Conservationists Want Biodiversity, Poor Want Biomass: How Best To Protect Forests?
January 15, 2011 No Comment
Corn field alongside roadway . Image credit:By Beatrice Murch, on Flickr , excerpted. There’s a new conservation approach being tested as an alternative to failed earlier efforts to preserve remnant natural forests (which continued to end up as fuel). At a London symposium held last year, ‘Linking biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction: what, why and how?’ a Nature Conservancy spokesperson summarized the reason for a n… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Study NY 4-Way Jacket. Photo: Eric Reeves Following in the lightly-treading footsteps of Bodkin designer Eviana Hartman, Lika Volkova of SANS, and John Patrick of Organic , Study NY designer Tara St. James has won the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award (EDFF) for Sustainable Design,
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Photo: equinoxefr under a Creative Commons license . Being something of a history buff as well as TreeHugger writer, a recent visit to the Briare Bridge Canal in France’s Loire River Valley caught my attention. The structure itself is remarkable: a 662 meter (2,172 ft), water-filled causeway, it allows boats to cross 11 meters over the Loire quickly and safely, no matter the state of the river below. Nothing markets the canal, built of steel and stone, as especially green, but it has a surprising amount to tell us about today’… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: 303cycling.com Looks like Google was feeling generous toward Boulder—and toward bike-sharing—this week! The company gave a $25,000 donation to B-cycle “as part of Google’s commitment to support innovative ways for using Internet-based technology to reduce environmental impacts andimprove the quality of life in the communities where it operates,” Boulder B-cycle said in a press release…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: Rudi In other words, London’s bike superhighways are incredibly successful , as the front-page GOOD story remarks. According to the findings in study by Transport for London , there were 70% more cyclists out on the streets of London… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Google Launches International Science Fair With a Most Amazing Grand Prize
January 14, 2011 No Comment
Google’s launched a new science fair that looks like a lot of fun not only to enter but to witness. They state, “Google is looking for the brightest, best young scientists from around the world to submit interesting, creative projects that are relevant to the world today.” We’re glad the company is trying to encourage more young people to get involved in the sciences. Goodness knows we need ‘em. And the grand prize is pretty phenomenal… … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Cutting up the credit cards is probably the greenest thing anyone could do but sometimes, buying new stuff—or patronizing a favorite restaurant —is necessary. When those times come, there’s no reason to feel guilty—especially when choosing a company that respects the environment as much as the bottom line…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Ypy31 , public domain. The Electric Jellybean Comes to Europe European electro-enthusiasts (and I’m not talking about music fans) take note, Mitsubishi Motors announced today that sale of the European-spec i-MiEV electric car will begin in 15 European countries. Production started last fall, and it seems like the company is now has stockpiled enough EV jellybeans to begin shipping them…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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