Antarctica, landing of aliens…

Not enough global warming, other enemies are attacking what remains of uncontaminated nell'Antartico. Seeds, spores, mites, lichens and mosses transferred from forty thousand and thousands of tourists each year ricercatorii disembarking on a utlimi corners of the world isolated for centuries by the so-called civilization. At the shelter in ice and rigid temperatures, ahinoi increasingly hot, the southernmost continent on Earth is indeed experiencing the proliferation of new bodies unrelated to its habitat as dall'equipe denounced by Dana Bergstrom, Antarctic research station Australian "Troll Station ", involved in the project" Foreigners in Antarctica. "

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Gran Paradiso vs. hydropower

The scempio as it prepares for the Gran Paradiso seems a perfect image scaled the fate that we are reserving the planet Earth, when we riempiamo the mouth of words like "sustainable development". Even so you can massacre nature. The Park Authority is very concerned about the 'intention by the municipalities of Valprato and Ronco Canavese, to construct five hydroelectric power within two kilometers on streams and Campiglia Forzo. Two units within the Park, three just outside. The hydropower is renewable and produces no emissions of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse effect gases. But to produce it should be restricted to light the scope of two rivers in an area reserved for nature. With the blessing, of course, the Kyoto Protocol. Photos Flickr.

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Lacqua heats life disappears cos loceano becomes a desert

According to a NASA satellite surfaces marine biologically death
increased by 15%. Scientists Use: all of guilt


(15:22 31/01/2008)

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Arriva silicon expandable

A silicon expandable to make solar modules extremely cheap - cost about one third compared to those present - but also sensors and screens ultrapiatti. The good news comes from researchers at Stanford University, California, which have made a chip-based silicon that can be mechanically expand to cover an area thousands of times wider as the original. For a deeper read Rinnovabili.it.

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Solar wind most… boom!

I forgive this imaginative title, but I am a fan of integrated solutions. I really like this lamp that uses both wind energy, thanks to a curious turbine vertical axis and the solar photovoltaic, with two panels placed on top of the turbine. Thanks to a battery located at the base of the streetlight, Seagull - so called this device - gets enough power to illuminate the surroundings, taking advantage of sunlight during the day and Energy wind 24 hours on 24 - or at least when the wind is available . The photo comes from Panasonic centre of Tokyo. Here is also a video that shows you Seagull in action. Via Hyperexperience.

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Thieves of water for artificial snow

What is beautiful skiing steps as well, that the white circus and distorting mountain landscapes to create ski slopes and bring money to the mountain passes this well (in short, mica so…), but that officials of forestry should intervene to stop who steals the water to produce artificial snow, it really sconsolante. Especially as if to end up in handcuffs there is also a mayor of Val Vigezzo, to Druogno. With him another handful of "good people" that would unduly subtracted 23 thousand cubic metres of water from a rural aqueduct built with the money of the European Union. Community who, it should be remembered, is not made by "people all'italiana" and could well adirarsi in knowing what are the funds for the rural mountain. What has already been demonstrated by the demand to return 48 million and a half euros to our country for agricultural policies are not respected.

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The funeral of bees

It is now official also for government and the 'Apat: bees are disappearing inexorably also our peninsula on the basis of a percentage ranging from 30 to 50% of the population. As alarming not only for environmentalists, but obviously also for the pockets of farmers and its food industry. Bees are not only used to svolazzare on flowers and liven up the meadows, but are the architects dell'impollinazione of almost all species of plants. Phenomenon natural that if it were to be less cost about a thousand and six hundred million euros a year only in Italy, amounting to 1,240 euros per hive. Now given that in Italy during 2007 were "lost" about two hundred thousand hives, the economic loss for non-pollination is calculated at around 250 million euros. Having said that, it was really necessary to wait that had penetrated the portfolio to understand that the problem is serious and should be resolved as soon as possible beyond the conferences scheduled and possible funeral? Photos Flickr.

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Alarm bees in a year halved damages for 250 million euros

In Italy lost 200 thousand hives in 2007, but also in Europe and the U.S. the situation is serious
Colpa climate, disease and pollution. At risk also different varieties of fruit and meat


(18:00 30/01/2008)

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Goodbye day of merla!

For centuries the popular tradition has it that on 29, 30 and January 31 three days are the coldest of the year. The Days of merla, so cold as to change the plumage to the battlements, which became white fury of blacks to take refuge inside the chimneys fuligginosi, to find a little 'of warmth from the rigour of ice and snow. Ice, snow and temperatures below zero today are greatly reduced. When the man drew up this old story had not thought that one day, with its scelleratezza, would have denied himself.

