February 9, 2011
South Africa’s city of gold, Johannesburg, may soon start being eaten away by acidic water flowing from the mines that created its astronomical fortunes. Mines dug […]
February 8, 2011
Biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is a new discipline that studies nature’s best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes […]
February 4, 2011
Acid mine water is causing huge damage to plants, animals and the health of humans, otherwise legal steps will be taken to protect the people’s constitutional […]
January 31, 2011
Pastured, organic, natural … these buzzwords are a marketing bonanza. Here’s what to really expect from them When I started my messy breakup with cheap chicken, […]
January 25, 2011
I caught an NPR segment a few weeks ago that raised the question of whether it’s possible to have “eco-conscious fur.” The story centers on a […]
January 20, 2011
Last week, we began our gaze into the travel crystal ball for a glimpse of what the new year will bring. We focused on where we’ll […]
January 17, 2011
Scientists and engineers at the University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, have developed a hybrid energy solution, based on the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) chemical process, which could […]
January 12, 2011
Time Magazine has revealed its 50 top innovations of 2010. These include inventions spanning across several categories. Here is a summary of Time’s best green energy […]
January 6, 2011
With our planet in desperate need of new eco-friendly energy generating systems, researchers over the globe have been working hard to develop systems that can power […]
January 1, 2011
IBM has unveiled a list of five innovations that will alter the way we run our lives, and change how our societies work, in five years. […]
December 27, 2010
Beat the crowds There’s a certain excitement to being out in a group on New Year’s Eve, but if you stay home and host your own […]
December 27, 2010
So we’ve all heard lots about the benefits of solar energy, but there’s another energy source you may have never considered harvesting: body heat. Yes, that’s […]
December 21, 2010
Love drinking coffee but concerned about the environment? Coffee has earned a reputation as a crop which is not particularly eco-friendly. Concerns about soil degradation, deforestation, […]
December 21, 2010
What’s it like to create an eco-lux island style home that’s made with sustainable and beautiful bamboo? You’ll be amazed at how gorgeous a green home […]
December 20, 2010
Time and time again we hear hotel project managers and developers embarking on “greening” projects comment, “If only I thought of reclaimed materials before…” Although the […]
December 19, 2010
Gift giving is arguably one of the best parts of the holiday season. Unfortunately, with the bestowing of gifts also comes incessant waste. According to Earth911, […]
December 6, 2010
Farmers in this iron-roof village in Sierra Leone say they didn’t know what they were getting into when they leased their land for a biofuel crop […]
November 25, 2010
Dear EarthTalk: I recently heard the term “living building.” Can you explain? Over the past couple of decades, architects and builders looking to green their projects […]