http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/green-materials-guide/building-blocks-concrete-forms.html Insulated concrete forms are a system of stackable blocks of expanded polystyrene that are filled with concrete and reinforcing as required, resulting in a strong, well-insulated wall. Insulated concrete forms are a system of stackable blocks of expanded polystyrene that are filled with concrete and reinforcing as required, resulting in a strong, well-insulated wall. Energy Energy Efficiency Green Building Green Design Heating Maps Money Treehugger Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:14:00 GMT Lloyd Alter http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/green-materials-guide/building-blocks-concrete-forms.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/drilling-gas-home-energy.html As if global warming and wars over oil weren't enough to put a little guilt cloud over our energy consumption patterns, there's a host of other, much closer-to-home environmental problems that need to be addressed if we are to get on the right track to a clean energy future.The "Halliburton loophole," which the oil and... As if global warming and wars over oil weren't enough to put a little guilt cloud over our energy consumption patterns, there's a host of other, much closer-to-home environmental problems that need to be addressed if we are to get on the right track to a clean energy future.The "Halliburton loophole," which the oil and... Clean Energy Climate Change Consumption Energy Health Heating Household Toxins Maps Planet Green Water Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:22:00 GMT Rachel Cernansky http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/drilling-gas-home-energy.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/yard-sale-treasure-map.html Saturday comes around and you feel like picking up some cheap used home items, browsing some street-side fashions, or digging through a crate of old books. The place you want to go is, of course, a local yard sale. But how do you know where to go? Paper signs on telephone poles are great, until it rains and the text blurs, or the wind blows turns them into a litter problem. Plus, unless you happen to walk or drive by, you'll never know there's a great sale just down the block. Now, there is a geeky solution for yard sale power shoppers. Saturday comes around and you feel like picking up some cheap used home items, browsing some street-side fashions, or digging through a crate of old books. The place you want to go is, of course, a local yard sale. But how do you know where to go? Paper signs on telephone poles are great, until it rains and the text blurs, or the wind blows turns them into a litter problem. Plus, unless you happen to walk or drive by, you'll never know there's a great sale just down the block. Now, there is a geeky solution for yard sale power shoppers. Buy Local Maps Websites Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:00:00 GMT David DeFranza http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/yard-sale-treasure-map.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/castle-bookmark-scrap-paper.html After a recent trip to Western Germany where beautiful castles decorate the landscape, part of me transitioned back into a princess and castle-loving little girl. When I found a map in my backpack upon arriving home, I decided to make a castle-shaped bookmark out of it. Whether you love castles yourself or some little princess in your life does, it's easy to make a castle-shaped bookmark from maps and all other sorts of scrap paper rather than throwing that paper away. Of course your design of a castle doesn't have to be the same as mine. In fact, I bet you can come up with something even better. After a recent trip to Western Germany where beautiful castles decorate the landscape, part of me transitioned back into a princess and castle-loving little girl. When I found a map in my backpack upon arriving home, I decided to make a castle-shaped bookmark out of it. Whether you love castles yourself or some little princess in your life does, it's easy to make a castle-shaped bookmark from maps and all other sorts of scrap paper rather than throwing that paper away. Of course your design of a castle doesn't have to be the same as mine. In fact, I bet you can come up with something even better. Junk Mail Maps Paper Recycling Reuse Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Seward http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/castle-bookmark-scrap-paper.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/diy-map-bracelet.html Not everyone in the world has GPS. I don't have GPS. I want one, don't get me wrong, but until I get one, finding my way around different cities is done through printed directions or maps. It's an eco-crime, I know, but it's not so bad to utilize a city map (or a treasure map) if you turn it into jewelry after you're done finding your way around. Not everyone in the world has GPS. I don't have GPS. I want one, don't get me wrong, but until I get one, finding my way around different cities is done through printed directions or maps. It's an eco-crime, I know, but it's not so bad to utilize a city map (or a treasure map) if you turn it into jewelry after you're done finding your way around. Do It Yourself Eco-Fashion Accessories Green Fashion Jewelry Maps Reuse Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Seward http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/diy-map-bracelet.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/green-travel-guide.html Wanting to show that the journey is just as important as the final eco-destination, The Union of Concerned Scientists released a comprehensive analysis of the highest and lowest carbon options for vacation travel. Wanting to show that the journey is just as important as the final eco-destination, The Union of Concerned Scientists released a comprehensive analysis of the highest and lowest carbon options for vacation travel. Carbon Footprint Carbon Offsets Eco-Friendly Travel Maps Trains Transportation Thu, 28 May 2009 15:31:00 GMT Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/green-travel-guide.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/climate-change-interactive-map.html Sometimes climate change just seems like an abstraction—like some environmental doomsday scenario whose consequences lurk far in the future. Of course, global warming has begun to effect ecosystems and weather patterns—and entire human communities—across the globe already. Sometimes climate change just seems like an abstraction—like some environmental doomsday scenario whose consequences lurk far in the future. Of course, global warming has begun to effect ecosystems and weather patterns—and entire human communities—across the globe already. Climate Change Green Media Maps Websites Tue, 19 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT Brian Merchant http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/climate-change-interactive-map.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/stockup-biodiesel-fueling-stations.html So you converted your car to run on biodiesel. You're ready to take your newly greened beauty on a road trip across the country on its virgin run. Problem is, you're not so sure where exactly you can buy biodiesel. So you converted your car to run on biodiesel. You're ready to take your newly greened beauty on a road trip across the country on its virgin run. Problem is, you're not so sure where exactly you can buy biodiesel. Biodiesel Biofuels Cars Clean Energy Do It Yourself Maps Thu, 07 May 2009 15:00:00 GMT Brian Merchant http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/stockup-biodiesel-fueling-stations.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/geography-technology-google-earth.html Laugh all you want. Yell "Nerd!" at me (or rather at your computer screen, whereupon you'll quickly realize how weird it is you're yelling at anything at all while alone in your apartment—don't worry, happens to me all the time) if you must. But this is the coolest geography based online trivia game I've ever seen. Laugh all you want. Yell "Nerd!" at me (or rather at your computer screen, whereupon you'll quickly realize how weird it is you're yelling at anything at all while alone in your apartment—don't worry, happens to me all the time) if you must. But this is the coolest geography based online trivia game I've ever seen. Green Media Maps Websites Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:30:00 GMT Brian Merchant http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/geography-technology-google-earth.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/instances-fly-drive.html Which is greener: Flying or driving? That's a no-brainer. Individually speaking, airplanes produce scads more CO2 emissions that cars. Are there any cases where flying is better than driving? Yes, there are. Let’s look at some of these instances. Which is greener: Flying or driving? That's a no-brainer. Individually speaking, airplanes produce scads more CO2 emissions that cars. Are there any cases where flying is better than driving? Yes, there are. Let’s look at some of these instances. Animals Biofuels Books Carbon Offsets Cars Gas Mileage Green Air Travel Green Calculators Maps Money Nature Penny Pinching Transportation Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:30:00 GMT Josh Peterson http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/instances-fly-drive.html