It would be nice to chalk up a Green victory for the major US automobile manufacturers. Cars are such an obvious target …
Turning Cities in on Themselves: the Urban Eco Revolution
Our world is dominated by cities. Human beings are increasingly an urban global culture. Take Africa: in 1900, less than…
A Very Convenient Hype: The Rise Of Sustainable Cinema
Film Helps Save Planet. Before 2006 and Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth“, you’d be hard-pressed…
Stimulating Controversy: the Jury's Still Out On Caffeine
What are we going to do with caffeine? The short, pragmatic answer is that we’re going to keep ingesting it, witho…
When Brands Go Green with Envy: the Scourge of Greenwashing
Doesn’t it give a nice warm glow to see the words “environmentally friendly”? Isn’t it good to k…
Tobacco Companies Cleaning Up Their Act (But It's Still an Act)
Three words: Eco-friendly cigarette. Oh, don’t worry, we haven’t seen one yet. But it’s heading that w…
The Super Soaker and the Solar Revolution
Here comes the Sun. Hot on the heels of 2007 being one of the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest years, we’re abo…
Food Or Fuel? An Unique Global Challenge
You’d be forgiven for thinking that biofuel (energy-rich oils and alcohols from certain crops such as corn and swi…