la Power plants = fish choppers By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:55:27 +0000 Lend your voice to calls for power plants to upgrade their water systems to prevent millions of fish from being chopped to bits. Full Article Energy
la Amsterdam's most beneficent tourist activity is fishing for plastic By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:07:26 +0000 Plucking litter from canals while sightseeing is one of the more singular ways to spend a couple hours in the Dutch city. Full Article Travel
la Atlanta, Seattle named first winners in American Cities Climate Challenge By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:14:46 +0000 The two cities will receive substantial financial and technical assistance from Bloomberg Philanthropies to help combat combat climate change. Full Article Climate & Weather
la Why was a creepy nursery rhyme playing on repeat in this English town? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:11:00 +0000 The town of Ipswich has been haunted by a nursery rhyme playing over a loudspeaker for more than a year. Full Article Arts & Culture
la Woodland hawks lured to the big city by cornucopia of backyard birds By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 10 Nov 2018 16:09:03 +0000 Woodland hawks, attracted by the songbirds that love backyard feeders, are thriving in cities. Full Article Animals
la More than 95% of the world's population is breathing unsafe air By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:36:35 +0000 A new report from the Health Effects Institute says are breathing air that's considered unsafe by the World Health Organization. Full Article Healthy Spaces
la Tulsa kicks off 2019 with a world-class new park By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:40:00 +0000 Spread across nearly 70 action-packed acres, Tulsa's newest public green space champions sustainability, accessibility and inclusion. Full Article Arts & Culture
la 'Green inequity' plagues U.S. cities, study finds By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:19:52 +0000 New research shows that urban green space largely benefits the wealthy and educated, not the underserved communities that need it most. Full Article Healthy Spaces
la Chicago lawmakers make the case for bird-friendly buildings By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 21:14:51 +0000 Located on the Mississippi Flyway, Chicago is one of the deadliest American cities for migrating birds. But the Windy City is trying to change that statistic. Full Article Animals
la How making lower Manhattan larger will protect it from future flooding By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:42:52 +0000 Mayor Bill de Blasio's $10B climate resiliency plan would extend the Manhattan shoreline by as much as 500 feet into the East River. Full Article Climate & Weather
la Watch: Plans for a LEED Platinum orphanage By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:53:13 +0000 Project Haiti Orphanage and Children's Center will provide a safe and healthy home for Haitian children. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
la The Loop Isla Vista brings green to UCSB student ghetto By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:25:34 +0000 In Isla Vista, Calif., an easy-going but architectural outdated beachside college community where the median age is just 21, a new LEED certified student housin Full Article Remodeling & Design
la Tour Atlantic Canada's first LEED Silver certified home By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:13:14 +0000 The Salmon Cove home was built with the environment in mind. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
la Perkins+Will's Atlanta office earns 95 LEED-NC points By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:03:22 +0000 The office is the highest scoring LEED-NC version 2009 project in the Northern Hemisphere. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
la Green Classroom Professional Certificate now available By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:28:06 +0000 The new certificate is offered by the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
la Clif Bar headquarters earns LEED Platinum By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:00:00 +0000 The company's Emeryville, California headquarters earns top green building honors. Full Article Green Workplace
la Tour a LEED Platinum certified denim factory By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:53:26 +0000 Tour a LEED Platinum certified denim factory. The VDS Group factory in Bangladesh received LEED Platinum certification. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
la Barnes Foundation earns LEED Platinum By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:00:00 +0000 The building is the first major art and education facility to earn Platinum level LEED certification. Full Article Green Workplace
la Method Homes really packs in the green with latest prefab series By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:15:36 +0000 Attractive but not arresting in appearance, the Paradigm series of green prefabs from Seattle's Method Homes has the potential to achieve recognition from the w Full Article Remodeling & Design
la Atlanta Hawks purchase green energy for arena By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:00:00 +0000 The Hawks and Philips Arena have purchased enough clean energy to power the facility for the 2012-2013 basketball season. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
la Prefab brings modern day sustainability to historic planned community By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:43:38 +0000 In observation of one of the original New Urbanist-style planned communities' 75th anniversary, Norris, Tenn. gets a self-sufficient prefab demo home. Full Article Remodeling & Design
la Hayden Place: A dreamy green workplace By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000 If I had to work in an office, Cuningham Group Architecture's Hayden Place would be my dream green workplace. Full Article Green Workplace
la BIG-designed tower aims to liven up white collar downtown Calgary By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:01:24 +0000 Calgary will be getting yet another show-stopping skyscraper, this one a LEED Platinum-exceeding mixed-use development designed by Bjarke Ingels Group. Full Article Remodeling & Design
la Languishing landmark YMCA reborn as green housing in South L.A. By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:00:26 +0000 Paul Williams' landmark 28th Street YMCA in South L.A. emerges from a LEED Gold restoration project, historically significant identity still intact. Full Article Remodeling & Design
