http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Bradenton.com en-us Copyright 2008 Bradenton.com Living Green 60 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:53:01 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's Workbench webmaster@bradenton.com http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/947693.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/947693.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:36 EDT Pick up a Mississippi gopher frog and it covers its eyes with its forefeet, like someone afraid to see what's coming next. And for at least a decade, it's had a good reason not to look. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/947578.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/947578.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:36 EDT A tortoise, a hare, a mouse and a half-dozen mussels are some of the creatures that a conservation group hopes to save through a "Western Ark" project aimed at petitioning the government for federal protection. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/948498.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/948498.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:12 EDT The economic free fall gripping the nation may bring down one of the main environmental objectives: capping the greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/944247.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/944247.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:05 EDT If you can't stand global warming, get out of the tropics. While the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say scientists who studied conditions in Costa Rica. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/944057.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/944057.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:15 EDT Satellites are helping scientists expand a virtual network to watch for increases in ocean temperatures that can damage or kill the fragile ecosystems of coral reefs worldwide. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/944056.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/944056.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:55 EDT The financial turmoil rippling across the globe will set back efforts to fight climate change, drying up capital that could help poorer countries upgrade to clean energy technology, the U.N. climate chief said Thursday. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/941930.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/941930.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:11 EDT A Sequoia National Forest dispute reached the Supreme Court on Wednesday, giving conservative justices a chance to limit public challenges to federal land management decisions. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/939795.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/939795.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:05 EDT Scientists addressing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's first climate change summit last week forecast a bleak future for the state's fish and wildlife over the next century: http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/938434.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/938434.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:20 EDT The nation's first plant with the capacity to recycle used transformer oil opened this week in Canton, bringing some coveted green jobs to northeast Ohio. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/937839.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/937839.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:36 EDT With the presidential election less than a month away and the economy reeling, House Democratic leaders on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to reduce the gases blamed for global warming from power plants, transportation and factories by 80 percent come 2050. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/937188.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/937188.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:18 EDT A committee of EU lawmakers approved an ambitious climate change plan Tuesday, resisting heavy pressure from lobbyists who sought to water down the bill because of the financial crisis. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/937082.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/937082.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:38 EDT Conservationists working with Google Inc. have unveiled a tool that lets people view protected marine areas with the click of a mouse - a bid to harness the Internet's top search engine to raise awareness of endangered ocean habitats. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/936099.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/936099.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:23 EDT New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/935701.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/935701.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:23 EDT Environmental groups and the Bush administration reached a partial court settlement on Monday that requires the Department of Interior to designate critical habitat for polar bears by June 30, 2010. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/935683.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/935683.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:29 EDT More than 370 penguins that mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches were flown south on a huge air force cargo plane and released closer to the frigid waters they call home, animal advocates said Monday. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/935484.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/935484.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:50 EDT The federal government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions to future offshore petroleum exploration or drilling. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/934677.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/934677.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:29 EDT Dear EarthTalk: I've suddenly been seeing a lot of those tiny "Smart Cars" around. Who makes them and what is their fuel efficiency? And I'm all for fuel efficiency, but are these cars safe? http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/933546.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/933546.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:48 EDT Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/932052.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/932052.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:39 EDT Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press. http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/922196.html http://www.bradenton.com/living/living_green/story/922196.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:52 EDT Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Tuesday that attempts to ease greenhouse gas emissions by giving priority to transportation projects that limit commutes and curb urban sprawl.