Japan is on the cusp of an election result which will represent a seismic shift in the political balance of power. The incumbent ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is expected to be replaced after a half-century in power by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), pending today's expected landslide election results. The DPJ platform represents a stronger climate change policy than the incumbent group, which has consistently aligned itself with policy favorable to big industry, but moving that policy to actual law is not expected to be easily accomplished. 

Teabaggers, suddenly like Whole Foods, (see Wicked Cool World of Organics, The Whole Foods Kerfuffle for more background). If there are tv cameras, expect lots of pointless yelling.

Britain's Department for the Environment recycled 29% of its waste last year. Compared to the average British household (35%) and the top councils (over 60%), that's not good.

Indian environmental activist Subhas Dutta will be initiating the country's first Green Party.

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