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Beside being the fastest growing woody on the planet bamboo offers a viable replacement for wood. With stalks that can grow to be as large as 60 meters, and playing a critical role in balancing the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere Bamboo is one tree to be reckon with. Functioning as a critical part of the economy in eastern Asia, and providing homes for over 2.2 billion people worldwide Bamboo has aslo been praised for its uses as an artistic medium.

New research finds fresh evidence that urbanization in the United States threatens the populations of some species of migratory birds.

Joel Makower and the editors of GreenBiz.com answer the following: How are U.S. businesses doing in their quest to be greener and more environmentally responsible?

Greennbiz.com introduces its GreenBiz Index, "a set of 20 indicators of progress, tracking the resource use, emissions, and business practices of U.S. companies: carbon, materials, energy, and toxics intensity, clean-tech investments, e-waste recovery, paper use, employee commuting, and more."

Freecycle is like eBay without the filthy lucre. It's an implementation of what is being called the Gift Culture of Economy. Don't throw things away - give them to somebody. One person's trash is another person's treasure.Freecycling already happens in in first life in Hackney.

An article describing possible advances in geothermal energy, advantages over traditional energy sources.

The definitive guide for "greening" your academic life! Includes energy efficient computing resources and Earth-friendly back to school tips.