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Introducing STARS, a voluntary points-based rating system inspired by LEED, which will allow transportation professionals to plan and compare their projects using a national sustainability standard.

Check out this presentation on sustainable architecture over at TED. It’s not only impressive, it’s entertaining, as Bjarke Ingles, the Danish designer giving the talk, has a great sense of humor.

The highlights:
03:06 Library/Hotel in Copenhagen melts into surrounding architecture
07.50 Bike & Swim in Expo Center in China
12:26 Apartment/Parking Building looks like a mountain
15:35 1st Carbon [...]

We all know that riding a skateboard is more sustainy than driving a car. That’s old news. But how about skateboards that can be used to fertilize gardens or heat homes?

Comet Skateboards is leading the way by combining forces with e2e, a materials company specializing in petroleum-free, biodegradable composites. These skateboards, made from plant fibers [...]

If you are heading back to school and textbook shopping, you might find Chegg.com interesting. It a new approach to the old system of having to buy and then sell textbooks. Their attitude is that you don’t really want to own most of them forever anyway, so why not just rent them?
The site is easy [...]