awesome.

Quoted: The Indian government plans to spend more than $13 million establishing a special ranger force to protect the country's endangered tigers, following pressure from international conservationists to save the wild cats.

Quoted: “This is the cool side of trash,” Cedar Grove’s founder, Steve Banchero, said of the process, which is on recycling’s cutting edge. The company, the ...

man, this is dismal. though i've never been to Mongolia, i've always imagined it to be rolling green plains...so sad that now it's becoming a desert land.

Quoted: Overgrazing has turned big swaths of China's lush grasslands into desert, but recent efforts to rejuvenate the land may help sustain the country as a whole

how did Seattle not make it to Top 10?! I'm shocked. Hey Santa Monica made it...although I think Seattle's much more environmentally conscious than Santa Monica.

Quoted: Yahoo! Real Estate - The Top 10 Greenest Cities. Find Real Estate including homes for sale, new houses, rentals, foreclosure properties as well as mortgage calculators and rates on Yahoo! Real Estate.

did not know amoebas could be deadly...how can these single-celled organisms kill people?

Quoted: Something in the lakes around Orlando, Florida, has claimed the lives of three boys this summer.

global warming-dependent commerce.

Quoted: The Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and the Pacific is now open due to ice loss, the European space agency says.

Quoted: Honda introduced the gas-electric car to America, but Toyota's Prius became the synonym for 'hybrid.' Here's how Honda hopes to regain its enviro street cred.

kinda reminds me of the Batmobile...except that it's red and is missing some fins.

Quoted: Public nudity is losing its power to shock

never thought public nudity would reach an all-time low, nor that it would be the first news on Economist.

Quoted: Foster + Partners is designing the world’s first zero-carbon, zero-waste city in Abu Dhabi. Named Masdar City, which means “the source,” the 1,483-acre project will include commercial and manufacturing space dedicated to developing ecofriendly products, housing, a university, and the headquarters for Future Energy Company, which is spearheading the initiative.

wow, that's amazing! if this actually works, i wonder what other countries would start building cities like this?