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Ccs to the Rescue: Innovation By and For the Dreamers

Dreamers imagine this: a form of electricity which emits to the atmosphere ZERO carbon dioxide emissions, while being affordable. Dreamers imagining, you are engaging the vision proposed by MIT researcher Dr. Thomas Adams and Lammot du Pont professor of Chemical Engineering,

Green and White: A Guide to Eco-Friendly Winter Sports

Skiing and snowboarding are fun, beautiful, healthy, exciting and sexy – really all that and a bag of chips. However it is obvious that these hipster pastimes, cause somewhat of an environmental threat – though fret not extreme sports folk, there is a way to be environmentally safe when you hit the slopes this winter. [...]

Backyard Sanctuary

Your backyard doesn’t have to be a dump. You can turn it into a heavenly sanctuary.

Mars is breathable

I already reported this week that the NASA Phoenix vehicle discovered water on Mars. But now it appears that the robotic lander has also confirmed the presence of a chemical known as Perchlorates. From Wikipedia: Perchlorates are the salts derived from perchloric acid (HClO4). They occur both naturally and through manufacturing. [...] They are also [...]

Environmental Rhymes

Way back in the days when the grass was still green and the pond was still wet and the clouds were still clean, and the song of the Swomee-Swans rang out in space… one morning, I came to this glorious place. And I first saw the trees! The Truffula Trees! The bright-colored tufts of the [...]

Love is in the air

Indulge yourself with the Hemp Love Seat. The Love Seat is tightly upholstered with sturdy 17oz. Hemp fabric and accent welting giving the Love Seat an incredible surface of interesting variations of natural hemp color and textures.

Environmental Promises – Ralph Nader’s turn

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader had taken the time to answer questions submitted by YouTube users, and he also addresses some environmental issues (at 2:50 min). In the past he was known as the greenest of all presidential candidates to date. This time, however, both Obama and McCain signal a surprising commitment to environmental issues.

Green Transportation Hierarchy

Although this hierarchy is very simple, it’s important to keep it in mind when moving from place to place. When talking about the ultimate “green car”, there’s nothing better and healthier than bicycles! Learn more at Transportation Alternatives. Picture taken from Environmental Transportation Options

Environmental News Flash: The Price of Cooking, Scientific Advancements, and Eastern Smoke

Palm Oil Industry threatens the Rain Forests Right now palm oil is the second, behind soybean, most produced oil in world. It is estimated that within the next five years, palm oil will surpass soybean oil to become the leading vegetable oil produced. Because of this huge demand, thousands of acres of rainforest are being [...]

Recycled Furniture

Artists for Humanity is a unique center in Boston which hires teen artists to produce Eco-friendly art and furniture. These young people undergo an apprenticeship program in the summer or an after school program during the school year, and eventually get paid to create sustainable products for private and commercial clients. It seem like a [...]