Reforesting the Tropics
COSTA RICAN RESORT RAISING FUNDS FOR REFORESTATION The face of the forest – a flying monkey soars through the canopy. Editor’s Note: By the mid-1990′s, thanks to tireless efforts of groups such as the...
View ArticleRational Environmentalism
Earlier in March we attracted the attention of a professional PR firm dedicated to exposing “deniers,” and felt personally what it’s like to have your integrity questioned by people with no idea who...
View ArticlePolaris Venture's Bob Metcalf
Back in January 2007 we posted “New Environmentalism,” one of several attempts we’ve made to redefine environmentalism, that particular one inspired by comments from Robert Metcalf, a partner at...
View ArticleHycrete-Cementing Building Technology
When it comes to improvements, it is good to start with the basics. The fundamental part of any city, road, or building is concrete. By reducing the amount of energy needed to build, and by simplifying...
View ArticlePrinciples of New Suburbanism
The essense of New Suburbanism is to support a clean, but wider human footprint – which is anathema to much of conventional environmentalist wisdom. In many parts of the world, such as within the state...
View ArticleTimor Sea Oil Leak Likely Spilling Faster
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 26 (UPI) — Oil leaking into the Timor Sea from the Montara rig could be five times faster than previously thought. The spill began Aug. 21 after an accident on PTTEP...
View ArticleAustralia Said Slow to Clean Up Oil Spill
SYDNEY, Oct. 26 (UPI) — The Federal Opposition said the Australian government is being complacent in intercepting an oil leak from a rig near Western Australia’s north coast. The oil rig, run by PTTEP...
View ArticleComputer Pioneer Max Palevsky Dead at 85
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 7 (UPI) — Computer pioneer Max Palevsky, a founder of Intel, died in Beverly Hills, Calif., at the age of 85, his assistant said. Palevsky died Wednesday of heart failure at...
View ArticleComputer Pioneer Max Palevsky Dead at 85
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 7 (UPI) — Computer pioneer Max Palevsky, a founder of Intel, died in Beverly Hills, Calif., at the age of 85, his assistant said. Palevsky died Wednesday of heart failure at...
View ArticleUPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
Doctor: Panel overstated cancer risks WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) — A new government report on chemicals in the environment may divert attention from larger cancer causes such as smoking, The American...
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