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Energy on the Big Screen

February 10, 2011

It’s that time of the year again. With the Oscars 2011 ceremony fast approaching, cinema-mania becomes a temporary hobby for die-hard film fans and casual movie lovers too. Technorati Tags: energy and cinema, energy on the big screen, lecture Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go find some…

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Americans unaware of the environmental benefits of new energy technologies

September 3, 2010

The results of a recent survey published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that “many Americans believe they can save energy with small behavior changes that actually achieve very little, and severely underestimate the major effects of switching to efficient, currently available technologies” Technorati Tags: Earth Institute, energy efficiency, Lifestyle, Research [...]

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Environmental film wins Academy Award

March 8, 2010

There were two environmental films in the Best Documentary category at the 2010 Academy Awards, but it was a film calling for an end of dolphin slaughter in Japan that took home the Oscar statuette. Technorati Tags: dophins, Ric O’Barry, Taiji, The Cove Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go find some…

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Read yourself greener

November 3, 2008

A freebie is always nice, and it is even nicer when it has a green element about it. A couple of months ago, Zinio, a digital interactive publishing outfit, launched an initiative called Read Green, which translates into 50 million free subscriptions to the digital versions of a number of magazines. Zinio says that consumers [...]

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Tire Giant Thinks Green

July 15, 2008

If you’re like us, the first thing that comes to mind when you think “environmentally friendly” may not be a tire manufacturer. However, that may soon change if your opinion is based upon Japan’s Yokohama. Their plan proposes some 25 acres of new forest across 18 of their worldwide facilities (that’s 500,000 trees for you [...]

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