Posted by in Environment, Green on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Can One Call Mitch Kapor’s Berkeley House "Green"?
Can One Call Mitch Kapor’s Berkeley House "Green"?
Kapor Klein House model, Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects There is a fight going on in Berkeley, over the construction of a house for Mitch Kapor, the founder of Lotus and creator of Lotus 123, the program that made personal computers useful. Neighbours, architects and others call it “absurd”...
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Posted by in Environment, Green on 03 11th, 2010 | No Comments
SolidWorks Sustainability Software Helps Designers Make The Greenest Products (Video)
SolidWorks Sustainability Software Helps Designers Make The Greenest Products (Video)
Images via SolidWorks How can designers make products that they can be sure have a minimized environmental footprint? The software they use during the design phase can make all the difference. A new tool, called SolidWorks Sustainability software shows designers the air, water, carbon, energy and disposal...
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EU Says It Will Back Bluefin Tuna Trade Ban - And Then There Was Japan…
EU Says It Will Back Bluefin Tuna Trade Ban - And Then There Was Japan…
photo: Yusuke Kawasaki via flickr. The US has agreed to back an international ban on trade in critically endangered bluefin tuna , and now the European Union nations will do so as well, with Malta being the only dissenting vote. That still leaves us with Japan, which consumes about 80% of the world’s...
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Posted by admin in Business, Green on 03 11th, 2010 | No Comments
The Evolution of Innovative Green Brands
The Evolution of Innovative Green Brands
As consumers, we define ourselves by the brands we keep. We believe in them, yet they seldom give us new reasons to do so. But that’s changing now as we find ourselves in the early stages of a new industrial revolution. Go here to see the original:  The Evolution of Innovative Green Brands
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Posted by admin in Eco, Environment on 03 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Tesla’s all-electric Eye concept for young, cosmopolitan buyers
Tesla’s all-electric Eye concept for young, cosmopolitan buyers
Eco Factor: Concept car to be powered by an all-electric engine. Tesla has been working hard to develop next-generation clean cars that are powered by alternative fuels, primarily electricity. However, most of these concepts are either too pricey or don’t seem to attract a much younger audience. The...
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Posted by admin in Earth, Eco, Environment on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
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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Posted by admin in Eco, Environment on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Student invents life preserver powered by solar energy
Student invents life preserver powered by solar energy
Eco Factor: Life-preserver keeps the user warm using solar energy. A Taiwanese student has developed a high-tech life preserver that looks like an ordinary plastic life preserver but has been designed to be charged using solar energy to keep its user warm even in freezing water. Dubbed LIFEON, the life...
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Posted by admin in Eco, Environment on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Carbon nanotubes cuffs could tap waste heat from exhaust pipes for electricity
Carbon nanotubes cuffs could tap waste heat from exhaust pipes for electricity
Eco Factor: Thermocell to generate electricity from waste heat. Apart from developing technology to harvest abundant solar and wind energy, there are a few researchers who are concentrating on waste materials, such as heat, which can be tapped to generate renewable electricity. Researchers at the University...
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Posted by admin in Eco, Environment, Green on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Intelligent Waterpebble helps reduce shower time to conserve water
Intelligent Waterpebble helps reduce shower time to conserve water
Eco Factor: Intelligent device changes color to save water. The Waterpebble by product designer Paul Priestman is a revolutionary device that can encourage individuals to reduce their shower time to conserve water. The intelligent device measures the amount of water going down the plug hole when you...
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Posted by admin in Eco, Environment on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Wood-eating gribble could provide low-cost biofuel from wood and straw fiber
Wood-eating gribble could provide low-cost biofuel from wood and straw fiber
Eco Factor: Gribble turns abundant wood into biofuel. Researchers at the University of York in Britain have identified the potential of wood-eating gribble to cheaply convert abundant wood and straw fiber into biofuel. For centuries the gribble has been known to eat holes in ships, docks and piers,...
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