• Float like a Butterfly: Scientists are hopeful that sightings of a large orange-and-black butterfly in England might be the large tortoiseshell, once thought to be extinct.

• Eco-Terrorism or Eco-Activism? Over at the New York Times, Andrew Revkin debates the ethics of fending off Japanese whalers from killing in the name of science (and meat).

• Share a Ride: Carpooling is a great way to cut down carbon emissions, so take this advice from Planet Green to make sure your ride-share is an experience worth repeating.

• Plan B: Geoengineering? The debate is on: In the event that Obama and the big guys in Washington don’t take action — soon — to stop climate change, is geoengineering a viable back-up plan?

• A Tip a Week: EPA blogger Brenda Reyes Tomassini offers 52 green tips to get you through 2009. Check out the first 26 here.

• Rent-A-Roof: Energy companies are renting roofs for solar panels, and your home could be next. Or not. Critics question whether the solar trend from corporate to residential roofs actually benefits homeowners.

• Arnold Wants a Break: California’s governor wants to create jobs by moving infrastructure forward — including energy efficiency projects — but is it at the expense of the environment? This week he asked Obama to waive NEPA requirements.

• Nuts! (The Energy-Free Kind) Not far from the gov’s Sacramento office, a walnut farm is using vaporized walnut shells to generate electricity. Perhaps a better food choice than those french-fries.

• Oil Economics: The question of the day is: Will it be the price of oil or the policies of Washington that get us closer to clean green technology? It seems that the economics of oil still rule.

(Image: Large tortoiseshell butterfly. Credit: Muchaxo under a Creative Commons license.)

Posted: January 8th, 2009 under Asia Pacific, Climate Change, Energy, Green Living, Green Technology.
Tags: Butterfly, California, clean energy, Cool Green Morning, Ed Markey, Geoengineering, Green Living, Schwarzenegger, Whales