Sustainability, Energy and Ecology   
The Image Works presents our newest collection showing the broad spectrum of environmental and sustainability issues, environmental problems, sustainable solutions, and the beauty and importance of nature. Click on a thumbnail image for preview and caption.
 

On the third day of the trip the &quotJunk" sets sail about 65 miles from shore. Pictured is Joel Paschal. On Sunday June 1, the raft named &quotJunk" left Long Beach for it's 2100 mile voyage to Hawaii to bring attention to the plastic marine debris (nicknamed the plastic soup) accumulating in the North Pacific Gyre. The raft was designed and will be sailed by Dr. Marcus Eriksen of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, and Joel Paschal, it is constructed from 15,000 plastic bottles, an airplane fuselage, discarded fishing nets and a solar generator. The raft was towed for two and a half days to near San Nicholas Island, about 65 mile of the coast of California, so it could catch favorable winds for it's trip. The tow boat was the ORV Alguita, captained by Charlie Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, the man credited for first discovering the plastic soup in the Gyre over 12 years ago. sets sail about 65 miles from shore. Pictured is Joel Paschal. © Peter Bennett / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Green roof of the Riverhouse in Battery Park City, with Hudson River Park behind it, seen on Sunday, October 11, 2009. The condominium is attempted to reach LEED Platinum status utilizing solar power, green roofs, co-generation and a number of various other environmentally friendly technologies. © Richard B. Levine / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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The gold mine fields continually encroach on primary Orangutan Rainforest. The forest is burned and then cleared before pits can be dug. Near Galangan, Central Kaliamantan, Indonesia (Borneo) © Artisanal Gold Council / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Bronx middle school students volunteer their time in Bronx Park in New York on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The students dig up the invasive plant, Japanese Knotweed, and test the Bronx River for cleanliness. © Frances M. Roberts / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Unwanted electronics, including computers, monitors, cell phones and other technology related gadgets, are collected by the NYC Dept. of Sanitation at Union Square Park on October 16, 2005. The second of five events, to take place in each of the five boros of NYC, it attracted over 1000 city residents who dragged, drove or taxied their old computer equipment over to the park. The event was jointly sponsored by Best Buy stores and Intel and all equipment will be recycled with the phones being donated to Collective Good. © Richard B. Levine / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Dex Design Studio participates at the third annual Park[ing] Day LA, which was held on Friday, September 18th. To highlight the lack of park space in urban areas, community groups, design & architecture firms, professional organizations, non-profits, cyclists and pedestrian advocates all work together to create a park for the day by occupying a parking space. The recycled plastic outdoor furniture by Loll Designs is made from recycled high density polyethylene (HDPE). Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, Los Angles, California, USA © Peter Bennett / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Students from The Booker T. Washington School visit the Green Roof atop the Diana Center at Barnard College in New York on Wednesday, April 14, 2010. The students were the first group to visit the green roof at the new center which is less than a year old. As part of the &quotKids Go Green" event they learned about sustainability and urban spaces and the uses of green roofs to cut energy costs. The college also solicited ideas from the students for ways that the community can use the outdoor facility. © Richard B. Levine / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Los Angeles River with waterfowl, south of downtown Los Angeles. Bell, Los Angeles, California, USA © Peter Bennett / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Mr. Sowers harvests his honey twice a year. Once in the spring and once in the late summer. © Shawn Linehan / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Hydroponic farming of basil is seen on the the Science Barge, a sustainable urban farm floating on the Hudson River in New York on Saturday, October 4, 2008. The urban farm, powered by wind, solar and biofuel sources uses rainwater and purified river water for irrigation growing their crops without carbon emissions or waste. The barge is operated by the New York Sun Works Center for Sustainable Engineering. © Richard B. Levine / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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NYC Newtown Creek sewage treatment plant. © Richard B. Levine / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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The PLENTY (Piedmont Local Economy Tender) is a local currency that has seen a recent resurgence. It's accepted in many places in the Piedmont of NC. © Shawn Linehan / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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The Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge is seen behind the debris and artifacts washed up on the beach of Barren Island in Dead Horse Bay in the Gateway National Recreation Area in Brooklyn in New York on Sunday, January 31, 2010. During the 19th century the area was home to horse rendering plants which gave way to fish oil factories and eventually the area was connected to Brooklyn via garbage and sand as landfill in the 1920's becoming part of Barren island Airport, renamed Floyd Bennett Field. The cap on the landfill eventually broke in the 1950's and artifacts from the 1920's and earlier have been washing up. © Richard B. Levine / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Piedmont Biofuels was hired to turn this old school bus into a biodiesel converter. It can take old grease and make biodiesel. It can make enough biodiesel to fuel itself as well as other maintenance equipment. © Shawn Linehan / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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This is a biofilter plant wall at Piedmont Biofuels. It is used for cleaning indoor air and filtering out pollutants. © Shawn Linehan / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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View of the eco roof on top of the EcoTrust Building in Portland, Oregon. Eco roofs save energy and collect runoff. © Shawn Linehan / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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wasted water leaks out of old sprinkler system during watering © Scott Chernis / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Plastic sample jars. The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at sea