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One Man’s Waste is Another Man’s Mushroom…?

Back to the Roots

Back to the Roots is committed to transforming one of the largest waste streams in America – the tons of coffee ground ... more ...

Agriculture, Business, Education, Green Communities, Green Living, Health
Seven Billion and Counting

UNSW Australia

With 7 billion mouths to feed–and many more to come–how will our cities, economies, health systems and ... more ...

Adaptation, Agriculture, Climate Change, Health, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar, Water
SUNY Upstate Medical University: Sustainable Medical Care

Upstate Medical University

Upstate Medical University set out to cut 75% of their campus' footprint. They were able to save $1 million over 20 ... more ...

Business, Campus Sustainability, Climate Change, Climate Leadership Awards, Economics, Education, Health
Upstream to Downstream (In Our Bloodstreams)

Krisanne Baker

Unless we change our water consumption and systems of disposal and use, we are drinking from a ‘sanitary ... more ...

Activism, Green Living, Health, Oceans, Water
Energy Efficient and Alive

Team #THINKFWD

Purdue University brought their green design, the INhome, to the 2011 Solar Decathlon in Washington DC. They turn a ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Efficiency, Engineering, Geothermal, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Health, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon
Growing Urban Forests: The Secret to Cleaner, Cooler, City Air

American Society of Landscape Architects

From our sustainable landscape series, check out how urban forests cool and clean the air, store excess carbon, and ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Economics, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Health, Transportation, Water
Proposed Federal Law Would Strengthen Controls on Toxic Chemicals, Confirm Safety for Consumers

Assignment Earth

We are exposed to hundreds of chemicals every day in household items that you might not expect to be potentially ... more ...

Activism, Business, Clean Tech, Economics, Green Communities, Green Living, GreenGov, Health, Policy, Science
Michigan Researches Remote Medicine to Rescue Rural Communities

University of Michigan College of Engineering

Young University of Michigan engineers take technology to the remote and needy. Michigan Engineering M-HEAL student team ... more ...

Activism, Education, Engineering, Health
Relaxed Federal Rules Allow Bison Room to Roam Outside Yellowstone

Assignment Earth

On Yellowstone’s northern range, it’s easy to see why bison leave the national park in search of greener pastures during ... more ...

Activism, Adaptation, Health, Policy
Ole Miss Bike Paths Alleviate Pollution and Safety Risks

paris crawford

People ride bikes for exercise, to save gas, and to keep pollution out of the Earth. However, there are times when they ... more ...

Biking, Green Communities, Green Living, Health, Transportation
Bald Eagle Survives Traumatic Impact With a Semi-Trailer

Assignment Earth

Truck driver Ben Wright was more than startled when a bald eagle struck his windshield with great force as he traveled ... more ...

Activism, Adaptation, Health
After 22 Years, Oil From the Exxon Valdez Disaster Still Found in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Assignment Earth

R. J. Kopchak was formerly the part owner of a fisherman’s co-op in Cordova, Alaska, which was experiencing great ... more ...

Activism, BP Oil Spill, Green Communities, Health, Oceans, Policy, Science, Water
Are Environmentalists Missing the Smoking Gun on Pollution?

Non Encrypted

Why are we still burning firewood without any smog controls at all? We seem to forget that there are way TOO MANY of us ... more ...

Activism, Adaptation, Green Living, Health, Humor, Policy, Science
Design for Active Living

American Society of Landscape Architects

Do you drive to work? Ride a bike? Take the train? Walk? From the American Society of Landscape Architects sustainable ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Business, Climate Change, Economics, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Health, Policy, Public Transportation, Transportation
From Industrial Wasteland to Community Park

American Society of Landscape Architects

What should we do with that old building? Turn it into a park! From the American Society of Landscape Architects ... more ...

Architecture, Climate Change, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Health
Hydrogen on Demand for All Transportation

Terry Jackson

Hello neighbours, I, a 52-year-old male technician from Oakville, Ontario, Canada, have created and built a working ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Health, Hydroelectric, Renewable Energy, Science, Transportation, Water
Revitalizing City Communities with Parks

American Society of Landscape Architects

Here's a simple idea to create more parks: retrofit a parking lot. Check out this latest animation from the American ... more ...

Architecture, Art, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Health, Music
Leveraging the Landscape to Manage Water

American Society of Landscape Architects

From our sustainable landscape series, this animation shows you how green roofs, permeable pavements and other green ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Business, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Health, Water
Hydraulic Power Generation Through Human Workouts

Michael Stevens

My idea is actually very simple. To convert the human workout into electricity via the “green living” ... more ...

Health, Renewable Energy
Uniting The World’s Smart Communities For A Sustainability Revolution

Woodrow W. Clark II, PhD

Dr. Woodrow Clark II, a long-time advocate for the environment and renewable energy, is an internationally recognized ... more ...

Adaptation, Health, Policy, Public Transportation, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Despite Health Concerns, Bisphenol-A Unregulated in U.S.

Assignment Earth

The Centers for Disease Control says 93% of us have Bisphenol-A in our bodies. From the linings of food and soda cans to ... more ...

Activism, Green Communities, Green Living, Health, Policy
Mosquito Population will Increase with Climate Change say University of Arizona Researchers

National Science Foundation

Research on the impact of climate change on mosquitoes has revealed that their populations will increase, as well as ... more ...

Climate Change, Health, Science
Feast Your Eyes – Ole Miss Dines Eco-Friendly

Avé Mayeux & Allie Cimo

Ole Miss dining has started a green meal plan to make students more aware. They have also began a “Meatless ... more ...

Business, Campus Sustainability, Green Communities, Green Living, Health
Using common practices to combat warm temps.

Ahmad Coleman

By using our commonsense in warmer climates by covering up ourselves with sunscreen,limiting our exposure to the sun, ... more ...

Adaptation, Climate Change, Green Building, Green Living, Health, Science
Use Volcanic Rock Powder to Remineralize the Soil

Randall Lee Hopper

This is idea if shared can make us all the hero/heroine for the world. The foundation from the ground up. 80% diversity ... more ...

Adaptation, Agriculture, Biomimicry, Business, Climate Change, Economics, Efficiency, Green Communities, GreenGov, Health, International Climate Negotiations, Policy, Renewable Energy, Science
Toxic Infertility

Assignment Earth

Molly Jones Gray is working hard to make sure that her toddler Paxton has a safe and healthy home. This Seattle mother ... more ...

Activism, Education, Green Living, Health
What are the health costs of fossil fuels?

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Environmental health experts speaking at a May 24, 2010 event on Capitol Hill. Are coal and oil really as cheap as we ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering, Health
The Health Costs of Energy

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Environmental health experts speaking at a May 24, 2010 event on Capitol Hill. Are coal and oil really as cheap as we ... more ...

Activism, Health
Security and Safety Concerns for Chemical Plants

David Raish

The potential disastrous effects of a chemical plant accident are well known. How much should we be worried about ... more ...

Health, Policy
The most efficient transportation ever invented-the bicycle

jstack6

With higher gas prices and global warming not to mention brow clouds many people are trying to find more efficient ... more ...

Biking, Health
How eating Healthy can help save the world!

Dhruv Verma

Video for Geology class. Credits and citations at the end.
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