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Scomparsi the day of merla

For centuries the popular tradition has it that on 29, 30 and January 31 three days are the coldest of the year. The Days of merla, so cold as to change the plumage to the battlements, which became white fury of blacks to take refuge inside the chimneys fuligginosi, to find a little 'of warmth from the rigour of ice and snow. Ice, snow and temperatures below zero today are greatly reduced. When the man drew up this old story had not thought that one day, with its scelleratezza, would have denied himself.

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Peru sells the Amazon

Given the current state waterlily not seem a good idea to sell pieces of forest to multinational timber. And 'what is happening in Peru, where the neoliberal president Alan García has decided to privatise well 8 million hectares (equivalent to 80 thousand square kilometers) of forest, an area which corresponds more or less a quarter of the Italian peninsula. Forest certainly intended to "excellent" hands, because to benefit from this agreement would be the major capitals of timber, including the group Romero, a major in the country which aims to take at least two million hectares of forest. Deforestation in the Amazon has returned to advance to impressive pace in the second half of 2007 has lost much 7 thousand square kilometres, and I do not think this is the way to produce "oxygen, timber and work in the benefit of all Peruvians" says Garcia , Which should remember that the future waterlily concerns all over the world and not only Peru. For a deeper read and Peru sold the Amazon. Read Bye bye Amazon. Photos Flickr. Thanks to Stefano for the alert.

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VerdeNero the attack of 2008

I have spoken many times VerdeNero, the series of noir novels devoted to the themes dell'ecomafia designed by Editions Environment. After closing the great years with the Fire! Giancarlo De Cataldo, the Milanese publishing house starts the year with the big two excellent proposals. First of all Weather team Bologna Wu Ming and follow, for lovers of fantasy, an unprecedented mingling of elves and waste, with the "queen" of gender Licia Troisi and his The damned of Malva. The new features, among other things, the choice of VerdeNero to introduce the colour of the covers that I do not regret at all. For more information about the series visit the blog VerdeNero.

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The water heats, life disappears as the ocean becomes a desert

According to a NASA satellite surfaces marine biologically death
increased by 15%. Scientists Use: all of guilt


(07:35 30/01/2008)

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Towards the Atlantic with a kite

After the launch last month in Hamburg, the cargo Skysails Beluga, with its kite of 160 square meters, has finally left for his first official trip transatlantic direction Guanta, Venezuela. Unfortunately, the video of Der Spiegel is German (could not be otherwise…), but you can still enjoy good pictures. The Beluga thanks to the system of kite can save from 10 to 35% of fuel with a saving of about 1000 U.S. dollars per day of travel. See also The ship cargo hung all'aquilone and Kite also for ships. Via Treehugger. Photos Der Spiegel.

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Bees alarm, in a half years "Damage to 250 million euros"

In Italy lost 200 thousand hives in 2007, but also in Europe and the U.S. the situation is serious
Colpa climate, disease and pollution. At risk also different varieties of fruit and meat


(15:53 29/01/2008)

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In whatever form provided electrical…

Since we have talked about Hundertwasser and rupture of a straight line, how can we not congratulate the designer of China Li Guangming that has designed this electric vehicle amphibious, Detroit Fish, for the home Chinese Tang Hua. The car was presented during Naias, the hall of car in Detroit. Specifications: autonomy of 150 km and a maximum speed of 45 km / h. And the explanation of a form so original by its creator: "There will never be a Chinese important until the spirit of China will be absent from the project." Condivisibile. And because China is now the largest polluter in the world, there will be clean planet without a clean China, and then they are electric cars, whatever form they have… Via Quanteruote. Photos Special vehicles.

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Why melts the polar cap? A response from an Italian study

A search of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
sheds new light on the mechanism that regulates the glaciations


(09:59 29/01/2008)

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Hundertwasser and Monnezza

For those who did not know the Austrian artist Hundertwasser council a brief visit informative MDC on the page dedicated to him. What we see in the photos is the Hundertwasserhaus, a complex of housing built in Vienna by the "doctor of" a perfect example of what the artist Austrian considered necessary, or the rupture of a straight line, in its atheistic and immoral. In the photo you can see the green that dominates in homes, fundamental expression of naturalism typical Hundertwasser, certainly with Beuys one of the militant ecologist artist best known of all time. Of him, which claimed the right of everyone to decorate their window and the facade of his house, I like the idea of "tree-tenant," the decoration to make more humane the incinerator Spittelau, but especially his wise words cycle of waste that could be easily applied to the current bell.

