Good afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Conservationist and all the sustainably fishing ships at sea! Here’s what we’re finding in the green blogosphere and beyond that you should know about:

• Maybe That’s Why They Call it Fuel: Could coffee be the next big biofuel source?

• Will It Be a Gas? Grist says that Rep. Nancy Pelosi thinks she has the votes to get cap-and-trade legislation to limit greenhouse gases passed this year — but that doesn’t mean it will happen.

• Could Charlie Now Be Safer? The three national monuments named by President Bush yesterday might help save endangered bluefin tuna, reports Environmental Capital.

• A Lump of Coal for 2009? Newsweek says dirty coal could be a big winner in the economic downturn — which would make the environment a big loser. (Hat tip: Environmental Leader.)

• Le Bateau: Bon ou Mauvais? Paris is trying commuter boat travel to ease traffic problems there. Potential problem: They’re diesel-powered.

• Adapt or Die: Washington is catching on to this whole climate-change adaptation thing, says The Vine.

• They Hate ‘Twilight’: The EPA says the New Year is a great time to kill your energy vampires.

• Calling Superman: Conservation’s blog Journal Watch is back! Today’s study: Can we foresee ecosystem crashes in time to stop them?

• Too Good to Be True? Could spraying seawater into the air restore the ice cap?

• Could They Do Something About Wrong Numbers, Too? Motorola plans to launch the first carbon-neutral mobile phone.

• But What If We Have Unused Minutes? And here’s a mobile phone that biodegrades at the end of its life cycle.

(Image: Coffee beans. Credit: Diego Ochoa/TNC.)

Posted: January 7th, 2009 under Carbon Markets, Climate Change, Climate Science & Research, Cool Green Morning, Coral Reefs, Green Living, Green Technology, Oceans & Coasts.
Tags: Bush, cap-and-trade, coal, coffee, ecosystems, Energy, greenhouse gas, ice cap, mobile phone, tuna