Source: mnn.com Published: July 10, 2013 Pavement that acts as an air purifier could help cities consume their own pollution. Photo: Gwoeii/Shutterstock Melissa Breyer Imagine a city that could devour the very pollution that it creates. Such was the scenario...
Source: huffingtonpost.com Published: July 18, 2013 Residents of Rjukan, an industrial town in Norway, have grown accustomed to dark and gloomy winters. Shielded by the Gaustatoppen Mountains, the valley town is cut off from direct sunlight during five to six months...
Source: curbed.com Published: May 2, 2013 by Sarah Firshein What’s Jane Fonda up to these days, other than spending millions on real estate in Beverly Hills? The empress of exercise, along with Spanish design firm Elli Studio, may have put forth the craziest...
Source: treehugger.com Published: April 26, 2013 Bonnie Alter Inhotim is part sustainable botanical garden, part artistic wonder. Located in Brazil, its 240 sprawling acres sit on what was once a mining site. Today it’s a carefully tended landscape that includes lush...
Source: ecogeek.org Published: September 4, 2012 Written by Philip Proefrock With global production and distribution of goods a reality of 21st Century life, cargo ships are ubiquitous. They bring goods to consumers all over the world, and more and more ships are...
Source: newscenter.lbl.gov Published: September 13, 2012 Feature Story Julie Chao (510) 486-6491 Berkeley Lab researchers showcase cool pavement technology to combat urban heat islands. Sharon Chen and Ana Paula Werle of the Berkeley Lab Heat Island Group use a...