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The oil is ending, says Shell

He says even Shell, and the optimists are excessive rassegnino is just a matter of little. In 2015, according to forecasts of oil company, the production of oil and gas will not be able to more easily meet demand. Here on Blogeko But we say this from a piece: we are now at peak oil. But not start collective reflection on a very important thing: we must ask ourselves what we can do with less oil, with less energy, since all those to which we are accustomed to use are about to leave us in braghe canvas. Read Politicians and cacca cow, Oil to 200 U.S. dollars by the end of year?, Oil, Degrowthism inevitable. Via The oil drum. Photos Flickr.

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Yogurt applied to recession

I zampilla: I can not not reply. I said, about recession (maybe!) Environmentalist, as far as I can safely go to that country the good service of dishes from 12 and many other things. According Massimo instead we want, sennò who can not produce in turn buy what they need to live. I disagree. My theory is that famous, of yogurt: Delete the manufacture of the jar, transport and so on. Keep yogurt and enough. The only market for goods - antibiotics, for example - that are essential to live, and that we could not obtain otherwise. And yet one thing, Stever: forgive me if I say that the holiday has nothing to do with them place. In my opinion, is a condition interior. Photos Flickr.

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The steak is bad for Earth leffetto greenhouse dietary changes us

The livestock production worldwide is responsible for most of the gas transport system
Meat consumption will double by 2050, if not varieremo Food


(08:35 28/01/2008)

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The steak hurts the Earth the greenhouse effect will change the diet

The livestock production worldwide is responsible for most of the gas transport system
Meat consumption will double by 2050, if not varieremo Food


(08:35 28/01/2008)

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The Green Week: Viola odorata

The flowers of violet of which Mary has spoken, to highlight the giusificato shock of their early flowering, belong to the species called purple odorata L, or purple violets. Inflorescenza of a plant that spontaneous, in its kind, boasting around four hundred sisters, all of the family of violet. Some decidedly more profile, varied colors and dimensionally more important, but not as fragrant as the mammole that, for the record and to give reason to Mary, in the plains should usually bloom from February to April and stop just as you temperatures high. Condition further weather for the aging of seeds and reproduction of the plant.

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Greenpeace is part of the Esperanza In Antarctica saved 100 whales

Back in port to refuel the ship for two weeks
has chased the Japanese fleet hunting for preventing the cetaceans


(11:53 27/01/2008)

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Greenpeace, is the "Esperanza" "In Antarctica saved 100 whales"

Back in port to refuel the ship for two weeks
has chased the Japanese fleet hunting for preventing the cetaceans


(11:53 27/01/2008)

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Esperanza, finished hunting for hunters

The hunt for hunters of whales is over. The ship Esperanza Greenpeace has no more fuel and must go back. Smette therefore impede the Japanese fleet, which made it impossible to hunt for two weeks. The photo shows a Greenpeace Boat - small as a mosquito - while hindering the Nisshin Maru, flagship of the whaling fleet, which is doing something dirty: refuelling at sea and in an area protected by the tanker Oriental Bluebird. 'Still in place the Steve Irvin, the vessel of the Sea Shepherd prepared to impede the hunt by all means, and not only with all peaceful means as Greenpeace. Read interviews with Gianluca Morini and Simona Fausto, the two Italians sull'Esperanza. The first, second and third part interview with Catherine Nitto, who was on board del'Esperanza up to a month ago and who in 2006 led a Boat with which the crew has disturbed the operations of hunting. Read Whales, japan self ago. The blog dell'Esperanza. Photos Flickr.

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And 'the case to play God?

And 'almost ready artificial life built in the laboratory. The Craig Venter Institute announced in Science a few days ago that it had artificially reproduced the entire genome of a bacterium. L 'complete article is subscription, here the summary. The "father" of artificial bacteria, the scientist Craig Venter, said that now you can better investigate the basic mechanisms of biology and that artificial life will create new sources of energy and therefore put the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, of greenhouse gases. Such artificial lives, it goes without saying, will be covered by patent. Far too easy to prophesy misfortunes, to ask if we are able to govern until the bottom of such creatures and avoid going to combine trouble around the biosphere. I would simply note that there are synthetic bacteria there to exist, and nobody has asked the peoples and governments if they really want. The steps towards the creation of artificial life are explained in English on The Sciences. Photos Flickr.

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And give 'sti detergents on tap!

