Gulf Doctors Advised to Learn to Treat Oil-Related Illnesses
Wed, 09/08/2010 - 19:49
Photo via News One
Less dramatic than the fiery explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and the multiple month-spanning underwater oil geyser that followed it are many of the BP Gulf spill's side effects.
Obama Aims $50 Billion Stimulus at Nation's Transit
Wed, 09/08/2010 - 19:10
Image via California High-Speed Rail Authority
In his Labor Day speech two days ago, the president announced plans for a $50 billion stimulus package that would take aim at updating the country's lagging transportation infrastructure.
Adopt-a-Farmbox Builds Mini-Farms for NYC Schools
Wed, 09/08/2010 - 14:03
The 6 Crucial Errors that Lead to the BP Spill
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 23:33
Photo via NY Daily News
It's beyond well-known by now that crucial mistakes and shoddy cost-cutting measures were instrumental in bringing about the tragedy at the Deepwater Horizon dril
If Obama Had Chosen Energy Over Health Care ...
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 22:08
Photo via MSNBC's Cosmic Blog
It's an interesting question for followers of both politics and climate issues: How would things have turned out if Obama had thrown his weight behind clean energy legislation instead of health care reform?
Invasive Quagga Mussels Could Eat Lake Michigan Ecosystem to Point of Collapse
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 16:27
photo: Wikipedia
Forget about the potential damage by invasive Asian carp, another invasive species, the quagga mussel is likely to destroy the Lake Michigan ecosystem long before the bottom-feeding fish do.
A Bike With Baggage: Biomega and Puma's New Mopion
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 12:07
Handmade Online Marketplace Etsy Raises $20 Million Financing
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 15:17
Handmade is becoming big business -- reeeally big. Etsy -- the online marketplace for handmade items -- announced earlier this week that it has raised $20 million in venture capital financing and has now tripled its valuation at $300 million (not including the funding).
The Strangest Sustainability Analogy Ever? Stop Watching Spongebob (Video)
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:22
Image credit: CosmicRevolutionKS
When I interviewed my friend Tim Toben of Greenbridge and Pickards Mountain Ecoinstitute, he suggested it was important that we all "tell the story about the transformation from a world powered by fossil fuels to a world powered by
Exploiting Utah's Oil Shale Deposits is Fossil Foolishness (Video)
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 18:35
Ahead of its upcoming report Fossil Foolishness: Utah's Pursuit of Tar Sands and Oil Shale Tags:
