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Providence Police Department Testing Vectrix Scooters

Written by TreeHugger
07/25/2008
Providence Police Test Electric Scooter Last month four police officers in Providence, Rhode Island began a "a three-month trial of the all-electric Vectrix Maxi scooter" which has a range of 60 miles, a 3-5 hour charge time, and a top speed of just over 60 miles per hour. ... Read more...

3 Unique Ways That You Can Help Protect Urban Wildlife

Written by Levi Novey
07/25/2008
Across the world, animals are invading cities and suburbia at a magnitude unlike ever before. The reason is simple: animals are adapting and finding new places to live as their original habitats are destroyed or altered by people. But do not despair. If you live in a city or suburban area, you can help. Directly below [...] Read more...

An SUV Vanishes: OneFewer.com Makes it Happen With Your Input

Written by Sarah Pressman Lovinger
07/25/2008
If you drive an SUV, the easiest way to cut your carbon footprint drastically is pretty clear: ditch the gas-guzzling monster. But what do you do with a large car you no longer want? Tune in to onefewer.com starting today, to find out. Ryan Mickle spent $60,000 on his Range Rover Sport in 2006. He loved [...] Read more...

An SUV Vanishes

Written by Sarah Pressman Lovinger
07/25/2008
If you drive an SUV, the easiest way to cut your carbon footprint drastically is pretty clear: ditch the gas-guzzling monster. But what do you do with a large car you no longer want? Tune in to onefewer.com starting today, to find out. Ryan Mickle spent $60,000 on his Range Rover Sport in 2006. He loved [...] Read more...

Britain's National Parks Week

Written by guardian.co.uk Environment
07/25/2008
National Parks Week kicks off on Monday, when you can enjoy picnics, festivals and spectacular walks in all 14 areas of outstanding beauty Read more...

Green business: Scandinavia's lateral thinkers

Written by Gwladys Fouché
07/25/2008
From trains running on dead cows to biodiesel produced from chip fat, Sweden's entrepreneurial approach to tackling climate change is blazing a trail in Europe Read more...

Challenge to the Nuclear Industry: Honest Questions Require Honest Answers

Written by Max Lindberg
07/25/2008
My Issues and Support of Nuclear Power In the past year or so I’ve been writing articles in opposition to the proliferation of nuclear power stations, not only in the United States, but in the world. The responses have been enlightening, intelligent, pedestrian and downright rude. In each case, the respondents seem to have either missed my [...] Read more...

Chef's Diary: After a mass bike ride across Iowa, a slow-food chef picks up the pace

Written by Grist Magazine
07/25/2008
Proving yet again that Iowa offers more than corn fields and hog confinements, Kurt Friese reports from the front lines of a massive cross-state bike ride. Of course for Friese, the annual ride doesn't just involve grinding across the countryside with 15,000 if his best friends. It's really about the food -- from the famed Pizza on Wheels that once nourished touring Deadheads to unique pancakes called "aebleskiver" made by modern-day Vikings. Then there's the matter of the meal for 3,000 he has... Read more...

Plastic Bag Charging Works

Written by TreeHugger
07/25/2008
Charging for plastic bags at the supermarket works--people really do bring their own. Ten weeks ago Marks & Spencer instituted a 5 pence (10 cents) charge on plastic bags at its stores. Since then customers have used 70 million fewer bags. That's an 80% decrease in use. Who would have thought! These are among the first statistics showing the impact of banning... Read more...

Austria bans Monsanto’s GE maize

Written by Greenpeace News
07/25/2008
Austria banned the import of the highly dangerous genetically engineered maize MON 863 today. The maize (corn) is produced by United States agro-chemical giant Monsanto. Read more...

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