Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Two days ago, I published Lee Epstein’s summary of the essential elements of green cities. Many of those are on display in the fast-moving cartoon vide… Continue reading →
You’ve heard of living local, but the Architecture Foundation of British Columbia (AFBC) is taking the idea to a new, sustainable level with a community challenge. The challenge; build a four person, 1,200 square foot home that exclusively uses materials that have been recycled or manufactured less than 100 miles from Vancouver. The grand prize; [...] Continue reading →
David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York DNA testing recently revealed that fish like tilapia are purposefully mislabeled and sold in grocery markets as pricier options like red snapper – as much as 77 to 90 percent of the time, accor… Continue reading →