Architect Edward Mazria was one of the first to draw major attention to the source that emits almost half of all greenhouse gas emissions: our buildings. Architecture 2030 has been his vehicle for communicating a design logic based on stemming the carbon footprint of the built environment, and... View full entry
In a press release seen here, Governor Bobby Jindal announced an executive order to make the state government of Louisiana more environmentally friendly. The order includes a time line for specific goals to be met regarding energy consumption of government buildings, reduction of solid waste, and... View full entry
Governments across the world are now committing themselves to building new nuclear power stations. But how to deal with legacy of the old decommissioning sites across the world? Go here for a design project way back in 1994 that brain-stormed the future design of a closed nuclear station. View full entry
If the United States is ever to reduce its carbon emissions, suburbanites - that is, roughly half of all Americans - are going to have to play a big role. And lately, they are trying. NYT | related View full entry
The 2008 Environmental Peformance Index (EPI) ranks 149 countries on 25 indicators tracked across six established policy categories: Environmental Health, Air Pollution, Water Resources, Biodiversity and Habitat, Productive Natural Resources, and Climate Change. Europeans are a majority of the... View full entry
Eyebeam Sustainability Research Group is blogging this week and the reblog looks a little greener than usual. View full entry
Las Vegas, tourist mecca to the World, is set to develop the first vertical farm. The project is designed to be a functional and profitable working farm growing enough food to feed 72,000 people for a year and provide another tourist attraction... NEN l related View full entry
Scenic America, a non-profit organization, illustrates the visual pollution that represents the majority of America's built environment. NYT View full entry
As oil hits 100$ a barrel, exploration opens in Alaska. BBC Business | BBC Americas View full entry
At this moment in Bali, the United Nations Climate Change Conference being held by the Government of Indonesia discusses whether ‘algae carbon sinks’ in ocean, might be a better effective weapon against global warming than trees. Link View full entry
See where the pollution is originating via this application from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. View full entry
Former vice president Al Gore has become a partner in Silicon Valley's top venture capital firm, KPCB. Gore is now part of an investment power trio, along with John Doerr and Bill Joy, that hopes to use market forces to stop global warming. Story and interview @ Wired View full entry
Serious claims its drywall, EcoRock®, takes 90 percent less energy to produce than standard drywall, resulting in 98 percent less greenhouse gas emissions. Expected to hit the market in '08. View full entry
The International Energy Agency states in no uncertain terms in its annual World Energy Outlook that "alarming" growth in worldwide energy needs will within a generation threaten energy security, accelerate global climate change and possibly bring worldwide shortages and conflicts. Wired View full entry
Live from the city by the lake, Archinect.com member Barry Lehrman is reporting on the latest, greatest, and celebrity sightings at Greenbuild 2007.Discussion thread and archinect meetup. Cookies (not sustainable) View full entry
