A weekly roundup of important green news stories from around the web… Less than two years after the BP oil disaster and before Congress has passed one single law to make drilling safer, the Obama Administration has given a green light to expand offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic Ocean. [...]
A weekly roundup of important green news stories from around the web… The movement known as Occupy: fill in the blank yourself here, has spread to more than 500 places across the country — mostly in the shape of sit-ins, marches and rallies. Mostly peaceful, too. There was more violence in Oakland last night. Sixteen [...]
A weekly roundup of important green news stories from around the web… In most homes and apartments, cooking takes place on a stove, in an oven, or, on those nights when you’re just too tired to think, in the microwave. But these aren’t the only ways to prepare a meal, and they’re certainly not the [...]
The year is moving along so quickly. Although it may not seem like it, the holidays will be upon us before we know it. So, for those of you looking to get a head-start on your holiday planning, here are 20 eco-holiday tips and suggestions. One of those simple technologies, the chicken tractor, first drew [...]
In honor of non-GMO month, folks from the Institute for Responsible Technology have shared a great film with us, Scientists Under Attack, and a lot of information to go with it. These are the kinds of projects Chevy will invest in as part of its commitment to spend up to $40 million to avoid 8 [...]
Solforce has announced the completed installation of a 27.6-kilowatt SunPower solar power system at the Ventura campus headquarters of Patagonia, the outdoor apparel and gear company. We often overlook one of the biggest opportunities for going green, and that lies within our very own garage. The garage, sadly, often gets forgotten altogether. We store stuff [...]
There are nearly 7,000 known languages in the world today. It is predicted that half of these, in many cases vessels of indigenous cultures, will vanish over the next 50 years. Google has set up a $75 million fund that will pay for about 3,000 residential solar installations in California, Colorado and Arizona. The fund [...]
