Outstanding eco-friendly hotels

  For those looking to green their holidays and to support sustainable efforts of the hospitality and travel industry, editors and travel experts at Lonely Planet have curated a list of Top eco-stays of 2014, a list with castaway fantasies, jungle island retreats, treehouses, cottages, and ‘earthships’ spanning Costa Rica, South Africa, Tanzania, Peru to … Read more

Chile’s Marine Park Tic Toc to boost global blue whale and dolphin conservation

Blue whale conservation gets a boost.   The approval by the government of Chile of the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in continental Chile is a boost to conservation efforts for blue whales and dolphins. The Tic-Toc MPA on Chile’s southern coast announced this week follows almost 15 years of work by a number of … Read more

i8 hybrid to be faster and more fuel efficient when it goes into production in April

BMW i8 deliveries to customers starting in June. The BMW Group plant in Leipzig announced that demand for the BMW i8 is already exceeding the planned production volume during ramp-up. Delivery of the first customer cars will start in June 2014, beginning with the main European markets. Thanks to its novel powertrain concept BMW eDrive … Read more

No fish… no nothing. KENZO and BLUE Marine Foundation to help raise awareness for our oceans

The decline of the oceans is the world’s largest solvable problem but with decisive action and support, over the next 20 years, this crisis can be reversed. Did you know that more than 40 species of marine fish currently found in the Mediterranean, could disappear in the next few years? Kenzo Creative Directors Carol Lim … Read more

Getting close looks at polar bears in their natural environment. Polar bears join natural wonders at Google Maps

Images of the majestic polar bears from Churchill (Canada) waiting for sea ice to freeze can be seen thanks to Google Maps. The Internet giant’s free online mapping service added polar bears from the polar bear capital to the natural wonders we can glimpse from our homes. While climate change may seem like a gradual … Read more

Arctic Harvester. An itinerant agricultural community among icebergs

Innovation and Architecture for the Sea   The project of this floating hydroponic farm in Greenland is the winner of last year’s International Architectural Competition of the The Jacques Rougerie Foundation. Arctic Harvester floating farm imagined by French architecture students uses water from melted icebergs to grow food that would be delivered to the coastline. … Read more