Articles Archive: May 2010

Error processing SSI file Will Natural Gas Save Us? - Mainland Resources CEO thinks natural gas deserves a second look, by Michael Newport, Mainland Resources CEO thinks natural gas deserves a second look, by Michael Newport, The Huffington Post, May 11, 2010 What Does Green Mean? - examine widespread green washing, by Julie Deardorff,Chicago Tribune, May 11, 2010 How to Produce a Top-Notch Sustainability Report - what it takes to produce a top-notch sustainability report, by Karen Janowski and Kathleen Gilligan, GreenBiz.com, May 10, 2010 Bored of Beefeaters? Try London's Green Trends Tour - attraction highlights floating gardens, repurposed red buses, and energy efficient skyscrapers, by Matthew Knight, CNN World, May 10, 2010 Spiraling New York Skyscraper Features Bio-Filtration 'Lungs' - innovative sustainable features of the mixed-use high rise south of the World Trade Center, by Bridgette Meinhold, inhabitat, May 10, 2010 What Makes It Green? Awards: Conversations on Sustainable Design - Seattle AIA Committee on the Environment discusses projects nominated for award, by Amanda Reed, World changing, May 10, 2010 MIT Researchers Harness the Sun's Power - method calls for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, by Katy Lev, KansasCity.com, May 10, 2010 Energy Conservation First Then Solar: The Sequence for Success - experience-sharing article explains how focussing on conservation is the first step toward sustainability, OIKOS, May 9, 2010 10 Magical Air Cleaning Plants - antipollutant houseplant recommendations for indoor gardens, EcoSeed, May 9, 2010 Integrating Sustainability and Hawaiian Culture into the Tourism Experience of the Hawaiian Islands - explores the emerging sustainability trend in tourism, by Jerome Agrusa,eTurboNews, May 9, 2010 Are Green IT Pastures Within ARM’s Reach?- ponders on feasibility of energy-efficient ARM chips in server market, by Pedro Hernandez , Earth2Tech, May 7, 2010 Nature Fighting Back Against Gulf Oil Spill - nature's resilience and implications for the wildlife, by Christine Dell'Amore, National Geographic News, May 7, 2010 Talking with Michelle DeLora: Helping Buildings Go Green - Michelle DeLora, chairman of the Orlando chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, talks about USGBC, the Orlando chapter, challenges faced, and the highest order platinum rating, by Jerome Agrusa, Orlando Sentinel, May 7, 2010 Summit Promotes Building Sustainable Communities - reports on the ongoing Leon County Sustainable Communities Summit, by Tamaryn Waters, The Tallahassee Democrat, May 7, 2010 Organic Building in Osaka Is Clad with Plant-Filled Pockets - vertical garden, similar to living walls, designed by architect/artist Gaetano Pesce, by Bridgette Meinhold, Inhabitat, May 7, 2010 Environmental Causes of Cancer 'Grossly Underestimated' - The President's Cancer Panel reports concern on people's widespread exposure to carcinogens, by Marla Cone, The Daily Green, May 6, 2010 Sunny Side of Solar Awnings - Onyx Bridge building to receive solar photovoltaic window awning, by Sarah Walters, Dailyemerald.com, May 6, 2010 30% of Use Still Means There Is 70% Waste- analyzes Apple releases and provides a perspective on Apple's product design sustainability, by Aida Sefic Williams, Sustainable Electronics Initiative Blog, May 6, 2010 What Happens When a Reusable Is No Longer Usable? - informs on TerraCycle initiative to recycle Ziploc products, by Tom Szaky, TreeHugger, May 5, 2010 Google’s Energy Foray: What’s Up? - Google’s investment in wind farm project suggests company’s clean energy focus, by Sindyan Bhanoo, The New York Times, May 5, 2010 Rainwater Harvesting with Brad Lancaster and SDHS - San Diego Horticultural Society hosts respected water-harvesting expert’s talk, by Andrea Holeman, Examiner.com, May 5, 2010 Bid to Enact Energy Bill Might Survive Gulf spill - some expect disaster to bolster arguments for greater energy conservation and renewable energy sources, by Charles Babington, AP, May 5, 2010 Colorado Seeks a Renewable Energy Peak - Colorado sets higher renewable energy target than country, by Anne Minard, National Geographic, May 5, 2010 Grand Designs Live Features Inventive Green Houses - green picks from a show covering every aspect of home design: building products, gardens, interior design, technology and show homes, by Bonnie Alter, TreeHugger, May 5, 2010 Festivals Like Glastonbury and Leeds Need to Curb Their Carbon Emissions - a closer scrutiny of sustainability of green-value promoting fairs and fests, by Rhiannon Edwards, Green Living Blog from The Guardian, May 5, 2010 Rocket Condo Built From Surplus Subway Cars - catches the new recycling trend where people are using shipping containers, subway cars for housing, by Lloyd Alter, TreeHugger, May 5, 2010 Five Attributes that Make a Sustainability Report Great - analyzes how the top Bay Area companies report on their sustainability efforts and discusses some attributes to make sustainability reports better, by Deborah Fleischer, TriplePundit, May 4, 2010 10 Questions for Google on Its Wind Projects - Google’s green business operations manager speaks on its recent investment in clean energy, by Katie Fehrenbacher, Earth2Tech, May 4, 2010 Let's Return to the Original Green: Moving from a Consuming Economy to a Conserving Economy - proposes The Original Green Sustainability concept as the new way to go, by Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger, May 4, 2010 Biomimicry Challenge: TOA Uses Fungi to Reimagine Sustainable Neighborhoods - Mexico architecture firm inspired by fairy rings to create eco-districts, by Alissa Walker, Fast Company, May 3, 2010 Green Thinking in Product Design - do's and don'ts for improved green product strategies, Editors' Feature from CarbonInsights.org, May 3, 2010 Environmental Certification Becoming Increasingly Crowded and Contested Field - about 600 eco-labels worldwide compete for legitimacy and confuse consumers, Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post, May 3, 2010 Design Innovation at Green Festival - San Francisco event features eco-friendly dinnerware, bowls made of recycled magazines, solar-powered lithium batteries, James Marti, CNET, May 3, 2010 Huf Haus Luxury Pre-Fab Homes Combine Green Design With German Engineering - showcases Huf Haus' comtemporary eco-friendly designs for the US market, by Katy Tomasulo, EcoHome, May 3, 2010 Sustainable Architecture as a Perpetual Motion Machine - propagates argument that sustainability must be defined in terms of perpetuity, Examiner.com, May 2, 2010 Being Green' More than a Rooftop Declaration - elaborates on the earth-friendly touches to the built-to-sell White Rock home, by Chantal Eustace, The Vancouver Sun, May1, 2010