Beijing has some success with rain prevention: official
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing has successfully managed to stop light rainfall in experiments aimed at guaranteeing a dry opening ceremony at August’s Olympic Games, officials said on Wednesday.

The State of Green Business in 2008: Are We Swimming, Treading or Sinking?
OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 30, 2008 — The newly released, first annual State of Green Business report takes a close look at the reality behind all the green claims to find out just how well U.S. are businesses doing in their quest to be greener and more environmentally responsible.

Europe thinks alternatively in quest to go ‘green’
Businesses and individuals are trying ways large, small and controversial to wean the Continent off expensive oil, gas and coal — and to combat climate change.

Nuclear clean-up bill £12bn higher than predicted
Decommissioning Britain’s growing radioactive waste mountain is likely to cost the taxpayer £12bn more than previous highest estimates, raising fresh questions about the expense of the new generation of nuclear power stations.
The cost of nuclear power is more than just the cost of building and operating the plant.  Way more.

Hydrogen-Burning Hypersonic Airplane: Going Green at Mach-5
The concept hypersonic jet has been developed by Reaction Engine and it is aptly called the A2. It is a Mach-5 (3,400 mph) wicked aircraft capable of holding 300 passengers and produces, get this, ZERO emissions!

AAMCO Aims for Zero-Waste, Increased Efficiency With New Initiative
HORSHAM, Penn., Jan. 30, 2008 — The automotive service center’s ambitious new AAMCO Eco-Green certification program helps both franchise owners and customers boost their performance and reduce their impact by implementing energy-efficiency measures, promoting alternative fuels and closing the loop on service centers’ waste streams.

WWF calls for supermarkets to boycott bluefin tuna
PARIS (AFP) – The environmental group WWF on Monday called on supermarket chains around the world to take bluefin tuna off their shelves, saying overfishing, driven by the craze for sushi, threatened to wipe out the species.

France scraps licenses for 1,500 pesticides
PARIS (Reuters) – France will ban the sale of more than 1,500 pesticides from February 1 as part of a larger plan to cut by 50 percent the use of phytosanitary products in the next 10 years, the farm ministry said.

Polycarbonate Bottles unsafe for hot liquids
If you’re like us, you use your Nalgene for coffee and tea to help reduce your daily waste. Well, it looks like polycarbonate like t bottles release harmful chemicals when exposed to hot water that could lead to long term health problems.

Indigenous peoples win conservation successes in Chile
A near 20 year struggle for land rights and conservation of their rare Araucaria forests for an indigenous Pehuenche community of the Andes range has been rewarded with a grant of title to 22,000 acres of land in southern Chile.