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Irony: Scant Future For Plenty
January 6, 2009 – 2:04 pm
Plenty — the environmental magazine – fires its staff as print media stumbles into the New Year .
Eco-Gadgets: Exploiting the Shame Meter
January 6, 2009 – 12:13 pm
Eco-Gadgets: Exploiting the Shame Meter. Scientific American examines behavioral ways to encourage energy savings.
A boy, a girl and her bike
January 5, 2009 – 4:02 pm
There’s just about nothing greener than a bicycle. And here’s a particularly nice example: a custom, single-speed city bike with handpainted frame. if the nature motif doesn’t make you want to ride outdoors, not much will.
2008: my year of living smaller
January 5, 2009 – 1:21 am
2008: my year of living smaller (Rick Jelliffe on OReilly Broadcast)
Greenwash Alert: The GreenWash Ball
January 4, 2009 – 11:32 am
The GreenWashBall claims it can eliminate laundry detergent and save consumers money. Is it an eco-revolution — or another case of greenwashing?.
Roundabouts: Efficient or Annoying?
December 30, 2008 – 9:45 am
Cities are scrambling to replace regular intersections with roundabouts. While some U.S. drivers find them unfamiliar and confusing, an insurance group says they’re actually safer — and save gasoline.
9 Easy Ways to Green Up Your Life
December 29, 2008 – 8:04 pm
From Silicon Valley web baron Jason Calacanis to Johnny Depp, there’s always a way for the monied class to keep up eco-appearances. Tired of hanging up your Armani suit to drip dry? Have the help take it to the cleaners and try one of these capital intensive (but oh-so-green) ways of saving the Earth — [...]
Greener, Cleaner, Weirder: A New London Bus Design for 2012
December 29, 2008 – 12:27 am
A proposed London bus design would be vastly more efficient than its predecessor, and features enhanced seating and security. (via The Design Blog)
How Certain Vegetables Combat Cancer
December 29, 2008 – 12:22 am
The curative veggie: Women should go for the broccoli when the relish tray comes around during holiday celebrations this season.
This “Eco” Fan May or May Not Be Green, But It Sure Is Cool
December 28, 2008 – 10:15 pm
Meyda Lighting is pushing this integrated chandelier fan’s “eco” benefits. These seem rather vague — fans with lamps have been around for a long time, after all. But doesn’t it look great? (via Ecofriend)
It’s Ugly; It’s Small — It’s the Bamboo Car
December 28, 2008 – 8:20 pm
Bamboo cars aren’t just for Gilligan’s Island anymore
U.S. Companies Seek a National Lithium Ion Battery Consortium
December 28, 2008 – 8:12 pm
A group of U.S. companies think government support and industry cooperation is the best way to compete with foreign lithium ion car battery production. (GM-Volt blog)
British Academics Say Climate Change Now “Catastrophic”
December 28, 2008 – 7:10 pm
British academics confirm worst-case environmental scenarios, say climate change already “catastrophic“
“Sell Fuel Efficient Cars Act of 2008″ introduced in Senate
December 28, 2008 – 6:33 pm
No, it doesn’t have much chance of passage. But a bill introduced for consideration in the U.S. Senate would pay low-income families up to $10,000 for junking their gas-guzzling old cars. (Autoblog Green)
Unclean Coal: A Massive Sludge Spill in Tennessee Forces Evacuations
December 24, 2008 – 6:10 am
Here’s your Clean Coal: A massive 500 million gallon sludge spill from a Tennessee coal plant retaining pond. The disgusting mess inundated homes and fouled an area larger than the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Ubercool “Mexican Walking Fish” Nearing Extinction : TreeHugger
December 24, 2008 – 5:18 am
Scientists say that habitat pressure on the Axolotl salamander — also known as the Mexican Walking Fish — has nearly driven the species to extinction. (Treehugger)
Top 10 Eco Innovations of the 20th Century | Ecoble
December 24, 2008 – 4:53 am
Top 10 Eco Innovations of the 20th Century. Pictured here: a museum of minicars common to European roads in the 1950s and 1960s. (Ecoble)
Yale Environment 360: A Green Agenda for Obama’s First 100 Days
December 23, 2008 – 11:53 pm
Yale Environment 360: A Green Agenda for Obama’s First 100 Days. Environmentalists weigh in on the new Administration’s most pressing priorities.
Amy Winehouse and James Bond Have Pedal Power!
December 21, 2008 – 5:02 pm
A faux Amy Winehouse and James Bond team up to promote cycling in the UK. Play Wino or Bond to light up a bicycle-powered Christmas tree at PedalPower.
Edible Christmas Cards? Disgusting!
December 19, 2008 – 11:46 am
British design house Oxygen Creative has developed an edible Christmas card. After everyone has handled your holiday greetings, feel free to snack on the potato starch treat.
Cute Animal Christmas Song
December 8, 2008 – 1:57 pm
Cute as they are, these poor little animals need to get something off their chest. A funny viral video from Do One Thing.
Unless You Grow Your Own Shoes, They’re Not This Green
October 25, 2008 – 12:08 pm
Grass flip flops: Every step is a walk in the park.
Mexico City Now Adding More New Cars Each Year Than Babies
October 25, 2008 – 8:59 am
Sprawling, smoggy Mexico City is now adding more new cars each year than babies. A study by the Center for Sustainable transport has noticed that the city’s birth rate is currently about 160,000 a year — while the urban auto fleet expands between 200,000 and 300,000 vehicles during the same period.
The Zen Zero X Motorcycle: It’s Electric, Baby!
October 24, 2008 – 7:22 pm
The all-electric Zero X motorcycle is quiet, clean — and shreds dirt without burning a drop of gasoline.
