Archive for May, 2008
Is Technology Harming Our Health?
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Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.Does man-made technology, whether in the form of mobile telephones or backyard pesticides, pose a threat to our health and well being?… Original article from: Green Options blogsShare This Read entire article |
Shopping In Toronto’s Chinatown
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Despite a mild insecurity with shopping in grocery stores where the latin alphabet graces few labels, I was overcome with a desire to shop in Chinatown today upon seeing the perfect, sunny weather…. Original article from: Green Options blogsShare This Read entire article |
Martin Liefhebber on Embodied Energy of Existing Buildings
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“Scarcity is not a result of us not having enough, it is because of the way we use it.” So says Martin Liefhebber, who was doing green architecture before there was a name for it; 12 years ago he designed Toronto’s Healthy House that remains cutting edge; we have also covered his Wilson House. He […] Read entire article |
U.N. to Mediate Arctic Dispute: “Carve-Up” Deal in the Works?
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Image courtesy of Stig Nygaard via flickr |
50 Ways to Help the Planet
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Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.Wire and Twine clothing presents 50 ways to help the planet, They designed a shirt with little icons to remind you of the 50 ways to… Original article from: Green Options blogsShare This Read entire article |
Wind Me Up
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Urwerk is getting a lot of notice right now. Not for it’s quirky company name, but for it’s UR 202 wind-powered watch that is quite the hit among high rolling technophiles, stylephiles… Original article from: Green Options blogsShare This Read entire article |
Scientists Develop Air “Scrubber” Capable of Sucking Up One Ton of CO2 a Day
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This sounds too good to be true: a machine that can vacuum the equivalent of a ton of atmospheric carbon dioxide a day in a cost-effective way. We’ve seen our fair share of CO2 “sucking” devices in the past — everything from modified plastic membranes to industrial-scale paper mill “scrubbers” — but they’ve typically tended […] Read entire article |
The TH Interview: Chris Luebkeman, Director for Global Foresight and Innovation, Arup
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Trained as a geologist, engineer and architect, Chris Luebkeman describes his job as “helping people think constructively about the future.” His official title is Director for Global Foresight and Innovation at Arup, a global engineering firm that is actively involved in several cutting edge projects around the world. |
Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Is Photographed
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After my trip to Brazil’s Amazon, I was wary when I caught glimpse of Thursday’s released photos of uncontacted Amazon tribe members toting bow and arrow in hand. Having been on their native soil and learned about the importance of keeping their culture in tact, the catchy headlines and photos seemed to objectify the forest […] Read entire article |
Sales of Hybrid S.U.V.s Lower Than Expected
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The Chevy Tahoe hybrid may have won the Green Car of the Year award, and the Chicago Police is considering a switch to the vehicle for policing duties, but the response from the general public has been lukewarm at best: “G.M. has sold [only] about 1,100 of its Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrids since […] Read entire article |