photo via WCS Most people when they think back on 2009 might not think of it as the quadricentennial of Henry Hudson’s famous voyage of 1609, but for fans of the Mannahatta Project, it has been a year to celebrate. Mannahatta, the book was a big... 

Photos via AFP Japanese researchers have produced a new species of goldfish with see-through skin. You can see the fish’s beating heart, brain, and other internal organs, right through its invisible scales. And that’s precisely the point–the... 

Are fireworks green ? Photo by Kev Gibbo via Flickr A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other, as the saying goes. So start by staying home tonight and watch Earthcam to see New Year’s Eve celebrations in... 

Photo via IndoSpectrum As early as last month, there were estimated to be at least 1500 sea lions off of San Francisco ’s famous Pier 39. Now, most appear to have all but vanished. A few stragglers lounge on piers where hundreds of sea lions used... 

Photo via Climate Ground Zero In what could turn out to be a violation of their constitutional rights, 4 climate activists were arrested and taken to jail last Tuesday for trespassing. Specifically, they were charged for hanging up a banner that read... 

Revelers rejoice at the greenz.jp Christmas party in Tokyo. It’s time when everybody thinks how they can spend a fun, entertaining and warm time with friends and families. But it’s also a time to re-think how fortunate we are to be able to... 

Photo via the Portland Mercury Yup, the aughts or naughts or naughties or whatever you want to call them have been confirmed to be the hottest decade in recorded history –a full 0.2 degrees C warmer than the nineties. And now, as Joe Romm puts... 

Image Source: “Mr Magoo ICU” Dear Pablo: What is the environmental impact of fireworks? It seems like it must create a lot of greenhouse gas emissions. That is a very popular question around the 4 th of July and New Year’s Eve. In fact... 

Image Source: “Mr Magoo ICU” Dear Pablo: What is the environmental impact of fireworks? It seems like it must create a lot of greenhouse gas emissions. That is a very popular question around the 4 th of July and New Year’s Eve. In fact... 

Whole Foods via Fast Company On Christmas Eve, John Mackey announced that he is stepping down as Chairman of the Board of Whole Foods. Last summer Mackey ” stoked the ire of progressives everywhere by publishing an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal...