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Threatened Tortoise Finds New Romance at Age 130
At long last, love is in the air for two old tortoises from the Knoxville Zoo. Al and Tex, a pair of male Aldabra tortoises aged 130 and 90, respectively, have been living the bachelor lifestyle for the last few decades — but thanks to...
Observer Ethical Award Winners Set the Standard
The Observer Ethical Awards are an annual celebration of the best of the British activists in the environmental world. It honours groups and individuals who have raised the bar when it comes to ethical and sustainable products and ideas.
The...
The green Gulfstream: Fly to Paris on biofuels, leave the enviro baggage behind
SOMEWHERE OVER THE ATLANTIC – I’m more than half way to Paris on the first transatlantic flight powered by biofuels and the journey has been….utterly unremarkable.
Which is exactly the point.
No modifications to Honeywell’s Gulfstream...
Be Kind to Your Fellow Commuters
Public transport is great. When it’s good it is fast, easy, stress-free, you can get a seat and withdraw into your own world. And when it’s bad: rude, nasty, pushy, smelly, etc. etc.
But artist Michael Landy is out to improve the...
Nuclear Power Loses its Shine in a Sustainable Energy Future
In the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis, a majority of sustainability experts around the world now say that nuclear power isn’t essential to a low-carbon energy future, research released today shows.
Early indications are that the market...
Elevance acquires first North American biorefinery
Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc., which is commercializing olefin metathesis technology, has acquired the Delta BioFuels facility in Adams County, Mississippi. The company intends to convert the facility to a biorefinery and derivatives operation...
Philippe Cousteau: Ocean Oases: Protecting Canyons & Seamounts of the Atlantic Coast
Like my father and grandfather, Philippe and Jacques-Yves Cousteau, I’ve dedicated my life to exploring and protecting our seas, in large part through documentary film. For when it comes to understanding the planet’s blue frontier,...
World’s Tropical Forests Managed Poorly
Large swaths of the world’s tropical forests have been officially shielded from deforestation, but an international conservation group says that may not be enough to save them.
A report published Tuesday by the International Tropical Timber...
Home Energy Management Tools to Surge Over Next Decade, Market Report Predicts
The global market for home energy management systems — including in-home display devices, web-based energy management dashboards, and smartphone applications — will surge over the next decade, according to a new market forecast. The report...
London’s 2012 Olympic Torch Isn’t Green Enough
The Olympic Torch is such an important symbol of the games. Passed from hand to hand by 8,000 torch bearers, it is an inspirational emblem for the host country.
London’s Games organisers had hoped that theirs would be carbon-neutral,...
