Climate Pulse

Credit: Cecilia Cassini Ten-year old Cecilia Cassini might just be the youngest fashion designer in the world. The California-based fifth grader has been sewing since she received her first sewing machine at the age of six. She now makes a profit from her collection of one-off garments made with... [continue]

Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. So it wasn't long ago that TreeHugger featured a slideshow called "10 Creatures That Conveniently Grow Back Body Parts." One of those creatures, the Tiger Salamander, has since been granted protection under California law. Coincidence? Perhaps. Evidence of... [continue]

photo: Mr. T in DC via flickr. Organic produce and textiles may fetch a premium compared to their non-organic counterparts, are certainly better for the planet and your health, and often proudly proclaim their eco-friendly status. But when it comes to wine a new UCLA study finds that even though... [continue]

Photo via Whitepod. Consumer demand for greener hotels has been on the rise over the last few years -- and as a result, many hotels now use green practices as marketing messages, not always truthfully. When it comes down to it, most 'eco' hotels and resorts could be doing more. Through sustainable... [continue]

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Image credit: Chaffin Family Orchards While I can see the appeal of vegan organic agriculture, I am a firm believer that integrating animals into a mixed sustainable food production system can be an efficient way to farm. One family farm in Sacramento Valley, California has been pioneering... [continue]

Photo: Bloom Energy High Profile Cleantech We already knew a little about Bloom Energy and their "Bloom Box" fuel cells because of a segment on CBS's 60 Minutes last Sunday, but many questions were left unanswered. Bloom Energy officially came out of stealth mode today during an event held at the... [continue]

Photo: Flickr, CC Your Solar Roof or Micro Wind Turbine Produces Excess Power? The Californian legislature just passed a new bill that would increase the amount of power that utilities can buy from people who produce power at home (mostly solar panels, and small wind turbines). The current law... [continue]

Screen Grabs: CBS/60 Minutes Green Savior or One More Fuel Cell Company? Bloom Energy is a well-funded startup that is starting to come out of stealth mode (with a big launch planned for Wednesday). Its first major media exposure was a 60 Minutes segment on Sunday (you can see the video below) that... [continue]

"Winter Sunset, Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe." Photograph by Elizabeth Carmel. In the 1930s, famed photographer Ansel Adams' images of the Kings River region of the Sierra Nevada helped protect the area as a national park. Seventy years later, photographer Elizabeth Carmel hopes to help preserve the... [continue]