The Shrimper Survivor

Thuong Nguyen, a Louisiana shrimp fisherman, survived a treacherous trip from Vietnam and Hurricane Katrina. But now he worries that he may not make it through the gulf oil spill.

This Green House

A day with the environmentally conscious students living in the sustainability house at Oberlin College.

The Power of Green

Listen to Thomas L. Friedman talking about how America can regain it's international stature by taking the lead in alternative energy and environmentalism.
"I think that living, working, designing [...] in a green way can be the basis of a new unifying political movement for the 21st century."



You can read the related newspaper article from the New York Times.

Chocolate-powered 145mph racing car made of vegetables

A new racing car made of vegetables and powered by chocolate will hit speeds of 145 miles per hour when it is launched next month.
Designers hope the environmentally-friendly technology used in their car will be adopted by Formula 1 teams.
Read the complete article on Telegraph.co.uk.

Electric bikes

CNN's Elaine Quijano looks at bikes with an electric twist.

Electric bikes By CNN_International

Fish found at the bottom of the UK's oceans

These weird and wonderful fish may look as though they have come straight out of a tropical aquarium but they all live off Britain's shores.



Read the newspaper article from Telegraph.co.uk.

Litter on beaches in UK doubles in 14 years

British beaches have never been dirtier, the Marine Conservation Society has found, with record amounts of litter washed up around the coastline.



Read the newspaper article from Telegraph.co.uk.