“Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” GREEN-ish?
By: Kenric Nilsson & Rochelle La Mont Audi is certainly standing true to their corporate tagline of “Vorsprung durch technik” (Translation for us non-German speakers: “...
APEC Low Carbon Model City Forum Held in Tianjin, China
The APEC Low Carbon Model Town Forum was held in Tianjin on 21 and 22 June with the theme of "Green energy makes a better city – low carbon development path of APEC towns". More than 100 officials, (more&hel...
How Big is Too Big For Solar Power?
By Sami Grover The UK may be backing off from large-scale solar power, but elsewhere there seems to be a surge in installations. From the world's first 24/7 power plant in Spain, through Google's inve...
Man Teaches His Adopted Dog To Recycle
By Erin La Rosa Dog owners are likely familiar with the training basics of sit, roll over, poop outside. But for Keith Sanderson and his pet labrador, Max, they took it to the next level: recycling. &ldqu...
Great Herbs for Skin
By Chris Kilham When you stop to think about your skin, there are two important facts to bear in mind. One, it’s the largest organ of your entire body, and two, it’s all over you. Men and women alik...
How Conservative Cyclists And Bicycling Environmentalists Talk Past Each Other
By Lloyd Alter A few weeks ago I read How to Talk About Cycling to a Conservative, an article by Tom Bowden, a conservative corporate lawyer in Virginia who happens to be a bike commuter, and writes: " spe...
Tree Hotel In Sweden Features Bird Nest Room
We've had a thing for this Swedish Tree Hotel ever since it opened, but we're even more blown away by each of its awesome individual rooms - especially this one, called the Bird Nest. Covered in twig...
Huge BofA Project to Install $2.6bn of Solar on Company Roofs Across U.S.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Prologis and NRG have unveiled a ground-breaking partnership designed to finance up to $2.6 billion of commercial and industrial rooftop solar arrays, (more…)...
European airlines to start controversial biofuel-powered flights
The use of plant-based fuels for flights, backed by the EU, could contribute to higher food prices and increased greenhouse gas emissions (more…)...
National Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month 2011
Make the world a better place by saving a life!The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® ("ASPCA") and the makers of Fresh Step® litter ("Fresh Step") aren't asking animal shelters to give away...