Links, Links, and Links weeks of 12.30.12 and 12.23.12

Sorry for missing last week but here are some links over the last few weeks:

New World Record Set for Solar Cells: 44% Efficiency

12 Eco-Stories to Restore Your Faith in Humanity

Javier Sanso, Yacht Racer, Is Using 100 Percent Renewable Energy In The Vendee Globe Sailing Race

Turbine installation complete at London Array wind farm

An Urban Tree Farm Grows In Detroit

Phantom fighter: MeterPlug reports electric use in dollars

Will Colleges Kick Coal out of Their Stockings?

Living large in small houses

New York County First to Ban BPA in Receipts

Tigers making comeback in Asia, group reports

China expands pollution monitoring to biggest cities

Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid sedan EPA-rated at 108 MPGe city, 92 MPGe highway and 100 MPGe combined; Ford projects best hybrid sales quarter ever