Watch: Forest fires, heat wave, and drought engulfing large areas in Russia [video]
It’s been a while since we last made our weekly compilation of the most interesting (and intriguing) environmental and recycling stories. We sort of gave up on that for a while after covering the stories during the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen last [...]

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On October 10th, 2010, thousands of people from across the globe will join hands and contribute towards documenting life on this planet for one full 24 hour period. The result will be compiled into a full length documentary “One Day on Earth” film that will showcase the human experience as we know it today. It [...]

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Paper or Plastic? In this video from National Geographic, Edward Norton describes a simple easy step everyone can take to help clean up the environment.
California may very well be on the way to be the first state to ban single-use plastic bags from grocery stores, pharmacies, convenience stores, and other commercial establishments statewide. California Assembly [...]

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It’s not necessary to become a nerd to know how wind power works
Wind is a result from the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun and the fact that temperatures will always be attempting to reach an equilibrium (heat is definitely moving to a cooler area). With the rising price of energy and the [...]

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What do you do with your Christmas tree after the holidays? A plastic that dissolves in water, a cell phone that’s powered by nothing more than the user’s movements, a new climate bill that will pay cash to US residents – these are some of the stories included in this week’s Top 10 Recycling and [...]

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What to do with your post holiday waste. Photo: Inhabitat
Wondering what to do with all the garbage generated during the holidays? A year after the TVA disaster in Tennessee, are coal ash sites now regulated? Why did the world leaders fail to deliver a binding treaty in Copenhagen? Our choices for the Top 10 environment [...]

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Black, red, and green are the colors of Kwanzaa, the weeklong celebration (December 26 to January 1) in the United States honoring African heritage and tradition. Kwanzaa (derived from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning ‘first fruits of the harvest’) includes activities like candle-lighting, libations, story-telling, a feast, and gift giving.

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A US Senator finally proposes the banning of bisphenol-A in the United States, NYC drafts a plan to combat climate change, a business proposal at Copenhagen, and the record high steel recycling rate in the US – these are among the Top 10 Stories of the week (Dec.14-20, 2009) – our selection from recycling and [...]

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These days I can’t seem to think of Copenhagen without thinking of the game charades, which our artsy-fartsy group back in college used to play every weekend – no offense to our Danish friends. But the NatGeo video above showcasing Danish families generating their own electricity through windpower is quite inspiring. I think it shows [...]

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Recycled water bottle chandelier by Organelle Design.
Here are some of the most interesting and relevant stories on recycling and the environment bookmarked at Green Options on the 2nd week of December:

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