Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Category Archives: gas
On Her Majesty’s Eco-Friendly Service: MI6 To Reveal Its Green Credentials
Britain’s MI6—now known as The Secret Intelligence Service—is regarded as one of the world’s leading intelligence agencies, and has a reputation for keeping its operations very much undercover. However, the agency is about to make certain details about its work … Continue reading
3D Printed Mechanical Muscle Has a Heartbeat Powered by Yeast
If the Tin Man were looking for a modern heart instead of an oversized pocket watch, it might look a little something like this. Scientists at the University of West England in Bristol have fabricated a 3D-printed pump that that … Continue reading
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Tagged 3d printed, artifical muscle, beat, biomimicry, bristol, clean tech, cyborg, Eco-Inspiration, ecobot, gas, green technology, heart, membrane, microbial fuel cell, pacemaker, peter walters, pump, Recycling / Compost, tin man, university of west england, valve, Water Issues, yeast
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The Biobot 20 is a Tabletop Biodiesel Processor for Waste Cooking Oil
Now there is something better you can do with that viscous mess of cooking oil instead of sequestering it in a can or pouring it down the drain. The UK-based company Biobot offers the Biobot 20, a tabletop processor that … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive, energy efficiency, gas, renewable energy, waste
Tagged biobot, biobot 20, biodiesel, Catalyst, clean tech, fatty acids, fuel, green gadgets, green technology, Green Transportation, methanol, process, Recycled Materials, refine, sodium hydroxide, sodium methoxide, transesterification, UK, vegetable oil
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Report Finds Renewable Energy is Cheaper Than Gas and Coal in Australia
In the wake of soaring temperatures that made it impossible for some residents in the Australian outback to pump gas, good news is finally coming to the energy market Down Under. A report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) found … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, coal, energy efficiency, gas, global warming, news, renewable energy, solar, solar power, wind power
Tagged australia, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, bnef, clean tech, coal, gas, global development, green technology, michael liebreich, PV, ratch australia, renewable energy, solar, wind power
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Shell, Statoil Projects ‘Could Push Climate to Point of No Return’
Shell, Gazprom, BHP and other fossil fuel companies are involved in 14 massive coal, oil and gas projects that would produce as much new carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 as is currently emitted by the entire US, and would delay … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, coal, gas, Green Research & Technology, Large, oil, Oil & Gas
Tagged BHP, coal mining, Conventional Energy, Environmental Data, Fossil fuels, GazProm, greenpeace, Shell
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Gus Van Sant’s Promised Land Movie Explores the Dangers of Fracking
Share This: Hollywood is finally tackling the deadly drilling process known as fracking in the upcoming drama, “Promised Land”. Gus Van Sant’s latest film highlights a small rural community that is struggling economically, as they fight back against a large … Continue reading
Posted in activism, community, energy, Environment, frack, fracking, gas, hydraulic fracturing, In the U.S., natural, poison, pollute, pollution, video, water
Tagged Dave Eggers, drama, drill, drilling, fight back, film, Frances McDormand, Gus Van Sant, Hal Holbrook, John Krasinski, Matt Damon, movie, Promised Land, Rural, trailer
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Enbridge Knew Tar Sands Pipeline was Damaged 5 Years Before Michigan Oil Spill
Two years ago the worst onshore oil spill in United States history was caused in Michigan by a Canadian company named Enbridge. Over one million gallons of tar sands crude spewed out of a ruptured pipeline into the Kalamazoo … Continue reading
Posted in canada, energy, Environment, gas, In the U.S., oil, pollute, pollution, toxic, united states, video, water
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Curbing Our Addiction to Cheap Fossil Fuels
Urbanization and a change in attitude regarding fuel prices could help wean us off this unpredictable resource. In the summer of 2008, gas prices in the United States hit a record high of $4.11 per gallon. Gas had never broken … Continue reading
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Matt Damon Set To Star in Anti-Fracking Movie “Promised Land”
Natural gas drilling has starred in several documentary films in recent years, including Josh Fox’s Oscar-nominated “GasLand,” and now it’s set to become the subject of a major feature film starring Matt Damon. Last week, WME Agency, which represents Damon, … Continue reading
Posted in fracking, gas, Gasland, hydraulic fracturing, movies, natural gas
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10 Industries and Trends That Will Shape Our Future
What will the future hold? It’s hard to say, but here are ten entities, industries, or trends that will impact it in various ways. In the past several years, we have all felt out of control of our lives. We have … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, alternative energy, food, gas, oil, utilities, water
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