In: World News
A 50-Year Journey for Turkey and Germany
11/01/2011By SOUAD MEKHENNET ISTANBUL — It was cold and wintry in Istanbul, that day in 1961, when Mehmet Ali Zaimoglu boarded…
Read MoreAid Arriving in Turkey Quake Area
10/28/2011By SEBNEM ARSU ISTANBUL — An Israeli plane carrying emergency housing led a flow of international aid into the quake-stricken area…
Read MoreBrazilian Amazon Groups Invade Site of Dam Project
10/28/2011By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO BUENOS AIRES — Waving bows and arrows and dressed in war paint, hundreds of members of indigenous communities…
Read MoreFossil Fuels as the Whale Oil of the Future
10/28/2011By MATTHEW L. WALD Amory B. Lovins, the longtime efficiency guru, has a new book out that analyzes the possibility of…
Read MoreExploring Corn, Energy and Humanity’s Growth Spurt
10/28/2011By ANDREW C. REVKIN I’ve been on the road, learning about damaging and sustainable agricultural methods (and a big corn-to-ethanol plant)…
Read MoreAre London Riots Just Consumerism Gone Mad?
10/27/2011by Sami Grover, Carrboro, NC, USA It’s not just Britain’s urbanists who are discussing the London riots. The events of the…
Read MoreBee Sting Home Remedies. Take the Bite Out of the Sting
10/27/2011by Anna@Green Talk Bees. So harmless Until You Are Stung! Yesterday, I tackled the unimaginable. Garden #1. My garden looks like…
Read MorePay-As-You-Go Makes Solar Accessible to Emerging Markets
10/27/2011by Sami Grover, Carrboro, NC, USA We already know that solar lighting can be a lifesaver in Africa, and that clean…
Read MoreNigeria: My Father Could Not Afford My School Fees
10/26/2011Thomas Imonikhe Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s road to success no doubt was strewn with stones and a classic case…
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Empowerhouse Wins Affordability Contest at Decathlon, Demolishing Myth of the Passivhaus Premium
10/26/2011by Lloyd Alter, Toronto Not a few noses were put out of joint two years ago when Germany won the Solar…
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