la Supportive housing community in Portland recognized on AIA Top Green list By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 21:54:02 +0000 Holst Architecture's Bud Clark Commons project joins an eclectic assortment of notable green buildings on the 2014 AIA COTE annual top 10 list. Full Article At Home
la Ambient earth noise aids scientists in probing planet's interior By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:40:26 +0000 The Earth's globally-perceptible seismic 'hum' is now being used to peer into its depths, shedding new light on the planet's inner layers. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la If your apple tastes mealier, you can blame climate change By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Japanese scientists have discovered that some apples have changed in flavor and firmness over the past few decades. Science says climate change may be to blame. Full Article Healthy Eating
la Ancient volcanic landslide triggered 800-foot 'monster' wave By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sun, 04 Oct 2015 23:49:02 +0000 Researchers say the giant tsunami occured in the Cape Verde Islands 73,000 years ago. Full Article Arts & Culture
la Mysterious 'earthquake lights' captured over New Zealand By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 19:58:25 +0000 Unexplained natural phenomena, which is regularly observed in the aftermath of quakes, occurred during last week's 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Full Article Climate & Weather
la Plants 'gossip' about aboveground goings-on By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 03 May 2018 18:12:01 +0000 Plants have a specialized form of communication to compensate for their inability to move, a PLOS One study finds. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Invasive plant that can cause blindness pops up in Virginia for first time By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:10:31 +0000 Touching a giant hogweed can cause burns and even blindness. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Plants and animals don't care for AC/DC By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 14:27:54 +0000 Urban noise — and AC/DC — may be wreaking havoc on ecosystems. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Underwater drone spies 'incredible' shark nursery off the coast of Ireland By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Nov 2018 18:59:10 +0000 A drone has found a vast catshark nursery on the seafloor west of Ireland, say scientists with the SeaRover survey. Full Article Animals
la Why NASA is studying an island that didn't exist until 4 years ago By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:15:36 +0000 The extremely rare South Pacific island is one of three new islands to form in the last 150 years. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Scientists create a new type of plastic that can be recycled forever By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 08 May 2019 19:23:45 +0000 New plastic PDK can be broken down at a molecular level and come back just as strong to be reused again and again. Full Article Research & Innovations
la A new material that's part plastic and part rock is forming on this Portuguese island By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:15:28 +0000 Nearly 10 percent of rocky surfaces on the island paradise of Madeira are covered in 'plasticrust.' Full Article Wilderness & Resources
la Last Call: 12/30 By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:13:31 +0000 The oil bubble bursts as Brazil and Hawaii say "yes we cane" to ethanol. Also: saving elephants by buying ivory, saving trees by using paper, and saving endange Full Article Green News Roundup
la Miranda Kerr to host yoga class for Earth Hour By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:43:30 +0000 Supermodel once again named Global Earth Hour Ambassador in preparation for the lights-out moment on March 31. Full Article Arts & Culture
la Internet Explorer launches the virtual Carbon Grove By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:51:55 +0000 Get daily reminders about your carbon footprint and IE will plant a tree of your choice. Full Article Computers
la Can 1 miracle plant solve the world's 3 greatest problems? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:24:35 +0000 Kenaf, the carbon-sequestering monster plant, provides food, shelter and carbon credits. Full Article Research & Innovations
la 8 of the best carbon calculators By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:39:23 +0000 MNN rounds up some of the Web's most useful tools for shrinking your footprint. Full Article Climate & Weather
la Carbon offsets don't ease airplane emissions By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:42:47 +0000 Travel company cancels offset program citing its inability to reduce global emissions. Full Article Transportation
la Government research lab brings jobs to Coal Country By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:46:28 +0000 More than 1,000 workers will study the environmental effects of energy production. Full Article Energy
la Pearl Jam offsets 2009 tour with tree-planting initiative By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:17:08 +0000 MNN chats with guitarist Stone Gossard about the band's latest project and why the group is passionate about making a difference for the environment. Full Article Arts & Culture
la Play the Carbon Lottery By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:12:01 +0000 Buy a ticket for your chance to winning millions while fighting climate change. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
la New carbon offset project launches By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:46:30 +0000 COTAP will focus its carbon offsetting projects in impoverished countries. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
la Climate change's kryptonite: The green rock that could help save our planet By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 02:19:59 +0000 Olivine is a miracle green rock that absorbs carbon dioxide naturally from the air. Full Article Climate & Weather
la How can I save gas while playing taxi driver to my kids? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:45:19 +0000 Morieka Johnson can help you maximize those trips to school, tae kwon do, gymnastics, soccer ... Full Article Transportation
la A low-car diet gets popular By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:34:01 +0000 Many city dwellers are opting to give up driving their own cars for a month to take Zipcar's Low-Car Diet challenge. Could you go car-lite for 30 days? Full Article Responsible Living
la Rent a Tesla for $25 an hour By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:36:23 +0000 If you're a San Francisco resident, 30+ years old, and have a clean driving record, you can rent a Tesla for $25 an hour through Getaround. Full Article Transportation