Why You Don't Want Gas Prices to get Cheaper

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Biomimicry in Africa

Another brilliant video about biomimicry featuring Janine Benyus in Africa. Watch this and watch nature inspire you!

7 Billion in 2012

By the end of this year, global population will surpass 7 billion! More people equates to more consumption of our already dwindling natural resources and more strain on our already stressed natural ecosystems. So, be aware of the issue and use less ecosystem services more efficiently.

Check out this brief video by National Geographic.

Greenbuild 2010

The closing plenary of Greenbuild 2010 in Chicago was so inspiring that it prompted me to write in my blog again! Watch the 3rd session...Ray Anderson and Paul Hawkin even give mention to The Natural Step. All that is missing is Janine Benyus but I was fortunate enough to hear her speak earlier in the week.

It is a lengthy video but well worth it!

Plastic Water Bottles

"Last year the earth used enough water bottles to stretch across the earth 190 times"...according to a Brita commercial. THIS IS STAGGERING! Please buy a stainless steel, BPA-free, re-usable water bottle and STOP contributing to this scary statistic!

No More Styrofoam

Are mushrooms the new plastic? This is breakthrough for material innovation, watch this TED talks and learn more.



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Imagine an Ocean Without Fish



Image Credit : Greenpeace

 The ocean is so vast and unexperienced by most of us that we assume life below the surface is thriving. This is not the case, as described in The End of the Line. This documentary brings to light the reality of the ocean, and it is not a pretty picture for ocean ecosystems and human consumption of seafood.

With population growth and increased technology we have managed to fish certain species to near extinction while disrupting the natural underwater system beyond belief, with no sign of slowing.

If you eay anything out of the sea, please watch this film and make informed decisions before ordering seafood off the menu.

Toxic Nation

We are exposed to chemicals every day in the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe and the products we buy. Chemicals act as toxins in our bodies, they are everywhere because WE created them and there is no where for them to go. Nature does not naturally produce toxins and consequently is not able to cycle through them - the more chemicals we produce, the more accumulate, and the affects in nature and humans become more severe.

We live in a Toxic Nation. Your body is full of chemicals, learn how to live a healthier, toxic-free (or toxic-less) life style:

BodyBurden (Industrial chemicals building up in our bodies)
Cosmetic Database (Toxic chemicals in personal care products and cosmetics)
EWG Sunscreen Guide (Toxic chemicals in sunscreen)

Image: http://www.toxicnation.ca/

The Plastic Bag

If you aren't using reusable bags already please, please, please watch this brief video on the life of a plastic bad.

Daniel Pink - DRIVE

'Our motivations are unbelievably interesting'

This says it all! If you are intrigued watch this short video.

Standard 189.1

Finally....the first commercial green building standard in the United States. It covers key topic areas similar to LEED: site, water use, energy, indoor environmental quality, and the building’s impact on the atmosphere, materials and resources.


ASHRAE Standard 189.1 provides the basis for new building codes and makes it easier for cities and counties to adopt an already created green building code. The question now is...who will be the first municipality to put this into law!
 

Footsteps into Energy

Can producing energy be as simple as walking? Yes...with the new Pavegen Systems product. 'Paving slabs harvest kinetic energy in high footfall environments converting it into electricity.'

Image: Pavegen Systems

The Hidden Costs

Before you make your next purchase, try to consider all the costs involved, not just the price.

Our current economic structure does not account for the environmental and social impacts of products and services, rather, these are viewed as externalities. In the new green economy, these externalities will be absorbed, making the manufacturer's of products and suppliers of services accountable.

Read more at Grist...always a noteworthy news source.

Save Paper & Save Trees

Image Credit: thinkbefore printing.org

Did you ever wonder where the nifty 'green' message at the bottom of emails comes from?? Well, now you know, click here to get your free email banner and help save some trees! It is as easy as that!

Whole Building Design Guide...

..."the gateway to up-to-date information on integrated, whole building design techniques and technologies."

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