Neil Chambers
Neil Chambers is an award-winning green designer and founder of Chambers Design, Inc and Green Ground Zero. He was named one of Tonic.com 50 Most Beautiful People Saving the World. In July 2011, his first book came out entitled Urban Green: Architecture for the Future, published by Palgrave|MacMillian, which reached #1 on the Amazon Kindle eBooks list for Land-Use and Urban Planning books. Passionate about cities, buildings, healthcare, habitat, infrastructure, biodiversity and ecosystems, his professional work drives to interconnect these areas into what he calls ecomimicry. He is a National fellow with the Environmental Leadership Program and has taught at New York University as well as the Fashion Institute of Technology. During his national book tour, he visited more than 20 universities throughout the southeast, west coast and northeast of the United States. He has been featured in Architectural Record, Guernica Magazine, Eco_Design Magazine, Civil Engineering, Vogue Italia, BBC News, Fox News, Grist.org, the Economist and other media outlets. When not designing green hospitals, restoring habitat, writing for treehugger.com or lecturing about the future of sustainability, Neil loves to run, swim, bike and hang out with his wife Lucy and son Thunder.
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Vegan Footwear - Cowhugger Walk with Me
Photo from Modesto Junior College MooShoes, Inc. is a vegan-owned business that sells an assortment of cruelty-free footwear, bags, t-shirts, wallets, books (mainly cookbooks) and other accessories. It is the first cruelty-free store of its kind in New
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Bird-Friendly Building Certification
Buildings are a leading cause for bird-fatalities in the United States every year. Few green buildings exist where bird-safety is included. Architects and designers just don’t understand the connection between birds and
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Tonic's 50 Most Beautiful People
Photo by KennethMoyle Tonic (a media company that makes it easy to do good) has posted 50 of the hottest people making a difference for the world. These do-gooders are blazing their trail with humor, style and grace. Lots of these hotties are of the
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Oysters are Restored to Waters in Need
During the last weekend in April, a group of volunteers laid the final necessary pieces into Withers Estuary to reintroduce oysters to their native ecosystem. The project is part of the Withers Estuary Community Collaborative
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Ultra Motor introduces the A2B Electric Bike
If you’re looking for a vehicle that has the heart of a bicycle and the soul of a scooter – do I have the thing for you! The A2B by Ultra Motor is a Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) that addresses the need for zero-emission
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Cosentino Launches New ECO-Friendly Countertop
Images from ECObyCosentino Cosentino, one of the world’s largest natural stone importers, announces the launch of ECO™, a new line of countertops. The material is composed of 75% recycled-content including mirrors salvaged from houses, building and
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US Steel is Better than Steel from China
Photo from Caleb Kenna The production of steel in the United States is much better for the environment than the Chinese steel when comparing the environmental footprint. From greenhouse gases to energy intensity to recycled-content to regulations,
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Celebrate Earth Day with Leonardo DiCaprio via eBay
Photo by squarehippies If you've ever tried to figure out how to support important projects like green schools while combating climate change AND meet a movie star all while shopping online, wonder no more. eBay and Global Green USA is holding an
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Cash for Clunkers Debate Continues - Details Needed
There are currently four bills in Congress focused on stimulating car sales by allowing people to trade an old car for a new one. There's been lots of buzz, but not so many
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Did Darwin Invent Environmentalism? What Evolution and Green Revolution Share
Image credit: Thebobblehead.com Charles Darwin introduced the hot topic of natural selection back in the 19th century, but the debate of whether it's true or false has yet to be put to rest. As the intelligent designers and evolutionists fight it out,
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Ecologist Josh Donlan on Bringing Sexy Animals Back via "Rewilding"
Josh Donlan wants conservation biology to have teeth. He's at the forefront of a hot new discipline called REWILDING. If he has his way, the bump in the night might be a lion or cheetah stalking you for dinner, and deer
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Will the Real Green Movement Please Stand Up?
The economy is crashing all around us, but the green movement is offering a bright ideas to rebuild the United States. But should we trust the call for a green economy? The last ten years saw
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Obama's Economic Stimulus Plan: Cleaning Up Washington, or Greenwashing?
Last weekend, President-elect Obama announced his plans for the economic stimulus plan. He says it's going to be big, green, and expansive. But is it truly green, or just greenwash?
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Tales of LA Green
Back in July, I traveled to Los Angeles on a quest to find out how green the second largest city in America is. I sat down with several leaders in different sectors within the green movement. I had the opportunity to speak with Jeff Hayes, principal
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Interview with Carolyn Mugar, Executive Director of Farm Aid
Carolyn Mugar, executive director of Farm Aid, has an incredible resume of socially-conscious experience. The social issues she's tackled includes labor, environment, toxics, literacy, and community empowerment as well as starting a reforestation
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Farm Aid — Homegrown to the Music
Back in 1985, Bob Dylan made an off-the-cuff comment while performing at the Live Aid Concert "Wouldn't it be great if we did something for our own farmers right here in America?" — the statement hit a chord with Willie Nelson , Neil Young and
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US Mayors Sundance for Climate Protection
On September 9, 2007, sixty United States mayors will converge on Sundance, Utah to attend the Sundance Summit . "The Sundance Summit combines the foremost tools and expertise with the influence of visionary local leaders to mitigate global
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Interview with "The 11th Hour" co-directer Nadia Conners
Nadia Conners (left on picture) co-directed "The 11th Hour" with her sister Leila Conners Petersen (left). I had the opportunity to first interview Leila a couple of weeks ago. Now with the growing success of the film, it only made sense to get the
