OK, last roundup of the week! Here's a roundup of some top green living stories of the week, other than the 15 or so we've already covered (click the link above for those... there were some fun ones this week!):

Other than the climate change and science stories we’ve already covered this week, here’s a roundup of some of the top climate change (especially climate science) stories I’ve seen around the interwebs:

Arctic Temperatures Continue Rapid Rise as 2011 Breaks Record Set in 2010

According to NASA’s Goddard Institute [...]

Other than our own politics posts this week, here are some more posts from around the interwebs you might want to check out (a little bit of overlap with the activism roundup I just posted, but not too much):

Senator Bernie Sanders Takes On Tax Breaks To Fossil Fuel [...]

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Here’s some top activism news of the week, other than the stories we’ve already covered (which you can check out via the link above):

Climate Activists Call Foul at Rep. Boehner’s Office over Keystone Pipeline and Campaign Cash from Big Oil

Climate activists fed up with the influence of [...]

Here’s some top activism news of the week, other than the stories we’ve already covered:

Climate Activists Call Foul at Rep. Boehner’s Office over Keystone Pipeline and Campaign Cash from Big Oil

Climate activists fed up with the influence of corporate money on Congress stormed Speaker of the House [...]

Here’s some top activism news of the week, other than the stories we’ve already covered:

Climate Activists Call Foul at Rep. Boehner’s Office over Keystone Pipeline and Campaign Cash from Big Oil

Climate activists fed up with the influence of corporate money on Congress stormed Speaker of the House [...]

 " Since methane gas has 20 times the potential than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse..."

A: Not likely.

A: Not likely.

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

What's up with the sales, orders and reservations of the Nissan Leaf? Nissan loudly trumpeted the 20,000 reservations it originally collected back in September, 2010 and Nissan's Mark Perry recently told AutoblogGreen that, since then, that number has climbed to around 26,000. Where do things stand today? That's not exactly simple to figure out. Here's what we know:

• Number of accepted Leaf reservations: 26,000
• - Number of Leaf models sold: 10,000
• - Number sold in January: 800 (estimate)
• - Number sold in February: 800 (estimate. Perry recently said these two months were sold out or nearly sold out)
• - Number of people who haven't had a chance to order because they live in a state where the Leaf is not yet for sale: 2,000 (according, again, to Perry)
• - Number of people who cancelled (unknown)
• = 12,400 people or so

Nissan's Katherine Zachary tells Autoblog that the company doesn't share cancellation data, so it's not possible for outsiders to know exactly how many of the 12,400 have raised and then lowered their hands. Zachary added, "We have new people coming into the process every day, so it's really a moving target." Still, somewhere out there, there could be 12,000 people who are patiently waiting to snatch up Nissan's 2012 Leaf production. Even if 50 percent of them cancelled, that still leaves many months of strong sales coming for Nissan in the U.S. this coming year, even as production ramps up.

One thing that Zachary was willing to share were the colors chosen by buyers for model year 2012 Leaf orders. They are:

• Brilliant Silver - 24%
• Blue Ocean - 23%
• Glacier Pearl - 21%
• Cayenne Red - 19%
• Super Black - 14%

Given that Blue Ocean was the Leaf's "Launch Color," we're a bit surprised to see it being outsold by silver, if only just. If you were going to order a Leaf (or if you have), what color would it be? Take our poll below.

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A word on Nissan Leaf sales, orders and reservation numbers [w/poll] originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

What's up with the sales, orders and reservations of the Nissan Leaf? Nissan loudly trumpeted the 20,000 reservations it originally collected back in September, 2010 and Nissan's Mark Perry recently told AutoblogGreen that, since then, that number has climbed to around 26,000. Where do things stand today? That's not exactly simple to figure out. Here's what we know:

• Number of accepted Leaf reservations: 26,000
• - Number of Leaf models sold: 10,000
• - Number sold in January: 800 (estimate)
• - Number sold in February: 800 (estimate. Perry recently said these two months were sold out or nearly sold out)
• - Number of people who haven't had a chance to order because they live in a state where the Leaf is not yet for sale: 2,000 (according, again, to Perry)
• - Number of people who cancelled (unknown)
• = 12,400 people or so

Nissan's Katherine Zachary tells Autoblog that the company doesn't share cancellation data, so it's not possible for outsiders to know exactly how many of the 12,400 have raised and then lowered their hands. Zachary added, "We have new people coming into the process every day, so it's really a moving target." Still, somewhere out there, there could be 12,000 people who are patiently waiting to snatch up Nissan's 2012 Leaf production. Even if 50 percent of them cancelled, that still leaves many months of strong sales coming for Nissan in the U.S. this coming year, even as production ramps up.

One thing that Zachary was willing to share were the colors chosen by buyers for model year 2012 Leaf orders. They are:

• Brilliant Silver - 24%
• Blue Ocean - 23%
• Glacier Pearl - 21%
• Cayenne Red - 19%
• Super Black - 14%

Given that Blue Ocean was the Leaf's "Launch Color," we're a bit surprised to see it being outsold by silver, if only just. If you were going to order a Leaf (or if you have), what color would it be? Take our poll below.

View Poll

A word on Nissan Leaf sales, orders and reservation numbers [w/poll] originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

What's up with the sales, orders and reservations of the Nissan Leaf? Nissan loudly trumpeted the 20,000 reservations it originally collected back in September, 2010 and Nissan's Mark Perry recently told AutoblogGreen that, since then, that number has climbed to around 26,000. Where do things stand today? That's not exactly simple to figure out. Here's what we know:

• Number of accepted Leaf reservations: 26,000
• - Number of Leaf models sold: 10,000
• - Number sold in January: 800 (estimate)
• - Number sold in February: 800 (estimate. Perry recently said these two months were sold out or nearly sold out)
• - Number of people who haven't had a chance to order because they live in a state where the Leaf is not yet for sale: 2,000 (according, again, to Perry)
• - Number of people who cancelled (unknown)
• = 12,400 people or so

Nissan's Katherine Zachary tells Autoblog that the company doesn't share cancellation data, so it's not possible for outsiders to know exactly how many of the 12,400 have raised and then lowered their hands. Zachary added, "We have new people coming into the process every day, so it's really a moving target." Still, somewhere out there, there could be 12,000 people who are patiently waiting to snatch up Nissan's 2012 Leaf production. Even if 50 percent of them cancelled, that still leaves many months of strong sales coming for Nissan in the U.S. this coming year, even as production ramps up.

One thing that Zachary was willing to share were the colors chosen by buyers for model year 2012 Leaf orders. They are:

• Brilliant Silver - 24%
• Blue Ocean - 23%
• Glacier Pearl - 21%
• Cayenne Red - 19%
• Super Black - 14%

Given that Blue Ocean was the Leaf's "Launch Color," we're a bit surprised to see it being outsold by silver, if only just. If you were going to order a Leaf (or if you have), what color would it be? Take our poll below.

View Poll

A word on Nissan Leaf sales, orders and reservation numbers [w/poll] originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One one hand we have the state of affairs in the US. On the other we have the future Bill Gates would like to manifest in Africa, all in the supremely laudable goal of reducing poverty and hunger. It's not a pretty picture for people or the planet.

Filipino activists had been charged with trespassing in December 2009 to document toxic coal ash.

It must have been fun breathlessly trying to turn Solyndra into a scandal, but Americans still aren't buying it.

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