Geothermal Energy Leaves the Window Open for Iceland's Economy

Drive around Iceland's capital city of Reykjavik on any cold night and look at the houses and apartment buildings lining the streets. The first thing you may notice is how many windows are wide open, allowing the frigid outdoor air to mix with the warm indoor heat. Read here, http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54131

Eco-cab

Great story on the Eco-cab. Check it out. https://www.spesend.net/Spe404.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/gomobile.gomobile/IC080717081040/speasapage.aspx

The 10 worst and best fish to eat.

Ever wonder about the fish you are eating. Here are the worst and best catches. The 10 worst can be found here, http://green.sympatico.msn.ca/article.aspx?cp-documentid=681842&imageindex=1

The 10 best are here, http://green.sympatico.msn.ca/article.aspx?cp-documentid=679888&imageindex=2

Court rules for Navy in dispute over sonar, whales

Some of you may remember this story earlier. Looks like the decision is not in the whales favor,
Read the story here, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081112/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_navy_sonar_7

Californians Vote Yes on 800 Miles of High Speed Rail!

Barack Obama’s election to the presidency wasn’t the only sustainable choice on the ballot last Tuesday. Californians voted in favor of an 800 mile high speed train system that will stop in every major city from Sacramento to San Diego. According to the High Speed Rail Authority, California is the 12th largest source of greenhouse gas emission on earth, 41% of which come from transportation. Read more here, http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/11/californians-vote-yes-on-high-speed-train/

Local Eating

So, the 100-Mile Diet has all but taken over my life. There are now only 2 products I can’t find locally, coffee and beer. I do make my own beer so I’ve at least cut down on transportation. When it comes to food, I can find local products all year now. In the winter, I have a hydroponic lettuce grower and can find peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes as well as lettuce.

We’ve recently found local pasta. These guys actually mill their own flour and their products are great.



The other major find is Rowe Farms. They are based in Guelph and raise local, antibiotic and hormone free livestock. They have beef, chicken, lamb and pork as well as eggs and cured products. They use nitrites instead of nitrates to cure their products.
I can guarantee that their meat will taste better than anything you have had unless you buy from a farm already.
They now have a store in the Leslieville area of Queen St in Toronto and their products are available in select stores, but I do my shopping at the farmers’ market on Saturday.


Please visit their website for lots of information on their farm and products. http://rowefarms.ca/index.html

Goodbye Styrofoam, Hello Clamshell

Hey, this looks like a great idea. I gotta get a couple.
Styrofoam and paper boxes have always been a staple of my college dining hall. When exam rained down or the dining hall was a bit too crowded, to-go boxes have provided the best option. But unfortunately they produce a large amount of non-biodegradable waste that ends up in garbage can all across campus. Read more here, http://www.ecofriendlydaily.com/news/goodbye-styrofoam-hello/

A federal judge has stopped Mayor Bloomberg’s attempt to clean up the air in New York City by using fuel-efficient hybrid taxis.

The judge, Paul A. Crotty, of Federal District Court in Manhattan, issued a 26-page ruling (PDF) to stop the city from enforcing the rule because, he said in a written order, the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in a key legal argument — that only the federal government has the right to set fuel efficiency standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, which bars state and local governments from setting their own, competing standards. Read more here, http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/02/new-york-citys-green-taxi-program-red-lighted-by-federal-judge/