Ranking Universities by ‘Greenness’ - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Universities these days are scrambling to burnish their sustainability credentials, with wind power, organic food, and competitions to save energy, among other efforts.

[Does Tony Blair not have access to the Internet?]

There is renewed commitment in the United States and China to tackle the problem of climate change, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an interview with China Daily on Thursday after meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and other government and business leaders in Beijing this week.
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Blair, however, argued that this question can be at least partially sidestepped by focusing on the development of green technology. "What we've got to do is develop the science and technology that allows us to consume differently," he said. "It's not how do we stop consuming."

And the global economic crisis, he says, represents an opportunity to do just that.

"It is a crisis, but it's also an opportunity to restructure our economies. So let us invest in clean technology for the future," he said.

Global Warming 'Hoax' Costly | theledger.com | The Ledger | Lakeland, FL

Everyone knows that I am a self-proclaimed expert, similar to Al Gore. Everyone knows the difference between Al Gore and me: I deal in facts and Al Gore, like so many other liberals, deals in what-ifs and insidious fear mongering, which the blind, obedient, adoring liberals in the media and ill-informed gullible lemmings swallow hook, line and sinker.

While I challenge all to do research and investigate my statements, Al Gore, like so many demagogues, simple says those who disagree with him are deniers, they must not be heard.

Lord Adonis: no need to cut travel to save the planet, says Transport Secretary - Telegraph

Personal sacrifices are not necessary in the fight against global warming, according to Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary, who promised that greener technologies would mean Britons should have no need to cut back on travel.
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Instead Briton could meet green targets through technology such as ultra low carbon cars, new generations of low-emission aircraft and electrified rail lines that cut rail carbon emissions by a third compared with using diesel locomotives.