Weekly green glossary: Condor, Schwarzenegger, South Korea

Learn about the green biggest buzz words for the week ending November 19 with the following links.

America - Each November 15 is America Recycles Day- a single day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of recycling in the United States. ( America Recycles Day)

Condor - Californian scientists believe remnants of the pesticide DDT, banned in the USA in 1972, could be hampering the efforts of endangered Californian Condor to reproduce. ( New York Times)

Ecomagination - GE announced the winners of its Ecomagination Challenge this week. The five innovative ideas included a inflatable wind turbine and a water meter that generates its own power. ( Ecogeek)

India - India could experience a 2 degrees Celsius rise in temperatures within the next two decades, according to a report by the Indian Network For Climate Change. ( San Francisco Chronicle)

Prices - Food prices could rise by as much as 20 percent next year after poor harvests around the world have depleted global reserves. ( Guardian)

Schwarzenegger - Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger launched a new organization, which includes governments from four continents, to tackle climate change. ( LA Times)

South Korea - The Asian country announced plans to begin developing a massive offshore wind farm involving 500 turbines in the West Sea off the Jeolla province. ( AE)

Tuna - After France, Spain and Germany overturned the European Union's plans to reduce fishing quotas, environmentalists protested at an international bluefin tuna conference, warning that only eight days remain to save the endangered fish. ( Euronews)

Tigers - Ahead of the International Tiger Conservation Forum starting November 21 in Russia, environmental organization WWF released a report and a short documentary entitled Closing a Deadly Gateway on the tiger trade between Myanmar and Thailand. ( WWF)

Volt - General Motors announced this month that it will begin hybrid Chevrolet Volt shipping in December. ( Los Angeles Times)