Mike over at Inhabitat tipped us on Inhabitat's review of the Black Cloud Project. The group's name, the Black Cloud Citizen Science League, glows with the promise of super-heroic aid in the time of need.

Corporate sustainability -- no longer just the latest collection
of business buzzwords -- now is a required feature in the mission

While we do our best to avoid fear mongering on TreeHugger, we do believe that climate change is real and that humanity has to step up to the plate to fix it. If we don’t, echo scientists, life on this planet will change as we know it.

While we do our best to avoid fear mongering on TreeHugger, we do believe that climate change is real and that humanity has to step up to the plate to fix it. If we don’t, echo scientists, life on this planet will change as we know it.

It is hoped that the fund will raise up to 21 billion dollars over the next 13 years from nations around the world. Norway has already chipped in, pledging 100 million dollars to kick things off. Brazil has made it clear though that donations are only being accepted with a condition of no strings being attached.
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California faces a difficult budget reality. One proposed solution, cutting state workers to minimum wage, could be demoralizing. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans next week to slash the pay of more than 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum of $6.55 per hour to help ease the state's budget crisis, according to a draft executive order obtained by The Chronicle on Wednesday.