Tag: Environmental Footprint
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Are e-Readers Really Green?
This analysis looking at the real footprint of e-readers slaps us with a shocking reality check.
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San Jose’s "Green Vision" Initiative Means Low-Impact Sleep, Eat and Play is Easy in Silicon Valley
Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.
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New Cable Car to Be Built Across the Thames for Olympics
You may be able to take a cable car to the Olympics this summer, if it is ready in time.
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New Campaign to Vote for the Worst Corporate Sponsor of London's 2012 Olympics
You can vote for the Greenwash Gold--the worst corporate sponsor of London's 2012 Olympics.
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Ask the Experts: What's the Greatest Resource Scarcity We Now Face?
What's the most critical resource constraint we now face and what's creating that scarcity? Janet Larsen from the Earth Policy Institute answers.
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Peru: The Only Nation in the World Hitting the Sustainability Sweet Spot
Peru is the only nation both meeting the UNDP definition of high human development while at the same time consuming natural resources in a globally sustainable way.
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What Is Embodied Energy and Why Does It Matter?
Energy consumption is like a katamari ball: energy accumulates as things are made. How can we better understand our consumption?
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Google Tops Greenpeace's Clean IT List
Google leads the pack in Greenpeace's annual ranking of IT companies based on their efforts to use clean energy and reduce their environmental impact.
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Web + Sustainability = Future
How to unlock environmental intelligence in our daily lives.
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By 2050 We're All Likely To Be Using Fewer Resources, Whether We Like It Or Not
The latest UN report on sustainable development reads like the TreeHugger archive, in terms of sustainable development solutions.
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Will Video Games Ever Become a Tool for Environmental Change?
We've seen video games with eco-themes pop up more often over the last few years, but will they ever hit mainstream?
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Ask Pablo: Did I Do The Right Thing By Cutting Down A Christmas Tree?
Dear Pablo: I don't like fake Christmas trees but I can't help but wonder if I did the right thing by cutting down a Christmas tree this year?
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Do the Uninformed Kill Progress on Stopping Climate Change?
A recent study suggests that an uninformed population can steer consensus away from the opinion of a well-informed minority.
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Microsoft "Eye On Earth" Project Uses The Cloud for Environmental Science
Using the cloud to coordinate scientists and data, this new program could help advance our understanding of the environment.
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GoodGuide Launches "Purchase Analyzer" To Help You Buy Better, Save More
Like a Mint.com for savvy shoppers, GoodGuide makes safer, smarter online purchases easier than ever to find.
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Carbon Nanotubes in Environment Affect The Growth of Algae
It's still difficult to say how carbon nanotubes that make their way into the environment will affect flora and fauna, but some possibilities are already known
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New Gum Is Degradable and Easily Removed From Desks and Sidewalks
Throwing out gum isn't much better for the environment than swallowing it is for your stomach. That's because conventional gum doesn't biodegrade. At all. And Americans chew around 100 million pounds of the stuff every year.
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Ask Pablo: Do Solar Panels Contribute To The Heat Island Effect?
Image credit: Bernd Sieker, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the dark-colored PV cells) negate the effect of painting that same roof white to alleviate the "heat island" effect in
