Yes, electronic devices are becoming a bigger and bigger part of our lives, especially as they get smaller and smaller. We use them as tools and toys to communicate, work, enjoy media, and be expressive. Being green with electronics doesn't mean living in a teepee listening to truckers squalk on the old short-wave. Greening your electronics is a matter of knowing what tech to get, how to use it best, and what to do with it when its useful life is done... read more »
7 Green Ferry Trips Around the World
by Blythe Copeland, Great Neck, New York | TreeHugger
Sometimes the waterway is both greener and faster than the highway. Though ferries are bigger than cars and usually use more fuel, they can carry hundreds of people and cars at one time. Plus, they are also often the shortest route from point A to point B -- meaning a fraction of the mileage that would be spent in a car. In cities that offer commuter ferries to keep rush hour under control, ferries are also a solution to traffic jams -- meaning less stress as well as fuel consumption... read more »
Urbanization of Dubai
by NASA Earth Observatory
To expand the possibilities for beachfront tourist development, Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates, undertook a massive engineering project to create hundreds of artificial islands along its Persian Gulf coastline. Built from sand dredged from the sea floor and protected from erosion by rock breakwaters, the islands were shaped into recognizable forms, including two large palm trees... read more »
Saving medicinal plants improves lives of Chinese villagers
by WWF
As the weather cools down and fall arrives, Schisandra fruits growing on the mountains are gradually turning red. The first to change their hues are those grown at a lower altitude. After some time, the redness gradually spreads over the whole mountain... read more »
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