Source: treehugger.com Published: December 31, 2014 Screen capture Wakati Megan Treacy The Wakati isn’t a refrigerator, but it does keep fresh fruit and vegetables from spoiling quickly without refrigeration. In developing countries where electricity is scarce,...
Source: greenworldrising.org Published: December 19, 2014 Green World Rising is a series of short films on the state of climate and solutions to the climate crisis. All the films of Green World Rising are for global distribution, free to the public and hold a Creative...
Source: theguardian.com Published: December 19, 2014 The coast of Caithness, Scotland, near where the tidal project will be based. Photograph: Albaimages/Alamy MeyGen project could power nearly 175,000 homes through network of turbines on seabed at Ness of Quoys off...
Source: news.nationalgeographic.com Published: December 16, 2014 A fascinating article has just appeared on National Geographic’s website which tells how one entrepreneur has found a way of providing fuel and saving local trees from being felled. Sanga Moses grew up...
Source: grist.com Published: January 16, 2014 Shutterstock Nathanael Johnson When UC-Berkeley ecologist Whendee Silver first heard about the idea behind the Marin Carbon Project, she was pretty skeptical. The group wanted her to study the land they were ranching to...
Green City Maps Come visit the Eco-Home to see our Eco-Maps Exhibit. Learn ways to eat local and connect with the farmers who produce our food. We have a map of all the Farmers Markets in the city, with information about hours and featured items at each location. We...
Source: takepart.com Published: December 12, 2014 The portable bathrooms are painted to match graphics commonly seen in Indian culture and incorporate tiles and murals from Indian painters to help reduce the societal stigma of using restrooms. (Photo: Facebook) An...
Source: ourldsfamily.com Published: December 11, 2014 The Wonder Box recipes and instructions originated from a booklet published by “Compassion” of South Africa in 1978, 1979 and 1980. “Compassion” registered the name Wonder Box and the logo of the kneeling figure....
Source: news.stanford.edu Published: November 26, 2014 Doctoral candidate Linxiao Zhu, Professor Shanhui Fan and research associate Aaswath Raman are members of the team that invented the breakthrough energy-saving material. A new ultrathin multilayered material can...
Source: e360.yale.edu Published: December 4, 2014 These mangroves, at Lham Ujong, were planted in fish ponds, increasing fish productivity. FRED PEARCE Fred Pearce The tsunami that struck Indonesia in 2004 obliterated vast areas of Aceh province. But villagers there...
