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Green Venture Capital – Mon, 20 Apr 2009 PST
The amount of money that venture capitalists risk on new ideas has been rising steadily over the last decade; however, it’s no surprise that with a worldwide recession, overall investment levels are dropping. DownToEarthNW.com: Green Minute stories Read more
Plans for Arid Lands – Wed, 28 Jan 2009 PST
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Zafar Adeel thinks outside the box when it comes to the world’s arid places. He’s the director of the UN University’s International Network on Water, Environment and Health. With the results of his four-year study, he outlines new ideas for Read more
Ecology inviting community to weigh in on greenhouse emissions – Fri, 30 Oct 2009 PST
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Since 2008, Washington Department of Ecology has been working on a rule for how the state’s largest sources of climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions will report their releases. A hearing planned for Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Spokane is your chance to Read more
Are we REALLY running out of water? – Fri, 25 Dec 2009 PST
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The other day, walking with an intelligent, well-informed friend, I happened to mention that Washington is having real water supply problems. She was dumbfounded, unaware that all the talk about water conservation was actually more than just environmental rhetoric. DownToEarthNW.com: Read more
Rock Storage – Wed, 14 Jan 2009 PST
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Geologist Peter Kelemen and geochemist Juerg Matter have their eyes on a certain rock — a rock that has the ability to turn carbon dioxide into solid minerals. The rock, called peridotite, is prevalent just beneath the earth’s crust. The Read more
Hard-Liners Against Whaling – Wed, 21 Jan 2009 PST
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Paul Watson has no affection for Japanese whalers. He’s a former Greenpeace member who broke off to start the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Lately, his organization’s boat, the Steve Irwin, has been chasing the Japanese whaling fleet in Antarctic waters Read more
Cuba Eats Local – Fri, 10 Apr 2009 PST
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When it comes to eating local organic food, Cuba is miles ahead of the U.S. DownToEarthNW.com: Green Minute stories Read more