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1. Delayed Fall Colors a Positive Development for Forests?
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2. Amazon Deforestation Speeds Up Once More
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3. 16 Year Old Builds Working Wooden Bicycle
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4. Studio Lo: Flat Pack Fun from France
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5. A Picture is Worth...No Advertising, Please
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6. Succulent Landscaping Plants Gain Popularity For Drought Tolerance and Fire Resistance
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7. Solarized in Israel's South
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8. Renewable Energy Directive Proposed for EU
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9. Most Huggable: Carbon Reporting, McMansions, 100 MPG Engine Hack + More
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10. Today on Planet Green
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11. IBM, Nokia, and Sony back green-patent giveaway
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12. Retiring XP means wasteful upgrades to Vista-capable PCs
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13. Report: Green tech could save Feds nearly $275M per year
Delayed Fall Colors a Positive Development for Forests?
2008-01-26 18:00
Science & Technology
Image courtesy of *Micky via flickr Scientists have been at a loss to account for why the traditional autumnal spectacle of disheveled trees and changing colors has gotten gradually pushed back over the last few years. Some have attributed the delayed autumnal senescence to increasing global temperatures; others have attributed it to the length of day. David F. Karnosky, a professor at Michigan Technological University, believes rising atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide may be to blame — and, perhaps surprisingly, to thank. Karnosky explains that del... 
Amazon Deforestation Speeds Up Once More
2008-01-26 16:55
Business & Politics
When we recently dared to be optimistic about news that destruction of the Amazon may be slowing down, our commenters were quick to step in an suggest the need for more scepticism about official figures. Sadly, it seems they may have been right. New satellite imagery released by the Brazillian government reveals an unprecedented increase in the rate of deforestation: "Never before have we detected such a high deforestation rate at this time of year," said Gilberto Câmara, the head of... 
16 Year Old Builds Working Wooden Bicycle
2008-01-26 14:47
bikes
Lee Valley Tools publishes the story of Marco Facciola, who built a bicycle out of wood and glue and absolutely no metal parts. "I wasn't sure my wooden bicycle would actually work. I quickly realized the first pieces of the puzzle I needed to figure out were the chain and the sprockets (gears), since the design of all the other components depended on these." ... 
Studio Lo: Flat Pack Fun from France
2008-01-26 14:21
Design & Architecture
How smart is this? Yep, that's a whole chair, from a single flat piece of wood, without any left over. It's the work of the France-based Studio Lo, who have a thing for the suave simplicity of flat-pack designs. Wood isn't their only medium either, as they've applied their slim ethic to fabric and paper as well. Hit the jump to see their take on a birdhouse and a purse. ::Studio Lo (en Français) via ::NotCot... 
What would the world look like without advertisments? 
Succulent Landscaping Plants Gain Popularity For Drought Tolerance...
2008-01-26 12:24
Design & Architecture
LA Times has one of those stories where the words paint a lovely picture and the picture is worth a thousand words - about how drought-tolerant succulents are fire-retardant enough to protect homes in the path of a Southern California wildfire. The fire may cook the water laden exterior leaves but not enough to dry and burn them. Hence, the fire, out of fuel, just stops. 
Shielding the most vulnerable corner of their home is a common, unassuming succulent that is common yet ha... 
Solarized in Israel's South
2008-01-26 12:15
Science & Technology
The south of Israel has long been famous for the world-class research institutes and companies it has produced in the solar energy field. Now it looks like the region will put its money where its mouth is, and set up its own renewable energy infrastructure, based mainly on solar power. ... 
Renewable Energy Directive Proposed for EU
2008-01-26 05:24
news
On Wednesday this week, the EU published the proposed directive establishing the means for meeting the targets of the EU Energy Plan. Three euros per week for every citizen of the EU is projected to cover the costs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 20% below 1990 levels by 2020. Most controversially, the setting of national goals based on a flat-rate reduction over current levels of renewable use has generated frustration in member states that started early progress in renewable energies. The best-in-class Swedish and Austrians are forced to make more progress than the laggards, who profit by starting on the low-hanging fruit only after being forced to it. Read ... 
Most Huggable: Carbon Reporting, McMansions, 100 MPG Engine Hack +...
2008-01-26 00:40
best of hugg.com
Eleven of the world's largest corporations have agreed to measure carbon dioxide emissions of several hundred companies in their supply chains as part of the Carbon Disclosure Project. The Sierra Club is up in arms over California's high-speed rail plan. Are McMansions partly to blame for the sub-prime meltdown and economic recession floating on the horizon? Check out "The Story of Stuff": a 20-minute, fast-paced look at the dark underbelly of our consumption patterns, exposing the links between a host of envi... 
Today on Planet Green
2008-01-25 23:45
TH Exclusives
:: Teach your tiny tykes to love their veggies by knitting them a dish of greens. :: Here's a quick tip for remembering to take your lunch to work in the morning. :: In 2006, the ASPCA fielded more than 116,000 calls to its poison-control hotline, several of which involved seemingly innocuous household items. Learn how to maintain a poison-free home for your kitties and pooches. :: The cheapskate's guid... 
IBM, Nokia, and Sony back green-patent giveaway
2008-01-14 18:27
Ted Samson - Green technology
As sustainability continues to percolate in minds of business and technology leaders worldwide, we're witnessing more and more companies stepping up and sharing their resources and brainpower for the greater green good. READ MORE 
Retiring XP means wasteful upgrades to Vista-capable PCs
2008-01-14 16:53
Ted Samson - Save Windows XP
Every so often, an organization has to refresh some or all of its users' PCs. Perhaps the sales team's laptops are suffering from wear and tear and need replacing. Maybe the finance department requires more powerful desktops to run a newly purchased, resource-intensive, business-critical app. READ MORE 
Report: Green tech could save Feds nearly $275M per year
1970-01-01 00:00
Ted Samson - Energy conservation
Efficiency doesn't tend to be a hallmark of the federal government, which might explain why the words government contract induces salivating amongst some CXOs the way bells caused Pavlov's pups to slobber. Green technology stands to reduce some of that wasteful tax-fueled inefficiency, a proposition presented by HP and Intel in a couple of reports titled "Go Green Power Play" and "Go Green PC Power Play" aimed at the U.S. federal government. The short of it: Were the Feds to upgrade all of their PCs, monitors, and servers to energy-efficient alternatives, and were they to adopt some power-saving technologies like... READ MORE 
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