[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
Photo Credit: SmartUSA
Several weeks ago we had the opportunity to speak with Smart Car USA President, Dave Schembri. We turned to you, our fellow Treehuggers, to see what sorts of questions you had to ask Dave about their past, current, and future models. Well, we had quite a nice turn out of inquisitive thinkers. So […]
Women who drink heavily early in pregnancy may be greatly raising the risk of premature delivery, according to a study.
People with schizophrenia are most likely to experience discrimination by those closest to them, a survey suggests.
They might have tried this in Washington last night, if it weren’t so cold….
Here is another Chicago connection for this inauguration: The Mall is a knockoff of the 1893 Columbia Exhibition in Chicago. Blair Kamin writes in the Chicago Tribune:
The design leaders of the 1893 fair, Burnham and New York City architect Charles McKim, served as advisers to Michigan Senator James McMillan and his Senate Park Commission. It […]
All photos by Shai Gil
I have always admired the work of Stephen Teeple and Teeple Architects, even if they rudely demolished the house I grew up in to replace it with this little pile. Their new Langara College Library in British Columbia has some interesting green features, and is a bit of a lesson about […]
Image: A+D Gallery Catalogue, Aylin Kayser & Cristian Metzner, Ikarus, 2007
Challenging visions of sustainability, or rather the lack of it, are currently on show at the A+D Gallery at Columbia College in Chicago. Part environmental art exhibition, part cutting edge design show, works include photos by Edward Burtynsky contrasting with melting wax lamps (pictured above) […]
Plug-In Hybrids to be Regulated Out of Existence in California?
The movie Who Killed the Electric Cars? wasn’t very tender on the California Air Resources Board (CARB). They were instrumental in the ‘murder’ of electric cars such as the GM EV1 and Toyota RAV4 EV in California, and now they might be about to do it […]
Chrysler and Fiat Tie the Knot
Chrysler hasn’t been too competitive when it comes to small, fuel efficient cars. That might be about to change. Cerberus Capital Management, the owner of Chrysler, has entered a “global strategic alliance” with Fiat. The deal is pretty simple: 35% of Chrysler at no cost in exchange for access to […]
NAIAS 2009 Recap
The Detroit Auto Show is open to the public until this Saturday (January 24th), so we think it’s worth doing a little recap of the green highlights. Transportation is an important sector when it comes both to pollution and making our lives better via personal mobility. The big goal is to try to […]