"Give me your tired, your poor ...Your wretched refuse of your teeming shore..." - From the base of the Statue of Liberty Susan Strasser's 1999 Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash could have been titled America & Trash: A Love Story. The book focuses on America's relationship to ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood yesterday, about Consumerism, Pollution, Recycling
Buildings in the U.S. are a major contributor to climate change. The operation of buildings, heating, cooling, lighting, and hot water account for 43% of all U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, and 76% of all U.S. electricity consumption, according to Architecture 2030, a non-profit organization created by architect ... keep reading
Written by Gina-Marie Cheeseman yesterday, about Architecture, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Design
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has attacked environmental protesters in the country describing them as ‘idle'. After proclaiming himself to be a ‘real environmentalist', referencing Turkish ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, he went on to claim that "being an environmentalist is something they (protesters) do to pass their free ... keep reading
Written by Tan Copsey yesterday, about Media, Politics, Protest
Why hello there. It's me again. Doug Snodgrass did a great job keeping up the Friday Linkfest in my absence but it sure is good to be back. So let's have a look at what happened to the environment this week. Good News Honda unveils its new hybrid ... keep reading
Written by Alina Beloussova this week, about Architecture, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Design, Environmental Disasters, Politics, Transport
In an amusing look at the serious problem of Global Warming the Blue Man Group illustrate the consequences of continued inaction on the subject and point out a few design flaws with our planetary vehicle. The lack of flotation devices is a big concern and did you note the emergency ... keep reading
Written by John P. this week, about Climate Change, Media
This article is the last in a 5 part series by Alexis Madrigal, coming to us via Spot Us. Read part I here, part II here, part III here and part IV here. Dozens of companies up and down Silicon Valley are hard at work rethinking the gasoline that's ... keep reading
Written by Alexis Madrigal this week, about Biofuels, Coal & Oil, Politics, Transport
Perhaps auto racing can go green if it's the Formula Zero racing league. According to their website, "Formula Zero is the new zero-emission race class for hydrogen and fuel cells vehicles." Starting with kart racing, the plan is to scale up to a full racing league. Founded by Godert ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant this week, about Biofuels, Events, Transport (1 comment)
Editor's Note: This article by Gabe Cahalan comes to us courtesy of The Nature Conservancy and their serious 'Everyday Environmentalist'. Before taking a job at The Nature Conservancy, I worked as a seasonal field biologist counting birds. I went wherever the work took me — and this often meant migrating ... keep reading
Written by The Nature Conservancy this week, about Clean Technologies, Transport (2 comments)
Do you want to save the biosphere or boost your own brand of politics? You can’t do both by George Monbiot If you want a glimpse of how the movement against climate change could crumble faster than a summer snowflake, read Ewa Jasiewicz’s article, published on the Guardian ... keep reading
Written by George Monbiot this week, about Climate Change, Economics, Philosophy & Religion, Politics, Protest
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins The worldwide effort by supermarkets and industry to replace conventional oil-based plastic with eco-friendly "bioplastics" made from plants is causing environmental problems and consumer confusion, according to a Guardian study. The substitutes can increase emissions of greenhouse gases on landfill sites, some need high ... keep reading
Written by Marc Roberts this week, about Agriculture & Food, Coal & Oil, Consumerism
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