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© Essess Megan wrote about a startup, Essess in Startup Takes Google Street View Approach to Home Energy Audits back in April. She described it: It’s basically a merging of two already successful ideas: Google Street View and online real estate libraries like Zillow or Trulia. The company plans to send cars to take thermal […]

“There’s a startling dearth of auto-tuned YouTube videos about global warming,” I have never once thought to myself ever. But I had not yet seen this video, which mashes up statements from Bill Nye, David Attenborough, Isaac Asimov and NASA climatologist Richard Alley into an auto-tuned climate change primer/save-the-world exhortation. Isaac Asimov? you might retort. […]

“There’s a startling dearth of auto-tuned YouTube videos about global warming,” I have never once thought to myself ever. But I had not yet seen this video, which mashes up statements from Bill Nye, David Attenborough, Isaac Asimov and NASA climatologist Richard Alley into an auto-tuned climate change primer/save-the-world exhortation. Isaac Asimov? you might retort. […]

© Matthieu Raffard French artist Mathilde Roussel doesn’t always work with the most predictable of media. She uses paper, fabric, rubber, and graphite … as well as pollen, sap, milk, dew, and wheat grass. When exploring the cycles that transform organic matter, the Paris-based artist creates ephemeral works of art that also employ time as […]

© Matthieu Raffard French artist Mathilde Roussel doesn’t always work with the most predictable of media. She uses paper, fabric, rubber, and graphite … as well as pollen, sap, milk, dew, and wheat grass. When exploring the cycles that transform organic matter, the Paris-based artist creates ephemeral works of art that also employ time as […]

WNEM/Video screen capture John Bacon is a World War II veteran who survived an 89-day, 600-mile march to a prison camp. He’s also a beekeeper who sells honey out of his home. His beehives have come under attack after neighbors complained to the city of Auburn, Michigan. The city has an ordinance against keeping bees […]

WNEM/Video screen capture John Bacon is a World War II veteran who survived an 89-day, 600-mile march to a prison camp. He’s also a beekeeper who sells honey out of his home. His beehives have come under attack after neighbors complained to the city of Auburn, Michigan. The city has an ordinance against keeping bees […]

© Carla Fernandez It’s the thirteenth year for Estethica, the show for London’s ethical fashion industry, at London Fashion Week. This year’s was the most vibrant and colourful and international in years. It was so exciting to see the work of new designers from Mexico, Sweden, Belgium and the Philippines. 1. Mexico From Mexico comes […]

© Carla Fernandez It’s the thirteenth year for Estethica, the show for London’s ethical fashion industry, at London Fashion Week. This year’s was the most vibrant and colourful and international in years. It was so exciting to see the work of new designers from Mexico, Sweden, Belgium and the Philippines. 1. Mexico From Mexico comes […]

How does a society solve problems as challenging as climate change? Or as complicated as creating a sustainable economy? In a few short weeks, South by Southwest Eco (SxSW Eco) will again welcome to Austin, Texas some of the leading thinkers working towards solving these crises. Last year, prior to the inaugural SxSW Eco, I […]

How does a society solve problems as challenging as climate change? Or as complicated as creating a sustainable economy? In a few short weeks, South by Southwest Eco (SxSW Eco) will again welcome to Austin, Texas some of the leading thinkers working towards solving these crises. Last year, prior to the inaugural SxSW Eco, I […]

© Jaymi Heimbuch Caption this image — What is this grizzly bear thinking? There are a lot of possibilities and we know you have a funny suggestion! Submit your caption in the comments before midnight Wednesday, September 19, 2012. We’ll select the five best submitted for the image, and the winners will have their caption […]

© Jaymi Heimbuch Caption this image — What is this grizzly bear thinking? There are a lot of possibilities and we know you have a funny suggestion! Submit your caption in the comments before midnight Wednesday, September 19, 2012. We’ll select the five best submitted for the image, and the winners will have their caption […]

When it comes to the Endangered Species List, some animals stand out as celebrities: polar bears, giant pandas, rhinos, snow leopards… But sadly, the list is so extensive that there are many species you may never have suspected are endangered. Here are twenty of them. An icon of the African plains and a necessity in […]

