Happy Earth Day! The U.S. Drops 22 Spots in Environmental Performance Index
by: Mother Nature, 2010-04-22 15:25:00 UTC
Last year, the U.S. ranked 39th on the Environmental Performance Index. This year, 61st. Lack of proper waste management is one of the key reasons why, according to one of the EPI project leaders.

TEDTalks : Catherine Mohr builds green - Catherine Mohr (2010)
by: TEDTalks (video), 2010-04-14 13:45:00 UTC
In a short, funny, data-packed talk at TED U, Catherine Mohr walks through all the geeky decisions she made when building a green new house -- looking at real energy numbers, not hype. What choices matter most? Not the ones you think.

TEDTalks : Thelma Golden: How art gives shape to cultural change - Thelma Golden (2009)
by: TEDTalks (video), 2010-04-16 13:37:00 UTC
Thelma Golden, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, talks through three recent shows that explore how art examines and redefines culture. The "post-black" artists she works with are using their art to provoke a new dialogue about race and culture -- and about the meaning of art itself.