To dramatize the threat posed by rising sea levels due to global warming, Mohamed Nasheed, president of Maldives, has scheduled a Cabinet meeting for this Saturday, at which members will call upon on the international community to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The catch? They’ll be underwater.
Maldives is a nation of 1,200 coral islands with an [...]
Friday, September 18th is Park(ing)Day. This annual, one-day, worldwide, non-commercial, awareness-raising enterprise is the brainchild of Rebar , a San Francisco art and design studio “operating at the intersection of art, design and activism.” Park(ing) Day began in 2005 when Rebar’s principals rolled out sod and added a park bench to a single, metered parking [...]
Singapore Becomes a Model for Water Technology and Reuse
Adopting chemical-free, membrane technology to purify recycled water has relieved the island-state from concerns that scarcity of fresh water would threaten its long-term well-being.
Moreover, Singapore is working to become a research hub for recycled water technologies that could provide water-starved populations elsewhere with environmentally-friendly sources of fresh [...]
On June 10, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved what may be the toughest recycling law in the nation, adding mandatory composting of food scraps and biodegradables to its already acclaimed recycling program.
Beginning this fall, residences and businesses will be required to sort their refuse into three, color-coded containers: blue for recycled items, green [...]
During the summertime more people take to the roads for vacations and other summer activities. This means more automobile emissions, making summer the perfect time to think about public transportation.
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and transit systems across the country will celebrate the fourth annual National Dump the Pump day today, Thursday, June 18, [...]
Guest Post by Betsy Crowfoot
Reclined in the cockpit of a boat, far out at sea, I was immersed in the splendor of the heavens: a star-studded feature show spanning from horizon to horizon. The ancient legends of astronomy came to life … like Orion, the great hunter of Greek mythology, with his club poised high [...]
Guest Post by Adam Downing
Virginia Cooperative Extension Agent, Forestry & Natural Resources
With the approach of Arbor Day, we should all have plans to plant a tree. To encourage you in this direction, I would like to recap some of the wonderful services trees offer.
(Note: If you do not have a yard or space to plant [...]
The world’s smallest park, according to the Guinness Book of Records, is in Portland, Oregon.
It’s called Mill Ends Park and it is a lonely patch of earth that barely measures 2 feet across, sitting in a sea of asphalt and traffic in downtown Portland.
In 1946 City of Portland municipal workers forgot to install a street lamp [...]
It seems that there is concern in Arizona about mosquitoes spreading the West Nile disease.
The main breeding grounds, in the normally dry and arid state, are backyard swimming pools that have been left unattended because the households were foreclosed on or abandoned.
