Source: earthtechling.com Published: February 7, 2013 By Pete Danko Manmade islands for the production of renewable energy – they’re all the rage, suddenly. A few weeks ago we told you about Belgium’s plan to build an island in the North Sea with a below-sea-level...
Source: treehugger.com Published: April 5, 2012 CleanTechnica/via Petz Scholtus petzdelux French biochemist and Shamengo pioneer Pierre Calleja has invented this impressive streetlight that is powered by algae which absorbs CO2 from the air. We have featured...
Source: sites.google.com Published: February 26, 2013 Bees…by virtue of a certain geometrical forethought…know that the hexagon is greater than the square and the triangle, and will hold more honey for the same expenditure of material. — Pappus of Alexandria Bees have...
Source: aljazeera.com Published: February 5, 2013 We follow one woman who is on a mission to build homes for the poor from the only resource she can find in abundance. Ingrid Vaca Diez is on a mission to build better homes for the poor. With few funds and little...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: February 19, 2013 by Lori Zimmer A group of designers in Nairobi, Kenya have created a way to charge your cell phone with green energy while recycling a plastic bottle! The Bottle Charger transforms any used plastic soda or water...
Source: mnn.com Published: February 19, 2013 Shea Gunther Social entrepreneur Juan Fermín Rodriguez needs your help to bring his innovative solar technology and business model to poor rural Guatemalan families. Photo: Quetsol I am a fan of environmental initiatives...
Source: grist.org Published: February 15, 2013 By Tom Laskawy Shutterstock It’s been a good week if you enjoy a little GMO schadenfreude. The FDA has reportedly bowed to public pressure to extend the comment period on its approval of genetically engineered salmon, and...
Source: guardian.co.uk Published: February 14, 2013 British firm develops colourful, transparent solar cells that will add just 10% to glass buildings’ cost Oxford Photovoltaics uses non-toxic organic solar cell materials printed directly on to glass to produce...
Source: earthtechling.com Published: February 14, 2013 By Beth Buczynski If, like me, you’re seated in front of a computer right now, you, like me, probably have a beverage within arm’s reach. Something about the presence of a hot thermos full of tea says “it’s time...
Source: earthtechling.com Published: February 13, 2013 By Beth Buczynski I love eating bacon, but hate making it. Not only does that smell seem to permeate every inch of the house for hours after, but there’s always the question of what to do with the leftover grease....
