Guest Post by Elisa Garcia, Garcia Architects, Santa Barbara, CA
Green Wall, Paris, France
The latest technology in living walls, also known as bio-walls or green walls, provides an advanced approach to embellishing a wall with foliage. The plants on these newer walls are not vines. They do not...
Feb
17
How did we get here in 54 years?
A Brief History of the Plastic Bag
1957 – First plastic sandwich bag is made
1966 – Plastic produce bags on a roll debut in grocery stores
1969 – New York City begins collecting garbage in plastic bags
1974 – Retail giants Sears and J.C....
Jan
27
Guest Post by Elisa Garcia, Garcia Architects, Santa Barbara, CA
Prior to the recession, bigger was better, and extravagance was the goal. Now, smaller is smarter and simple is sublime. Many people have reassessed their values since money, their once “bff”, turned its back on them. Many...
Jan
19
Eben Bayer details how his company turns agricultural waste into fully biodegradable packing material, literally grown from a fungus. Bayer’s packing material could reduce the production and disposal of polystyrene.
Jan
14
Guest Post by Elisa Garcia, Garcia Architects, Santa Barbara, CA
Let’s be honest. Building a new house is not very green. A great deal of energy goes into the construction process. But at least many new homes these days use less energy once they’re built. “Net-Zero Energy” homes...
Jan
13
Special Post from Ecology Campus Network
by John C. Ayers
“There is enough in the world for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed.” – Frank Buchman
“I know of no restorative of heart, body, and soul more effective against hopelessness than the restoration...
Jan
10
Solar and wind power are on the top 10 watch list for 2011.
With the goal of improving public understanding of environmental law and policy issues, Vermont Law School’s Environmental Law Center has launched its first annual Top 10 Environmental Watch List. These pivotal issues were chosen by...
Jan
06
When it comes to business and sustainability, Ray Anderson gets it.
While reading Paul Hawken’s Ecology of Commerce in 1994, the founder and chairman of Interface — the world’s largest manufacturer of modular carpet — had an epiphany. He came to realize the extent to which...
Mar
19
