WASHINGTON - Six birds found dead recently in Southern California’s Tehachapi Mountains were majestic golden eagles. But some bird watchers say that in an area where dozens of wind turbines slice the air they were also sitting ducks.
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2011/08/30/wind_farm_turbines_blamed_for_bird_kills/
Article courtesy of The Boston Globe-Green Blog by Darryl Fears-Washington Post
SACRAMENTO - Restaurant owner Gary Honeycutt says a push in California’s Legislature to ban the plastic foam containers he uses to serve up takeout meals could cost him thousands of dollars in an industry where profit margins are razor thin.
The bill by state Senator Alan Lowenthal, a Democrat, would prohibit restaurants, grocery stores, and other vendors from dispensing food in expanded polystyrene containers beginning in 2016. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2011/08/29/california_could_be_first_state_to_ban_foam_containers/
Article courtesy of The Boston Globe Green Blog by Associated Press
As the East Coast braces for Hurricane Irene, all eyes are on the Outer Banks, a line of long, thin barrier islands off the North Carolina coast where the storm is expected to reach American soil Saturday.
Tourists and locals have fled by the thousands, the governor and President Obama have declared an emergency, and residents are left with little option but to pray that their homes survive the storm. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/hurricanes/
Article courtesy of the Los Angeles Times by -- Deborah Netburn
I had been a doctoral student at Harvard, which isn’t too bad to drive to, but the stretch from the Allston tolls to MIT added a half-hour in rush-hour traffic. I couldn’t drive that every day.
I started driving to the commuter rail to take the train, but it cost $5 a day to park. So I bought a bike to ride to the train station. After a couple of months, the bike had paid for itself. I was excited, because I’m pretty cheap.
Article courtesy of The Boston Globe -Green Blog as told by Amy Sutherland
While state officials work on producing new guidelines to protect the state’s drinking water sources and watersheds, some environmentalists south of Boston say they lack the scientific knowledge needed to guarantee adequate “stream flow’’ in the waterways of this region’s flat, sandy areas.
Stream flow, the measure of how many gallons per second water flows past a given point, is an indicator of a stream’s environmental health. Adequate stream flow is needed to keep fish and other species alive.
Article courtesy of The Boston Globe -Green Blog by Robert Knox
Cadillac, the upscale General Motors Co. brand, plans to come out with a luxury electric compact car — based on the decidedly blue-collar Chevrolet Volt.
GM said Wednesday that the Cadillac ELR will use a drivetrain similar to what it developed for the Chevrolet Volt, which will enable the new model to travel some distance on only electricity before a gas motor kicks in to act as a generator and extend the vehicle's range.
Such a system is known as a series plug-in hybrid vehicle, but others, including GM, call it an extended-range electric vehicle. The Volt can go about 35 miles on electricity before the engine starts and extends the range at least an additional 300 miles. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cadillac-ev-20110818,0,2441947.story
Article courtesy of The Los Angeles Times by Jerry Hersch
MORIEUX, France - The Chateau du Val hotel off France’s Brittany coast should be full this time of year. Instead, barely half of its 52 rooms and 28 rental properties are occupied.
Tourists are staying away after French media splashed photos of the nearby beach covered in rotting seaweed, fumes from which are blamed for the deaths of 36 wild boars in July. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2011/08/14/fear_of_noxious_green_tides_drives_tourists_from_beaches_of_brittany/Article Article courtesy of The Boston Globe –Green Blog by Gregory Viscusi Bloomberg News
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