Ecology

Eco-Friendly JUNK Raft Crosses Pacific In Three Months

AP | BRITT YAP | Posted 08.28.2008 | Green


HONOLULU — Tanned, dirty and hungry, two men who spent three months crossing the Pacific on a raft made of plastic bottles to raise awareness of...

What is Sustainability? Sustainability Primer Part 2

Matthew Stein | Posted 08.24.2008 | Green


Matthew Stein

The energy wasted by the old appliance or car over its lifetime is far more energy than what goes into making a newer and much more efficient replacement.

NPR Misses Real Story, Plants Wrong Seeds

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 08.11.2008 | Green


Frances Moore Lappe

NPR chose to reinforce the myth that the only hope for poor rural people is dependency on concentrated economic power when, all over the world, poor farmers are discovering their own power.

Door Number 1 or Door Number 2?

Matthew Stein | Posted 08.08.2008 | Green


Matthew Stein

In the 1800's, millions of people decided that slavery was an evil whose time had passed, and they put Lincoln in power to end it. If we proactively manage the transition away from fossil fuels, they will meet the same end.

How Did Things Get so Bad So Quickly? (Sustainability Primer Part 1)

Matthew Stein | Posted 08.05.2008 | Green


Matthew Stein

"The bottom line is that the world is in what ecologists call an "overshoot-and-collapse" mode. Demand has exceeded the sustainable yield of natural s...

Solving Energy Crisis with Renewables Could Lead to Ecological Collapse

Rebekah and Stephen Hren | Posted 07.19.2008 | Green


Rebekah and Stephen Hren

Lost amongst all the "solutions" to the energy crisis lies the fact that the energy crisis is simply one component of a much broader ecological crisis.

Killing the Dead Sea Twice Is Good for Politicians, Not the Environment

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green


Karin Kloosterman

The Dead Sea, shared by Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians should be listed as one of the Wonders of the World -- and it's in danger of drying up.

WALL-E: Why Pixar is More Valuable Than General Motors

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 06.30.2008 | Entertainment


Jesse Kornbluth

It strikes me as no accident that the best film I've seen all year is WALL-E, created by a cadre of fiercely independent filmmakers at a studio that values independence.

Credit Liquidity and H2O Liquidity Are Both Drying Up

Max Keiser | Posted 06.16.2008 | Business


Max Keiser

The disappearance of water and credit has a common cause: a broken neo-classic capitalist system that forgot to factor in the replacement cost of natural resources and the costs of pollution.

Talking Green with Cameron Diaz

Marianne Schnall | Posted 04.09.2008 | Living


Marianne Schnall

With Earth Day upcoming on April 22nd, I thought I would share some exclusive excerpts from my interview with Cameron Diaz, which includes her own personal motivation and tips for going green.


 

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