When it comes to the Endangered Species List, some animals stand out as celebrities: polar bears, giant pandas, rhinos, snow leopards… But sadly, the list is so extensive that there are many species you may never have suspected are endangered. Here are twenty of them. An icon of the African plains and a necessity in […]

© BUILD It has been a constant source of frustration for me over the years that when it comes to building anything in America, the discussion always reverts to the cost per square foot. Just because a production builder can toss up 3,000 square feet of crap made of carpet and drywall and vinyl for […]

© BUILD It has been a constant source of frustration for me over the years that when it comes to building anything in America, the discussion always reverts to the cost per square foot. Just because a production builder can toss up 3,000 square feet of crap made of carpet and drywall and vinyl for […]

Growing Your Greens/Video screen capture Last week I posted a video about heirloom apple farming. In it, the farmer vented about the ubiquitous Red Delicious apple: “I hate that apple.” But why do people get so passionate about heirloom fruits and vegetables, and so pissed off about the bland and uniform varieties that have replaced […]

Growing Your Greens/Video screen capture Last week I posted a video about heirloom apple farming. In it, the farmer vented about the ubiquitous Red Delicious apple: “I hate that apple.” But why do people get so passionate about heirloom fruits and vegetables, and so pissed off about the bland and uniform varieties that have replaced […]

Thomas Mailaender/Screen capture TreeHugger loves ideas that let you live with less stuff and take up less space, so congratulations to French designer Thomas Mailaender for this wonderful idea, a simple stand that turns your iron into a working electric barbecue! It might be a little easier on your clothes if he simply used it […]

Thomas Mailaender/Screen capture TreeHugger loves ideas that let you live with less stuff and take up less space, so congratulations to French designer Thomas Mailaender for this wonderful idea, a simple stand that turns your iron into a working electric barbecue! It might be a little easier on your clothes if he simply used it […]

© iFixit Last week we spent some pixels covering the latest Kindle releases, including the Kindle Fire HD. While we explained how to get the most out of your Kindle and where you could resell your old device (and for how much) if you’re set on upgrading, iFixit was busy ripping the thing apart, literally, […]

© iFixit Last week we spent some pixels covering the latest Kindle releases, including the Kindle Fire HD. While we explained how to get the most out of your Kindle and where you could resell your old device (and for how much) if you’re set on upgrading, iFixit was busy ripping the thing apart, literally, […]

© Shell Shell’s much-protested plans for Arctic oil exploration off Alaska have already come to a halt for the year. After initial technical mishaps, including a ship breaking free of its mooring and potentially running aground, apparently a dome designed to help clean up any potential oil spills was damaged. Shell says: The time required […]

© Shell Shell’s much-protested plans for Arctic oil exploration off Alaska have already come to a halt for the year. After initial technical mishaps, including a ship breaking free of its mooring and potentially running aground, apparently a dome designed to help clean up any potential oil spills was damaged. Shell says: The time required […]

EvaK via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 In the grand scheme of things, we’re still in the early stages of wind power generation, but even so, there are still many, many wind turbines already installed and generating power. When new technological advances come along like new turbine designs or tweaks to the blades or motors that […]

EvaK via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 In the grand scheme of things, we’re still in the early stages of wind power generation, but even so, there are still many, many wind turbines already installed and generating power. When new technological advances come along like new turbine designs or tweaks to the blades or motors that […]

Jerry Angelica Photography/CC BY-ND 2.0 I’m not really sure economic calculations play much role in how the US government approaches climate change policy, thanks entirely to philosophical obstructionism and corporate lobbying in Congress, but this is nevertheless serious business: A new study in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences shows that current calculations on […]

Jerry Angelica Photography/CC BY-ND 2.0 I’m not really sure economic calculations play much role in how the US government approaches climate change policy, thanks entirely to philosophical obstructionism and corporate lobbying in Congress, but this is nevertheless serious business: A new study in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences shows that current calculations on […]

Derek Keats/CC BY-SA 2.0 Fish stocks are in dire straits on all sides of the United States at the moment, to the degree that the US Department of Commerce has declared disasters in the North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Bering Sea, and Gulf of Alaska. The declaration means that millions of dollars in relief funds […]