Two young designers have come up with a new sustainable insulation for building new homes — mushrooms! Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduate Eben Bayer has patented “Greensulate” formula, an organic
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Filed by erin at June 26th, 2007 on 6:00 am
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At the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, the world’s largest advertising convention, green is the buzzword of the week.
Al Gore gave a speech to the attendees late last week, but his plea wasn’
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Filed by erin at June 26th, 2007 on 5:00 am
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Al Gore met with the world’s top ad executives in France on Friday, to urge them to combat climate change, both commercially and voluntarily.
Said Gore, “The advertising industry, one that in the past has
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Filed by erin at June 24th, 2007 on 5:00 pm
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According to a new report, overfishing in 2006 depleted some American fish stocks even further.
MSNBC writes
Species of monkfish, shrimp and sharks were added to a list of fish whose populations have fallen below recom
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Filed by erin at June 24th, 2007 on 2:00 pm
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Scientists have recently discovered that drifting icebergs allow the surrounding water to absorb more carbon dioxide.
BBC writes
US scientists found that minerals released from the melting ice triggered blooms of CO2-ab
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Filed by erin at June 22nd, 2007 on 11:00 pm
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The New York City government announced that it is planning to incorporate more alternative energies into its grid. Among these initiatives, mayor Michael Bloomberg said, will be to include solar power and cleaner-burning
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Filed by erin at June 22nd, 2007 on 3:00 pm
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No not Glastonbury, this is The Outsider, which starts today and finishes on Sunday.
This new event takes everything great from a music festival and outdoor activities and rolls them all into one great big festival arena
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Filed by David Allen at June 22nd, 2007 on 7:00 am
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A new study suggests that the sugars found in fruit contain more energy than ethanol. If harvested efficiently, they could be converted into a powerful and renewable fuel source.
BBC writes
It is called dimethylfuran &
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Filed by erin at June 22nd, 2007 on 12:00 am
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Wal-Mart and Minnesota Waste Management will be hosting a florescent light bulb recycling day this Saturday across Minnesota in an attempt to be more green.
The press release states
Retailing giant Wal-Mart, under fire
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Filed by erin at June 19th, 2007 on 4:00 pm
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American Electric Power Co. Inc. has announced it will buy 4.6 million carbon credits between the years 2010 and 2017. These credits will go towards supporting a large-scale livestock methane offset program.
The press r
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Filed by erin at June 19th, 2007 on 3:00 am
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I seem to have a knack for coming up with fantastically long titles. This post is no exception, look at that long baby. As seen in sk-rt, the new social bookmarking site for women, a man in China has created the firs
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Filed by Missy at June 17th, 2007 on 9:18 pm
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The G8 was originally a gathering of 65% of the world’s economy to tackle various issues concerning countries and the world. Among the famous issue that is currently on hand is that of the climate change where various
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Filed by Brian Yalung at June 15th, 2007 on 8:16 am
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In Northern California, plans are underway to combine regular diesel and greasy food waste into an alternative fuel source.
Bio diesel producers, Energy Alternative Solutions, Inc is partnering with cafeterias, supermar
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Filed by Missy at June 14th, 2007 on 7:24 pm
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The richest universities in the nation, are nowhere to be found on the “American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment” pledge, an initiative started to empower and encourage universities a
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Filed by Missy at June 13th, 2007 on 7:46 pm
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I know it is only June and it is far too hot to be thinking of Christmas shopping and snow falling. However, a group of eager UK citizens are pushing to make Christmas 2007 plastic-bag free!
We Are What We Do is trying
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Filed by erin at June 12th, 2007 on 2:00 pm
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