Sod Off!

"Some enterprising grad students at Dalhousie in Halifax, Nova Scotia, have taken the park on the road. The architecture students were exploring the concept of public and green space and came up with this groovy way to always walk on the grass! “”We’re...

A Spotlight on the ‘Loner Genius’

"The British National Gallery has opened a new exhibition called ‘Rebels and Martyrs’ and it is taking a deeper look inside the mind of the tortured artist throughout history. From Van Gogh to Kurt Cobain, artists from every genre have struggled to carve out a...

delete The Border

An online community with the goal of nurturing a global network of movements against borders.

The 5 Second Rule

"The infamous 5-second rule is true. You know, it’s the rule when you drop food on the ground and it’s still good for 5-seconds so you can still eat it. Basically, a lot of surfaces are actually cleaner than we think so they don’t contain a lot of bacteria....

World Cup Scores!

"The World Cup has scored a green goal! Sorry, I couldn’t resist such cheesy writing. Seriously though, the World Cup organizers in Germany have surpassed their own goal of making the event have a small ecological footprint as possible. One thing they wanted to reduce...

Urban Etiquette Handbook

"Being proper in an urban setting is not that hard, but it’s always fun to have a guide to see if you are doing it “right.” The New York Metro has released an Urban Etiquette Handbook. What better city than New York to write a guide like this considering...

Book Crossing

"A personal friend and overall great thinker once recited that books tended to reveal themselves to people at the right time and place. Some might say coincidence, I say fortune. Book Crossing attempt to engineer that experience by seeding the luck market. The idea is...

Renewable Energy Gaining Capital

"The renewable energy sector is attracting a lot of investment recently, which is great to hear. This is good news because the forces of capitalism are working in favour of our environment. Here’s some great examples of all this renewed interest in renewable...

Fun GM Hy-wire Video

"The GM Hy-wire is a leap forward for a car manufacture insofar that it is a total rethink of the automobile. The main factor is that the engine is non internal combustion and can power half a block of houses with its hydrogen engine. Here’s a video of the fun auto...

Bush Protects Environment???

"With all the stories lately about the U.S. president avoiding important environmental issues, this recent news is a truely refreshing change. President George W Bush has recently established the largest protected marine area in the World, in Hawaii. The Northwestern Hawaiian...

Canadians Re-grow Teeth

"Canadian researchers at the University of Alberta have re-grown teeth and bone using a machine that emits low-intesity pulsed ultrasound. Already several tests have been done on live patients. This is great news for anyone missing their pearly whites."

Gitmo a No-Go With Supreme Court-o

"Today the U.S. Supreme Court released their decision on the constitutional validity of military tribunals held for prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. The challenge was put forth specifically with respect to the case of one detainee, Salim Hamdan, but the court’s ruling has...

Belgian Orchestra for Sale on E-Bay

"When the Belgian Chamber Orchestra discovered they would not be recieving their government grant for 2007 they did what any organization would do. Yip! They put themselves up for bid on E-Bay! Suprisingly in just one week the bid rose from 1 euro to 8000! The group usually...

Building Green = $$$

"A new study by the Real Property Association of Canada reveals that adding green features to a building equals better sale value! “Rick Nevin and Gregory Watson found that people pay $10-$20 more for a home for every $1 reduction in annual fuel bills. The Heschong...

Greener Chip Manufacturing Process

"In a story that is making it’s way around the web, researchers at the University College London have devised a new way to produce computer chips. The production of computer chips currently takes a vast amount of energy to heat furnaces to 1000 degrees Celsius. The...