkeley Has Joined the Biodiesel Backlash: Woe is biodiesel when even the liberal-as-heck city of Berkeley ends its biodiesel program due to concerns over added pollution from changing land use — GoodCleanTech, Berkeley Voice.
Shell, Iogen Claim First Commercial Delivery of Cellulosic Ethanol: Well, it’s not available at commercial scale yet, but a Shell gas station in Ottawa is offering gas mixed with wheat straw-based ethanol. Iogen shipped a small batch of cellulosic fuel to Shell last September — CNET.
Japan Announces GHG Cuts, Many No Likey: “Japan said Wednesday it plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of eight percent from 1990 levels by the end of the next decade, a goal attacked as too little by environmentalists.” — AFP.
Finally in Ridiculous Green Pop Culture News: There’s so many things wrong with this post about celebrities using their babies for good, I don’t know where to start — TreeHugger.


Katie, will you please explain the phrase, “many no likey” when describing the Japanese reaction to GHG cuts. Why did you choose that phrase over “many are dissapointed” or “many are unhappy”?