Univ. of Miami researchers study pre- and post-Katrina corals to discover that coral disease can exacerbate bleaching; bleaching leads to increased disease prevalence

WASHINGTON, D.C (Inquisitr Wire). -- Mass coral bleaching has devastated coral colonies around the world for almost three decades. Now scientists have found that bleaching can make corals more susceptible to disease and, in turn, coral disease ... continue

Carrying green too far – the Pokémon menstrual pad

Look I realize that as a cranky old fart that I don’t have much credibility when it comes to talking about feminine products but isn’t the idea of a Pokéman themed re-useable menstruation pad ... continue

Seattle Referendum Rejects Ordinance On Grocery Bag Fee

Seattle, WA (AHN) - Majority of Seattle residents said no to Referendum 1 on Tuesday to defeat an ordinance charging shoppers 20 cents for every disposable grocery bag used. The "no" votes were 58 percent against 42 percent ... continue

Paper Company, California Cities Top “Green Power” List

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - One of America's major paper goods manufacturers and four California governmental agencies are among the top five groups in the United States using electricity they generate themselves from environmentally friends materials. Kimberly-Clark Corp. led ... continue

Excuse me, but is that a daisy growing out of your camera lens?

I’m not much of a camera buff but I know a lot of folks in the tech world are. In some cases it seem to go hand in hand, just as poker does. This ... continue

NIMBY, or why most green efforts will fail

Six months ago sixty-one percent of Peninsula, California, residents voted to support a statewide measure to pledge $9.95 billion for a high-speed rail system. It would ultimately provide high-speed rail travel between Los Angeles ... continue

An interesting way to get solar panels up and running

As we continue down the road to more green types of energy solar panels are touted as being the one way that individuals can do their part. The big problem with that though is the ... continue

The business of greenwashing equals more profits

With the growing concern, right or wrongly, about climate change and the need to consider more environmentally friendly products when buy both everyday products and our tech toys has become a major factor. As more and ... continue

The Empire State Building to be showcase of green retrofitting

There is no denying that as we move down this road of making everything as ecologically sound as possible that the business of retrofitting existing building is going to be big. After all there ... continue

Saving some green is more important than being green

Going green – meaning doing whatever we can in our lives to become more ecologically minded in the things we buy or use is a major part of our news these days. Equally so is the ... continue

Cardboard brown is the new green for computers

Apple may have cornered the market on cool chic designs for wrapping its computers in but they aren’t the snitz when it comes to the green movement. No sirree Bob. Never mind all that brushed ... continue

120 MPG by 2010 for $30G’s

Better mileage is the holy grail for every car manufacturer these days whether it be using electric power, gas or even some form of natural gas. The big problem that has been facing any move to ... continue