http://1coolplanet.com News and views on global warming and green living Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:59:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Al Gore's call to move to a clean energy society by 2018 has not exactly been received with overwhelming support. Yesterday the former vice president challenged the next US president to help switch all of the nation's electricity to solar, wind and other clean energy sources within 10 years to ... http://1coolplanet.com/2008/07/clean-energy-by-2018/ The Daily Green has been getting blasted by readers responding to an article called "10 Foods You Don't Have to Buy Organic." The article, subtitled, "They Aren't Loaded with Pesticides, So You Can Spend Your Organic Dollars Elsewhere," lists 10 fruits and vegetables - asparagus, broccoli, bananasa, cabbage, kiwi, mangoes, onions, ... http://1coolplanet.com/2008/07/how-organic-do-you-have-to-be/ Wal-Mart gets kicked around a lot. They've been blamed for putting small businesses out of business, paying workers too little and contributing to low wages around the world by focusing with laser intensity on selling products at the lowest possible price. And they deserve much of that criticism. But the ... http://1coolplanet.com/2008/07/wal-mart-goes-green/ I always knew I liked Hawaii. Surf, sand, and endless sun make it a wonderful playground for anyone who enjoys being outdoors. But now I like it even more because they've just become the first state in the nation to require solar water heating systems in new single family homes. ... http://1coolplanet.com/2008/06/hawaii-requires-solar-water-heaters/ Environmental News  Network recently noted the 20th anniversary of the day Dr. James E. Hansen of NASA testified to Congress that worldwide temperatures had risen beyond the range of natural variability. Speaking before Congress on Congress June 23, 1988, Dr. Hansen said he was "99 percent certain" that humankind was ... http://1coolplanet.com/2008/06/global-warming-hits-20-year-milestone/ How big is your carbon footprint? According to CarbonCounter.org, the average American is responsible for emitting 16.64 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year. This dwarfs the world average of 4.44 tons per person. Are you above or below average the national average? Grab your latest energy bill and ... http://1coolplanet.com/2008/06/calculate-and-offset-your-carbon-footprint/ Still struggling with the question of paper or plastic? The new green answer is, "I brought my own." Last year San Francisco became the first city in the U.S. to ban plastic bags, and this month China made headlines when they started enforcing a strict no-plastic-bag policy. In Ireland, Sweden and ... http://1coolplanet.com/2008/06/plastic-bag-bans-on-the-rise/ Zero Pollution Motors plans to start taking orders later this year for what could be the cleanest car on the road - the Air Car. Named by TIME Magazine as one of the best inventions of 2007, the Air Car was invented by a guy who knows his cars. Frenchman ... http://1coolplanet.com/2008/06/worlds-cleanest-car-coming-soon/ One of the things I love about the Internet is all the free stuff: free information, free games, free videos, free coupons and my personal favorite - free donations. The Hunger Site was the first site to encourage web surfers to do good with just the click of the mouse. ... http://1coolplanet.com/2008/06/just-click-to-end-global-warming/ It took a newspaper editorial to finally motivate me to start this blog. While I've been thinking about blogging about global warming for awhile, it was the opinion piece in the Las Vegas Review-Journal that actually got me moving. The Review-Journal may be Nevada's largest newspaper, but I certainly hope they ... http://1coolplanet.com/2008/06/whos-crippling-human-advancement/