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There’s no shortage of news stories, blogs and online resources aimed at helping people go green, but sometimes the best way to learn new habits is to watch someone else in action. With that in mind, let’s look at some of the recent eco-stars across the U.S. whom I’ve discovered in my daily wanderings across [...]
Are you a busy bee? Maybe you’re better described as fuzzy slippers or a blank canvas. GE’s new website, What’s Your Lighting Style?, will help you to figure that out. After a fun (if a bit cheesy) eight-question “getting to know you” quiz, you’re given a lighting style for each room in your house. Based [...]
In terms of promoting and supporting the greatest variety of life, reef corals are the “rain forests” of the oceans. The corals themselves also have commercial value (for jewelry, aquarium decoration, etc.). Corals–symbiotic colonies of plant-like and animal-like creatures–have existed on this planet for tens of millions of years. However, some 45% of all coral [...]
Scientists from Conservation International and the Ecotropia Foundation have discovered ten new amphibian species. Their discoveries took place in a mountainous area near Panama called Tacarcuna. The newly identified species include three transparent, or ‘glass’ frogs, three poison dart frogs, and one frog with spiky skin and orange legs. Glass frogs have a partly transparent [...]
Europe installs 20 wind turbines a day and 10 EU states reach wind power capacity of more than 1GW. More wind power was installed in the EU than any other electricity-generating technology in 2008, according to data released yesterday. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) produced figures showing wind power provided 43% of new capacity [...]
