Architects Joseph Cory and Eyal Malka’s award-winning WatAir device extracts water from moisture in the air through its inverted pyramid array of panels, inspired by spiderwebs and the dew-catching properties of leaves. Inhabitat View full entry
In his extensive article in today's New York Times Magazine, entitled The Power of Green, Thomas L. Friedman proposes that alternative energy strategies and environmentalism will bring the United States together across party lines and lead the country, once again, to be "the beacon of progress... View full entry
...but he's happy to show you a pimped-out '65 Chevy Impala with a biodiesel engine. Newsweek's extensive cover story profiles Gov. Schwarzenegger and his aggressive efforts to reduce global warming with a style that is palatable to Americans from all walk of life. View full entry
Climate experts issued their starkest warning yet about the impact of global warming, ranging from hunger in Africa to a fast thaw in the Himalayas, in a report on Friday that increased pressure on governments to act. Reuters Climate change 'to hit poor hard' BBC View full entry
Global Green USA has collaborated with Starbucks and Tree Media on the launch of a new online game called Planet Green Game (not to be confused with the previously mentioned Discovery Channel venture). The game is designed to educate players about climate change in a fun and engaging way, and to... View full entry
A BBC team has entered a remote region of Russia normally closed to foreigners that produces almost half the world's supply of palladium - a precious metal vital for making catalytic converters. But, as the BBC's Richard Galpin reports, it is accused of being the world's largest producer of acid... View full entry
Even virtual worlds have a carbon footprint: each Second Life avatar uses about as much energy as the average Brazilian. doorsofperception.com View full entry
A Columbia professor believes that converting skyscrapers into crop farms could help reduce global warming and make New York cleaner. It’s a vision straight out of Futurama—but here’s how it might work. NY Mag View full entry
"Buildings can play a key role in combating climate change," says the U.N. So wow, architects are cooler then Al Gore. from the press release:Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director, said: " Energy efficiency, along with cleaner and renewable forms of energy... View full entry
The Cincinnati Reds, MLB's first professional baseball team, is also becoming the first professional sports team to go "carbon neutral"... "For Monday's Opening Day game, the Reds have purchased from Carbon Solutions Group credits called Voluntary Emission Reductions (VER), which are used to fund... View full entry
San Francisco, named for the Christian patron saint of the environment, historically prides itself on a visionary spirit of environmental activism. Contemporary Chicago, while facing significant problems implementing far-reaching environmental plans, has distinctive wisdom to offer (SF and other... View full entry
Anticipating the forthcoming book Superuse, 2012 Architects and Suite75 started an online community consisting of architects, designers and other like-minded individuals who share a common interest in inventive ways of using recycled materials in new projects. View full entry
inspired a query to the AIA-COTE listserve.. Grander System is marketing a water 'treatment' system that sounds Kurt Vonagut's story about ice-9. Their treatment process takes place in a sealed chambers of water that has already been placed into a coherent, highly ordered molecular condition at... View full entry
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has made a "map of tranquility" of England in order to prevent the further erosion of the few areas of peaceful places that still remain. BBC news View full entry
We've been here before: after the oil shock of the 70s. Everyone seemed to be going green then -- but that was short-lived. This Hour On Point: the green building boom. ... is it here to stay? On Point View full entry
