My First Date With Green Architect Dave January 15th, 2008 Reality Series: Girl Going Green I am so excited about my hot date with "Green Architect Dave" who I met in Yoga class. First things first, I figure I need some new threads; "green" threads that is. I had no clue...

Virgin Atlantic to Run Bio-diesel Test Flight January 15th, 2008 Virgin Atlantic announced today that they will run their first bio-diesel flight in February by flying a Boeing 747 from London to Amsterdam.The flight, which will have no passengers on board, will be used for...

Moving Bodies Help Warm Stockholm Building January 15th, 2008 About 220,000 people make their way through Stockholm's Central Station each day. Down the block from the station construction is about to start on a 13-story building called Kungsbrohuset that will depend on the heat...

Where Our Food Comes From? January 15th, 2008 With children, and adults, becoming ever more disconnected with the source of their food, a series of photographs by the artist Carl Warner gives a refreshing take on this tricky subject. Ok, mountains aren’t really...

The Kids Are Alright January 14th, 2008 If I asked you if giving up your car and plane travel (permanently) was a sensable solution to global warming, most people of adult age (lets say 20+) would have a hard time doing that....

In the Farm Bill, a “Factory Farm Incentive Program” January 14th, 2008 They are making pork in those barns in Iowa, but if you really want to make pork you have to go to Washington. That is where they put EQIP, or the Environmental Quality Incentives Program,...

L'EcoComparateur: SCNF's CO calculator for your travel January 14th, 2008 SCNF, the public French railways company, has - no surprise - a website dedicated to travel. The interesting feature on this website is that it calculates how much CO2 your trip produces depending on the...

My Life in Storage January 13th, 2008 A little intro: James Braly tried an experiment in downsized living: He sold his luxury apartment on the Upper West side of Manhattan and pared his life down to the bare essentials. He moved downstairs....

Norwegian Cyclists Pedal Toward Vacation Time January 11th, 2008 Road Administration's vision of a safe (and vacation-happy) Norwegian cyclistNorway's Public Roads Administration (southern region) is giving its own employees a vacation subsidy if they travel to work on their bicycles. For each week or...

Singapore Opens Green Airport Terminal January 11th, 2008 Changi Airport in Singapore, already one of the busiest travel hubs in Asia, opened its third terminal this week, and passengers traveling through it will be greeted by a butterfly garden and a five storey...