Source: backyardboss.net Published: May 31, 2017 By Candace Osmond If you’ve got a backyard, you might have started your own compost heap. Composting is a great way to get rid of leftover food, plant material and other biodegradable items that would otherwise have to...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: April 23, 2016 By Lacy Cooke 1. MittiCool Refrigerator uses clay and evaporation The MittiCool was originally designed by potter Mansukhbhai Raghavbhai Prajapati for use by people in rural areas. This homey refrigerator is made...
Source: army.mil Published: April 13, 2016 The Battalion-scale Waste to Energy Conversion Green Energy Machine converts 3 tons of trash into 100 gross kilowatts of energy. (Photo Credit: Danielle Davis) By Danielle Davis FORT BENNING, Ga. — Fort Benning is helping the...
Source: chinadialogue.net Published: February 2, 2016 Green urban development in western US and Sweden provides useful pointers for planners in China’s fast-growing megacities, writes Lili Pike Lili Pike Out of industrial dust and ashes, the lakeside Hammarby Sjöstad...
Source: sweden.se Published: June 21, 2016 #1 District heating in Gothenburg Sweden’s shift from oil to district heating in the early 1990’s is perhaps the single most important factor in explaining the country’s reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, both in the...
Source: theguardian.com Published: May 6, 2016 Curitiba’s historic centre was saved by a move to sustainable urban planning. Photograph: Eduardo PA/Getty Images/Flickr RF David Adler As an architect and mayor, Jaime Lerner led the movement that transformed Curitiba...
Source: science.howstuffworks.com Published: August 29, 2012 Does public transportation help or hurt the environment? John A Rizzo/GETTY By Jonathan Atteberry In January 2004, the citizens of Milan, Italy, were preparing for a strike that would shut down all public...
Source: sheffield.ac.uk Published: August 17, 2016 by Caroline Wood and Wayne Martindale We all know the score: current trends predict there will be 9.7 billion mouths to feed by 2050. Producing enough food without using more land, exacerbating climate change or...
Source: mnn.com Published: May 24, 2017 The British countryside is famed for its hedgerows. According to scientists, cities need more dense lines of shrubs in order to effectively combat automobile-borne air pollution. (Photo: Jenny Brown/flickr) By Matt Hickman Make...
Source: plantnative.org Published: May 24, 2017 Apologies for formatting errors due to docx importing. Curious about native plants? Interested in a beautiful, low-maintenance landscape? Concerned about health and water quality? Or did you just stumble on to this page...
