We, the people of the United States of America, have long suffered the expense, damage and physical harm from activities detrimental to our common environment and life itself.  Our country and people have now been pushed to a precipice of profound historical import that will determine the future growth and development of all humankind.  The [...]

Salazar’s Drilling Plan Delay is Nice … But Is It Substantial?
A last-minute plan submitted by the Bush administration to expand offshore oil and gas exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) was delayed Tuesday when Interior Secretary Ken Salazar extended the proposal’s public comment period by 180 days.
The move was a relief to environmental concerns, [...]

A Safe Bet No Matter Where You Are in the Love Cycle
Valentines Day can have very different meanings depending upon where you are in the “love cycle.”  The present may be carefully chosen to demonstrate the depth of one’s love and devotion, or alternatively, to avoid an argument.  Roses grown to prevent harm to the [...]

New Resolution Offered as Gulf States Threaten to Take U.S. Lead in Green Technology

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), the lone voice in Congress about energy independence since 1992.

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) introduced a bill January 6 proposing a “Man on the Moon” project to accelerate the transition to renewable fuels just as gulf states such as [...]

Lighted Billboards to be Powered by Wind Energy
The 30 iconic billboards of New York City’s Times Square will be powered by wind energy thanks in part to an initiative by Coca-Cola to be more eco-friendly.  After the cola giant signed on to a green energy program for its billboard at 47th and Broadway, the remaining [...]

Survey Sites Concerns About the Ecosystem
A survey of more than 200 business owners with at least $10 million in revenue reveals they’re bullish about investing in “green” causes and financial instruments.  The survey released yesterday by SunTrust Bank Private Wealth Management says a primary motivating factor is the belief that the earth’s environment is slowly [...]

RecycleBank Expands Across U.S.
Recycling has been around for years in America, but the results have been marginal - until now.  RecycleBank of New York, NY has an economic model that works for everyone in the recycling stream, and they’re expanding rapidly.

A video about the RecycleBank progam.

RecycleBank weighs each recycling container it picks up from resident’s [...]

Facts and Hope About Global Warming
A Chinese proverb says art has the power to bring life’s most complicated issues into brilliant clarity.  That’s precisely what the climate change exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in New York City does for the complexities of global warming, and it couldn’t happen at a better time.
The exhibition, [...]

A House that Escapes Danger
If the above story didn’t do it for you, consider this: a house designed to escape natural disasters by walking away.

If you ever see this tailgating you, you’re moving way too slow.

A team in Denmark designed the 10-foot-high house that’s powered by both solar and wind.  It has a kitchen, living [...]

Innovative Design Fits Many Needs
Helix Wind of San Diego may have come up with a wind power solution for almost any location including cities, suburbs and rural settings.  The vertical, double-helix shaped blades catch wind from any direction, and the minimum height of the tower is only 15 feet.  Best of all, it can generate [...]