How much do Americans know about nanotechnology in the products they buy? According to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, about as much as you could measure on a nanoscale … which is to say, a very, very little amount.
That’s part of the reason the Project on Emerging Technologies got started in the first place. Established in 2005 by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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The Canary Project is banking not only on the old saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words," but that the right picture — or pictures — can resonate and inspire viewers to take action against global warming.
Founded in 2006, The New York-based Canary Project initially set out to build public awareness of climate change by photographing landscapes around the world that are already feeling the impact. It has
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This local blog first came to my attention via an article in the local paper about a University of Michigan medical student and his daughter who are operating a blog together that is encouraging people to eat vegetarian meals one day a week (on Wednesdays). The Vegetarian Wednesday blog began just this past summer. Originally founded by Josh Mugele and his daughter Eleanor, there are now a few other writers
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Exploring the Global Education Project’s Website can be as addictive as eating potato chips, but both far more enlightening … and depressing. That’s not a slam on the Website, though; rather, it’s actually a compliment on how effectively the site helps visitors visualize the state of the world. Which, in a word, is "troubled."
While daily news reports and studies mercilessly remind us just how troubled things are, a
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If you know where to look, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Website is a rich resource for anyone interested in all things Earth: from the fragile ecosystems of the U.S.’s 13 marine sanctuaries to the latest on which natural or man-made disasters are wreaking havoc on different parts of the globe.
Knowing where to look is absolutely key, because much of NOAA’s most fascinating information lies
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SolarCooking.org is hardly an eye-catching Website, but it’s one that I’ve found myself returning to again and again over the years just because it’s so full of interesting, informative, eye-opening and, yes, even inspirational information. And judging by the home-page counter, which has tallied 2,280,425 visitors since the site went online in 1996, I’m not the only one who feels that way about it.
As described by SolarCooking.org
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The World at Home: A Household Guide to Building was produced by the Citizens Environmental Coalition, a non-profit environmental advocacy group based in Albany, NY. This is something between a book review and a website review, because this book is actually a 100 page PDF that is free for download. It is filled with good information about greening your house, particularly for remodeling or new construction. While it [...]
Renewable energy was in the spotlight during this last week of Congress. The Udall-Platts amendment to the House energy bill calls for a renewable portfolio standard (RPS, sometimes also called a “renewable energy standard”) that would require the nation’s utilities to get 15 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2020. But it failed to get a vote yesterday because of computer problems with the voting system and a dispute over
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Imagine this, business owner: what if you could have an icon next to your company's title when someone Googles you that shouts: “ This is a sustainable business!”, or “This is an all organic restaurant!” Would that make you proud? For those of you who aren’t quite there, would this give you an incentive to go even deeper with the responsibility of your practice? On the flip side, what if the Google results
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Most of us have a fairly narrow view of what it means to recycle: we gather materials (aluminum, paper, glass, plastic) in blue bins and either leave them on the curb for a pick-up service, or take them to a drop-off point. British site How Do I Recycle This? takes a much broader view of the concept — essentially merging reuse and recycling — and provides a forum where users can submit there
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