Stunning Solar Solution in Spain

Energy Star Falling

In the wake of an almost-unbelievably horrid review from the Government Accountability Office, the Energy Star program looks as if it's in for a complete overhaul.  Fifteen fake products were submitted for Energy Star certification, and all were accepted.  Here's the rub:  One was a gasoline-powered alarm clock, and one was

"an air cleaner that was actually a space heater with a feather duster and fly strips taped to it."

Hilarious.  And sad.  And another reason to fear big bureaucracy.

The reforms are being spearheaded by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.  Full story HERE from physorg.com
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A pound of flesh

This chart from The OilDrum shows the amount of energy it takes to bring a pound of each food to the table.  There is interesting discussion in the comments about whether the beef numbers are skewed by grain/grass feed, but I'm just glad that cheese isn't the worst.  It's my guilty pleasure.
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STOP FACEBOOK FROM USING DIRTY COAL - petition!!

Click HERE to add your name to a petition asking the CEO of Facebook to rethink a decision to use a dirty coal plant for power and to ask him to consider the social message he could send if he publicly chose renewable energy.

Only takes 10 seconds.
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I want to kiss Norway on the mouth.

After the rest of the world yapped about making a difference in Copenhagen at this year's Climate Summit of Nothingness, and then returned to their dirty countries and made no real promises at all, NORWAY has come out as a shining hero by announcing that they will indeed meet thier goals for curbing carbon emissions and pledges to CUT  CO2 EMISSIONS by 30% in TEN YEARS.  And that plan includes infrastructure for electric cars, using more biofuels, creating more bike paths, carbon capture, and more.