Good for once to give a small, good news. A Rivoli (Torino) is put into service another distributor of detergents on draught. E 'on 14 ° in Piedmont. These distributors - the first began to operate just over a year ago - have made it possible to save unnecessary 80,000 bottles. That is 4.8 tonnes of plastic, 2.7 cardboard, 206 MWh of energy, 20 million litres of water and 13 tons of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse effect gases. Above all, wherever it exists, the detergent "to plug" is chosen by more than half of those who buy detergent. E 'on this point I want to focus on. It 'so easy to help the environment, and people - yes, finally! -- Is ready to do so. Then, because the distributors "on tap" are so rare? Read The detergent on draught. Photos.

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Campania, WWF instead of Provinces

Blogeko is one of the four cats that have suffered the news ignored by the media: I say it is going to end, even though today many more or less speak. It 'been accepted the establishment of a separate civil WWF in maxi process on waste management in Campania until 2006. There are 28 defendants including the president of the Campania Region Antonio Bassolino. The WWF has set up a civil party, as well as their own, replacing five provinces. So far what today told the media. In the archives of Blogeko there is the rest. We wrote that, not costituendosi damages in their own provinces and many municipalities acting as if they had not been damaged by this affair, and there is also what I consider the explanation: no dog bites dog. The press release, WWF, not yet published on the site but taken over by Vita.it. Photos Flickr.

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Energy from rain

E 'idea of Jean-Jacques Chaillout and his colleagues dell'Atomic energy commission in Grenoble, France, which derive energy directly from the rain. The system is still in experimental phase, but basa use a piezoelectric material (the same used to derive energy from train stations or in general by the movement of persons). The amount of energy produced depends on the size of drops, and can vary from 1 nanojoule up to 25 microjoule, which translated into concrete terms means around one microwatt for more piccine drops. An amount of energy sufficient to tramettere a signal one bit for 10 metres in the air.

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Bye bye Amazon

Deforestation in the Amazon has returned to run. The 24,000 square kilometres of 2004 are far, fortunately, but in the last five months of 2007 the green lungs of the planet has lost 7,000 square kilometers, more or less the Friuli Venezia Giulia. Fires and chain saws usually stop in November and December last year not. The reason? The usual: make room for agriculture. He gave the news the Brazilian institution for space research. Here's how it was taken in Italian and English. Ah, and let us not forget the role that in all of this has the World Bank. Photos.

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The violets blooming in January

From 15 days I see violets bloom. Fiorite in January, near Turin - mica in Palermo! -- In what should be the coldest day of the year. I even photographed next to the newspaper yesterday to demonstrate what seems incredible. Yet this winter will also be shy, but at least a little 'became hear: not as in 2007. Accosto mentally these violas tomatoes just completed by the parties Rome: explain not call into question too mild temperatures, but the rain finally fall. And even here the water became want, until in January nevicato (just slightly) and has rained. But it is confused now nature. The light of day is still short, may need only a little 'water to flourish violets?

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The climate change? You pretend not to

What happens when climate change awaits sull'uscio home? Answer: you pretend not to. Tuvalu, a tiny state of Oceania, is among the first - not the only - to experience rising sea levels due to climate change and the melting of ice. He had even thought to mention to legal U.S. and Australia, authors of the largest emissions of greenhouse gases in absolute and per capita, but then dropped. On BBC News, a service tells how coexists with the waves that turn the streets into puddles and constellations that are scorched earth in the gardens. The people of Tuvalu pull ahead as if nothing had happened. A perfect image of the entire human race. Photos Flickr.

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Green light dallUe the plan on climate change confirmed the objectives 202020

Ratified the package to reduce CO2 emissions and increase renewable and efficiency
Italy will have to cut 13% of harmful gases and increase of 17% energy consumption "clean"


(21:10 24/01/2008)

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It seems that Switzerland is the best

Let's say I have always considered the classifications based on numerical indicators quite questionable. I do not make the true picture of a situation, there is a lack of feelings. In this case, 'Environmental performance index (Epi), which calculates the environmental performance of individual countries in the world, it seems fairly reliable, even if I return the accounts on some placements. Let me explain better. I understand Switzerland in the lead followed by Norway, Sweden and Finalndia, but I understand less Denmark to 25 against Italy. Or Costa Rica to fifth place and Colombia to the ninth. There is something that I'm not square. but perhaps is that the index takes into account factors such as environmental health, water resources, biodiversity, habitats and natural resources productive. However, for pure record, the U.S. is trentanovesimi while China is at 104 ° place. For a deeper read Greenreport. Via Ecoradio. Photos Flickr.

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