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Transportation
Dropping Oil Prices & Alternative Energy
Jul 23rd, 2012 | By Nicole Rogers
High oil prices this decade have been hard on Americans, but if there has been any silver lining, it's been the [growth of alternative energy](http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5855) investment and innovation spurred by the rising cost of oil.
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Innovation
WikiCells Edible Packaging
Jul 22nd, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
Imagine if after eating your ice cream, you could eat the package that it came in. Might sound like fantasy, but thanks to Harvard Professor David Edwards, this idea has now become reality. It's a bold and innovative move towards eliminating plastic and paper in packaging using the principles of biomimicry, a practice that looks to models, systems and elements in nature to create solutions to human problems.
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Transportation
The Future of Biofuel
Jul 20th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
The future of biofuels remains uncertain. While many hail the advent of advanced biofuels or second-generation biofuels, the reality is that many of the newer forms of biofuel have yet to be proven viable outside of the laboratory.
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Food System
The Whole Ox Deli
Jul 19th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
The local food movement has been gaining ground recently in the sunny city of Honolulu. At the forefront of the culinary shift are a few brave souls who believe in the power of combining locally sourced foods with creative menus and innovative restaurant concepts.
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Food System
Invasion of the Superweeds
Jul 18th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
What is a weed? According to Wikipedia, a weed is "A herbaceous plant not valued for use or beauty, growing wild and rank, and regarded as cumbering the ground or hindering the growth of superior vegetation..." A fitting description for the invasive superweeds currently inundating America's agricultural heartlands.
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Innovation
GMOs that prevent cancer
Jul 17th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
The debate over GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) rages on with ballot initiatives this election year addressing the issue of proper labeling on food products containing GMOs, and a new batch of superweeds that are resistant to the herbicides used on GMO crops plaguing farmers across the country.
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Transportation
OPEC and Orange Peels
Jul 16th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
It's not the OPEC you're thinking of. This OPEC is the Orange Peel Exploitation Company and it's composed of an international team of researchers who are looking for innovative new ways to use orange peels.
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Transportation
Renewable Jet Fuels
Jul 11th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
There's a lot of talk about zero emissions from our cars, running our homes off renewable energy, even using our own bodies to create energy when we workout! But what about our flights?
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Eco Living
Electric Car Rentals for the "Urban Eco-Curious"
Jul 10th, 2012 | By Nicole Rogers
Rental car companies are in a unique position to be able to introduce these new more efficient vehicles to the public slowly. If you're interested in an electric or hybrid car, but you are afraid of how far it will go on a charge, renting an electric car for an afternoon of errands might be a nice, safe introduction.
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Eco Living
New York City's Communal Bikes
Jul 9th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
Imagine 10,000 shared bicycles distributed across 600 stations throughout New York City, all available for just 26 cents a day by purchasing an annual membership. Utilizing a private-public partnership, the city of New York has enlisted Citi Bank and Mastercard to sponsor the bike sharing program.
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