Gas prices shutting down gas stations

Damn, does this world need to scale back its oil dependency.

How badly is Canada doing in cleaning up its carbon output?

Article at canada.com points out how Canada is currently going to miss its Kyoto targets. It also shows how the targets are below many other nations and US states. The Conservatives have been playing the "it will hurt the economy" card in regards to take strong measures to deal with carbon emissions. But considering the economy is rather stable and the government is running a surplus (the only G8 country doing so) I think they could stand to make a little sacrifice for the good of the planet.

Links for environmentally -friendly products

I read the latest issue of Vanity Fair which is their annual green issue. Rather interesting to realize how many trees are cut down every year to make toilet paper (500,000 acres worth). The NRDC has a page of household paper product producers and lists how much recycled paper they use.

If you care about your food being raised organically and/or humanely, you can see who has been certified to be USDA organic. If you prefer a non-governmental organization, there is Certified Humane. When you care about the people making the products, you can see if they are Fair Trade Certified.

If the forest is your thing, you can read up on what you can do at the Rainforest Alliance and the Forest Stewardship Council.

Web site about pledging to lower your carbon output

EarthFireIce is a web site where you pledge to cut down on your carbon output. I found it interesting to see how much carbon could be saved based on what you did.

I found out about the web site from Google's official blog. Apparently one the founders ran a marathon in the Sahara and then another one at the North Pole!

Getting out power from geothermal sources

Ars Technica has an article on an MIT panel report on what it would take to get 10% of the US's energy needs from geothermal sources. Sounds promising.