Classic WHO—Seaweed as Fuel

Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘Ground-breaking’ scientific research could unleash the huge potential of aquatic biomass in creating a sustainable energy supply. (This first appeared on our site in February, 2012.)

Under Obama II, Five More Years…of Widespread Government Surveillance

Reading Time: 3 minutes Sorry to spoil the inaugural festivities, but there’s this small matter of ongoing and rather alarming civil liberties threats….

Classics: The Moral City

Reading Time: 2 minutes A WhoWhatWhy Classic: Some “nutty” ideas tried years ago by “wild and crazy” Latin American mayors might offer inspiration for a world seeking urban reinvention. Watch this documentary.

WHO Favorites: Creative Environmental Ideas

Reading Time: 4 minutes From living bridges, to the world’s cheapest light bulb – bright ideas to rethink our environment.

Words the Government Uses to Spy on You

Reading Time: 2 minutes Perhaps you’ve seen the list of words that trigger government electronic snooping. But have you ever seen what happens when you use them all?

Energy Solution Leaves Us Glowing

Reading Time: 2 minutes How we can learn from leaves: Artificial photosynthesis could be the key to unlocking the sun’s full energy potential.

WhoWhatWhy Ideas Dept: Flying Windmills

Reading Time: < 1 minute Holy flying windmills, Batman! Can airborne wind generators, flying over rural areas, be a major source of clean energy?

Burn This: Biofuel Farmed From Seaweed

Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘Ground-breaking’ scientific research could unleash the huge potential of aquatic biomass in creating a sustainable energy supply.

Capturing Carbon Dioxide to Create a Cleaner Environment

Reading Time: 2 minutes Scientists reveal new method of dealing with ‘one of the most challenging issues of our century’

‘Syria’s Torture Machine’: British Documentary Offers Cause For Concern In More Ways Than One

Reading Time: 3 minutes British documentary offers cause for concern in more ways than one.