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John Kerry Updates His Climate Change Creds at the Arctic Council
Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to Kiruna, Sweden, tomorrow, 14 May, for a ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council, the only diplomatic forum focused exclusively on the Arctic region. Members represent the eight nations with...Show More Summary
Occupy the Farm movement rises again, hours after being raided
Guerrilla farmers planted thousands of veggie seedlings over the weekend, only to see them plowed over Monday by the University of California. Within hours, the activists returned.
These cartoon bears care more about the environment than you do
Smokey isn't the only fictional bear who cares about the environment.
Taco Bell has invented the waffle taco
Taco Bell is testing a waffle taco. It's end of days. Or it's the greatest news ever.
The 3D green printing revolution
There’s no denying that 3D printing has moved beyond the laboratory and into the mainstream. We’ve seen 3D printed body parts, electronics, and toys. Although the technology has quickly become quite sophisticated, the materials used in 3D printers have been slow to catch up. read more
This (theoretical) house is entirely powered by exercise
How would you like to have a house where every room was a workout station? How would you like it if that house was named after Jane Fonda?
Pay dreams: Six smart people on how to invest in the earth
Umbra asks the experts for a little financial advice. The question pays off, with interest.
Don’t get backyard chickens unless you are prepared to kill them
It's pretty simple, really. Hens lay eggs until they're about three. And then they live for five to seven years after that.
400 ppm! We didn't listen!
So, it has finally happened. The tipping point. Now, whatever Prince Charles may claim, it is too late to do anything. We are doomed, totally doomed. We had our chance to save the world from the greatest peril it has ever known and we blew it. If only we had listened to the experts, eh? [...]
Solar Lights & Water Pumps: Simple Tech for Alleviating Poverty
Can solar power help eradicate extreme poverty in the developing world? Many social entrepreneurs think so, and are investing their time and money in a variety of technologies. Here are a few more seeking funding...
North Carolina might ban Tesla’s business model
State lawmakers are pushing a bill that would prevent Tesla from selling its own cars in the state, forcing it to go through commission-charging car dealerships instead.
Hyundai supersizes rooftop solar
Hyundai says the rooftop solar power system it will install at its Asan plant in South Korea, with a generating capacity of 10 megawatts, will be the largest in the country – and it’s right up there with the biggest single-site rooftop installations in the world. read more
London may soon be drinking recycled sewage
And 63 percent of people who took a totally unscientific Guardian poll said they would be fine with this.
Determined kids in small California town push for plastic bag ban
A group of NorCal kids who kept a park open with their efforts have now turned their attention to single-use plastic bags.
Geoengineering research: Never or now?
Maybe it's time to get serious about far-out planetary technofixes. Or maybe we'd just screw things up even more royally.
15 Photos of Huggable Baby Sloths
With their round, teddy-bear eyes and arms just made for hugging, baby sloths are liable to give you a case of cuteness overload. This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
Ask Umbra: How would you spend $50 million for the planet?
A reader wonders what investment would net the best returns for Mother Earth. Umbra suggests a well-rounded portfolio.
Greater Risk of Earthquake and Tsunami in Western Indian Ocean
On Boxing Day of 2004 magnitude 9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, sparked a tsunami that took the lives of over 280,000 thousand people. The quake was caused when the Indian tectonic plate subducted...Show More Summary
Food-safety push in California hurts wildlife — and doesn’t make food safer
A deadly outbreak of E. coli in 2006 spurred an overhaul of food-safety practices, but that's been bad news for natural habitats, a study finds.
Revealed! The Mysteries of Bubbles — and Clouds Too
It bears repeating: the world is complicated. Oh, it looks simple enough: your coffee pours from pot to cup, round things roll but square things don’t, stuff that goes up will come back down (usually). But a little physics can peel back...Show More Summary
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