sampling the waters of the “great Pacific garbage patch" in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG). The Algalita Marine Research Foundation has been studying and educating the public about the effects of oceanic micro-plastic pollution on the ocean's ecosystem and marine life for over ten years. Long Beach, California, USA. © Peter Bennett / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Scorched earth and burnt trees along Big Tujunga Canyon road from Station fire in September, 2009. San Gabriel Mountains, Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles, California ,USA © Peter Bennett / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Residential houses next to oil refinery at Wilmington. Wilmington has one the highest risks of cancer due to it's proximity to the Port of Los Angeles at Long Beach, and the several oil refineries in the vicinity. Los Angeles, California, USA © Peter Bennett / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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San Jose City Hall and the Rotunda. The building is the first city hall in the United States to achieve the LEED Platinum rating from the U.S. Green Building Council. Mayor Chuck Reed says, 'By being energy efficient and implementing other green practices, San Jose’s City Hall will yield annual savings of more than $30,000 in energy costs alone.' The project was designed by architects Richard Meier & Partners. San Jose, California, USA © Mike Kahn / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Several Sally lightfooted Crabs (Grapsus grapsus) and Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)taken on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos © Laurie K. Allread / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Breed XIII, 17-year cycle cicada climbing tree in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin © Drake Fleege / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Bottlenose dolphin sticking its tongue out underwater at some fish..Tursiops truncatus...Dolphin Academy, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. © Barry Brown / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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A Dept. of Environmental Protection employee prepares samples at the Newtown Creek Sewage Treatment Plant's new microbiology lab on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Newtown Creek, notable for it's highly visible &quotdigester eggs", is the largest of the 14 sewage treatment plants in the city. The new lab will consolidate bacteriological analyses for all the plants. © Richard B. Levine / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Male yellowhead jawfish mouthbrooding a clutch of eggs..Opistognathus aurifrons...Vaersenbaai, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. © Barry Brown / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Empty fruit bunches (EFBs) exit a machine after being squeezed for the last drop of oil possible. The Sindora Palm Oil Mill, owned by Kulim, is green certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) for its environmental, economic, and socially sustainable practices. Johor Bahru, Malaysia © Mike Kahn / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Traffic on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York. © Frances M. Roberts / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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A tourist drinks from an Aveda &quotGo Station" is seen in Times Square in New York on Thursday, February 11, 2010. In order to promote the use of tap water and discourage bottled water Aveda has set up a number of these water fountains attached to hydrants around the city to encourage people to refill reusable water bottles. Aveda is supplying reusable bottles for tap water backstage during Fashion Week. © Richard B. Levine / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Shoppers browse merchandise at the TerraCycle Green Up shop in the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York on Thursday, April 1, 2010. Over 100 products made from recycled waste materials are being offered for sale in the store ranging from organic cleaning products packaged in post-consumer waste bottles to jewelry and accessories made from used plastic. Coffee sleeves, key holders and other items made by Abby Valentine from scrap materials and accessories made from candy and food wrappers made by Garbage of Eden are among the merchandise. The store will be open through Earth Month. © Richard B. Levine / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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March for Water, World Water Day 2009, in downtown Los Angeles. March 22, 2009. A community march highlighting the local state water crisis that has resulted from a dysfunctional management, and to raise awareness of the plight of the people that are suffering from a global mismanagement of water. Starting at Los Angeles Historic Park, the length of the march is approximately 3 miles, the distance that on average people in other places of the world have to walk to find water to sustain their lives, many marchers will be carrying water vessels on their heads throughout the march in an act of solidarity with others around the world. Community-Based Organizations & Environmental Justice Groups will be marching as well as students of all ages (including 3 elementary schools) from all over the city will have banners representing their schools and their love for water. © Peter Bennett / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Solar Array on roof of house. Urban garden encircles house in Rancho Palos Verdes. Judy Frankel’s three year old garden has a variety of citrus, Nectarine, Peach, Apple and Cherry trees as well as seasonal vegetables in planting beds in the back yard. Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA © Peter Bennett / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Installation of Grid-tied solar array on roof of Big Blue Bus facilites, Santa Monica, California, USA © Peter Bennett / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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Community farmers harvest their plot at the Nuestras Raices farm in Holyoke, Massachuestts. © Jerry and Marcy Monkman / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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A close up of a Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid demonstration car by PG&E at an Electric Vehicle Rally in Palo Alto. Hosted by the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Electric Auto Association. Palo Alto, California, USA © Mike Kahn / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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A wind farm silhouetted by sunrise with the moon overhead. Tehachapi, California has one of the largest wind farms in the United States with over 1400 turbines operated by a number of different companies. Note: The moon in this image was enlarged slightly in Photoshop. © p2photography / GreenStockMedia / The Image Works
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