There is an extremely unique ecosystem in Brazil that contains about 5% of all life on Earth. It is called the Cerrado. Unfortunately, it is disappearing faster than the Brazilian Amazon.
I used to be a huge basketball fan. Well, I still am, but I just don’t have the time or opportunity to watch it much anymore. But one thing I have had the time to learn about is how a number of basketball teams are “going green” — working to help the environment in one way or another.
In coordination with Earth Day 2011, Open Road Media is releasing Rachel Carson’s Under the Sea Wind, The Sea Around Us, and A Sense of Wonder as eco-friendly ebooks. Open Road Media got in touch with us to partner up on a book giveaway contest for The Sea Around Us.
If you haven’t heard, what has been deemed the largest grassroots environmental movement in history — Earth Hour — is tomorrow evening at 8:30pm (your time).
Any study or report of the “Top 10” cities is going to be based on subjective criteria. What is deemed most important to one person, or research team, may not be deemed as so important to another. Nonetheless, we all…
Valentine’s Day is here! If you don’t have a card yet, no worries, there are plenty of cool ecards you can get for free from various sites. If you’re not familiar with sending ecards, don’t worry, it’s completely simple. Here…
You’ve probably heard of “smart growth” by now. But to urban planners, that seems to mean it’s time for something new. While the goals of smart growth continue to be embraced, we are seeing a shift from that term to…
Co-working seems to be a growing trend. It’s efficient, fun (or, can be), and eco-friendly. Here’s the intro to an in-depth piece on this trend on the New Urban Network: Rod Stevens, the business development consultant from Bainbridge Island, Washington,…
You’ve heard all the obvious benefits of urban trees — shading buildings, sheltering wildlife, filtering air pollution, stopping erosion. A new Portland study suggests a more surprising benefit: healthier newborns. Researchers used satellite images to compare tree cover around the…
If you haven’t heard there are plans to “green” the Sahara Desert or build a Great Green Wall of Trees, maybe now’s the time to catch up on the discussion. News is that the project is moving forward. Here’s more…