The most recent episode in the ongoing dispute over the London congestion charge, once again pits the Mayor against the American Embassy. A congestion charge of £8, around $16, is levied on private…
Green Options Week in Review: June 17th – 23rd
June has been an excellent month for our ever expanding blog team at Green Options. We've added several new writers to the mix including Elizabeth Redmond on "Eco-Effective Decisions,"…
Podcast: Angelo Vermeulen
This week is the fourth in a series of six conversations from Luminous Green. I spoke with Angelo Vermeulen, a visual artist working with photography, video, new media and bio-inspired installations. Educated as a scientist (PhD in ecology, 1998, University of Leuven, Belgium) and trained in photography (at the Art Academy of Leuven), his work bridges the art-science divide. Angelo is regularly invited to give lectures on art, science and new technologies in universities and art institutes, and is a lecturer at the Institute for Higher Education in the Sciences & the Arts, Sint-Lucas in Ghent (B). He is working on his first book in partnership with art-philosopher Antoon Van den Braembussche on the relationship between art, technology and spirituality. In September Angelo begins an artist residency (and exhibition) at the Aesthetic Technologies Lab in Athens, Ohio.
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Entry on the IBK database
WMMNA
FoAM lecture transcript
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Greenpeace – Making Waves: Coal industry put on notice
The latest Platts International Coal Report ran a story about our work in Asia. Although I wouldn’t call the article “favorable”, it’s always great to see an industry publication covering our work, and they did give fair comment to Greenpeace staff. Plus, you’ve got to love that headline:
Greenpeace leads steady attempt to banish coal into insignificance
Largely considered a hard-line, fringe group until more than a decade ago, global environmental advocacy group Greenpeace is now looming large over the coal industry, arguing that increasing coal usage is not a cheaper or a strategic option in the long-term even for developing countries in Asia as the fuel becomes increasingly regulated amid a climate change debate.
Tip o’ the Day: Brusha-Brusha
A walk down the toothpaste aisle can be a bit overwhelming. Anti-cavity, whitening, and everything in between. But there are some ingredients commonly found in big market brands that we could do…
New Lighting Technology?
Image Credit: CeravisionWe've all heard about how much better compact fluorescent lights (CFL) are over incandescent bulbs for most general lighting tasks. The articles about LED lights are…
Cocoa and Conflict: A Look at Côte d’Ivoire
Image courtesy of Global WitnessChocolate, along with coffee and tea, is one of the most popular Fair Trade certified products available. Côte d'Ivoire is the largest producer of cocoa in the…
Greenpeace – Making Waves: Cool climate annimations
The winner was also really good (watch it here), but I like this one about elephants. (Can’t go wrong with elephants I always say.) More climate animations here. Lots of good ones, though sadly lacking in the animated elephant department.
Rich Nations Accused of Green Imperialism on Climate Change
Rich countries are being hypocritical in criticizing China’s greenhouse gas emissions while using the country’s cheap labor in industries that pollute, Asian business and government leaders said Monday.
EPA Proposes Tougher Smog Standards
Pollution standards are too weak to protect people from the air they breathe, the EPA’s chief declared Thursday. He recommended tougher limits on the smog that makes children cough and asthmatics wheeze from Los Angeles to Houston to New York.