Daily Archives: November 9, 2008

Photo courtesy of World Cities Summit

When we last checked in on Singapore’s island landfill Semaku in 2005, plans were in motion to retool it as a destination for eco-tourism. We’ll believe it when we see it, we said. Well, looks like we’re about to see it—with less of the tourism and more of the eco. Singapore recently announced Semaku is on track to become an eco-park; a testing bed for renewable and clean energy technologies.

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There is no doubt that the Bushies will go down in history as the administration with the least environmentally-friendly record (among other dubious distinctions). Having already gutted the Endangered Species Act, denied the existence of climate change and vehemently resisted efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, it is not as if the president has been trying especially hard to rehabilitate his dismal reputation. Last Friday, we learned of the Bush administration’s latest environmental hit job, courtesy of <a href=”http://www.nytimes

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After Obama takes office next January, it may be a good long while before he’s able to implement some of his broader environmental plans—there is a tanking economy, a couple wars, and an increasingly testy Russia to deal with, after all. But there are a few quick moves he may make—actions that he’s already publicly advocated—that could swiftly begin to reverse the damaging environmental policies of the Bush administration. So yes, that pla

The LA Natural History Museum kicked off its first Sunday of a new series dubbed “Sustainable Sundays: Different Shades of Green.” The goal of this series is to help the public manage the substantial heap of green information that bombards them. Personally, I don’t think the public is bombarded with enough green information, but I am probably biased. One of the highlights of this event was the forum hosted by Jen Morris from Verde Ventures.

Gustorganic before the bar, courtesy of Keetsa

GustOrganic, an all-organic restaurant in New York is now also home to the world’s first all-organic bar. Using entirely organic spirits—beers, cocktails, wine, and liquor, GustOrganic is the first bar to be certified organic by the USDA. I was on hand for the celebratory opening night to find out what 100 percent organic martinis, mojitos, and margaritas taste like—and eventually, to investigate the first 100 percent organic hang

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In a baffling case of doublespeak, the world’s largest meat processing company Tyson Foods has publicly admitted to injecting chickens with antibiotics—but it’s suing the US Department of Agriculture in order to keep the Antibiotic-Free label anyway. And how does Tyson plan on getting around the fact that the label is a bold-faced lie? By manipulating legal jargon of course! Tyson is claiming that since its chickens are merely injected with antibiotics before they hatch, they’re no

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Rails to Trails (RTC) has published a comprehensive report on the benefits of an infrastructure based on walkways and bikeways across America. Currently the U.S. Government funds such projects with approximately $453 million every year to help expand and repair these convenient paths

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Jeeps Race Climate Change to Set Bering Strait Record
Adventurer Matthias Jeschke intends to drive from Paris to New York. Of course, since the Atlantic presents a serious obstacle to wheeled transportation, Jeschke has plotted a route inspired by early human migration — across the Bering Strait. If he and his team succeed, they will be the first expedition to drive the trans-continental route.

Modern Obstacle: Global Warming
In a sense, Jeschke follows great expeditions of generations past. But this journey faces a modern irony: in a warming world, the frozen bridge bewteen cont

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Yellow + Blue is expanding its use of sustainable Tetra Pak(R) cartons to include its Torrontes varietal. After the success of its Malbec in the Tetra Pak packaging, the brand of organically grown Argentinian wines has decided to wrap up another varietal. Read on to find out about why Tetra Pak is so sustainable

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