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Some time ago we brought you Lonesome George. Lonesome is a giant tortoise. He is thought to be the last surviving male of his species. And...no pressure here George, but if you don’t breed the species disappears. But George doesn’t seem to get it -either way. George ... keep reading
Written by Vicki B this month, about Environment & Wildlife, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population, Travel

Sweden is planning to connect its cities Lund and Malmö by building a cyclist superhighway stretching over 12.5 miles. The four-lane highway will be designed to follow alongside railway tracks and have fences and bushes in place to offer cyclists wind protection. Lund and Malmö are both cities with ... keep reading
Written by Yi Chen/PSFK this month, about Emissions, Energy Saving, Health, Pollution, Transport, Travel

An influential committee of MPs is concerned Government policy for a unilateral carbon floor price will devastate UK industry. A report by the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee the move will 'artificially raise electricity prices' and have 'no overall impact' on emissions. The report also argues the UK could ... keep reading
Written by Luke Walsh/ Edie News this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Politics & Government, Transport, Travel

The World Future Energy Summit has recently finished in Abu Dhabi and for me one of the highlights was the Turanor, an impressive solar powered yacht designed and built by Planet Solar. It is the largest boat of its kind to ever sail and the first to ever circumnavigate the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Economics, Energy Saving, Industry & Business, Pollution, Solar, Transport, Travel

Written by E College Finder/Brittany Behrman last month, about Consumerism, Emissions, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel

Being a vagabond is great and all, but I also believe in community and sustainability! How could I accomplish all parts of my equation at once? I mean, isn’t community and sustainability accomplished successfully by living in one location with a group of people, following models of communal or ... keep reading
Written by Anna Kipervaser last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Finance & Money, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel

There are 612 million cars in the world today. The average car clocks up about 13,000 km per year, and in the meantime burns 340 litres of fuel just to overcome friction, costing the driver EUR 510 per year. Of the energy output of fuel in a car engine ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel

Teams from China, Japan, Canada and Australia have registered to be partof the inaugural Tour of New Zealand cycle race. These teams will ridealongside of a solid contingent of New Zealand teams to collectively ridefrom end-to-end of the country. Each team will have their own support crew ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Events, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel

One of the big favorite gifts in New Zealand this year was the flying helium filled, and remote controlled shark . $99 and available at the Warehouse, they looked like good fun and were gone by the time we wanted to buy one. Now one of them has been spotted by ... keep reading
Written by Vicki B last month, about Events, Lifestyle & Behavior, Travel (1 comment)

With the holidays just weeks away, out-of-town travel is going to be on a number of family dockets. While many will fly, many more will be traveling by road. It may seem impossible to “go green” when putting the pedal to the metal, but it's certainly possible and most ... keep reading
Written by Mindy in December 2011, about Children and Families, Events, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling, Transport, Travel
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