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Melting ice caps force bear migration

Jan.16.2008 4:06pm | by your friend

We’re seeing the effects of the melting ice caps first hand at thehappycorp re-education center. This little guy made himself at home while Dave was at lunch.

He got a hold of a black sharpie and went to town on our wall calender. Now all the days are black Xs; a statement about his species’ precarious situation, no doubt.

Check out his Action Pad full of Action Steps:

–Chase seals

–Make

Ideas from Ideas

Oct.22.2007 8:22pm | by your friend

We must consume to survive. Life is fast paced and it’s easy to get in a habit of throwing things away as soon as we no longer have use for them. The next time you unpack, unwrap, or take something towards the trash can try turning your head sideways and find a new use for something.

Park(ing) Day 2007

Sep.21.2007 10:17pm | by your friend

All over NYC today parking spaces are being converted into mini parks, cafes and campgrounds as part of a nationwide effort by The Trust for Public Land to give our cities back to the people who live in them.

In NYC our sidewalks are overflowing and cars clog the streets. Consider this: a 250 square foot parking space can hold about 45 standing people, 20 bikes, one

Nation Under Siege

Sep.18.2007 3:58am | by your friend

Architecture 2030’s new study, “Nation Under Siege“, predicts the calamity that will befall US’ coastal cities if coal production and consumption is not immediately halted.

According to the study, rising CO2 levels will trigger irreversible glacial melting and dangerous climate change by the year 2035.

Ocean levels will rise by 1m or more around the United States. It might not

Solar Will Save

Sep.10.2007 2:54am | by matt

We were alerted recently by the daily green of the news that a Colorado State research team has made some ground breaking advancements in the development of low cost photo-voltaic cells. The same cells that power solar panels.

The new factory is claiming it will create 500 new jobs in the town of Fort Collins and is expecting to be

Take back the air: fight against coal emissions

Jul.27.2007 11:42pm | by your friend

Architecture 2030 calls our attention to the uphill battle against the negating effects of coal-fired power plants. Developers across the US are building 151 new coal-fired power plants as we speak, not to mention the pre-existing 600 plants which are the largest source of pollution in the country.

The CO2 emissions of just a handful of these plants are enough to totally void the green

Ecospot ad contest

Jul.16.2007 10:10am | by your friend

Fresh off his victory(?) at least week's Live Earth concerts, Al Gore is soliciting ad agencies to participate in his ecospot ad contest. Through his environmental group, the Alliance for Climate Protection, Gore is asking anyone with a video camera and editing capability to submit 15, 30, and 60 second ecospot ads that explain global warming and address ways to deal with the impending crisis.

Submissions are