While the solar panel in this photo is pretty much a token renewable energy gesture, Wal-Mart’s wind power commitment is significantly more substantial. Photo: Wal-Mart Stores
Say what you like about Wal-Mart (and I certainly have said some less than flattering things), but sometimes the world’s largest retailer does something undeniably positive: Like make its first major purchase of wind power in the United States.
Photo by Conner395
For several years now the Hummer H2 and H3 police unit has popped up in various spots around the world including Texas, California, and most recently, Melbourne, Australia. Such campaigns have been designed to create a safe feel for citizens when they see these powerful vehicles patrolling their street, as well as promote a high profile vehicle that will connect well with todays youth.
Photo by Phillip Ritz
A once in a lifetime event happened this past Thursday in Dallas, Texas. The 20,000th Smart Fortwo was delivered to customer Patrick Zipper. We always see those computer advertising gimmicks claiming that we were the 20,000 person to click on a site, but imagine what it would be like to actually be the 20,000th customer of something, and receive an award of mass public attention and corporate celebration....
What was that about zebras not changing their stripes? photo: José Eduardo Pachá
RUMOR WARNING: Though nothing can be confirmed about this rumor at this point, over at Solve Climate David Sassoon is passing on some overheard info that T. Boone Pickens may be looking to downsize his much touted largest wind farm in the world, owing to financial difficulties.
Just a quick one to share: I always think it’s important to have a look at just how some of the technologies we write about on TreeHugger actually function. In this short clip you can see ...
image by trevor reichman
What was a large downtown parking lot in Houston just a year ago, is now Discovery Green, downtown Houston’s new urban park. Underneath the park, an underground parking garage now accommodates the same number of cars as before…no more, no less. An above ground portal, designed by Austin artist, Margo Sawyer, takes drivers from their cars below the Earth up to almost a dozen acres of new centrally located parkspace. ...
:: Trash the idea of disposable costumes and make a cooler, cheaper one yourself.
:: Pack the eco-perfect lunch box for your little prince or princess.
:: Live large the low-impact way in Dallas, Texas....
While the grammatically inclined may be wondering where the apostrophe went in the name of the Go Green Initiative's school of the week way back when it was founded, but the simple truth is that they’re doing amazing things to help educate kids about the environment while making an impact on our world today at the same time. And with fall upon us, they've got a program running that's right on target for the season....
Image source: KLTV
Warning! If you do not want to live in a straw bale house with a living roof and solar panels to power your satellite internet connectivity, DO NOT watch the video over the fold!
AP photo by Eric Gray
The widespread environmental devastation caused by Hurricane Ike has been pretty well documented—the oil spills (about a half a million gallons worth), a missing drill rig, and destroyed pipelines and infrastructure were all bad enough to register as environmentally catastrophic. But there’s yet another unfortunate victim to the storm’s wrath—the largest biodiesel refinery in the US....
In a small town in Far West Texas, Clyde Curry has been busy refining and perfecting his papercrete mixture. Papercrete is mostly recycled paper and his new formula even gives an afterlife to styrofoam as well. Clyde mixes this waste into paste and then makes bricks. Lots of them! What looks like large, heavy concrete bricks are actually light and slightly spongy, but also ultra strong, fire resistant, and highly insulative. Clyde then stacks the bricks into non-traditional shapes until…POOF! He has a Palace unlike no other.
Wal-Mart is busted for making false eco-claims around their new Love, Earth jewelry line.
Discarded coconut shells are turned into beautiful Coco Tiles.
Dallas, Texas is shed in a greener light.
The Green Routine asks, how do people remember their reusable bags?
Ecopreneurist applauds Green Talk Radio's "for the people, by the people" style.
Not the Roscoe wind farm but a good representation of the scale of commercial-scale wind turbines... photo: Micky MB
Image Source: REI
The brand new and first-ever REI Green Prototype store built from the ground up is getting ready to open its doors in Round Rock, Texas, just North of Austin. For a store that is known for selling outdoor gear, the new prototype store is geared toward bringing the outdoors indoors. REI is already known for its green retail buildings and its commitment to eco-integrity. But this new shop is the company's greenest effort yet.
Click through for details and a photo tour of the pending LEED-certification building, interior design, and concepts. ...
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