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By Lloyd Alter, Toronto on April 7, 2009 4:04 AM Oscar Wilde wrote "all criticism is autobiography"; much the same can be said about choosing the best in green design and architecture, it may tell more about our preoccupations than anything else. Design is so subjective, and green design is even harder, given that it [...]

(EN ESPAÑOL) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood have announced a new partnership to help American families gain better access to affordable housing, more transportation options, and lower transportation costs. The average working American family spends nearly 60 percent of its [...]

Story Highlights Inventor Jon Bohmer has created a $5 oven made out of cardboard boxes Design uses 2 boxes, and an acrylic cover that lets in sun’s rays and traps them Award-winning oven has gone into production in a factory in Nairobi By Saeed Ahmed CNN (CNN) – When Jon Bohmer sat down with his [...]

Arrecifes artificiales prometen aumentar la riqueza ecológica Por Gerardo E. Alvarado León / galvarado@elnuevodia.com Los cimientos de una ciudad submarina en las aguas de la Laguna del Condado y El Escambrón se erigieron ayer tras la colocación de 83 nódulos de arrecifes artificiales -para un total de 230- que prometen aumentar la riqueza y diversidad [...]

Es el único río navegable de Puerto Rico para embarcaciones pequeñas. Unas 70 personas decidieron olvidarse del alto costo de vida y las controversias políticas locales para entrar en contacto directo con la naturaleza. (Héctor J. Rojas / Especial El Nuevo Día) Por Gerardo E. Alvarado León / galvarado@elnuevodia.com RÍO GRANDE – El río Espíritu [...]