Image Credit: Green Roofs for Healthy Cities It’s ten years since the start of construction of the green roof on top of the big River Rouge plant. Kevin described it in TreeHugger in 2004: “The 10.4 acre sedum roof insulates the building, provides a habitat for birds and insects, produces oxygen to offset the factory’s carbon dioxide emissions, and purifies rainwater. “Instead of having a chemical-based storm water treatment plant,” Ford says, “this system mimics nature.” TreeHugger hero Bill McDonough designed it; it was the largest in the world and entered the Guinness book of Records in 2004. It was a very big deal at the time, and won top prize from the Green Roof industry. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ford’s Giant Green Roof Started Ten Years Ago; How Things Have Changed
According to some estimates, a species is lost every 20 minutes . This shocking number considers factors like habitat loss but also includes approximations of the planet’s total number of species, known and unknown. Actually declaring a species extinct, however, is a long and laborious process that requires evidence beyond a reasonable doubt the plant or animal has disappeared from the face of the earth. The difficulty of this process is highlighted by the fact that only 875 extinctions have been officially documented since 1500. And a few of those 875 have made miraculous reappearances. Sierra Nevada Red Fox One such species was the Sierra Nevada red fox. It was thought extinct until U.S. Forest Service biologists captured photos of the fox with a camera trap in 2010. Researchers also took DNA samples of saliva pulled from a bait bag the fox bit into to experts at the University of California, Davis. Lab tests proved that the Sierra Nevada red fox was back. Read the Full Story: Extinct Fox Turns Up Again in California Do you have comments on this slideshow? Leave them here . Photo credit: Keith Slausen/US Forest Service … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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9 Species That Returned From Extinction in 2010
Photo by suvodeb via Flickr Creative Commons IBM has unveiled a list of five innovations that will alter the way we run our lives, and change how our societies work, in five years. Among the innovations are batteries that breathe air, environmental sensors built into practically everything from our cell phones to our wallets, adaptive traffic patterns for personalized commutes, and cities that run on waste heat from data centers. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Five Innovations That Will Change The World in Five Years
Images via PixelThis Etsy Shop PixelThis is an artist who builds beautiful and funky clocks made from all sorts of recycled things — record players, computer parts, even bike wheels. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Awesome Clocks Made From Turntables, Apple Computers, Bikes and More
Image via CityVille Facebook App We had high hopes that a ridiculously popular game like FarmVille might get players to build real life gardens, or care more about where their food really comes from. However, it looks like most Facebook players are still interested in city life. What exactly is so compelling about CityVille over FarmVille?… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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CityVille Passes FarmVille as Facebook’s Most Popular Game
Photo: Mission Motors James Bond Would Certainly Like It! The last time we heard about Mission Motors , they were launching their MissionEVT operation (selling high-performance electric drivetrain components). But it’s not the only thing that has been keeping them busy lately; they’ve also been developing the Mission R racing electric motorcycle, which they are unveiling today. Read on for more specs and photos…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Mission Motors Unveils the Sexy Mission R Electric Motorcycle
Image: Solar Reserve The most common complaint lodged against solar power is that — say it with me now — it’s only able to provide power when it’s light outside. Solar developers have tried to solve this problem a number of ways, and using molten salt to store the heat is one of the most promising. And the technology is now ready to move beyond the drawing board — California just approved its first molten salt solar power plant. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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First Molten Salt Power Plant Approved in California
Photo: merci Superfoods can be a super waste as I’ve said before on TreeHugger. From goji berries to acai, chia, and maca, Americans spend $10 billion on superfoods each year and for the majority of us, they have to be flown in from upwards of 5,000 miles away. But now Natural News may have a solution. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Goji Berries in Your Backyard Garden?
Photo via Barto MAKE is one of my absolute favorite resources for inspiration and clever ideas for projects. They’ve looked through their archives and made a list of some of the best green projects they’ve seen, and we love their list. Check out these green projects by Marc de Vinck…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Awesome Green DIY Projects from MAKE
Photo: asla This crack garden is not what it sounds like… It’s a sustainable, simple and cheap answer to a design problem. How to make a garden out of a concrete slab without spending a fortune. Created in the small back yard of a San Francisco apartment building, it was inspired by those tenacious little plants that take hold no matter how inhospitable the space. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Crack Garden is Not What You Think