– Mining giant, Glencore, is under heat for dubious deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dot Earth Blog: Can Wal-Mart Push Both Sustainability and Consumption?
– A question for Wal-Mart as it moves its sustainability push into the blogosphere.
What Love Looks Like
– An activist hero incarcerated for his nonviolent civil disobedience discusses the seeds of resistance and the opportunities presented by a world in disrepair.
Fix acid oceans by dumping alkali in them? Forget it
– Suggestions that we can dump alkaline chemicals into the oceans to prevent acidification seems dead in the water – it would cost trillions of dollars.
U.S. Considered Taking Partial Ownership of Solyndra
– E-mails describe fairly desperate financing ideas as Solyndra’s position worsened, including borrowing money at 12 percent interest.
Republicans Probe Whether DOE's Effort to Save Solyndra Violated 2005 Energy Act
– House Republicans are building an argument that the Department of Energy violated the law when it arranged a financial lifeline for Solyndra.
E-Mails Reveal Early White House Worries Over Solyndra
– E-mails provided to investigators show White House officials expressed concern that Solyndra might collapse months before it did.
Europe's prawn obsession 'devastating' local communities in Bangladesh
– Tropical shrimp have a devastating impact on local communities in Bangladesh, leading to a boycott in Europe.
Climate 'could hit Canadian GDP'
– Climate change could cost Canada around 1% of its GDP by 2050 in environmental damage.
For sale, cheap: Scenic, South Dakota
– For less than the price of a small Manhattan apartment, you can own an entire town in South Dakota.