Monthly Archives: November 2008

Photo: Red Cross of Argentina
A young man melting into a puddle of himself is something you don’t see everyday, much less in a busy public square. Yet this humourous but surprisingly effective spectacle is the latest effort by the Red Cross of Argentina to raise awareness about climate change.

Located in Buenos Aires’ Plaza Francia, the oozing young man passes out fliers urging spectators to use public transportation, conserve water, reduce, reuse, recycle and to use energy-efficient appliances. This imaginative piece of guerril

People wanting to buy acai should always remember that acai, like so many other products, comes in many different forms. Some of these forms are better than others. Specifically, some forms of acai contain more actual acai than others. A few quick checks on the ingredients list and you can be confident when you buy [

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An endangered Waved Albatross chick, photo by Brian Merchant

The Galapagos Islands are brimming with avian life—some of the world’s most famous birds call them home. From the Blue-Footed Boobies to the famed Darwin’s finches, the world’s only penguin that lives in tropical climes, there’s no doubt that the archipelago is a top destination for birders around the world. What is in doubt, however, is whether some of these birds will survive the i

Image source: EarthEcho

Yesterday we reported on the work Reverb is doing to green concerts across the US. Today we report on the Warped Eco Initiative, now in its fourth year, and up for a huge grant ($10,000) for its work to green concerts across 46 cities in just 8 weeks as part of the Vans Warped Extreme Sports and Music Tour. Their work has brought solar and environmental action to mainstream and young audiences (up to 24,000

Photo by Pete Oxford

The Toyota International Teacher Program has taken 30 of the top secondary school teachers in the US to some pretty fascinating talks and even more spectacular locales. But perhaps the best part of the program yet is the Galapagos/US teacher collaborative projects. Working together in teams of 5 or 6 US and Galapagueno teachers, the iniative’s aim is to address t

Photo credit to Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com

Setting up a green office has a lot less to do with buying high tech ergonomic equipment, and a whole lot more with how you use them. We spoke with one of the experts of the forefront of office ergonomics, Tony Biafore, to find out some of the facts of setting up a proper office. But before we get to the interview featured in part 2, I think an introduction is in order of why good office ergonomics is so important, and how it can be best achieved

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Image: Michelin

The Holy Grail of Eco-transportation
Could this be the technology that revolutionizes transportation? Will the company that invented the air-pressure tire trump that achievement by making electric cars affordable and practical? Michelin’s Active Wheel system is the holy grail of wheel technology: a wheel with an integrated drive motor that has succeeded to meet unsprung weight limitations.

The Active Wheel frees automobile designers from the restrictions posed by the need for engine, transmission, drive shaft, different

Salvia has enjoyed some pretty intense reporting over the past year or so. Going from zero to anti-hero in such a short time takes some doing and it is only thanks to a self-fulfilling cycle of news reporting which (apparently) encourages more people to buy Salvia that we are in this situation.
A focus of much [

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photo by wikimedia

Climate change is making the impassable passable. The legendary and treacherous Northwest Passage, once believed to be unnavigable by larger ships, has been successfully traversed by a commercial cargo ship. Satellite photos had shown the passage to be open as early as 2007, but it wasn’t until a few days ago that the navigability of the route was empirically proven.

Just after the Canadian election last month we imagined the Liberal leader going to the Governor General and saying:

“Climate change is too important for petty politics. The four parties with strong pro-environment, pro-Kyoto platforms got 61% of the vote and control 163 seats to the conservatives’ 143. We are forming a Coalition against Climate Change and intend to ask the Governor-General to let us form the government.”

Now, because of some real political stupidity on the part of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, it just might happen; his minority government may fall next week.