Reading David Owen's The Green Metropolis, one would conclude that density is everything, that New York is, as he wrote in the New Yorker, "The Greenest City in America":

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A giant floating pool just off the riverside of Manhattan - for swimming and also filters and cleans the water? Why not? That's what a group of designers and architects are proposing in + Pool, a multi-purpose pool and urban revitalization concept that is in the shape of - you guessed it - a plus sign.

Image courtesy of the Wild.

New online art, culture, and fashion magazine The Wild has released its inaugural issue, and we're fans already. The quarterly publication is jam packed with quality content, perfectly paired with enticing photography, on social and environmental issues.

Shabd Simon-Alexander spring 2010.

We first spotted the artful designs of Shabd Simon-Alexander on eco-fashion site Beklina. It was love at first sight.

California is leading the way with wireless water meters, but other locations aren't far behind. The latest to join in modernizing water metering is New York City.

Photo via Ecology Action

There's been a lot of noise made about ditching bottled water and turning to the tap in New York and New York City.

Double-crested cormorants typical of the sort that frequent eastern Lake Ontario. Image credit:Wikipedia

Locals are weighing in early against plans to install hundreds of wind turbines in the shallows of Eastern Lake Ontario.

photo: Ellen Silverman

When I first started to watch this interview I must admit I was expecting the same old farm to fork lingo that has become such a buzz word in American cuisine lately. And while I love the idea of farm to fork eating, I want it to become more than just a passing trend, but rather, an ongoing way of life. And it appears Chef Anthony feels the same way.

the good: 1 Bryant Park. Image: Viridian Realty

For decades, modern office buildings have been pretty much covered in glass curtain walls.

Jacques Cousteau was an ocean pioneer. He inspired people around the globe through his explorations, bringing the underwater world to our homes. A devout marine conservationist, he long ago warned of the coming issues our oceans would face.

This year Jacques Yves Cousteau would have turned 100.

Around the world stories are told of growing up with Cousteau. His stories, TV shows, and written words are a part of all of us. His legacy and work have formed a collective heritage that we all share. It is through each of us that it will live on.