by Gil Friend | Apr 24, 2003 | Sustainability
The first is taking place in Chicago at the end of May. There’s lots going on up there! NY times piece on green roofs in Japan. Booming in Germany. Makes me all the more proud of our rooftop vegetable farm — and eventually, rooftop solar greenhouse —...
by Gil Friend | Apr 24, 2003 | Sustainability
Or yesterday, or whenever. My dream is to put vines all over the buildings of New York. There are some real lwoofers out there — towers of corrugated mud with big parking structures in front of them. Think how they’d look covered with nice vines. Bette...
by Gil Friend | Apr 23, 2003 | Sustainability
Recipe for Car Power: Heat Vegetable Oil, Flip Switch and Go.. With the faint smell of French fries, a simple vegetable oil can be used to power an S.U.V. By Chris Dixon. [New York Times: Science]
by Gil Friend | Apr 21, 2003 | Sustainability
[SubsidyWatch]: The Pembina Institute and Environment Canada are pleased to announce Canadaâ s first Web site dedicated solely to ecological fiscal reform (EFR) — a one-stop shop for information on fiscal policies for environmental objectives in Canada and...
by Gil Friend | Apr 20, 2003 | Sustainability
E.P.A. Orders Companies to Examine Effects of Chemicals. Scientists are raising concerns about the potential health and environmental effects of an important family of industrial chemicals. By Jennifer 8. Lee. [New York Times: Science] The perfluorinated acids are...
by Gil Friend | Apr 6, 2003 | Sustainability
The tenth annual Don’t Be Fooled report documents misleading advertising by companies polluting the planet. EcoPledge: This year’s report names 10 companies, ranging from oil to food companies, which are attempting to create the image of environmental...
