Controlling heat loss, lighting, and waste can make for an energy-efficient and green Halloween celebration at home. (Photo: Sunnking)
Hey folks, Halloween is almost here. My kids can hardly contain themselves with excitement no matter how much I tell them that the current observance of an old tradition has been transformed into an annual feeding frenzy [...]

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Photographer Tim Simmons in a commission called The Urban Land Project aims to challenge people to reflect and reconnect with their surroundings.
For many city dwellers, the only glimpses of beautiful nature they’ll have on a regular day would be in the images of their desktop nature themes or screen savers. Unless you live near an [...]

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Collins hybrid electric Type A school bus. Collins Bus Corporation is one of the finalist’s in the Waste and Recycling News’ Green Corporate Citizen Award. (Photo: autoblog).
Waste and Recycling News announced the winners of it’s Green Corporate Citizen Award during the Corporate Recycling & Waste Conference that it hosts in cooperation with Republic Services.

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Protecting the environment is a priority for many people. Brilliant minds devote energy and time every day to come with ways to preserve the environment while still providing us with the conveniences of modern-day living. The folks at Eco Localizer compiled this list of a few clever, earth-friendly inventions, that make living just a bit [...]

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As people become more conscious of the need to efficiently manage and save on their energy consumption and as traditional energy sources become more limited, the use of energy saving devices will become more commonplace in households and businesses across America.

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Watch video: Miley Cyrus’ “Wake Up America”
I’m not a fan of Miley Cyrus – not because I dislike her or her songs but simply because I thought I was too old to enjoy America’s most popular teen star’s music. That’s why it wasn’t me but my 15-year old daughter who pointed out that Miley Cyrus [...]

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I was watching a National Geographic documentary called Aftermath: World Without Oil (see videos) and I couldn’t help but feel fearful for the future. Oil plays a huge part in our civilization that the sudden disappearance of this resource would throw everything into a virtual standstill.

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Renowned Danish architect Bjarke Ingels of the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) finally unveiled the much-anticipated design of his W57 project. The stunning residential pyramid building design to be constructed at West 57th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues in New York City was seen for the first time last week.

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Beyond the mere fad stage, bamboo bikes are increasingly gaining popularity these days not just among environmentalists but among biking enthusiasts as well. A long-time biker friend from New York who owns a carbon fiber alloy mountain bike also has a bamboo bicycle which he says rides well and is just as strong as [...]

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Recyclable Laptop, Anyone?

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