Solar-Powered Air Conditioning Coming Soon to Trains in India

Source: inhabitat498.rssing.com Published: August 15, 2013 Trains are an interesting and environmentally-friendly way to travel. In hot and crowded countries like India, however, comfort might be a poor adjective to describe the experience of the average train...

William and the Windmill

Source: upworthy.com Published: July 3, 2013 Watch this teenage MacGyver fight famine in Africa with only a picture, junk scraps, and a dream.  If this guy can build a renewable energy source with scraps, what’s stopping a huge country like America? We have the...

The Miracle Tree with Tremendous Natural Multipurpose Activities

Source: miracletrees.org Published: September 11, 2013   The Latin name of the MIRACLE TREE is Moringa Oleifera. It is a tree native to India and cultivated in all sub-tropical areas. Though moringa oleifera is most common, there are a dozen other known species...

Mini Greenhouses

Source: megacrafty.com Published: February 20, 2013 I originally made this greenhouse last year. But thought I’d repost it because spring is right around the corner and this little greenhouse would make the perfect place to start seeds or showcase some spring...

Greenerator Lets Apartment Dwellers Collect Solar and Wind Power

Source: inhabitat.com Published: October 15, 2010 by Yuka Yoneda People who live in private homes have the option to install solar panels and residential wind turbines on their roofs, but what about those of us who live in apartment buildings? Well, the Greenerator is...

NliteN Launches 2D LED You Won’t Call A Light Bulb

Source: earthtechling.com Published: September 4, 2013 Mark it on your calendars, dear readers, for today is the day when the light bulb became obsolete. For over a century, we’ve illuminated our homes and cities with light bulbs–bulbous luminaries that mimic the...

South Africa’s First Concentrating Solar Power Tower

Source: inhabitat.com Published: September 4, 2013 As South Africa works to generate 17,800 MW of renewable energy by 2030, Spanish firm Abengoa is installing two concentrating solar power plants in the Northern Cape that will contribute 150 MW of solar to the region....

The Sun Hive: Experimental Natural Beekeeping

Source: milkwood.net Published: March 5, 2013 Lead photo by Heidi Herrmann, of the Natural Beekeeping Trust. by Kirsten Bradley Sun Hives are a hive design coming out of Germany and now gathering interest in Britain. They’re part of the world-wide movement towards...

Interior of Nike’s Newest Store Made Entirely from Recycled Trash

Source: earthtechling.com Published: August 29, 2013 Nike’s motto is “Just Do It” and they seem to have taken it to heart with a new concept store recently completed in Shanghai, China. With a name like X158 Hyper Nature, I expected something pretty extreme, and Nike...