Carnival of the Green
Welcome to the Carnival of the Green at The Business of America is Business.
As has been my custom in hosting previous carnivals, I have elected to use questions as the organizing theme for the 24 entries to the carnival. And without further ado:
Why Did Al Gore go to Australia after the Oscars?. Interestingly, the answer has something to do with "Cool Aid", but not the kind you drink. Think Live Aid, Band Aid, and Farm Aid.
How Would Going Vegetarian Help to Save the Planet? The Savvy Vegetarian reviews an article entitled "Vegetarian is the New Prius" that lays out the argument.
Are Can You Save Money and Save the Environment at the Same Time? You can when it comes to PC upgrades. Tina Parcell at Personal Finance Advice explains.
Which Industries are Most Likely to be Affected by Global Warming? According the SOX First Blog links to a recent report entitled "The Business of Climate Change" that explains which sectors of the economy are at greatest risk.
Is Wind Power Just a Tree Hugger's Fantasy? Not according to Maria S. Manka at Green Options. She's got facts, figures, and links to reports supporting her thesis that wind power is both viable and desirable.
Why Throw Out a Used Item if Someone Else Can Get Some Value Out of it? Jeff at Sustainablog doesn't think you should. His post reports on a new website that will make it easier and more efficient to swap used yet still useful items.
What's to Like and Not Like about the Organic Foods Movement? Don at the Evangelical Ecologist gives you the pros and cons and throws in some free (and very sensible) dietary advice to boot.
"So, the Next Time Someone Calls Me 'Bird-Brained', I Should Take it as a Compliment?"
According to Veggie Revolution, I should if the bird to which they refer is a Western Scrub Jay.
Is Netflix saving the world? Is Netflix helping to solve the global climate catastrophe? So asks Pablo over at Triplepundit. He points out that Netflix has recently sent it's 1 Billionth DVD, a number that translates into many fewer individual trips made to the local video store and lot less in the way of hydrocarbon emissions.
Are Honey Bees the New Canaries in the Coal Mine? So asks Marie at Green Fertility. Given that many are being fed the "Standard American Diet", including sugar and corn syrup, perhaps the question ought to be whether bees are canaries in the Cola Mine.
What's Another Way to Interpret the Phrase ' A Fish Out of Water' ? Rohit explains with the use of a cartoon.
Do cyclists have any reason to worry about what we're breathing in on our (supposedly healthy) ways to work? And if so, which is the greater health risk -- the colorless, odorless ozone in the summer or the pungent, cloudy exhaust fumes in the winter? So asks the proprietor of the Nicomachus blog. These questions came to him somewhere along Cornwallis Road in Durham, NC, the same road often traversed by bike while an MBA and doctoral student at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. All I had on my mind was exams!
What agency sat around and said "You know what, let's get on the global warming popularity bandwagon and use it to sell our clothes!"? "Global Warming Ready"....are you crazy? Who comes up with this crap? Good questions all courtesy of David, aka The Good Human.
How Much Will What's Done on the Last Day of Winter on the West Lawn Matter to Polar Bears? Biology student and blogger Jeremy, over at The Voltage Gate thinks the answer is plenty. Read the post to find out what he and thousands of others will be doing there.
What's Another Way to Interpret the Phrase "Light Switch"? The Lighter Footstep Blog has the answer in a post about CFLs or Compact Fluorescent Light. It's an informative post and if I had written it, the title might have been "How I learned to live with the CFL and love it."
Is Balanced Media Coverage Appropriate when the Earth is so out of Balance? Stephanie at Green SAHM thoughtfully reviews and comments on an interesting discussion at the Freakonomics Blog about whether Al Gore is correct to blame the media for global warming inaction.
Have you seen or spent any time on the Ribble River in Winter? If not, you'll certainly want to after seeing the beautiful photos of it taken by Riegh at Ribble Cycle Diaries. You may even want to assist her efforts to see that its beauty is maintained for future generations.
What, if anything, do conservatism and conservation have to do with one another? In the minds of many, the answer is "nothing." Tim at Walking the Berkshires explains why this is not and ought not to be the case.
Why do I have so many plastic bags under my kitchen sink and what in God's name can I do about it? Jane's got some answers in a nice piece entitled "The Old Bag Project."
Are You Richer Than You Think? The answer to that question can be found from a link in a post on the Wild Green Yonder blog. The post also includes key facts and information on how to answer other questions such as "How much electricity, exactly, is a kilowatt? And what’s a kilowatt-hour? How can a couple hundred parts per million of CO2 really make such a huge difference? What does a shantytown of two million people look like?" This is my favorite post of the Carnival.
Are there really two sides to the climate change question? In a post a gregladen.com, Greg addresses this question and links it to other questions he plans to address, questions like "...what are the greenhouse gases, and why do some matter more than others? Why is sea level so important, and so incredibly interesting? What is the link between overall climate pattern and important events such as hurricanes and tornadoes, or whether we have a lot of snow or very little in a given winter?" He's got my attention.
What "Law" explains how the following things related to another- global warming, protests in Mexico, the demand for ethanol, and the price of tortillas? According to Wretchard of the Belmont Club, the "Law" in question is the Law of Unintended Consequences.
Why is it that Gore set up his Green (Investment Management) money machine three years ago back in 2004? Is it possible Gore knew what the science would say before it was out? And even if not, can an individual who stands to make millions from Global Warming really be trusted as an honest broker on that topic? So rhetorically asks Dan over at Riehl World View. I for one would like to hear how the former Vice President would answer these and the other questions Dan poses. I am pretty sure Gore will have some good answers.
What don't the builders of the Three Gorges Dam on China's Yellow River want you to know? That question comes courtesy of yours truly in a post of mine from last summer entitled "Environment be Dammed." Think of this one as a last but not least.
It's been a true pleasure to peruse the many fine submissions for the 67th Carnival of the Green. The next installment (#68) will be hosted by Green Fertility. Last week's (#66) was ably hosted by The Evangelical Ecologist. Check them both out and if you like what you see, tell a friend. Again, it's been a blast.
Comments
Hi Starling. Regarding the Vegetarian article... "So Shall we Reap" By Colin Tudge, makes a lot of realistic input on the way we may consider to live on earth.
Posted by: I.V.Passmoore | March 6, 2007 8:03 PM