Sometimes productivity tips can be found in the most unusual -- and most natural -- of places. 
Here are a few things you do with a prickly pear cactus: Get poked. Turn its fruit into jam. Use it to clean up dangerous concentrations of selenium in arid California lands. 
From tiny river mollusks in the Appalachians to the mighty polar bear, aggressive development of fossil fuel resources is endangering dozens of species. In the West, greater sage-grouse is under pressure, as habitat is increasingly fragmented by well pads, compressor stations, access roads, power lines and pipelines. To draw attention to the threats, the Endangered Species Coalition last week released a report on wildlife endangered by energy development, highlighting 10 species that are particularly at risk. 
Turning off the street lights reduces energy consumption, saves money, and mitigates against climate catastrophe. Hit the switch! This interactive visualisation, created by the Open Knowledge Foundation, shows how energy is produced and consumed across Europe. It demonstrates how widely European countries vary in terms of their reliance on energy imports, their renewable generation and the CO2 emissions created by their energy production. 
Digging deep on the growing flows of coal to China and other emerging industrial centers in Asia. 
The Atlantic bluefin tuna -- an animal that reaches 1,500 pounds, swims at 40 miles per hour, heats its blood 20 degrees above ambient and crosses the breadth of the ocean -- is in serious trouble. 
A new report in Bloomberg New Energy Finance says that wind should be 'competitive' with natural gas in just five years. What started as a crazy idea--to clear up all the debris in Estonia in one day--mobilized an entire population. Try it where you live! Want to join our commu... 
A study by an independent scientific project, set up in the wake of the "Climategate" email affair, concludes the Earth really is warming. 
Greenpeace enlisted artist John Quigley to install a massive melting Vitruvian Man in the Arctic to draw attention to global warming and dwindling sea ice. An exploration of the environmental and legal issues surrounding government raids of the Gibson Guitar Company. 
We don’t need nuclear power, coal, or biofuels. We can get 100 percent of our energy from wind, water, and solar (WWS) power. And we can do it today—efficiently, reliably, safely, sustainably, and economically. |
Today’s wastewater treatment plants often generate water that’s clean enough to drink. But the treatment process is power-intensive--wastewater treatment plants are often the biggest energy-suckers found in cities--and it’s dirty, too. With personnel nearly the population of Chicago and a fleet of over 500,000 aircrafts, vessels, and vehicles, the U.S. Department of Defense is a massive and energy-hungry institution.
During the decades of cheap fuel and easy access, feeding this complex system spread over 820 global installations was of little concern. In today’s economic climate, however, the Department of Defense (DoD) has had to adapt its energy strategy. 
Sustainability is a global challenge. But in every place around the world, it requires a local response. The particularity of the problems — and also of the solutions — is connected to the culture and circumstances of specific places. Eco-destruction is what Republicans know best. The good news is that Congress is packing up to get out of town for the holidays. 
In mid-November, the Paris city council adopted a new Plan de Biodiversité. Among calls for an extension of the electric tramway system and improved management of the two forests that border the city, the plan includes a pledge to create seven more hectares (about 83,000 square yards) of green roofs and rooftop gardens throughout Paris. 
Texas cities forced by drought and rapid population growth to treat and re-use wastewater effluent -- even for drinking. 
Bill believes we need energy miracles to counter the threat of catastrophic climate change. And he’s convinced miracles are possible: through energy innovations that produce zero carbon emissions. 
Cyclists make up more than 50 percent of the traffic on some busy London commuter routes. But as in New York, two-wheeled travelers still have an image problem to overcome. 
The Dalai Lama explores the interface of contemplative and scientific approaches to environmental challenges. Times have indeed changed. Never before have people talked about technology revolution and green revolution in the same breath, but it is very common to do so today.
Nowadays, being green is not just about preserving rainforests but also about making environment conscious adjustments in our choices of tech gadgets. We want ones that use renewable energy, recyclable and non-toxic materials – like these top 10 green gadgets 
As the debate unfolds about whether to build a 1,711-mile pipeline to carry crude oil from the tar sands in Canada to refineries in Texas, the focus is on the oil spills and carbon emissions that inevitably come with it. But we need to ask a more fundamental question. Do we really need that oil? 
EARTHWORMS have been burrowing their way through the ground for 300 million years but now they have become the secret weapon in the war against climate change. |
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