Monthly Archives: July 2010
Pamela Anderson in the PETA campaign: Have a heart and go vegetarian
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has convinced Pamela Anderson to show up her curves once more. And for an awareness cause. How? By using an advertisement in which Pamela shows the blonde’s body labeled as though she [...]
A boat made of plastic bottles crosses the Pacific in a 8,000 miles journey
Think twice when you are about to recycle (we can’t think of throwing it away at all) your plastic bottle. If you gather 12,500 you can reuse them building up your own boat and then travel around the world on [...]
Longer lifetime electric vehicle batteries
Scott Faris is the CEO of Planar Energy, a spin-off of the National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL). Scott looks happy. Why? His startup has developed new manufacturing techniques that could improve the stability and lifetime of batteries used in electric [...]
2010 is about to become the hottest year since 1880
According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) four of the first six months of this year have experienced record-breaking temperatures since records began in 1880. These records show that 2010 has surpassed 1998 for the warmest months [...]
First solar car built in Palestina
Palestina is sadly known for its never-ending conflict. But today a bright light ray is appearing among dark clouds. In Palestina there is also space for the green technology. At least is what engineering students from Hebron have demonstrated. Three [...]
BP attempts to control scientific research on oil disaster
U$S 250 is the amount of money that BP has spent for every 46,5 litters oil cleaned up. But U$S 250 is also the money that BP is spending for one hour of scientific silence. The latter is what Robert [...]
Welcome to the BioCouture fashion generation
Welcome to the living clothing. Well, technically the clothes we are introducing are not “alive” but they are made of organic matter cultivated specifically to the cause. It is like to grow a frock from a vat of liquid using [...]
Global illegal logging declines 22% since 2002, part II
In our last post we addressed what may be one of the most important news of the year for our planet, the major decline in illegal logging by 22 percent since 2002, according to the last report released by Chatham [...]
Global illegal logging declines 22% since 2002, part I
The forest sector plays a key role in tackling climate change. One of the main recent reports addressing deforestation, The Eliasch Review, Climate Change: Financing Global Forests (an independent report commissioned by the British Prime Minister), stresses the next: “Forestry, [...]
One of Honda´s most popular vehicles is about to go all green
Strictly hybrid versions of the Honda Civic are expected next year, and will be the only sold on the Japanese market. The decision has to do with Honda´s initiative to turn the company to more sustainable practices. This shift to [...]
Bill Gates invests in a revolutionary ecoengine
When the second richest man on earth, Bill Gates, invests its money in a project it means that is worth it. And if this project is intended to save emissions produced by cars, this means that all of us are [...]
Power your camera with the new solar strap
Imagine you are about to get the top of a 3,000 meters mountain height. The sunset is amazing and the potential shot is the one you were expecting for long time. And suddenly the batteries from your camera run out! [...]
