And look at that pink cloud—straight out of a Vermeer! For possible color matches, you couldn’t get more Netherlandish than Fine Paints of Europe, my go-to source deep, saturated, Old World colors. Lovely pictures! Most of my trips to Europe have been... Full Article at Apartment Therapy

We've gone over that one at least a dozen times. But what we haven't covered is the fact that the price tag for developing this source of unconventional fossil fuels is so high that if it were spent elsewhere it could decarbonize Europe. The Guardian... Full Article at Treehugger

Most of these emissions are outsourced to developing countries particularly China, say researchers. The study finds that the U.S. is both a major importer and exporter of emissions generated by traded goods with the U.S. outsourcing about 11 percent of... Full Article at Environmental Leader

BREEAM Excellent rating or higher. As anyone who has been through a BREEAM assessment will certainly tell you, that is no easy feat. First up is the Centrum Galerie, the largest shopping center in Dresden, Germany. It also has the distinction of being... Full Article at Inhabitat

“Little or no actual ‘effort’ toward emissions reductions need have taken place, yet these companies will be able to literally bank the profits,” it said. The price of a tonne of CO2 or its equivalent has fallen sharply over the last 18 months. After... Full Article at Grist

It is also the most commonly found water pollutant in North America. Outlawed in Europe in 2003 for after some disturbing links to prostate and breast cancer, over 80 million pounds are dumped on the US every year. Atrazine has long been a suspect in... Full Article at Inhabitat

A WEEE recycling centre has opened and according to the owners it's got the biggest capacity for waste in Europe. Launched today (March 3)the £10M plant in Grantham has the capacity to treat more than 100,000 tonnes of waste a year, according to... Full Article at Environmental Data Interactive