Jeff Sachs: Managing a Persistent Oil Crisis

September 23, 2008 at 1:39

In a recent Scientific American article, the world renown and venerable economists Jeff Sachs offers sound economic insight into coping with and managing the current oil crisis. Sachs, the preeminent authority on poverty and the author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time and Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet, states [...]

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The China Question; Part I (Reporting from Shanghai)

September 18, 2008 at 12:55

A note: As chief editor of GreenBeat I am in the unique position to be reporting directly out of Shanghai, China. For the next several weeks this will be a special section on GreenBeat which will attempt to assess and report on the sustainable landscape in China as well as portray my experiences here. These [...]

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Biotech startup engineers bacteria to convert plant biomass into diesel

August 14, 2008 at 12:31

LS9, Inc. has found a way to convert plant biomass into usable diesel fuel by using E. coli bacteria. Their announcement reminded me of a TED talk given by Craig Venter who takes the genetic engineering concept even further: his goal is create microbes which use CO2 as a “food” source to create fuel. Though [...]

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IKEA to bring green technology to the masses

August 12, 2008 at 10:39

IKEA GreenTech plops down $75 million to fund research in green technology, with the eventual goal of selling items in the following areas: solar panels, alternative light sources, product materials, energy efficiency, and water saving and purification. While the blogosphere is abuzz of IKEA selling solar panels within four to five years, the article does not [...]

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Let the Green Games Begin!

August 8, 2008 at 12:19
Daniel Nieh
In China’s unprecedented effort to clean Beijing - a monolith of an attempt in any form or shape - new gates are being opened for the hope that the world’s most polluted country is on the right track to environmental salvation. Tonight is the eve of the giants awakening, and history has yet to [...]

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The Shit Box – A Foldable and Portable Cardboard Toilet

August 8, 2008 at 12:14
www.treehugger.com
Made specifically for outdoor use, unsurprisingly, the Shit Box is a fine contraption to help you out during those times when nature calls and you have no sustainable and sanitary means to alleviate yourself. Worried about carrying a folded cardboard box with Mr. Hankey jubilantly jumping around? The Shit Box is 100% biodegradable. Other uses [...]

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Grist Weekly Podcast: Obama Softens Opposition to Offshore Drilling

August 8, 2008 at 12:12
www.grist.org
… as well as common insecticides causing health problems and more. Listen here

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Tibetan Plateau Melts in the Face of Climate Change

August 8, 2008 at 12:10
www.enn.com
The Tibetan Plateau, the world’s third largest container of ice, is melting away before your eyes. As much as 82% of the plateau’s glaciers have retreated. The temperature has risen .03 degrees Celsius every year over the past 50 years, three times the earth’s level of global warming. Full article here.

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MAD Architects Honeycomb Skyscraper

August 8, 2008 at 12:08
www.inhabitat.com
“No two sites on earth are alike. No two buildings have the same purpose. The purpose, the site, the material determine the shape. Nothing can be reasonable or beautiful unless its made by one central idea, and the idea sets every detail. A building is alive, like a man…” Ayn Rand – The Fountainhead Sinosteel International [...]

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Dell Reaches Carbon Net Neutrality – 5 Months ahead of Schedule

August 7, 2008 at 12:38
GreenBeat.org
Dell Computers has impressively attained operational carbon net neutrality. And they did it 5 months ahead of schedule by implementing the net neutral standards around their international manufacturing and corporate network. But there’s more. The computer giant is also partnering up with Conservation International to protect over five hundred thousand acres of threatened tropical forest [...]

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