A New Vision for Transportation
posted by David Bennett on July 27 2009
Freeway interchange near the port of Yokohama, Honshu, Japan (35°27’ N, 139°41’ E) As the U.S. auto manufacturing industry slows to a halt, the evidence seems clear that car-centered transportation models are economically and environmentally unsustainable systems. However, the downfall of the traditional car industry presents us with exciting opportunities to re-envision cost effective transportation systems [...]
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The Living Roof
posted by Gordon Bengtson on July 27 2009
Gardens of the Château de Villandry, Indre-et-Loire Department, France (47°20’N, 0°30’E). At the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Leyla Cabugos has been working on a “Green Roof Experiment.” When most people hear the term “Green Roof” they most likely associate it with solar panels or some sort of new “green” technology to increase energy efficiency. Well, this kind [...]
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Clips of Green Oil Nation at Bonnaroo
posted by Katherine Kuzma-Beck on July 27 2009
While at Bonnaroo in the early days of June, Green Oil Nation artists Lauryn Yovino and Amy Saffner kept their passion of working with green-themed non-profit organizations by participating in art projects that used biodegradable materials to create community-themed projects. Using completely recycled cardboard and biodegradable paint festival-goers were invited to participate in painting sessions that [...]
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Global Warming and Climate Change: Political, Economic or Environmental
posted by Gordon Bengtson on July 01 2009
Political, economic or environmental: these three areas are different ways to look at the occurrence of climate change From a political standpoint we can see it as a sticking point for different parties and concerned organizations. Some will say that socialism and communism harbor themselves in the environmental movement or is a threat to political freedoms [...]
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Seeking Refuge from Melting Ice Sheets
posted by David Bennett on July 01 2009
Recent studies estimate that the IPCC’s projections of an 18 to 59 centimeter rise in sea level due to the melting of the Antartica and Greenland ice sheets is well within the range of possibilities during this century. In fact, a study conducted by the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment estimates that a sea level rise [...]
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British Ministers Feel the Heat
posted by Andrea Sachs on July 01 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 July 01 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 June 27 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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100 Mile Diet
posted by Gordon Bengtson on June 17 2009
We are still in the infancy of this revolution. As I have discussed in previous posts we all need to start making individual changes on a regular basis. You want to do your part, but how? Are you still struggling with how to initiate this change? Well, I recently stumbled across an interesting challenge that encourages a [...]
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Living Uncontained
posted by Deborah Hay on June 17 2009
At seaports all over the world, shipping containers – those long, steel boxes used to transport everything from pajamas to car parts –sit on loading docks, abandoned. Demand for them has declined, and on those occasions when they are needed, it’s less expensive to buy new ones than to ship the empties back to their [...]
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