Michael Graham Richard
Michael has been with TreeHugger since 2005. He started out as a part-time writer, but after about a year (circa February 2006) he made the transition to full-time editor-in-chief. He held that role until January 2008 (the highlight of this period was of course the acquisition of TreeHugger.com by the Discovery Channel), and he's now editor of the Science & Technology and the Cars & Transportation categories (his two main loves).
It was reading The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken and Good News For A Change by David Suzuki and Holly Dressel that changed his life. Before that, he knew about the problems, but didn't think too much about them. After, he knew there were solutions, and he couldn't think about anything else.
Michael's personal blog can be found at MichaelGR.com. You can also follow him on Google+.
Latest Stories from Michael Graham Richard - Page 3
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CO2 levels in atmosphere reaching 400ppm for first time in 3 million years
The first measurements at the Mauna Loa observatory in 1958 had CO2 levels at 317ppm.
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Tesla beefs up service with unconditional battery warranty, valets, and top of the line loaners
Tesla Motors has announced today that they're beefing up their already very solid warranty and services offerings for the Model S electric car.
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Tesla Model S expected to have better sales than Chevy Volt and Nissan LEAF so far this year
Tesla Motors is also expected to announce its first-ever profit during the first quarter of 2013.
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Massive deposit of lithium found in Wyoming could meet all U.S. demand
Lithium's not rare, but it looks like it's about to become even less so. This deposite could make the US lithium-independent, and maybe even an exporter of the useful metal.
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IBM solar collector magnifies sun by 2,000x (without cooking itself), costs 3x less than similar systems
Concentrating the sun's ray onto solar photovoltaic (PV) modules requires walking the fine line between optimizing power output and not literally melting your very expensive super-high-efficiency solar cells.
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Cancer detection equipment shows us why some corals resist bleaching
Coral bleaching is a huge problem made worse by global warming. It threatens extremely productive ecosystems that are home to countless marine species.
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America now has more solar energy workers than coal miners
The Solar Foundation, which has been releasing reports for a few years on the state of the solar industry in the U.S., has just launched a very cool interactive map that breaks the stats down state by state.
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Baby Southern White Rhinoceros playing in the mud (videos)
The calf is named Anna and was born on April 6, after 16 months of gestation. She was named Anna in honor of rhino conservationist Anna Merz who died on April 4th.
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Guy Callendar's groundbreaking scientific paper on man-made global warming is 75 years old
75 years ago this April, Guy Stewart Callendar, a steam engineer, inventor, and talented amateur meteorologist publish an important scientific paper linking the burning of fossil fuels to the warming of the Earth's climate.
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New York City launches LEAF taxi pilot program, wants 1/3 electric taxis by 2020
New York City Michael Bloomberg and Nissan have picked Earth Day to launch a new pilot program that will put 6 Nissan LEAF electric cars into service as taxis.
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Cool NREL maps show the huge geothermal power potential of the U.S.
Geothermal is a stable & plentiful source of clean energy available all around the world, including in the United States (especially in the West). But that industry is still in its infancy and very little of that resource's potential is being tapped.
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Non-profit wants to clone the world's oldest trees to reforest the planet
Let's say that some trees have great genes that allow them to live for millennia and grow to be almost as big as skyscrapers, but that because they are so big, they are ideal targets for lumberjacks so they almost all get cut down...
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The effect of urban green spaces on wellbeing is comparable to employment and marriage
Scientific evidence that living near green spaces makes you happier and improves your mental health.
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Solar power accounted for 100% of new energy on U.S. grid in March 2013
According to the latest data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), March 2013 was a very special month for the U.S. power grid. For the first time ever, all of the new capacity added came from solar power.
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In 2011, China built as many coal plants as there are in Texas and Ohio combined
Solar and wind are growing fast - by 42% and 19% respectively during the past year - but coal has a much larger installed base, so even much lower growth represents a huge number of new dirty power plants that will pollute for decades to come.
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Breakthrough lithium-ion battery can recharge 1,000x faster than current tech
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created a new lithium-ion battery that has pretty incredible power characteristics, at least in the lab.
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What kills more people than AIDS and malaria combined? Air pollution
Compared to 20 years ago, there are fewer deaths from infectious diseases, maternal and child illness, and malnutrition. But they also found that air pollution is a huge killer.
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Toyota: 5 million hybrids sold worldwide, 2 million in U.S.
Toyota has sold a lot of hybrids around the world. A lot. As of the end of last month, they have cumulatively sold about 5.125 million hybrids worldwide, with almost 2 million sold in the United States.
