Arctic sea ice could break apart completely at the North Pole this year, allowing ships to sail over the normally frozen top of the world. The potential landmark thaw - the first time in human history the pole would be ice-free - is a stark sign of global warming (you know.. that 'thing' that up unt… Continue

Senate Republicans blocked a proposal Tuesday to tax the windfall profits of the largest oil companies, despite pleas by Democratic leaders to use the measure to address America's anger over $4 a gallon gasoline. The Democratic energy package would have imposed a tax on any "unreasonable" profits of the… Continue

General Motors Corp (GM.N) on Tuesday said it was closing four truck plants and could sell its Hummer brand to cut slow-selling trucks and SUVs from its lineup in response to higher gasoline prices the automaker now sees as a permanent threat to its business. Chief Executive Rick Wagoner, speaking after… Continue

Did that get your attention? It should, insults to ones intelligence rank high on personal pet peeves when it comes to criticism's to ones character. The question remains though, is it true? Take a look at the history of the world's greatest thinkers, those unique individuals whose abilities jump far a… Continue

A quick introduction on the film.

After gaining interest in sustainable living I came… Continue

Quite a few of Los Angeles bike advocates calling themselves Crimanimalz took to one of the busiest freeways in the world to make the case that, when your freeways are gridlocked, bikes are SOOOOO much better. About 30 cyclists rode ont… Continue

There is a large segment of the population who is reconsidering car ownership as a whole, or cutting down on the number of cars that they own as a household. Here are 7 alternatives to consider either to eliminate car ownership, or to cut the number of cars in your household down to one. 1. Th… Continue

More than two billion trees were planted around the world as part of the UN's campaign to combat climate change, the world body's environment programme (UNEP) said Tuesday in a statement. The Nairobi-based agency said the tree planting campaign, inspired by Kenyan Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Maathai,… Continue

Here are 50 simple and effective means of reducing your global footprint. The suggestions here are straight forward and inexpensive ways for your to help in doing your part to support the environment. 1. CHANGE YOUR LIGHT If every household in the United State replaced one regular lightbulb with one of thos… Continue

California to Florida on 40 gallons of fuel? The people at Quasar Aircraft hope so. The company is developing the Quasar Light, a 500-pound light sport aircraft powered by a 121-pound HKS-700E 60-hp 4-stroke engine that… Continue