Source: guardian.co.uk Published: March 7, 2013 By Rebecca Smithers, consumer affairs correspondent Green cleaning brand claims plastic trawled from the sea can be used to create fully sustainable and recyclable packaging ...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: March 7, 2013 Even the most dedicated green thumbs may occasionally forget to water their plants. Enter InVaso — a self-watering sponge vase created by industrial designer Stefano Claudio Bison. Made from the same kind of porous ...
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...
