An automaker takes a creative approach to renewable energy
Audi’s e-gas initiative makes use of surplus wind power to synthesize fuel from waste CO2 — theoretically, a ‘win-win.’
Jamie Biondi
Is “solutionism” getting us nowhere?
It has become all-too-sexy to throw a few apps at a societal problem and hope that it goes away. But how do we make the jump from knowledge to real solutions?
The only way to ensure future happiness is to change the way we live: a speech from Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica
Uruguay’s president Jose Mujica offers a stirring reminder that happiness will soon become impossible unless we, all of us, make drastic lifestyle changes today, hearkening back to one of our founding forefathers and their shared Epicurean mindset.
The election and the storm
The election has come and gone. And, as many green-minded Americans have pointed out, up to the last week, the environment was a non-topic…
Sweet dissatisfaction: using map art to understand NYC’s most common complaints
Media artist Dietmar Offenhuber has used data generated by two years of 311 complaints to create an interactive map of New Yorkers’ most common complaints. (h/t…
Brooklyn’s Barclays Center opens Friday to cultural and environmental acclaim
The Barclays Center, the new home of the Brooklyn Nets, opens this Friday and will feature many key sustainable construction elements.
Apps step in to fill the mass transit void in Apple’s iOS 6
The new operating software for Apple‘s iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad was released on Wednesday, September 19th in close conjunction with the release of the…