Eco-villages are essentially designed communities intending to be socially, economically and ecologically sustainable. Environmentalist Joan Bokaer developed the vision for the first eco-village, which would eventually be built on the outskirts of Ithaca
Toyota is readying a limited run of a plug-in Prius, which can average 100 miles per gallon, for use in government and commercial fleets starting in 2009. Toyota will monitor how these cars, which will have high efficiency lithium ion batteries that haven’t been fully tested yet, will hold up under everyday use.
Theodore Roszak defines ecopsychology as the connection between ecology and human psychology, but more recent thinkers believe there is so much more to it…
My wife & I drive more than 20,000 miles a year in our recreational vehicle but fuel prices are eating into our nest egg. Are there more fuel efficient ways to enjoy RVs?
There has been a lot of news about lead-tainted children’s toys being recalled
Today fully one-sixth of the world’s human population lacks access to clean drinking water, and more than two million people—mostly kids—die each year from water-borne diseases. The U.S.
Whether LED lights are a big step forward regarding energy efficiency and conservation is still a topic of debate….
The Riverhouse in New York City’s Battery Park district is a LEED-certified, 320-unit building with geothermal heating and cooling, twice-filtered air, non-toxic paint and landscaped roof gardens.© Phillip Ritz, courtesy Flickr
So-called “ocean deserts” or “dead zones” are oxygen-starved (or “hypoxic”) areas of the ocean. They can occur naturally, or be caused by an excess of nitrogen from agricultural fertilizers, sewage effluent and/or emissions from factories, trucks and automobiles. The nitrogen acts as a nutrient that, in turn, triggers an explosion of algae or plankton, which in turn deplete the water’s oxygen.
The Internet is teeming with online stores, catalogs and environmental groups that sell green-friendly gifts for the holidays. Pictured here: a child’s snail pull-toy from Earthentree, made by artisans in India from sustainable wood that is dyed with natural vegetable dyes and finished with lead free non-toxic organic resin
