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• The Goop Matters: on 3D Printing and Waste

  

  Still far from the replicator technology in Star Trek, reasonably affordable commercial 3D printers like the $2000 MakerBot and $1300 Cube are still for the... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, TECH

• First Ocean Tide Energy System Goes Live

  

  Last month marked the first American system to produce electricity via tidal energy. On September 13th, Bangor Hydro Electric Company received power from Ocean... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, TECH

• Taking the Humanity out of Driving

  

  Anyone old enough to have been around for the 1993 movie “Demolition Man” may remember the self-driving cars that could switch from manual control to... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Libman Cleaning Supplies: Not Overtly Green

  

  Last year I wrote about Norwex, a Norwegian company that makes cleaning supplies that are environmentally friendly. The other day I saw a series of commercials... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The State of the Chicago-Detroit High Speed Rail

  

  The expansion of high speed rail (HSR) was announced a few years back to much fanfare. While the high passenger capacity and relative economic viability of the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Consumerism is Overtaking Our Society

  

  It is too easy to be consumers in our society. We are constantly bombarded with ads and opportunities to consume. It is very tempting. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Solar Energy Capacity

  

  Despite a continued weak economy, solar energy installation is going strong. Here are five facts about the growth in the US solar industry from April to June... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• How Good Analytics Can Drive Sustainability

  

  Environmental sustainability has recently become an important variable in guiding corporate business practices. 70 percent of the respondents from an MIT Sloan... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Giant Pandas: Nature’s Bridge to Nowhere

  

  I don’t like pandas, never have, in terms of both cuteness and physical prowess – I’m a polar bear guy. Funny rants about how stupid pandas are actually reveal ... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Cleaning Oil from Water with Nanosponges

  

  We all know the massive amounts of oil that poured into the Gulf of Mexico during the Macondo deep-water oil spill of 2010. Since then scientists have been... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Solar Home Tours

  

  For anyone considering buying a new home, a multitude of decisions must be made before finally closing on a house. Which neighborhood is best? How are the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• October 2012 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events

  

  October has numerous events across the country (and Europe) of interest. AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, has... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 3 Landscape Photos from Our Readers

  

  As announced on our Facebook page, we have been receiving some wonderful photos from you, our readers, of various landscapes around the world for our photo... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• My Argument for Organic Foods

  

  Many recent articles have been discussing a study that claims organic food is not healthier for you.  The study states organic foods do not necessarily have mor... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & DRINK, ORGANIC

• What Apple’s Map App Means for Mass Transit

  

  I heard the other day that the new map app(lication) from Apple, which replaces Google’s map function on the iPhone 5 (and its latest operating system update fo... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Small Islands: The Lowest Hanging Fruit for Renewable Energy

  

  Generating electricity from imported fuels on islands is dirty and expensive. Most islands generate the majority of their electricity using large diesel and... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Fully Funded Transit: Choosing Sustainability

  

  Sustainable cities are built on a foundation of transportation choices that provide access for residents to economic and social opportunities. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: California Efficiency

  

  A recent report released by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) compiled savings from efficiency measures the commission approved. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Diesel Finds a Following

  

  If you talk to European car enthusiasts, they simply won’t understand why diesels aren’t more popular in the United States. Diesel-powered vehicles return... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Testing Our Infrastructure

  

  This last summer seemed to be full of extremes. Extreme weather in the way of massive fires in the western United States, weeks-long heat waves, flooding, and... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT