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Photo series 5: Color – Blue
posted by Aude Lambert on 22 February 2010
The eye of the Maldives, Atoll of north Mali, Maldives Salt harves on the Pink Lake, Senegal Islet and sea bed, Exuma Cays, Bahamas Great Barrier reef, Queensland, Australia Sandbank on the coast of whitsunday island, Queensland Snow-covered summit of Villarrica volcano, Chile The blue lagoon, near Grindavlk, Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland Waste from a water desalination [...]
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Photo series 3: Patchwork – Multicolor
posted by Aude Lambert on 11 February 2010
Market near Xochimilco District, Mexico City, Mexico Market, South of Bangkok, Thailand Mont-Bouet market in Libreville, Estuaire province, Gabon Laundry drying by the Chari river near N’Djamena, Chad Market near the national reserve of Masai Mara Cotton fabrics drying in the sun, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Patchwork of carpets in Marrakech, Morocco Dyer’s vats and [...]
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British Ministers Feel the Heat
posted by Andrea Sachs on 01 July 2009
If Kate Moss is still designing for Topshop in 40 years, she might want to switch to paper-thin, self-cooling summer fabrics that can withstand piercing heat. According to a new scientific forecast issued by the British government and adjusted for global warming, the United Kingdom could experience weather conditions of Biblical proportions. Among the predictions [...]
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Two Cornell Grads Create Social Site Aimed at a Greener Existence
posted by Katherine Kuzma-Beck on 01 July 2009
In an effort to unite people with the ideas of a greener existence and by giving them the sources needed to change their everyday habits, two Cornell graduates, Steven Skoczen and Jeff Gunther, have created a networking site based around just that. The site is called Six Links, a reference to how change is only [...]
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Native Hawaiian Perspectives on Renewable Energy Development
posted by Gordon Bengtson on 27 June 2009
“Aloha” is not just a greeting in Hawaii, it’s a core value instilled in the Hawaiian people and culture. It speaks to a rich tradition of caring for the people and the land that makes up the islands. Caring was the broader context of the discussion at University of Hawaii called “Native Hawaiian Perspectives on Renewable [...]
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A Better Bean
posted by Deborah Hay on 22 April 2009
Coffee farmers are finding solutions that are profitable, responsible, and eco-friendly.
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How Are You Going to Save the World?
posted by Gordon Bengtson on 22 April 2009
Sustainability, in my opinion, is the ability to provide a brighter tomorrow without sacrificing the needs of today. A way that we can upgrade without degrading something else. Fundamental in my version of sustainability is progress. We should be better off tomorrow than we were today because of what we learned.
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Concerted Efforts, Sometimes Disparate, Preserve Rainforest
posted by Andrea Sachs on 22 April 2009
Isolated tree in a plantation of Eucalyptus, Borneo, Indonesia (1°54’ S, 112°29’ E). Every cause needs a “face” to personalize the issue, make it real and pull on the strings that link your heart to your conscience. For Indonesia’s endangered tropical rainforest, there are enough portraits to fill an entire photo album. The solitary tree rising from [...]
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A Little Earth-Friendly Competition
posted by Mary-Jo Valentino on 22 April 2009
Highlands Ranch, Outskirts of Denver, Colorado, United States (39°44’ N, 104°59’ W). There are many motivations for reducing your energy consumption, ranging from the economic to the environmental. But how about turning off some lights to keep up with your neighbor? Some American utility companies are finding that a little healthy competition can be a great [...]
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Three Local Artists Will Take Greener Living Across Country This Summer
posted by Katherine Kuzma-Beck on 22 April 2009
Young basketball player at Torrance Cornerstone elementary school, Los Angeles, California, United States (33°49’ N, 118°20’ W). Local artists everywhere are starting to turn their passion for the arts into a positive step in the right direction during the global fight against planetary warming and environmental changes. Their innovative intuitiveness has opened up to both the [...]
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