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Photo by Mark CraemerTucked into the financial reform bill that passed this week is a provision many sustainable electronics advocates will be happy about. Publicly-traded companies and electronics corporations will now be required to reveal whether or not they use "conflict-free" minerals. Even though that means they can still use the materials, they have to be forthright in stating such, which
Teen craft ideas can be as easy as a making a picture frame from an old CD case.
'photo via flickrYesterday, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a plan to increase the amount of white roofs at DOE facilities and at buildings across federal government. The Feds have committed to reducing their emissions by 28 percent by 2020, which where white roofs come in. Energy efficiency is dramatically increased by painting a roof white because it reflects the sun's
While many species on Earth have been teetering on the edge of extinction in recent decades, human beings have witnessed a population boom on a scale that is quite difficult imagine. It was just in 1804 that the human population first numbered one billion, which seems quaint considering that 200 years later, there's about 6.7 billion of us on Earth. So far, no one is really sure what this uncheck
A previous do-gooding design campaign. Photo via SlowalkFrom educating people about food miles and food security to encouraging them to use less paper, the Korean group Slowalk puts its graphic-design skills in the service of do-gooder causes. The latest target of their clean-lined advocacy? A government project to
In a shocking statement, fashion icon and Britain's Next Top Model host Elle Macpherson has admitted to using an illegal powdered substance priced at around $60,000 a kilo. I know what you're thinking, but in a way it's worse than that. The supermodel said she was a fan of taking 'medicinal' rhino horn, harvested from one of the world's most endangered species. When pressed for a reason why she w
While three new coal-fired power plants appear to be getting the go ahead in Georgia, Canada’s environment minister announced last week that the country plans to retire all of its coal-energy...
Photo via US Coast GuardThis may seem like a cynical question, but it's one worth addressing. Not because green websites stand to cash in on higher traffic from a high profile environmental disaster -- any enviro site or group with any hint of a moral compass wishes sincerely that they'd never be in a position to do so -- but because rising traffic could be seen as an indicator of heightened publ
Check out this fine piece of documentary artwork at the Krog Street tunnel — ground zero for high-profile graffiti in Atlanta.While we’re on the subject, though, here’s the funniest...
