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Annette von Jouanne at Oregons Otter Rock Beach

Catching a Wave, Powering an Electrical Grid?

Electrical engineer Annette von Jouanne is pioneering an ingenious way to generate clean, renewable electricity from the sea
July 2009 | By Elizabeth Rusch

Rendering of the old Meeting House and the green addition

A Green Addition to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Meeting House

Architects of the First Unitarian Society’s new eco-friendly addition find inspiration in the ideas of original architect Frank Lloyd Wright
May 21, 2009 | By Laura Kearney

Rebuilding Greensburg Green

Everyone assumed this Kansas town was destined to fade away. What would it take to reverse its course?
February 27, 2009 | By Fredric Heeren

Dr Edward Arnett and Chris Long at Casselman Wind Power Project in Pennsylvania

Can Wind Power Be Wildlife Friendly

New research aims to stop turbines from killing bats and birds
February 27, 2009 | By Joseph Caputo

The Castens inside the furnace room at West Virginia Alloy.

Converting Energy Waste into Electricity and Heat

Energy recycling wiz Tom Casten explains how to capture power that goes up in smoke
February 27, 2009 | By Bruce Hathaway

Smithsonian Castle

A Greener Smithsonian

In an Institution-wide pursuit of a greener future, researchers and engineers are furthering the cause of energy sustainability
February 27, 2009 | By Megan Gambino

Photovoltaic panels in Denmark

Energy Saving Lessons From Around the World

The curator of an exhibit at the National Building Museum highlights case studies of community involvement in energy conservation
February 27, 2009 | By Brian Wolly

Cut Your Use of Plastic, Plastic, Plastic

  By Carey Okrand

Green Your Kitchen

  By Jessica Jensen

A Thirsty Nation

What can you do to reduce water consumption?
  By LowImactLiving.com

Expand Your Eco-Influence

What can you do to reduce water consumption?
  By Cassie Walker

Carbon Blob Eats US!

What can you do to reduce water consumption?
  By Jason Pelletier

Ed Begley, Jr. and his wife, Rachel Carson

Q&A - Ed Begley, Jr.

Actor and environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr. talks about living green
April 14, 2008 | By Lyndon Stambler

bottles washed up on a beach

The Trouble with Bottled Water

Elizabeth Royte reflects on the backlash against commercializing a natural resource and responds to reader comments
April 14, 2008 | By Elizabeth Royte

A bamboo grove

Bamboo Steps Up

An ancient plant becomes a new sensation
March 21, 2008 | By Cathie Gandel

Doug Fine

Doug Fine, Journalist, New Mexico

How an ambitious experiment in ecological living led to a goat pen
March 2008 | By Amanda Bensen

Giant Footprint

How the world's 6.6 billion people threaten the health of the ecosystem
January 28, 2008 | By Diana Parsell

One Fish, Two Fish, Crawfish, Bluefish: The Smithsonian Sustainable Seafood Cookbook

Ocean-friendly Eating

A sea life lover's guide to seafood
September 24, 2007 | By Bruce Hathaway

"Even in the best-managed fisheries, accidents happen," says Chris Wilcox. "One could effectively go back and make up for these mistakes."

Going "Bycatch Neutral"

Can fisheries eliminate their debts to nature?
September 24, 2007 | By Eric Jaffe

Since 1972, growing demand for shark fins and meat has devastated shark populations by as much as 87 percent for sandbar sharks and 99 percent for bull, dusky and hammerhead sharks. These sharks were caught, stripped of their fins for shark fin soup, then thrown back into the water.

Fishy Business

The problems with fishery management are mounting—and time may be running out
September 24, 2007 | By Anne Sasso


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