Ego | Eco: The Fall From Disgrace
In the wake of Earth day, we invite you to add a caption to this image in the comments below to add your own flavor to the process it describes. Author's caption: The Fall From Disgrace. »
Invent the Future: Your Responses
Recently we asked: What one thing would you invent (anything goes) for our global future? Flying cars? Limitless energy generators? Vertical farm skyscrapers? Be creative - we're all ears! (see below for the »
Marks & Spencer's 'Shwopping' Revolution
The ultimate goal for M&S is to recycle 350 million items of clothing a year, as many items as it sells, sending none to landfills. This could be a huge change for Marks & Spencer, its competition, and the »
Food is the New Oil, Land is the New Gold
“Food is the new oil,” declares Lester Brown, head of the Earth Policy Institute, in an interview just published in Handshake. With tightening world food supplies, Brown discusses how food security has become one of »
Singapore's Giant 'Supertrees' at Gardens by the Bay
Singapore's Gardens by the Bay, featuring giant vertical gardens known as Supertrees, is nearing completion and preparing for its grand opening on 29th June. The Gardens by the Bay were designed by Grant Associates »
Iceberg the White Orca: the Only One of His Kind?
Three weeks ago, scientists from the Far East Russia Orca Project (FEROP) released photos and videos of Iceberg, an all-white bull killer whale (Orcinus orca) which the researchers have spotted while they were studying »
The End of an Era: Canadian Government Cuts Funding for World-Renowned Experimental Lakes Area
In 1973, in one of the most famous ecological studies to date, an experiment was conducted where David Schindler and colleagues divided an entire lake in half, leaving »
Veja: Sustainable and Ethical Fashion
Using organic cotton from agro-ecology initiatives in North Brazil, wild Amazonian rubber, and acacia tanned leather, Veja produces trainers and accessories which respect both the environment and workers’ rights, »
The Rise and Fall of Food Crops
One crop seed becomes extinct every single day. Evidence indicates that humans first started eating grain seeds and subsequently planting crops around 10,000 BC. Since then, farmers’ selection turned wild plants into a rich variety of agricultural crops. Each of »
Observer Ethical Awards 2012: Fashion
Last week, the Guardian’s Observer unveiled the shortlist for their annual ethical awards. Given Urban Times’ keen interest in Eco Fashion we connected with the founders of the nominated fashion brands to »
The Man Who Planted Trees – Book Review
Moving beyond his interesting past and connection in his mission to save the world’s forests, David Milarch is engaging in an innovative and potentially groundbreaking grassroots effort to ensure that our lack of »
Green Groups to Black-out Websites in Protest of Canadian Government Policies
Major environmental groups in Canada are going to shut down their websites on June 4 in order to protest a bill that would supersede National Energy Board decisions and »
Low Pressure, Royal Highness
During his visit to Scotland, the heir apparent to the British throne, Prince Charles, presented the weather in a special weather forecast at BBC Scotland. The presentation coincided with the station's 60th anniversary in Scotland - call it a "royal special" - and »
The New Old Town – An Idealized Future
This post builds on concepts originally introduced by “Why Place Matters in the Built Environment: Part I” and “Why Place Matters in the Built Environment: Part II.” In essence this article »
Behind the Scenes at Alden Laboratory
Alden Laboratory specializes in solving water flow-related engineering and environmental problems. The firm provides physical and computational air, gas, and hydraulic modeling along with environmental »