]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/victoria Blog Articles Tagged with 'victoria' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/153307?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria With several new GO blogs launching in March, a few of sustainablog's regulars moved on to other posting assignments. We were fortunate that a number of friends, such as the folks at Life Goggles, Environmental Defense Fund, and Eco-Libris, did admir... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/153307?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:02:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/153313?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Have you been waiting for a green Christmas story for children? I found one. While perusing Barnes and Noble the other day I came across When Santa Turned Green by Victoria Perla.Here's the premise. Global warming is wreaking some havoc at Santa's wo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/153313?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:35:17 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/152749?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria The topics of food and eating have been taking up a lot of mental space this week at the Worldchanging headquarters. Among the latest headlines on our local blog, you'll find several discussions of food-related solutions, as well as some pondering on... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/152749?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:04:18 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/152732?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria More electric-powered vehicles will be commercially available in the next three years, according to U.S. automakers. As part of funding requests to Congress last week to avoid bankruptcy, U.S. automakers promised to improve their models' fuel effic... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/152732?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/152024?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria by Adam SternA new front in the fight to cut carbon. I landed at Washington Dulles airport last month en route to a climate policy conference. As I waited at the taxi stand for a cab to take me into the city, a giant Ford Expedition SUV with seats... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/152024?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:54:19 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/152028?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria I sat in the petrol station, playing my guitar to the African night, watching the cars, taxis, and mopeds cruise in looking for a couple of liters of fuel, while my driver did his level best to get the van started again. No petrol, only diesel was ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/152028?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:23:24 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/151740?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria by Adam Stern View image I landed at Washington Dulles airport last month en route to a climate policy conference. As I waited at the taxi stand for a cab to take me into the city, a giant Ford Expedition SUV with seats for eight passengers pulled up... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/151740?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:02:34 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150966?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria The Province of British Columbia, Canada (BC) has filed a legal brief with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in support of California's legal challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which denied a waiver to ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150966?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:45:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151133?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria There s a fascinating insight into the way the nuclear industry works in the news that Exelon Nuclear has dropped plans in the US to build an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) at Victoria, Texas. The company is looking for an alterna... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151133?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:16:12 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/149994?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria An article in the dining section of the Sunday NYTimes knocks fish farming for 3 reasons and indirectly explains the price differential between farmed and wild fish.*Number 1. Fish farming is cheap:Using fish meal to feed farm-raised fish is also ast... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/149994?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:05:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149696?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria By Joseph Romm Our never-ending quest to identify all the amplifying climate feedbacks takes us back to Australia: The worst drought in a century, especially in Australia's most populated and fastest growing regions, has forced state governme... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149696?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:07:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/earth-blog/148019?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Wonder why the world is going to hell in a hand-basket? It could be a memory problemnot something we have forgotten, but rather, something we are failing to remember. The tiny ant has no memory problem. Like all other insects, it knows a lot, even w... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/earth-blog/148019?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:31:54 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/146790?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria The sleek solar-powered Xof1 car recently rolled into Victoria, Canada to break the world's record for the longest distance travelled in a solar vehicle! Appearing for all the world like a silvery flying saucer, the single-seat vehicle completed a 1... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/146790?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:00:58 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/143692?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria The truth is that sometimes the gift shop at the end of the art exhibition is better than the show itself. There--we've said it. The latest show at the Victoria & Albert Museum is Cold War Modern Design 1945-1970 and it is interesting. The cold ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/143692?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:35:11 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/143629?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Better Place is partnering with AGL Energy and financial advisor Macquarie Capital Group to raise A$1 billion (US$665 million) and to begin deploying an electric vehicle (EV) network powered by renewable energy. With the world's seventh highest per c... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/143629?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:05:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/143539?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) of California plans to deploy as many as 3.3 million GE meters equipped with SmartMeter technology to utility customers in northern and central California. Overall, PG&E plans to deploy 10.3 million SmartMeter gas and ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/143539?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:25:19 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/143412?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria The world's largest gathering of conservationists has resulted in promises of greater recognition of indigenous and traditional peoples' rights in situations where land is set aside for ecological or wildlife preservation. Earlier this week, the Worl... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/143412?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/141993?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria A group called Nuclear Energy for Texans (NET) is protesting the actions of another group, Texans for a Sound Energy Policy Alliance (TSEPA), who, according to NET, are up to mischief: It is outrageous that this small anti-nuclear activist gro... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/141993?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:59:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/140489?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Leaders from the environmental and business communities have released the most comprehensive recommendations yet on the role that forests should play in the next climate change agreement. The Forest Dialogue's Initiative on Forests and Climate Change... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/140489?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:15:11 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/140469?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria If you want to know what the U.S. southwest faces in the coming decades if we don't reverse greenhouse gas emissions trends quickly, just look to Australia:David Jones, the head of climate analysis at the Bureau of Meteorology, said the drought affec... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/140469?rsstype=tag&tag=victoria Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:02:35 -0400