The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the most Energy Star certified buildings in 2012, highlighting how owners and managers of commercial buildings across the country […]
“Imagine an electronic page for each species of organism on Earth, available everywhere by single access on command.” – Edward O. Wilson The Encyclopedia of Life is an online reference and database […]
Habitat includes humans, too. Our habitat includes the familiar – villages and rural communities, cities and suburbs. We are now at a point where we can develop these habitats in one of two […]
7th Annual International Conference on Engaging The Other: The Power of Compassion May 3-5, 2013 ~ Dearborn Michigan USA Registration Is Now Open At a time when polarization is the culprit, a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary conference […]
Re-Posted from 2degrees | written by Stephen Kennett US retail giant Walgreens has announced plans to build what it claims will be the nation’s first net zero energy store. Walgreens is targeting LEED Platinum certification […]
Re-Posted from The Dirt via Grist, author Jared Green. Last month, standing at the Old Capitol Pump House, a restored building along the Anacostia River, Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray announced the launch […]
The biggest problem facing wildlife around the world is a lack of space. We humans are taking up so much land for our own activities that it barely seems like anyone even thinks […]
Judy Wicks opened The White Dog Café in Philadelphia as a muffin shop in 1983, and since then has been involved with social activism and community work. The café’s mission was to serve […]
As New York begins to clear up after the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, our friends at Carbon Visuals, by coincidence, have released a film depicting the yearly carbon emissions of NYC: Maybe it’s […]
The issue of plastic bags is not new, and anyone who has been to the developing world will know just what a disgusting, shitty mess they make of the environment. But an even […]