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Animals

Posted byby TEB Sustainability Research Team
July 17, 2012

Madagascar Lemurs: Why 98% of Species Face Extinction Risk

Madagascar lemurs remain in an extraordinary conservation emergency: the IUCN reports that 98% of lemur species face extinction risk, with more than 30% listed as Critically Endangered. Yet the current…

Animals

Posted byby TEB Sustainability Research Team
June 7, 2012

Red Pandas in 2026: What Conservation Must Protect

Red pandas are instantly recognizable, yet counting them in the wild remains difficult. They live alone across steep, forested Himalayan landscapes and leave more signs than sightings. The most useful…

Green Technology

Posted byby TEB Sustainability Research Team
May 7, 2012

The Most Efficient Cars in 2026: EVs and Hybrids That Use the Least Energy

A little more than a decade ago, buying one of the most efficient cars in America usually meant accepting a compromise. Electric cars had short ranges. Hybrids were often designed…

Energy

Posted byby Marina Yunevych
April 22, 2012

The Philips L Prize Bulb: What It Changed About LEDs

The Philips L Prize bulb was remarkable in 2011 because it demonstrated that an LED could meet demanding efficiency, color, lifetime and light-distribution requirements while replacing a familiar 60-watt incandescent.…

Eco Editorial

Posted byby TEB Sustainability Research Team
January 14, 2012

High-Speed Rail Viability: The Corridor Test That Matters

High-speed rail viability is often reduced to a contest over maximum speed. That is the wrong starting point. A successful railway is a complete service: dense endpoints, useful intermediate markets,…

Eco Editorial

Posted byby TEB Sustainability Research Team
January 13, 2012

Costa Concordia: Environmental Risks and Salvage Lessons

The Costa Concordia disaster is remembered first as a human tragedy: 32 people died after the cruise ship struck rocks off Italy’s Giglio Island on January 13, 2012. It was…

Sustainability

Posted byby TEB Sustainability Research Team
January 12, 2012

Tracking Your Carbon Footprint: Measure Less, Change More

Tracking your carbon footprint has become easier, but a more detailed calculator does not automatically produce a better climate decision. Household estimates vary with electricity source, travel, heating and spending.…

Other Stories

Posted byby TEB Sustainability Research Team
December 22, 2011

Thrift Shopping Benefits—and the Limits of Secondhand Style

Thrift shopping benefits both household budgets and the environment when it keeps useful goods in circulation. Yet the secondhand boom has also produced a new trap: buying more because each…

Environment

Posted byby TEB Sustainability Research Team
December 22, 2011

Desertification in Africa: Causes, Hotspots and Solutions

Desertification in Africa is often pictured as the Sahara steadily marching south. That image is misleading. The real problem is productive dryland losing soil, vegetation and water-holding capacity under the…

Green Tips

Posted byby TEB Sustainability Research Team
December 22, 2011

Ways to Reuse Old Shoes Before You Recycle Them

The best ways to reuse old shoes depend on condition, material and local demand. A wearable pair may have years left through repair, resale or donation. A split foam trainer…