Everyone calls it the untouchable subject, the elephant in the room, yet whenever we post on it the comment numbers go through the roof. It is controversial, with divergent opinions like Alan Wiesman of The World Without us- "we have
We already know that Norwegian-based THINK! electric car company is preparing to bid for the planned Parisian city-wide car share scheme, and that home visit nurses in Sweden are getting a fleet of these babies, powered by wind, to run
all pictures Stewart Cairns for New York TimesWe do go on about the urban infrastructure that is being wasted in rustbelt cities on the Great Lakes or the Erie Canal, that have water, highways and wonderful buildings that can be
Image courtesy of Gary J. Wood via flickrOne of Louisiana's last remaining natural relics - the majestic cypress forest - is rapidly being whittled away, at the rate of 20,000 acres a year, despite presenting the state's best defense against
Twenty-eight thousand square miles of forest the approximate size of Ireland were converted to other land uses each year between 2000 and 2005 (source: United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization). Fifty-four countries have lost 90% or more of their forest
Image credit: Purestock/Getty Images Whenever my husband is out for dinner and I'm cooking just for myself, I invariably make something involving lemons and capers. It a combination that I absolutely love and he just tolerates.So I was pretty happy
Do they still call Ted Turner the "The Mouth of the South" since he bought a couple of States out west? In any case, he makes predictions on PBS that make Jim Kunstler look positively utopian. On not taking drastic
Welcome to SustainStyle, a weekly digest from the writers at 1plus1, a blog dedicated to eco-friendly fashion. SustainStyle runs every Wednesday.We buried our nose in a new guide to getting (and staying) green in style: "Green Chic" covers eco-friendly fashion,
Groovy Green found an odd article on a branding and marketing website that carries an ode to the wonders of Fiji Water and its founder, and raves about its price (more than milk, beer or gas) saying "Such super-premium prices
Disastrous floods. We experienced them back in December in the Pacific Northwest. Now, more recently, devastating floodwaters submerged parts of the Midwest. We know that these kinds of rain storms and flooding will become more frequent and severe with global
Andrew Maynard asks the question of how suburbanites will live without gas."Where will suburbanites live when there is no other means of circulation to their homes? What will we do with our abandoned and decaying suburbs? And most importantly, what
Lucas Oleniuk, the StarPeter Gorrie of the Star makes some interesting points about cul-de-sacs. Owners love them; Gorrie describes one family: "The Bennetts love their enclave. It's quiet and friendly;a safe place for not only road hockey but also learning
Until now, birds got nearly all the credit for keeping organic coffee plantations where pesticides are banned insect-free, but a study from the University of Michigan has shown that during the summer wet season, bats eat more bugs than the
For the urban baby or swingin' adult, Adrift's modern mobiles are handcrafted by designer Brian Schmit in his workshop in San Francisco's SOMA district. The designs bear evocative names such as "Samara," "Rift," "Riven," and "Camber."With a minimalist, almost Zen-like
Sign warning that aiding in the escape of prisoners will result in imprisonment - approaching the Alcatraz dock coming from San Francisco. I finally made it to San Francisco to ride the streetcars, to enjoy the breathless views of the
Is there any reason to give your friends the stink-eye when they use a garbage disposal instead of composting? Should you act like you don't know your buddies (or offer them a lecture) when they start to burn their aluminum
