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The Top 9 Eco-Stories of 2009 (that have nothing to do with climate change)

As the year draws to a close, here is a list of the top 9 environmental stories in 2009 that had absolutely nothing to do with climate change: [...]

NEW PRODUCT! Green Christmas Card Set!

Add some green to your Christmas! Each card plants a Christmas tree in a forest! 6 cards & 6 envelopes in a set. [...]

Now That’s a Green Commute!

Dolphins Commute En Masse [...]

‘Natur’ examines our complicated relationship with nature

When I was in Switzerland I had the chance to see stunning works from the Altana collection in Baden Baden at the Museum Frieder Burda (designed by Richard Meier). The goal of the exhibit of 80 paintings and sculptures was to showcase how artists are working to see past the romanticized and overly idealized description [...] [...]

Nature’s Spirals are the Key to Energy Efficient Design

The curved tip feathers of an Eagle, the spiral of a conch shell, and the geometry of a rose. It sounds much more like the stuff of poetry rather than the basis for hi-tech engineering.   But with the advent of Biomimicry, a new field in engineering and product design, the study of nature’s intricate geometries [...] [...]