Tag: United States - Page 6
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74 UK Shell Stations Shut Down by Greenpeace; Arctic Drilling Ship Slips Anchor
A bad omen before Shell even gets to the Arctic? Perhaps. Will actions just increase against Arctic drilling? Definitely.
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16 Key East Coast Habitats We Must Preserve to Protect Wildlife, Ourselves
Here's what TrekEast's John Davis has identified as the critical areas we need to protect, from Florida to Quebec.
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California to Get a Tiny, Important Chunk of High Speed Rail
The California State legislature narrowly voted to release $8 billion in funding for the first section of the state's embattled high speed rail line.
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Mobile Game Encourages Real-World Sharing
The sharing economy is built on reputation. So is online social gaming. Now the two are coming together.
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Hybrid Solar Electric/Solar Thermal Panels Could Make Rooftop Solar Mainstream
An MTU professor claims that new advances in hybrid solar collectors could mean every roof will be solar within 20 years.
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'In Addition to Their "Regular" Poison, Fireworks are Extra-Dangerous This Year
Every year, readers complain that we are tedious wet blankets for complaining about fireworks, but this year it's serious.
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Solar Breweries Come to Michigan
An Ann Arbor brewery has just completed a $350,000 overhaul of its facilities, all in the name of greener beer.
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A 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Will Combat Youth & Veteran Unemployment
The latest jobs report from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics has given Americans little hope to believe that our country will emerge from its economic doldrums soon. This summer, however, one bright spot could emerge.
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John Patrick Organic Pumps up the Color for Resort 2013
Organic by John Patrick pumps up the color in his American-made Resort 2013 collection.
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Exxon Valdez Ship Still Causing Controversy, Even As It Heads to the Shipbreaking Yards of India
ToxicsWatch Alliance questions the conditions the workers must labor in, the threat to the marine environment, and the manner in which the ship was given permission to be broken down.
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How The Grassroots Rocket Stove Movement Continues to Push Efficient Cooking
Big bucks are pouring in to high-tech, mass produced cook stoves for the developing world. But grassroots activists insist that a lower tech, open source model is still relevant.
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Social-Media Enabled Aquaponics in West Oakland
A small start-up in West Oakland is farming fish and veggies, and using the internet and social networking to do it.
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Is Becoming a US Citizen the Greenest Thing I Will Ever Do?
Americans aren't known for their low carbon footprint. But by becoming an American citizen, I will be helping protect the environment. Here's why.
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New Study Shows That We Are Carrying The Food For 300 Million People Around Our Waistlines
Once again it becomes clear that we don't have a population problem as much as a gross misallocation of resources.
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Why Wooden Bikes Ride Better and Look Stunning
A Portland bike maker explains how computer-controlled design has reinvigorated the art of the wooden bike.
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Buy Your Own (Official) Hobbit Hole
A small family business is selling replicas/interpretations of the homes made famous by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Mountain Lions Recolonizing Their Historic Range in Midwest, Canada
From Texas to Ontario, mountain lions have been moving back into lands they were driven out of by humans.
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Americans Want Government Action on Climate, As Long As It Doesn't Directly Affect Them
Brookings has two new surveys out on American attitudes about climate change, as well as what to do about it. The good news is that more people correctly think things are getting warmer.
