Press Releases

Crowdsourcing the Most Energy-Efficient Life

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

ISO bright ideas. Photo by Paul Keller via Flickr. If you want to get people to boost their personal energy efficiency, you should appeal to their vanity, their inner couch potato, their wallets, and their competitive nature. That's the strategy tha

College Students Listen Up: Enter The Arbor Day Now Video Challenge and Win $2,500 in Trees For Your Community or College Campus

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

photo: Arbor Day Now Are you an amateur videographer at heart just waiting for your time to shine? Well, now's your chance. The Arbor Day Foundation is looking for compelling videos to get people planting trees. And the top contest winner will recei

Greening Your Home

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

How lessons-learned from a state-of-the-art net-zero project can help us all reduce our impact Now that everyone is finally talking about green buildings, the question becomes Where do we need to go from here? The answer? Net-zero. Thats what a pa

Special release of the Green Tax Guide, 2009

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

Green tax incentives at the federal and state levels are finally helping to convert our country to a green collar economy. In the wake of the recent Stimulus Package, and economic rescue legislation of 2008, several energy efficiency and renewable ta

Smarter Cities ~ Project of the Natural Resources Defense Council

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

Have you heard about NRDC’s Smarter Cities? “When thinking about the urban environment, more often than not problems come first to mind. Less commonly thought about is the potential presented by cities, potential to rethink and reshape t

US Green Building Council to Honor Hospitality Design Challenge Winners

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

USGBC, the Hospitality Industry Network (NEWH) and the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) have admirably joined together to sponsor the Sustainable Suite Design Competition. The goal of this hospitality design contest is to help drive gree

TED Talks: Architecture in the Future that Repairs Itself?

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

This post contains additional media. Click here to view the full post. This short Technology and Entertainment Design Conference clip is by Rachel Armstrong who states : “Scientists need to work outside their own areas of expertise to make new

Dune Architect Transforms Desert Sand into Dwellings for the Green Wall Sahara Shelterbelt

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

This post contains additional media. Click here to view the full post. Above, creative architecture student Magnus Larsson shares his incredible idea to help settlers along the harsh Sahara desert. His proposed process of re-structuring sand is a bui

Unsafe Levels of Formaldehyde in New Homes

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

Being green means saving energy. However, being green also means staying healthy. A study released today indicates those two goals may be at odds with each other in new homes. Today the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a study of indo

Yurt Living: Book Review

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

Honestly, I researched small sustainable home building options for three years and was not sold on a yurt until I realized the fabric kits are the least expensive and fastest way to build a home. That was 2008 August. Architectural plans, finances, p

Worlds First Convention Center to Achieve LEED Platinum Rating

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

No doubt the current Olympics has and continue to dazzle people with the drama (some outside of the venues) but somehow lost amongst the sports accomplishments remains the face that Vancouver touted this Olympics as the Greenest ever. It seems that C

The Future of Green Building Legislation?

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

As part of a new series of papers regarding federal, state and local decisions to expand energy efficiency choices for consumers, DEFG has published a free report on New York City’s “Greener, Greater Buildings Plan.” The GGBP is a k

DOJ & USDA hold workshop on competition in Iowa

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

The Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday held the first-ever joint public workshop on competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry.

Grape moth imperils farm method

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

When a voracious pest triggered a quarantine this week across much of Napa Valley -- the nation's premier grape-growing region -- it threatened more than the grapes themselves.

Spending on social welfare increased as China's political session ends

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

China must remain alert to fight any rebound in the economic crisis in the next several years, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday.

Administration on alert for ag antitrust concerns

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

ANKENY, Iowa – The Obama administration put the nation's biggest agriculture companies on notice Friday – it's going to make sure there's competition on the farm.

Peru mahogany decision highlights overlooked timber proposals at CITES

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

Doha, Qatar Beyond the headline-grabbing proposals on bluefin tuna and ivory trade, the largest wildlife trade convention meeting this week will also address several timber-related issues an often overlooked responsibility of the Convention on In

Wolf attack jogger: hunt planned by plane and on foot for deadly pack

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

Wildlife officials and state troopers in Alaska are to hunt down and kill a pack of wolves that mauled a teacher to death while she was out jogging.

Florida Governor Wants Bailout for Drywall

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

HVAC heat exchanger corrosion associated with Chinese drywall presence. Image credit:Chinese drywall PSC This headline is certainly the meta-story that hovers above the request by Florida's Republican Governor for Federal money to cover the cost of

Fish Supply Crisis Could Trigger Bans

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

The Atlantic bluefin tuna and other marine life in the world's overfished oceans will be the focus of a two week United Nations conference that opened Saturday in the Gulf state of Qatar.

5 Ways to Value a River

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

Rivers provide habitat, freshwater, recreation, and contemplation. They offer continuity and a sense of history. Rivers mean transportation, connection, and boundaries. Rivers link mountain peaks with ocean depths.

Snap to it

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

THERES a knack to photographing the Little Bee-eater. The picture you want is this: the bird is in mid-flight, its green shimmering wings flung wide and a just-caught bug clamped in its beak.

Energy firms come with whiff of rip-off

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

Britains energy companies have been cleared of operating a supply cartel following an investigation by the watchdog, Ofgem, which ruled that consumers have enjoyed lower prices, better service and wider range of deals in the 10 years since the indus

Scots carbon storage trial confirmed

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

The government has formally designated a Scottish power station as one of two sites in a race to develop the first commercial plant to strip carbon dioxide from emissions.

Energy giants accused of pushing users into poverty

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:50:33 PST

The UKs big six energy companies have been accused of ripping off their customers to the tune of £3billion.

Press Releases

Crowdsourcing the Most Energy-Efficient Life

College Students Listen Up: Enter The Arbor Day Now Video Challenge and Win $2,500 in Trees For Your Community or College Campus

Greening Your Home

Special release of the Green Tax Guide, 2009

Smarter Cities ~ Project of the Natural Resources Defense Council

US Green Building Council to Honor Hospitality Design Challenge Winners

TED Talks: Architecture in the Future that Repairs Itself?

Dune Architect Transforms Desert Sand into Dwellings for the Green Wall Sahara Shelterbelt

Unsafe Levels of Formaldehyde in New Homes

Yurt Living: Book Review

Worlds First Convention Center to Achieve LEED Platinum Rating

The Future of Green Building Legislation?

DOJ & USDA hold workshop on competition in Iowa

Grape moth imperils farm method

Spending on social welfare increased as China's political session ends

Administration on alert for ag antitrust concerns

Peru mahogany decision highlights overlooked timber proposals at CITES

Wolf attack jogger: hunt planned by plane and on foot for deadly pack

Florida Governor Wants Bailout for Drywall

Fish Supply Crisis Could Trigger Bans

5 Ways to Value a River

Snap to it

Energy firms come with whiff of rip-off

Scots carbon storage trial confirmed

Energy giants accused of pushing users into poverty

Worlds First Convention Center to Achieve LEED Platinum Rating