In Inhabitat - Posted 1 week ago

There's no doubt that Google Earth has given us all a new perspective. Apart from being able to see our own houses from above (weird!), we can even ...

In WorldChanging - Posted 5 weeks ago

I've been thinking about how weird the future is getting.One of the most creatively interesting aspects of zero impact as a goal is the way in which i...

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In WorldChanging - Posted 6 weeks ago

Curbing stormwater while trimming the bottom line. by Lisa StifflerFor years, environmentalists have touted low-impact development -- letting soil a...

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In Switchboard, from NRDC - Posted 11 weeks ago

Most summers, my family rents a house near Little Sebago Lake in Maine for a week. It's a fantastic escape from the daily grind we kayak, we swi...

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In Switchboard, from NRDC - Posted 14 weeks ago

When I first started learning about a practice called green infrastructure during my first weeks at NRDC, I found that a certain word kept poppi...

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In WorldChanging - Posted 16 weeks ago

by Simon RogersA new campaign by the government's city advisers to persuade local authorities to green their cities has produced some unique images of...

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In Green Home Building - Posted 20 weeks ago

We have all heard about green roofs and know about their environmental advantages, but there is a new concept that is taking root, especially in urban...

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In Joel Makower Two Steps Forward - Posted 22 weeks ago

Hi, I'm Keith. We take underutilized space in urban areas and grow food there, creating green jobs, providing access to fresh produce, localizing the...

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In Treehugger - Posted 24 weeks ago

Living walls are great--they can reduce pollution, better insulate buildings, and lower the need for maintenance. But it's about time someone expanded...

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In WorldChanging - Posted 26 weeks ago

By the end of the century, New York's climate could resemble that of present-day Raleigh, North Carolina and its harbor could easily rise by two feet ...

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