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The Street Turns Green"Goldman Sachs got environmentalists to embrace a utility they loved to hate—and sealed a $45 billion deal."
Do offset schemes work to compensate long haul flights?"Stumping up to compensate for environmentally costly air travel is a complicated business. Patrick Collinson investigates."
The Zero-Carbon Luxury Beach Resort"The world's first 'zero-carbon' five-star resort is being developed by architects in London. The developers of the resort, due to open next year, claim it will have no negative environmental impact and each of its 35 villas will be totally self-sufficient, using only energy from the sun and wind and producing little waste or carbon emissions."_Thanks, Mags.
The Vibrancy of Green"Industry leaders discuss the role of green building and the important changes taking place."
Interview: Ed Mazria - Architecture and Climate Change"Architecture – or the building sector, more generally – is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions, worldwide."
(Green) Survey: Winter SportsTreehugger is taking a survey for us winter sports enthusiasts... so how do you balance environmental responsibility with your love the great outdoors? Hike it.
William McDonough... and Steven SpielbergA profile of "green-design guru" William McDonough, and mention of a possible documentary on his work by Spielberg.
Plugging Into the Sun"Spurred by recent legislation that provides financial incentives — and by rising energy costs and, perhaps, by a lingering distrust of power companies in the aftermath of the California electricity crisis at the start of the decade — homeowners across the state have come to see solar power as a way to conserve money as well as natural resources."
The first rule of car sharing is......you don't talk about car sharing...? Um, no, that wouldn't work so well. Here are some real thoughts about creating a market for 'off-duty' cars (or car sharing).
'Sustainability' gains status on US campuses"Next month, ASU will inaugurate the nation's first School of Sustainability - whose classes will look at everything from water scarcity to urban air quality problems."
London 2012: The World's First One-Planet Olympics"We want our One Planet Olympics to be the most complete and sophisticated expression of sustainable development ever delivered on a city-wide scale."
It’s not easy being green in Great Britian"Builders won’t commit to ecofriendly homes until people are willing to pay for them."
Lightning Power"Alternative Energy Holdings plans to be the first company to tap into the natural energy produced by a thunderstorm."
Keeping It ‘Green’ With Panels and MoreResidential builders are (starting) to drive the green building trend.
In the battle to be green, the human factor can work wonders"...what's best for cities is also best for nature... A sustainable city is virtually indistinguishable from a healthy one."
Urban Grids / Respiratory OasesA proposal to dipatch a three-dimensional architectural tile that clean the air thoughout cities as a means of environmental and visual improvement for urban landscapes.
Local Governments Get Serious About the Environment"In the absence of serious national action, state and local governments and the private sector are taking the initiative in confronting the interlocked problems of global warming and energy conservation."
Pitt on building an eco-friendly New OrleansBrad Pitt talks about architecture, the environment, social responsibility, philanthropy... and his family.
Green Without Envy"Tearing down perfectly good homes to build environmentally friendly ones can create more harm than good. Every year 136 million tons of waste from demolished houses makes its way into landfills worldwide."
Green Building 101Inhabitat has concluded their series on green building... here is the round up: Location & Community; Sustainable Sites; Water Efficiency; Materials & Resources; Indoor Air Quality; Energy & Atmosphere; Environmentally Friendly Lighting; Eco-Power; Appliances, Electronics & Energy Use; Design Innovation.
View From the BridgeNew York's largest green roof hopes to be the catalyst for the neighborhood. "There is enough suitable flat roof space in Long Island City to cover more than 26 million square feet with green-roof technology—or 667 acres, nearly the size of Central Park."
"What Would Jesus Drive?""Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed New Orleans and killed hundreds of people, has made US citizens far more aware of the environment. Green has become fashionable even among conservative politicians and the religious right."
The Greening of Work"More employers are making workplaces environmentally friendly. The result, firms say: energy savings, better morale and even higher productivity."
ecorazziFeeling guilty about following the latest on Lindsay and Tom? Reading People Mag under the covers with a flashlight? Well hide no more! Ecorazzi provides absolution via ecologically infused celeb gossip. I can't believe it's not butter...
Can industrial civilization really become sustainable? Should it?William McDonough and Derrick Jensen, two views: one that civilization worth saving, the other that it isn't.