A fabulous 170-carat pink diamond discovered in Angola, Africa has been dubbed the “Lulo Rose.” It’s the largest pink diamond found in 300 years. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos “Only one in 10,000 diamonds is colored pink. So you’re certainly looking at a very rare article when you find a very large pink diamond,” Stephen Wetherall, CEO of the […]
The Amaala Triple Bay Yacht Club is a newly designed sustainable yacht club by HKS for Saudi Arabia‘s northwestern coast in the desert. The design is part of the Vision 2030 strategy to diversify the local economy by encouraging growth in tourism. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos First, Amaala Triple Bay’s design aims for at least a LEED Gold […]
When the first Barbie doll emerged on the world stage in 1959, the most common careers for educated women were nurse, teacher or secretary. But Barbie never let anything – even an unrealistic hourglass figure – hold her back. She became an astronaut in 1965, four years before Americans landed on the moon. Now, the pinkish doll is going green. […]
Austria’s bike maker VELLO introduced the world’s lightest folding bike with electrical assist, called the VELLO bike. It’s under 22 pounds, the first of its kind, and made a splash at Pro-Days in Paris in early July. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos To make the world’s lightest folding e-bike, VELLO patented its lightweight 1.9 kilograms (around four pounds) titanium […]
From the ground, the new solar farm shimmers like a mirage oasis on a hot summer day. Instead of row after slanting row of shiny panels stretching taller than corn, this array, mounted directly on the earth, lies flat as water. From the air, it looks like an acre-sized swimming pool. Yet despite its modest stature, this new type of […]
This is the fourth in a series of five articles that help you find ways to reduce your carbon footprint. We consider the main carbon culprits in the average American’s lifestyle. When Americans overcompensated for the shortages during World War II in a burst of post-war spending, an appliance-filled kitchen became a worldwide aspirational symbol of American wealth and consumer […]
If you spend any time camping in nature, chances are you’re going to be passionate about protecting it. While camping isn’t necessarily a high carbon footprint activity, there are always ways to minimize your environmental impact when planning a weekend or a week of trailblazing. Check out these green camping gear options before you head out. This article contains affiliate […]
Everyday recycling takes a little extra time — and will until the companies that make what we buy integrate recycling into their product life cycles. So, it’s important to keep simple steps in mind. In this Earth911 Quiz, you’ll find the keys to recycling automotive oil, oil containers, and oil filters, a vast source of landfill materials and toxic waste […]
Train spotters and other fans of the U.K.’s new high-speed rail network rejoiced this week when the first tunnel on the London to Birmingham route was completed. This is the first of 64 miles of intricate tunnels on this route alone. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos The new high-speed train system, known as HS2, combines aboveground and underground travel. […]
Top U.S. cattle feeders sent 1000 pounds of cattle carcasses to landfills following massive deaths caused by the June heatwave, according to documents reported by Reuters. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos The deaths led to a scramble in carcass disposal, forcing the dumping of carcasses in landfills. This is contrary to the regular disposal methods of converting carcasses into […]