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As Occupy Wall Street’s Sustainability Working Group gets more established in Zucotti Park, composting, bike-powered generators, and phasing out single-use plastics and bottled water are all on the agenda. The Seinfeld star joins the growing legion of celebrity activists fighting the proposed pipeline. Felix O / CC BY 1.0 The largest companies in the global shipping industry have announced a formal agreement detailing steps they will take to reduce emissions , increase use of renewable energy, and design ships that can be reused or recycled. The People, Planet, Peace conference in Limon, Costa Rica. Photos: Paula Alvarado Photos by Jaymi Heimbuch The grilled cheese sandwich is perhaps my most favorite comfort food. Not only is it tasty, but the combinations of cheese alone are endless All photos from AskNature (be sure to check out the site if you have a minute), unless otherwise noted. Interview with Janine Benyus, President of the Biomimicry Institute Biomimicry has already influenced our lives in more ways than you’d likely begin to imagine: Anti-virus software From local investing in “everybody eats” restaurants , through slow business and the best vacation response ever , to a revival of simple low-impact living and DIY culture , the signs a… Read the full story on TreeHugger From massive solar warehouses to stunning urban wind turbines, I have made the case before that visibility is almost as important as productivity in these early phases of the low carbon revolution. We need to make the technological and cultural break that are undoubtedly happening tangible for the majority of the population—and we need to make the case for why they make the world, and our economies, safer, better and more stable. Image credit: Brahms Electric Vehicles I’ve argued before that electric vehicles (EVs) do not have direct “gasoline equivalents” , and that EVs are actually looking like increasingly viable every-day modes of transport for many of us. |
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