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Earth-Friendly Technology Real-World Solutions for Improving Our Environment Ozone.com Earth Friendly Search: Check out the latest headlines from Yahoo! Environment News [ headlines as of Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 2:19AM ] Facebook IPO honeymoon over All that hype for a 23-cent gain! Facebook's (FB) first day as a publicly traded company started with a bang and ended in a wimper. U.S., France search for Afghan compromise Visiting French President Franēois Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that France's combat troops would leave Afghanistan by year's end and pledged to find a way "for our allies to pursue their mission" in talks at a looming NATO summit. The two leaders also bonded [...] Witnesses paint graphic picture of fight But Nobody Saw How the Deadly Altercation Began. Wake for Mary Kennedy held amid apparent rift The two sides of Mary Richardson Kennedy's grieving family faced off in court Friday over custody of her body, just hours before she was mourned at a wake at the estate where she committed suicide. Chinese activist Chen on way to airport, bound for U.S. BEIJING (Reuters) - China has allowed blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng to leave a hospital in Beijing for the United States, a U.S.-based Christian advocacy group said on Saturday. Chen Guangcheng told Bob Fu, the president of Texas-based ChinaAid, that he and his family were heading to the Beijing airport now, according to an emailed statement from the group. Chen and his family "were informed to pack up and get ready to leave China" for the United States on Saturday, the statement said. Chen could not immediately be reached for comment. ... Check out the latest headlines from EarthWire/UK [ headlines as of Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 2:04AM ] The EU must come together on the green climate fund (Analysis) Lives and livelihoods in vulnerable countries hang in the balance while rich countries bicker over who will disburse climate cash, argues Wendel Trio of Climate Action Network Europe. More '¯ Rising Asia and old Europe need to work together (Analysis) Europe should engage more firmly with Asia not only in trade but also in foreign policy, climate issues and resource efficiency if it is to regain its powerful role in the international arena, argue Giles Merritt and Shada Islam from Friends of Europe. More '¯ RHI put back to November start date Report stresses benefits of European energy 'supergrid' Renewables certification for Tesco Check out the latest headlines from NPR Environment [ headlines as of Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 2:09AM ] From Rooftops And Abandoned Lots, An Urban Harvest From rooftop apiaries in Paris to a vegetable-and-chicken farm in Philadelphia, agriculture has come to the city. Urban farmer Mary Seton Corboy and food writer Jennifer Cockrall-King talk about the future of food in the city. Plus, Tama Matsuoka Wong gives tasty tips for eating garden weeds. Trash Can May Be Greenest Option For Unused Drugs Drug take-back programs are gaining popularity as a safe way to dispose of extra prescriptions. But a study from the University of Michigan suggests that chucking them in your household trash may be just as safe and more environmentally-friendly, thanks to reduced overall pollution. Pennsylvania Doctors Worry Over Fracking 'Gag Rule' A new law grants doctors access to information about trade-secret chemicals used in natural gas drilling. Doctors say they need the information to treat patients who may have been exposed to chemicals. But the law also says doctors can't tell anyone else ā€” not even other doctors ā€” about what's in the formulas. Ancient Deep-Sea Bacteria Are In No Hurry To Eat Back when the dinosaurs ruled the Earth, some hardy bacteria took up residence at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Eighty six million years later, they're still there. And a new study says they're living out the most Spartan lifestyle known on this planet. The Secret Life Of California's World-Class Strawberries We may romanticize that strawberries are grown down the road, but most of them come from California. And a complex web of plant cloning practices, relocation and fumigation has cropped up to keep it that way. Although scientists are exploring new options, like soil-free growing. Check out the latest headlines from MetaEfficient [ headlines as of Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 2:09AM ] Check out the latest headlines from Treehugger.com [ headlines as of Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 1:54AM ] Ford Begins Taking Orders for 2013 C-Max Hybrid The C-MAX is a compact hybrid utility vehicle and the Ford's first dedicated line of hybrids. The 2013 C-MAX Hybrid will be available this fall with a base price of $25,995. Prius C Earns 'Top Pick' Safety Rating from IIHS The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety busted up a few Prius C hybrids to see how they held up in crashes. Here's what they found... Could "Gatorponics" Revive Defunct Chicken Farms? Could a combination of alligator farming and hydroponics be the savior of former chicken farmers, or is it a dangerous and cruel distraction? Paul Watson Will Be Released on Bail, But Must Stay in Germany Awaiting Possible Extradition Watson must put up over $300,000 in bail and stay in Germany while awaiting the final ruling on whether he will be sent to Costa Rica to face trial on a decade-old charge. Goodbye Lexus HS 250h Hybrid, We Hardly Knew Ya It seems like it was just yesterday that Lexus introduced the HS 250h hybrid, the first dedicated luxury hybrid (like the Prius, there's no non-hybrid version of the HS 250h).
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