By Black Wallaby •
November 15, 2007
Here is some good news about Greenland, and the “North West Passage”
For instance, the respected journal; Geophysical Research Letters, 13 June 2006, has published this paper by Chylek et al:
ABSTRACT:
We provide an analysis of Greenland temperature records to compare the current (1995-2005) warming period with the previous (1920-1930)
Greenland warming. We find that the current Greenland warming is not unprecedented in recent Greenland history. Temperature increases in the two warming periods are of a similar magnitude, however, the rate of warming [...]
By Black Wallaby •
October 30, 2007
I remember a good while ago that the “outspoken” James Hansen, of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies was reputed to have spieled words to the effect that it is no longer necessary to exaggerate on global warming, and it was time to be more rational and science-based.
We’re delighted to share some very good news with you: our own Colleen Patrick-Goudreau’s first book has been released. The Joy of Vegan Baking: Compassionate Cooks’ Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets
, according to the publisher, "puts to rest the myth that vegan baking is an inferior alternative to non-vegan baking, putting it in its rightful place as a legitimate contender in the baking arena." As
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As Noel pointed out last week, Green Options now provides all registered users with a blog. If starting a green blog has been on your to-do list, now you’re only a mouse-click away from adding your voice to the "green blogosphere."
We’re pleased to see that a number of members have already started using their blogs, and we hope you’ll give it a shot, also. We’ve made sure that GO
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We’ve been working hard lately to reach out through some of the web’s most popular social media sites, but, until now, we were MIA from 800 lb. gorrilla in this space: Myspace. We’ve fixed that, though, and are pleased to unveil the GO Myspace page.
If you’re a member at Myspace, please add us as a friend, and ask your other friends to do so. We’ll be highlighting chosen
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By Noel Jackson •
September 10, 2007
We are proud to announce a great new community feature: User Blogging
By being a registered user here at Green Options, you now get free access to your own blog. Use it to talk about your solar installation project, your environmentally friendly cleaning tips - anything you want.
How do you start blogging? It’s easy, just use the "Contribute" menu in the upper right corner of the site and start blogging. If you’re
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As you might imagine, the process of getting GO launched, running and successful has been a learning and growing experience for all of us here. We’ve all had our little victories, and made our mistakes along the way. We’ve discovered things about ourselves and each other, and in the case of our partner Shea Gunther, those discoveries have included a need to move in some different directions. Shea will be leaving his duties at
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That’s right: we’re finally jumping on board the Twitter bandwagon. If you’re scratching your head right now, Twitter is an instant notification, "micro-blogging" system that allows users to broadcast short messages to other users that have chosen to receive them. By signing on to "follow" GO’s Twitter posts, you’ll find out about new articles and features as they’re released. We’ll also throw in some of the fun and interesting items we
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By Noel Jackson •
August 17, 2007
GO Members are getting a treat, lots of community related upgrades. We’ve launched the User Directory and an updated MyGO.

Are you a Facebook user (or even junkie)? Are you tracking your carbon emissions at MakeMeSustainable? Or, are you a lensmaster or frequest visitor to Squidoo? If so, come by, say "Hi," and join our groups and efforts at these popular sites!
The GO Facebook group is open to all members of the GO community. Join us, and add your comments to our wall, or your ideas to
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By Noel Jackson •
July 10, 2007
It’s been a busy week. We launched our redesign and have been busy getting all the kinks ironed out. We really hope you like the new look and hope you stick around to enjoy some of the major improvements we’ll be rolling out soon.