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Top 5 Reasons Why Getting Rid Of Your Lawn Is One Of The ‘Greenest’ Things You Can Do.

The quest for the green lawn is never ending. But given all of the environmental impacts and negative health effects associated with attaining the perfect lawn, doesn’t it make more sense just to get rid of it? Here are 5 reasons why you should.

A Tropical Rainforest Grows…In Northern England?

A new rainforest is coming to Northern England…there’s an indoor mountain you can ski on in Dubai…what’s next? A domed desert at the bottom of the Pacific?

Now You Can ‘Go Green’ Even In Death With An ‘Eco-Coffin’

So you love living the green life. Why not have the green death as well with an environmentally friendly eco-coffin?

Germans Defy Logic With Man-Made Mountain Proposal

In keeping with this week’s absurdity theme, Berlin, Germany is now seriously considering the construction of the largest man-made mountain (The Berg) in the world in order to attract ski enthusiasts and tourists.

New Study Reports 51% Of Global CO2 Emissions Attributed To Livestock

A new study from The Worldwatch Institute finds that 51% of annual global CO2 emissions can be directly attributed to livestock; making it the single largest global CO2 emitter and, surprisingly, the fastest and most effective potential mitigator of climate change.

U.K. Start-up Developing Carbon Absorbing ‘Green’ Cement

Novacem is a U.K. start-up company currently developing a ‘green’ cement that will actually absorb more CO2 over its lifetime than its manufacture produces.

FedEx To Install Largest Rooftop Solar Array In The U.S.

FedEx is continuing its push towards sustainability with an announcement yesterday that it will be installing the largest rooftop solar array in the U.S. on its Woodbridge, NJ 340,000 square-foot distribution hub.