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Canadian cob house achieves Living Building certification

Eco-Sense, ‘North America’s first code approved seismically engineered load bearing insulated cob residence,’ is one of the first three projects to gain stringent Living Building Challenge certification. [...]

Maryland governor’s race gets environmental

While talk of the environment has been absent from many political debates this fall, both candidates running for governor of Maryland are speaking up on this issue. [...]

Flushing for the future: Update

‘Poo-power’ is finally achieved in the UK as 200 homes in the town of Oxfordshire are now running on renewable gas that’s produced by human sewage. [...]

Urbanization, aging will affect greenhouse gas emissions

Researchers find that compositions of populations and where they live play huge roles in the release of greenhouse gases. [...]

Population growth demographics spur climate change

Researchers predict a population of 9 billion by 2050. [...]

‘Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet’

Author Bill McKibben manages to turn a grim topic into an enjoyable read. [...]

‘How to Cool the Planet: Geoengineering and the Audacious Quest to Fix Earth’s Climate’

A conversation with best-selling author Jeff Goodell about his new book. [...]

‘Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis’

Al Gore is back in the headlines this week for all the wrong reasons. MNN’s review of his latest book is a reminder of his eco-minded mission. [...]

‘Deep Blue Home: An Intimate Ecology of Our Wild Oceans’

Researcher’s new book is a poetic call to arms to defend our ailing seas. [...]

Obama administration lifts 6-month oil drilling moratorium

The administration has been under heavy pressure to lift the ban on grounds it has cost jobs and damaged the economy. [...]