Eco Factor: Concept vehicle integrated with hydroponic planters and water purification system. While millions of people living in underdeveloped regions lack access to fresh water and food, industrial designers have taken up the job to develop systems that can sort out the problems with minimum environmental impact. Industrial designer Nicolás Chacana has come up with a concept vehicle that can solve both these problems in a sustainable fashion. The vehicle, dubbed the Urban Concept Vehicle, is equipped with a water purification system that can provide potable water from any source of fresh water. In addition to providing drinkable water, the vehicle is also equipped with hydroponic planters that can be used by poor families to grow their own food. Via: Tuvie
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Eco Cars: Urban Concept Vehicle provides potable water and food
Eco Factor: Low-emission car to run on a hybrid engine. The high demand for low-emission hybrid and electric vehicles has made auto makers think about new green rides, which could save the world from the disasters of global warming. Honda tried to do its bit by announcing a hybrid sports car dubbed the CR-Z, which is to go on sale next year, and now we have reports that Toyota too is following a similar trend. According to a report published on Carscoop , the automaker is eyeing the relaunch of its MR2, this time with a hybrid engine and a new name – the MR-S. The vehicle is expected to be powered by a custom version of the Toyota Prius’ hybrid powertrain. The vehicle could also retain its mid-sized rear-drive layout. Via: GoodCleanTech
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Eco Cars: Toyota might be planning a hybrid sports car to rival Honda’s CR-Z
With the holiday here in the U.S. last week, we are a bit late with announcing our most recent Carnival of the Green. Nevertheless, our friend Don Bosch at the Evangelical Ecologist has gathered and organized all of the entries for Carnival of the Green #204 . Don’s site has been around for many years and he’s hosted the Carnival many times with enthusiasm. So head on over to the Carnival which includes a round up of green news and events from the past week and your best green tweets, submitted by other bloggers and green sites. From the Copenhagen c… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The Evangelical Ecologist Hosts Carnival of the Green
All images via BikePortland Some might say that Brian Campbell has been living on the street for thirty years; others might suggest that he has mastered the skill of lightweight mobile living, with a blue styrofoam roof over his head and wheels under. He rode his previous … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Next week, the international community plans to discuss climate change and green energy, and U.S. energy experts kicked things off at Google’s offices Monday Originally posted at Relevant Results
Last year, Green-e saw huge jumps in sales of renewable energy it has certified along with many other increases, from the number of utilities and states involved with its programs to the number of customers buying renewable energy credits.
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Green-e Certified Energy Sales Surged in 2008
Activists stage a “die-in” in San Francisco Today, in cities across the country and one week before the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen, climate activists held demonstrations and workshops to bring urgent attention to issue of climate change. The events, known collectively as N30, coincided with the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Organization (WTO) protest in Seattle in 1999, where activists nearly shut down the city and changed the tenor of international trade talks forever. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Activists Across the Country Take Action A Week Before Copenhagen Begins
Image credit: Hopenhagen Editor’s note: This post is by Jessy Tolkan, executive director for the Energy Action Coalition. There have been times this year when “hope” was thrown around like a dirty word, spoken sarcastically as though the young people who wore it on T-shirts and showcased it on poster in their dorm rooms last year had somehow grown to despise it. Their fickle attention spans and casual attitudes were cited as signs that the generation did not in fact have the intestinal fortitude it would require to execute change, as opposed to just talking about it when it’s the cool t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Voices from Hopenhagen: Jessy Tolkan
Sixty-one percent of small and medium enterprises say the recession has had no impact on their environmental policies, while the balance are divided on whether the downturn has hobbled or spurred their green plans, a new UK survey reports.
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Majority of SMEs Say Their Green Policies Undaunted by Recession, UK Survey Shows
Photo via SMH The world famous Tibetan spiritual leader has spoken out on climate change for the first time, according to a report from Reuters. The Dalai Lama urged governments to put the great global concern before domestic politics, and to take serious action in slowing the rise of global warming…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The Dalai Lama Calls for Action on Climate Change