http://agreenzone.com A Green Blog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:53:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Former Rainforest Action Network Director Mike Brune has begun his tenure at the Sierra Club, the country's most effective campaigning organization on coal. Brune has a strong background taking on the country's biggest polluters and now he joins a team already taking the wood to the country's biggest polluting ... http://agreenzone.com/mike-brune-takes-over-the-sierra-club-lays-out-his-agenda/ Photo via the Telegraph For most people, there's something particularly sad and gory about seeing wildlife killed on the side of the road--but for one British clothing designer, such critter-carnage is fodder for fashion. In an upcoming fashion show , animals whose lives were cut-short on the roadway will ... http://agreenzone.com/roadkill-goes-from-the-highway-to-the-runway/ Photo via Healthline Are you satisfied with the overall standard of environmental quality in the United States? According to a new poll, 46% of Americans are, saying that quality is either excellent or good. The number is up from 39% last year, and according to Reuters it's the highest ... http://agreenzone.com/americans-most-satisfied-with-environmental-quality-since-2002-new-poll/ Here is the original post: Today on Planet 100: Starving Sea Lions (Video) http://agreenzone.com/today-on-planet-100-starving-sea-lions-video/ Stephen McDaniel at Freakalytics After I posted about the inverse correlation between between subsidies and federal nutrition guidelines I learned a few things about statistics and the power of the internet. I didn't really understand commenter Sam's suggestion that the "chart-oon is a good example of terrible info-graphics gutting ... http://agreenzone.com/another-view-of-why-youre-fat/ Photo via Free Photo Well, that didn't take long. After global emissions stalled following the worldwide recession around 2008-- even falling in some otherwise heavily polluting nations like the US of A--it looks like everyone can rest assured: we're back on track with CO2 concentrations steadily a-risin' in the ... http://agreenzone.com/co2-concentration-in-atmosphere-reaches-new-highs-in-2010/ 511 Contra Costa Normally, we'd be 100% behind incentives designed to spur the development of cleaner technologies, and to help consumers make cleaner, more conscious buying decisions. Which is why, on the face of it, California's $5,000 rebate for the purchase of a number of electric vehicles, seems like ... http://agreenzone.com/is-californias-new-5000-electric-car-rebate-a-good-idea/ SFI certified clear cut; Steve Ringman, Seattle Times There is a major battle going on in the woods, in the courts and in the halls of the US Green Building Council, as the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) tries to get LEED changed to accept their certification. We have covered ... http://agreenzone.com/rumble-in-the-lumberyard-fsc-vs-sfi/ SFI certified clear cut; Steve Ringman, Seattle Times There is a major battle going on in the woods, in the courts and in the halls of the US Green Building Council, as the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) tries to get LEED changed to accept their certification. We have covered ... http://agreenzone.com/rumble-in-the-lumberyard-fsc-vs-sfi/ Image credit: World Economic Forum /Flickr Brian Baird is not your average congressman: Before taking office he earned a PhD in clinical psychology and published two books in the field. After 12 years, he has decided to retire from public office but before he does, he wants to use ... http://agreenzone.com/using-behavioral-psychology-to-influence-energy-policy/