Living Moneyless

Living Moneyless

Imagine a year without spending or even touching money. Former businessman Mark Boyle did just that and here is his extraordinary story in a new book, The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living.…

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Louisiana Dying?

by: Patrick Sellers
June 28, 2010

Louisiana Dying?

Tragic and unnecessary though the Gulf of Mexico spill may be, it’s enormity has yet to meet a far greater environmental tragedy that impinges on the safety and security of a significant part of the…

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Friedman: “Spill May Be Catalyst” To Wake Up

by: michaeldsellers
June 14, 2010

Friedman: “Spill May Be Catalyst” To Wake Up

In a recent op-ed column in the New York Times Tom Friedman gives short shrift to blame-throwers in the GoM spill incident. He says: “This isn’t BP’s or Transocean’s fault. It’s not the government’s fault.…

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They Cleaned Up Martians, Now It’s The Gulf of Mexico

by: michaeldsellers
May 28, 2010

They Cleaned Up Martians, Now It’s The Gulf of Mexico

Minds immeasurably superior to ours may be trying to bring the Gulf of Mexico oil leak under control but it’s the Martian-busting microbial heroes of HG Wells’s War of The Worlds that will deal the…

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Cape Wind Gets Green Light

by: Patrick Sellers
May 08, 2010

Cape Wind Gets Green Light

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has approved the controversial Cape Wind renewable energy project on federal submerged lands in Nantucket Sound, but will require the developer of the $1 billion wind farm to agree…

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Double Whammy For Whalers

Double Whammy For Whalers

Bad news for whalers is good news for a sustainable planet so this past week's news hasn't been good for Japanese whalers. Their catch has dropped dramatically and they've been proved to be illegally smuggling whalemeat to sushi bars in the US and South Korea, which could end plans to reintroduce commercial whaling. First, Japan's whaling ...

April 29, 2010 | Eco| Ideas | Read More

Giving Hope To Ghana, One Bag At A Time

Giving Hope To Ghana, One Bag At A Time

Accra alone produces more than 60 tons of plastic packaging waste a day. That adds up to 22,000 tons of plastic in one year and only 2% is recycled. Stuart A Gold of TrashyBags wants to see an increase in that percentage by making cash out of trash. [caption id="attachment_1899" align="alignright" width="127" caption="Stuart A Gold"][/caption] A British ...

April 29, 2010 | Biz| Eco | Read More

Get Healthy Saving the Planet

Get Healthy Saving the Planet

Walking not only wards off obesity, it also helps save the planet. According to a tip on RealAge.com, a scientist estimated that if everyone in the country would trade one hour of walking for driving the same distance, we would not only burn off 26 pounds a year, but also reduce oil consumption by 38%, also ...

January 20, 2010 | Eco| Health | Read More