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Posted by admin in Earth on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Tires Used to Build Earthquake-resistant Homes
“It’s just a very beautiful way to use a very ugly piece of a cast-away part of industrialization,” says Dr. Alan Early of the Indonesia Aid Foundation, referring to the usage of tires as construction materials for earthquake-resistant… View post:  Tires Used to Build Earthquake-resistant...
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Telecommuting Two Days a Week Could Save Billions
For some, telecommuting is a worker’s dream. Working from home means not having to worry about catching the 8 o’clock train or getting dressed in uncomfortable business suits each day. It translates in many workers’ minds to less pressure,… View post:  Telecommuting Two Days a Week...
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Robotic construction allows Nested Skyscraper to adapt to climate
Robotic construction allows Nested Skyscraper to adapt to climate
Eco Factor: Sustainable skyscraper adapts to surrounding climate. The Nested Skyscraper by American designers Ryohei Koike, Jarod Poenisch has been placed third in the eVolo Skyscraper Competition. The unique tower features the use of advanced materials and robotic construction to enable the tower to...
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Posted by admin in Earth on 03 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Want Fresh Veggies This Summer? Better Sign Up Now
Growing season may feel far away as winter lingers. But if having fresh, local vegetables throughout the summer sounds like a delicious idea, now is the time to consider a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Here’s how it works:… Read more from the original source:  Want Fresh Veggies...
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Jeweler Uses Recycled Goods to Create High-end Designs
In the 1953 classic Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Marilyn Monroe sings “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” a sentiment shared by women around the world. Glittering and glamorous, diamonds may just be a girl’s best friend, but are they… Continued here:  Jeweler Uses Recycled Goods to...
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Posted by in Earth, Environment, Green on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Hard Rocker Joins Fight for His Homeland’s Forests
Hard Rocker Joins Fight for His Homeland’s Forests
Cyclists assemble in Yerevan, Armenia, for a bike tour to Teghut Forest. Photo by Ruzanna Hovasapyan via ride-earth on Flickr. Armenian environmental activists fighting plans to build a copper mine in an endangered forest got a boost recently when former System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian , surely...
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Endangered and Threatened Species That are Apparently Delicious (Please Don’t Eat Them)
Endangered and Threatened Species That are Apparently Delicious (Please Don’t Eat Them)
Credit: Giant Salamander Protection International It’s polite to ask before eating the last cookie, or the last piece of cheese, or the last animal of its kind on Earth. Actually, you can’t have permission for that last one: you can’t eat endangered species. You’re just asking...
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Suspended City aims to bring Rio de Janeiro in harmony with nature
Suspended City aims to bring Rio de Janeiro in harmony with nature
Eco Factor: Sustainable architecture designed to have minimal impact on the environment. Designed by Coolie Calihan and Charles Johnson, the Cidade Suspensa (Suspended City in Brazilian Portuguese), aims to refine urban architecture and bring it in harmony with nature and the environment. The site of...
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H3AR proposes multipurpose ‘Watertower’ skyscraper for Sudan
H3AR proposes multipurpose ‘Watertower’ skyscraper for Sudan
Eco Factor: Sustainable skyscraper to be made using natural materials. The shortage of water and land has resulted in a political unrest in Sudan for decades. However, the recent discovery of the world’s tenth largest underground lake in the region by scientists from Boston University can end the...
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EPA Head: Environmental Protection is Good for Economic Growth
In Monday’s speech to the National Press Club, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson underscored a consistent message: Environmental protection helps to improve economic growth, not impedes it. Jackson went on to say environmental spending is… Original post:  EPA Head: Environmental Protection...
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