Tag: Texas - Page 9
-
Algae For Biofuels Grown on Waste Water in Austin, Texas: Video Clip
Just a quick one to share: I always think it’s important to have a look at just how some of the technologies we write about on TreeHugger actually function. In this short clip you can see how one company, Sunrise Ridge Algae, Inc. is working on
-
Downtown Houston Rediscovers Green with New Eco-Centric Park
What was a large downtown parking lot in Houston just a year ago, is now Discovery Green, downtown Houston’s new urban park. Underneath the park, an underground parking garage now accommodates the same number of cars as
-
DIY Halloween Costumes, Lip-Smackin' School Lunches and Do-Gooder Dallas
:: Trash the idea of disposable costumes and make a cooler, cheaper one yourself.
-
The Go Green Initiative's School of the Week: Old Settlers Elementary in Flower Mound, TX!
While the grammatically inclined may be wondering where the apostrophe went in the name of the Go Green Initiative's school of the week way back when it was founded, but the simple truth is that they're doing amazing things to help educate kids about
-
How To Build a House from Straw Bale and Mud
Warning! If you do not want to live in a straw bale house with a living roof and solar panels to power your satellite internet connectivity, DO NOT watch the video over the fold!
-
Largest Biodiesel Company in Country was Hit by Hurricane Ike
The widespread environmental devastation caused by Hurricane Ike has been pretty well documented—the oil spills (about a half a million gallons worth), a missing drill rig, and destroyed pipelines and infrastructure were all bad
-
One Man's Paper is Another Man's Palace at Eve's Garden, a Papercrete Bed and Breakfast
In a small town in Far West Texas, Clyde Curry has been busy refining and perfecting his papercrete mixture. Papercrete is mostly recycled paper and his new formula even gives an afterlife to styrofoam as well. Clyde mixes this waste into paste and
-
Walmart's Eco-Jewelry Jive, Coconut-Based Decor and Dallas Does Green
Discarded coconut shells are turned into beautiful Coco Tiles.
-
New Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Tested at Texas Grocery Store
TreeHugger has covered vertical axis wind turbines a number of times. Smaller in scale than most of their bladed cousins, most are intended for smaller-scale applications. Illustrating this is an announcement that Wind Energy Corp. has
-
Texas Wind Power Continues to Grow: E.ON On Track to Develop 781 MW Wind Farm by 2009
Another Texas wind farm will be able for a short while to stand at the top of the world’s largest heap. Though only at a capacity of
-
The New REI Green Prototype Store is Full of Sunshine
The brand new and first-ever REI Green Prototype store built from the ground up is getting ready to open its doors in Round Rock, Texas, just North of Austin. For a store that is known for selling outdoor gear, the new prototype store
-
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day: How Long To Recover From Hurricane Wall Street?
Short answer to the question posed by the headline: for everyone but the super-rich, it'll take many extra years, now, in areas ravaged by weather extremes. Corollary: we're back to emphasis on lifestyle changes.
-
Galveston on Stilts
We have all seen the pictures of Galveston under water because of Hurricane Ike; The last time this happened six thousand people died. Instead of moving to higher ground, they moved higher ground to Galveston. Back in May, landscape website Pruned
-
Human (And Probably Environmental) Cost Of Drilling Tracks Oil's Upward Price Trend
It has long been understood by US environmental regulators that an industry with environmental issues is very likely to have serious occupational safety and health problems. The US' 'drill here, drill there' trend, following strong oil prices, has
-
Texas Coal Wars Opens Next Week
Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars, documents how a group of citizens stood up to the proposed development of 19-coal-fired power plants in central and east Texas. Mayors, ranchers, CEOs, community groups,
-
Solar Decathlon House Adopted by Texas Astronomical Observatory
While astronomers at the Macdonald Observatory in Fort Davis, TX are studying the solar system, the BLOOMhouse has one of its own.
-
Green Power Sports Tour 2008
One man. One veggie-oil powered car. Four months. 20,000 miles. Today Joe Connor, freelance sports-writer, leaves San Diego for his 3rd Annual Green Power Sports Tour, kicking off at a pre-season Raiders game in Bakersfield. Loaded
-
PETA to Buy Sea World
No we're not kidding. The San Diego Union Tribune reported this morning that as Anheuser-Busch, owner of SeaWorld, is about to be gobbled up by Belgian brewer InBev, they are looking to rid themselves of their theme parks and
