China is the new green worldwide leader
“When you speak to the Chinese, climate change is not an ideological issue. It’s just a fact of life. While we debate climate change and the transition to a low carbon …
Silent aircrafts, is that even possible?
Silent Aircrafts? Wouldn’t that be nice? Siemens introduced the world this week to the first serial hybrid electric aircraft at the 2011 Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France. T…
Juego educativo solar para armar
Juego educativo solar para armar. Contiene 6 juegos en 1 para ens…Socio-economics of Kenyan Solar Energy
In Kenya since the 1980’s, the main source of energy was hydroelectricity or power generated from diesel generators. In 1997, 70% of energy demand in Kenya was met through wood-b…
Highways and Parking Lots baking in the hot sun are wasted energy.
Scott Brusaw’s solution? Make them out of solar panels. Solar Roadways is embedding PV cells and LED lights into panels engineered to withstand the forces of traffic. The lig…
BP to drill back in Gulf of Mexico in the coming months
Some lessons are hard to learn, specially those lessons that provide a lot of money. One of those lessons is oil drilling. BP wants to resume drilling at its Thunderhorse and Atlan…
Bulbo LED A19 Blanco calido 6,9W / 220V
La lámpara de tecnología LED bulbo permite reducir hasta un 88%…New finding could lead to solar power without traditional semiconductor-based solar cells
We all associate solar power with semiconductor solar cells. But this reality could have an expiring date in light of the latest research findings. Researchers from the University …
Brilliant Eco Inventions: Big Ideas, Small Packages
Designers have always dreamed up innovative goods for those who could afford such things: New offerings include solar roof tiles, electric motorcycles, and more. Now, sparked by sp…
Despite difficulties UN Climate Change Conference in Bangkok sets climate agenda
From 3rd April to 8th April 2011, government delegates, representatives from business and industry, environmental organizations and research institutions met in Bangkok, Thailand, …
Kit de limpieza Sustentator
Con este kit de limpieza vas a poder limpiar de forma ecologica y…Worlwide wind capacity increases in 2010 at the lowest growth rate since 2004
A few days ago the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) released the World Wind Energy Report 2010 which introduces the latest data on worldwide wind capacity. According to the rep…
Sustainable Cities Collective
Sustainable Cities Collective is an editorially independent, moderated community for leaders of major metropolitan areas, urban planning and sustainability professionals. We look t…
Carbon footprint of public sector buildings in England and Wales to be released
Our buildings consume energy not only when they are being constructed but also mostly while they are being used. A few years ago the Stern Review highlighted that buildings’ carb…
China to slow down economic growth in order to curb emissions
After decades of two-digit economic growth China has reached the second position as the richest country in the world. But it has not been in a costless way. The environment in Chin…
Increasing productivity to combat deforestation in the Amazon
In year 2009 the brazilian tropical forest experienced the lowest deforestion rate of the last 21 years, with ‘only’ 7,464 square km being deforested (more than the metropolita…
Gulf of Mexico not to be recovered by 2012
A recent statement by Kenneth Feinberg, the US government czar for oil compensation, affirms that the Gulf of Mexico would largely recover from the oil spill by next year. But spea…
New mega containers to cut shipping emissions
Danish firm Maersk has signed a deal to produce 10 of the world’s largest ships, which they say will save fuel and lower emissions. They will be 400m long and 73m tall. These…
The UNEP says green investment could spur economy
A new report by the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) unveils that investing US$ 1.3 trillion, what is to say 2% of global gross domestic product, into greening sectors such as const…
Green Roofs
Greenroofs, eco-roofs, nature roofs, or roof greening systems are living, vegetative roofing alternatives designed in stark contrast to the many standard non-porous roof choices. …
The world’s biggest wheat producer is suffering the worst drought in 60 years
China is, with more than 100 million tonnes, the largest wheat producer country in the world. Its production is over 40% higher than the second biggest production, India, but is be…
Increasing dust levels in the atmosphere is influencing climate change
Do you remember that song from 1977 by the band Kansas, Dust in the wind? Within the lyrics you could hear Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind. By now many scientists …
Skinny Player – Stick On Music Player Powered By Body Heat Concept
The Skinny Player is a concept design for a music playback device that is attached to the users skin and is powered through their body heat. The device is intended for use when a p…
Tropical fruits to make batteries?
Malaysia is a biodiversity hotspot in the Asian continent. The country is estimated to host over 17,000 species of amphibians, birds, mammals, reptiles and vascular plant species. …
Climate change might contribute to the food prices rise
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced some days ago that food prices hit a record last month. Its Food Price Index reached the highest level since th…
Altering the CO2 ocean sequestration process for our own benefit
The oceans contain around 36,000 gigatons of carbon, mostly in the form of bicarbonate ion. Carbon is readily exchanged between the atmosphere and ocean. In regions of oceanic upwe…
8 really alternative fuel sources
From chocolate to sawdust, these weird fuels have the potential to get us off oil. 1. Chocolate Fuel? Is it possible to run a car on chocolate? Well, maybe not wholly on chocolate.…
EU to exceed its renewable target by 2020
Last January 5th the European Wind Energy Association published its analysis of the 27th National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAP), submitted by the EU Member States to the Eu…
Al Gore acknowledges indonesian efforts to fight climate change
Indonesia is the second country with the highest deforestation rate in the world, after Brazil. Recently the country has agreed to implement a moratorium on new logging and plantat…
The plastic Mediterranean Sea
From now on the Mediterranean Sea should be called the Plastic Sea. In fact it’s widely known that it is one of the most polluted seas in the world, but now a new expedition reve…
File sharing the greenest way
This is certainly not a post about the right and wrong of P2P file sharing. The bottom line about file sharing is that millions of people around the world do it and it usually requ…
Film Review: To buy, to throw away, to buy.
Last month, Catalan TV3 just aired a new documentary called "comprar, tirar, comprar", meaning "to buy, to throw away, to buy" right on time for the christmas s…
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