Monthly Archives: June 2010
Eco-friendly vacuum made from sea garbage
Unfortunately, people from all over the world throw plastic wastes without even thinking where they will end up going. Oceans are filled with floating garbage islands, and they grow bigger every passing day. But here´s the good news: Electrolux wants [...]
World´s first solar powered soccer ball
Just in time for the World Cup games, Greendix, a Taiwan-based company known for making leaf-shaped solar panels, came up with a new and even cooler product: the word´s first solar powered soccer ball. At first sight it may appear [...]
TEDxOilSpill conference: tackling the post oil spill era
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is becoming one of the worst ecological disasters in our history. So, let’s be constructive and focus it as a perfect chance to educate the public about the negative side effects of [...]
A great wall of trees will link Africa and help reforest the continent
Last June 17, the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) made a unique announcement: they will fund the Great Green Wall, a 4,400 mile long wall, nine miles thick, made completely of trees. The Great Green Wall will cost U$S 119 million [...]
Toronto: food tastes better in a green marketplace
Last 7th of June, the city of Toronto unveiled the winning design for the new St. Lawrence Market North Building. The new design, proposed by Adamson Associates Architects and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, was unanimously chosen by judges as [...]
Corky mouse and the power of your hand
An average standard mouse can use dozens of alkaline batteries in a year. Let us introduce you a better option. This is Corky, a mouse which does not rely upon disposable batteries, it’s made from 100% recycled plastic components and [...]
Energy efficient air conditioning
Ideally, our homes and buildings would not need air conditioning during summer. Constructions could be made in a way that they efficiently keep summer heat out and cool air inside. But unfortunately most of our present day buildings do not [...]
Heat your kettle, not the planet
Getting up every morning is a hard job. We all know that. But getting up without enjoying a nice cup of tea or coffee is a impossible mission for many of us. And since we need caffeine/theine to start the [...]
Guide to greener electronics
Greenpeace has developed a ranking system applied to the world’s most important multinational electronics companies. They have designed a chart with values from 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest “green value” and 10 would be extremely green. Greenpeace [...]
Green festivals and ways to rock more sustainably
We already told you about Jack Johnson´s initiative. Thinking in the UK means thinking in terms of music. Dozens of festivals take place every year in the country, attracting a huge audience, a factor which inevitably impacts the environment. A [...]
Harvesting energy from the Sahara Desert
Apparently Europe will start importing for the first time solar energy from the Sahara Desert within the next five years. The European Union is backing projects to harvest the plentiful sunlight that reaches the desert at a daily basis and [...]
EU and biofuels, paying more attention on bio
In the international year of biodiverstiy the EU is encouraging industry, governments and NGOs to set up certifications schemes to ensure biofuels help cut emissions and do not threaten biodiversity. Under the EU Renewable Energy Directive, established in 2009, the [...]
