Guerrilla Tactics at Oil-Lease Auction, Revealed: the environmental impact of Google searches and much more

[Rafael Aviles]

If you are having trouble viewing this email or would like to view it in your web browser, CLICK HERE Good Morning , Monday, January 12, 2009 Today's headlines Guerrilla Tactics at Oil-Lease Auction Revealed: the environmental impact of Google searches Abalone Aquaculture Dialogue to Meet in South Africa in February Let There Be Light: Stanford Startup Aims to Bring Light to 1.5 Billion A 42-mpg VW Diesel Roadster As Sexy As It Is Efficient Nasa climate expert makes personal appeal to Obama Aptera Electric Car Available in "Volume": by October 2009 How You Can Start a Farm in Heart of the City Conserving a habitat by exploiting it Keeping Seattle green: a partnership renewed   A 42-mpg VW Diesel Roadster As Sexy As It Is Efficient Earthtalk: Winter Heating - Conserving Energy and Saving Money Member Releases Korea to Launch ‘Green New Deal’ January 12, 2009 By: GLOBE-Net The Korean government will inject 50 trillion won (US$38 billion) into a series of ’green’ initiatives over the next four years and will create 960,000 new eco-friendly jobs, Prime Minister Han Seung-soo announced this week. Full Article MID-ATLANTIC SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE WORKSHOP January 10, 2009 By: Kristie Auman-Bauer UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Mid-Atlantic Specialty Crop Research Initiative Workshop is scheduled for March 3 - 4, 2009, and much has been done in planning the event where fruit and vegetable industry members, outreach personnel, and researchers will assemble to discuss challenges, opportunities, and the vision for a fruit and vegetable network in the Mid-Atlantic. Full Article US Biofuels Industry Expected to Consolidate January 09, 2009 By: GLOBE-Net The US biofuels industry is expected to undergo consolidation in 2009, with many of ethanol and biodiesel plants either closing or being absorbed by a few larger players who will dominate the market. Full Article Hong Kong's Silent Epidemic January 08, 2009 By: GLOBE-Net An independent public policy think tank has released the findings of a 1,020-person public opinion survey that explored attitudes towards air pollution and associated health risks in Hong Kong. The survey results suggest one in five Hong Kong residents are prepared to leave the city because of its poor air quality Full Article One of Darwin’s Finches, Four Other Latin American Birds Proposed for U.S. Endangered Status January 08, 2009 By: Center for Biological Diversity SAN FRANCISCO— In response to decades-old listing petitions and a series of lawsuits by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed to protect five critically imperiled Latin American bird species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Under court order, the Service published proposals in December 2008 to list the Andean flamingo, Chilean woodstar, St. Lucia forest thrush, black-breasted puffleg, and the medium tree finch, one of the famous species of Galápagos finches studied by Charles Darwin, as endangered. Full Article Editor's Note : 'Network News' features press releases submitted directly by organizations in ENN's member network. This content is not specifically endorsed or supported by ENN and is not subject to ENN's editorial process.     ENN www.enn.com Ensure delivery of our daily newsletter, add dail...@enn.com to your address book. Subscribe to other ENN newsletters Explore ENN.COM   Topics covered by ENN Animals | Agriculture | Ecosystems | Energy | Business | Climate | Pollution | Green Building | Sci/Tech | Lifestyle | Health To Unsubscribe, please click here.