Sean D Feeney's Design Portfolio » Environment/Geography

Mercedes to go Green. ALL Green. No Petroleum by 2015.

seandfeeney — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:12:08 +0000

In less than 7 years, Mercedes-Benz plans to ditch petroleum-powered vehicles from its lineup. Focusing on electric, fuel cell, and biofuels, the company is revving up research in alternative fuel sources and efficiency.

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Missing Bees Mystery Solved? Asian Parasite Is Killing Western Bees

seandfeeney — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:21:45 +0000

A parasite common in Asian bees has spread to Europe and the Americas and is behind the mass disappearance of honeybees in many countries, says a Spanish scientist who has been studying the phenomenon for years.

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(Picture) A tornado of fire

seandfeeney — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:39:59 +0000

Just as the title says. Great picture.

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Ice Tsunami in Antartica [PICTURES]

seandfeeney — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:47:44 +0000

Some amazing photos of what looks like a giant Ice Tsunami.

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100,000 Trees need to be planted to offset effects of Live Earth

seandfeeney — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:11:06 +0000

Live Earth will produce about 74,500 tons of the gas. “We would have to plant 100,000 trees to offset the effect of Live Earth,” he said, speaking by telephone. But, he added, “if you can reach 2 billion people and raise awareness, that’s pretty fantastic.”

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The Bald Eagle is Back in the Black

seandfeeney — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:34:14 +0000

The American bald eagle is back after a four-decade fight for survival. The government has just declared that the national symbol no longer requires the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act.

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Bald Eagle set to be taken off US endangered list!

seandfeeney — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:36:09 +0000

Today, the bald eagle is doing well. On June 29 the bald eagle in the lower 48 states will be officially removed, or delisted, from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Yet delisting the bald eagle from the ESA has been a decade-long process that shows how even the most well-intentioned policy can be overcome by politics and ulterior motives.

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Plastic Bag Revolt – This is War

seandfeeney — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:22:50 +0000

500 billion: Number of plastic bags consumed worldwide every year (1 million per minute) | 500: Years it takes a plastic bag to decay in a landfill | Billions end up back in the environment, fluttering from trees and hedges in China, scudding along the ocean floor and suffocating an estimated 100,000 birds, whales, seals, and turtles each year.

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11 Tricks to Keep Your House Cool this Summer With No Air Conditioning

seandfeeney — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:33:32 +0000

Nice collection of tricks to keep your house cool with out the use of AC…

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Gorgeous Dubai’s palm-shaped man-made island opens [with pics]

seandfeeney — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:31:14 +0000

Four years ago there was nothing here but unbroken sea. Now there’s Andrew Dukes and his luxury mansion – sitting on a palm-shaped, man-made island – the first of about 100 houses to open here. “I got exactly what I paid for and I’m very happy with it,” said Dukes, 43, a tanned Englishman who just moved into his colossal home on Palm Jumeirah…

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