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Via inhabitat.com, 17/08/2011 The founder of Passivhaus and director of Passivhaus Institute PHI, Dr. Wolfgang Fiest, has just sent word that the Passive House Institute United States (PHIUS) will no longer be able to provide building certifications, and will no longer be considered a partner…

Via inhabitat.com, 16/08/2011 Although Texas is a red state and Republicans aren’t always known for their love of renewable energy, the striking UR22 home by Vincent Snyder Architects completely flips this stereotype on its head.

Briscoes in NZ is now selling the Ecology series of kitchen hardware. According to Briscoes’ brochure it’s made from recycled stainless steel and bamboo handles.

I increasingly see eco cleaning companies sprouting, there is one that I know of in NZ, which is Environmental Choice NZ certified and I stumbled just across another one in UAE.

A report from the University of East Anglia and University of Sussex on Tuesday warned that the Kyoto Protocol’s emissions offset market could become ”a rich man’s club” of project developers, emissions verifiers and government officials, without benefiting the poor.

Wal-Mart Canada has revealed that they’re working towards getting 100 percent of their electricity from renewable energy.

Via inhabitat.com, 08/17/11 Air Products, one of the leaders in hydrogen fueling technology, have just announced the official opening of the world’s first fuel cell and hydrogen energy station in Orange County, California. Inaugurated today, the station is unlike any other built before, in that it…

Via stuff.co.nz, 18/08/2011 GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry told New Hampshire voters that he does not believe in manmade global warming, calling it a scientific theory that has not been proven.

Via nzherald.co.nz, 19/08/2011 Recycling operators say Auckland Council is wasting its time revamping rubbish disposal without talking to people who know the industry. Lawyer Stephen Franks told councillors yesterday they were heading for an expensive public consultation exercise on a waste minimisation plan that had…

Via inhabitat.com, 19-08-2011 While most 13-year-olds spend their free time playing video games or cruising Facebook, one 7th grader was trekking through the woods uncovering a mystery of science. After studying how trees branch in a very specific way, Aidan Dwyer created a solar cell…