Solar Refrigeration: A Hot Idea for Cooling
Fishermen in the village of Maruata, which is located on the Mexican Pacific coast 18 degrees north of the equator, have no electricity. But for the past 16 years they have been able to store their fish on ice: Seven ice makers, powered by nothing but...

"The Secret to Finding Time For Social MediaHere's How I Keep Up With It All" by BL Ochman @whatsnext http://is.gd/72oI

Does Consumerism Make Us Crazy?
Dear EarthTalk: I caught the tail end of a discussion about “ecopsychology” recently on the radio, something about the negative impacts of people not communing with nature enough, spending too much time watching TV, sitting at computers, etc... Can...

Spreading the Health: Xerox Shares Toxic Waste Cleanup Process
Up until the 1980s, Xerox used volatile organic compounds as solvents for cleaning. Needless to say, some of them spilled and ended up contaminating the ground--and groundwater--beneath manufacturing facilities. By the company's own count, there were 68...

Offshore Wind May Power the Future
The waters of the Jersey Shore may soon become home to the nation's first deepwater wind turbines. New Jersey officials recently announced the state would help fund an initiative by Garden State Offshore Energy to build a 350-megawatt wind farm 16 miles...

From Thrones to Robo-Commodes: The Pitfalls of Inventing a Better Toilet
For a Q&A with Rose George, click here.The flush toilet is a curious object. It is the default method of excreta disposal in most of the industrialized, technologically advanced world. It was invented either 500 or 2,000 years ago, depending on...

Protein Computer Games: Me Fold Pretty One Day
I'm stuck--again.I'm sitting at my computer, playing a game. It's not a typical game: I'm using human spatial reasoning and puzzle-solving know-how to manipulate and shape virtual proteins. [More]

@whatsnext And the conference was? Don't leave us hanging...