Source: theguardian.com Published: January 23, 2015 Wishbone Design creates bikes from old carpets. Photograph: Wishbone Elisabeth Braw A New Zealand company has developed a way to recycle worn-out carpets into children’s bicycles A bike may not not be the obvious...
Source: collective-evolution.com Published: January 23, 2015 By Jefferey Jaxen As humanity becomes more conscious to the language of nature, it is clear that mushrooms in their many forms come in peace and are here to help. The uses, benefits, and applications of...
Source: idealist.org Published: January 21, 2015 The SunSaluter aims to increase energy and clean drinking water accessibility to off-grid communities, and thus mitigate the environmental and health implications from traditional energy and water sources. Furthermore,...
Source: willhatcher.co.uk Published: January 21, 2015 The Infinity Oven is a low cost solution which enables bakery entrepreneurs and communities in the developing world to harness the power of the sun, baking and cooking more sustainably: smoke free and fuel free....
Source: thehindubusinessline.com Published: January 17, 2015 Down-to-Earth Village women receive training for testing and wiring solar devices in Tilonia, Rajasthan Hema Yadav Ranjan K Panda, Hema Yadav To buck migration, the Barefoot College has turned to mothers and...
Source: nytimes.com Published: January 17, 2015 By Diane Cardwell Before dawn one morning in October, a handful of Americans gathered at a lonely pier on Samso, a small Danish island about four hours from Copenhagen. Bundled in layers of fleece and wool, the...
Source: sacbee.com Published: January 3, 2015 Scott Thompson, program director for ReSoil Sacramento, transports scraps collected from Selland’s Market Cafe. Co-founder David Baker says ReSoil recently passed the 60,850-pound mark for its “pre-consumer waste” pickup....
Source: goodnewsnetwork.org Published: January 12, 2015 In November, more than 300 LED lights were illuminated by a Dutch company that makes electricity from harnessing the power of living plants. This was the first commercial installation for Plant-e, a company that...
Source: cbsnews.com Published: May 8, 2014 Over 300 million tons of plastic is produced annually, and only about 3 percent of it gets recycled. The rest is simply trashed, taking centuries to degrade, or left adrift in the ocean. An estimated 24,000 tons of...
