Green Options

Robot Planes Getting Bird’s Eye View of Shrinking Greenland Ice Sheet

Timothy B. Hurst — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:34:06 +0000

Two low-flying unmanned aircraft are cruising over Greenland this month to closely observe the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet and its potential contribution to global sea level rise in the coming...

Think Pink

Stuart Stein — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:00:53 +0000

Diego Velasquez, Los Borrachos (The Feast of Bacchus) “In the beginning, Bacchus created white wine. He saw that it was good and awarded it a score of 90 points. On the second day, Bacchus...

Feel Sexy and Hot in that Bikini this Summer: Modeling Green Swimsuits at the Beach

Lucille Chi — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:35:18 +0000

Shown above from left to right~ Kelly B has created by far the most sophisticated eco swimsuit seen yet! Front ring gathers the top, under bust stitching provides shaping and lined in front for full...

The Costs of Not Building Green

Joel Bittle — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:24:57 +0000

Despite the narrowing gap in cost between green building and traditional “to-code” building, most builders and home buyers still perceive the green option to be significantly more...

Carnival of Green Crafts #1

Skye Kilaen — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:11:13 +0000

Welcome to the first Carnival of Green Crafts! For more information about the Carnival, please see the Carnival of Green Crafts home page here at Crafting A Green World. We’re pleased as punch...

Biodiesel Warranty Issues: What You and Your Dealer Should Know Before Your Car Breaks

Clayton B. Cornell — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:00:55 +0000

The Northwest Biofuels Association has produced a joint letter about biodiesel warranty protocol intended to set the record straight for auto dealers (and everyone else that’s confused about...

Uranium Contaminated Soil at Grand Canyon School District Playgrounds?

Max Lindberg — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:59:43 +0000

Putting an Old Dog to Rest…Hopefully For years, there have been rumors, and concerns, about playground areas at the Grand Canyon School District, located inside the park, being contaminated...

Are Green Collar Jobs Affected by the Shaky Economy?

Paul Smith — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:54:47 +0000

It seems no matter where you look these days, there’s bad news about the US economy. Does that extend to the budding green collar jobs market as well? Yes and no. I spoke to Nick Ellis,...

Like GM, Ford Decides They’d Better Start Producing Smaller, More Fuel-Efficient Cars

Clayton B. Cornell — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:26:42 +0000

Gas Prices are Killing Large Cars and Trucks Ford Motor Company announced today it will be scrambling to realign its North American Manufacturing operation with the realities of consumer needs...

Wildfire Ecology Part 3: Lighting Fires to Fight Fires

Jennifer Lance — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:02:15 +0000

I’ve lived in the mountains of far northern California for over 15 years, yet the last few summers have been filled with smoke. My property has been threatened by three wildfires in the past...