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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Tag Archives: MIT
16-Year-Old Student Uses Fruit Flies to Investigate Benefits of Organic Produce
Anyone who has ever taken a course in biology or left produce out on the counter for a little too long will recognize the noble fruit fly. Easy to breed, feed and observe, they are the subject of choice for … Continue reading
MIT Develops ‘GHG-Free Steel’
Researchers at MIT have found a way to manufacture steel without greenhouse gas emissions. Steel from the new process should be of higher purity, and — once the process is scaled up — cheaper, according to a paper that was published this … Continue reading
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Tagged Emissions, MIT, steel, Sustainable Manufacturing
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MIT and Harvard’s 3D-Printed Inchworm Robot Can Assemble Itself
The first sure sign of a robot uprising will be when robots gain self-awareness and begin acting autonomously – and if this self-assembling robot is any indication, we’re well on our way to the robopocalypse. Researchers at Harvard and MIT teamed … Continue reading
Harvard, MIT Recruit Firms to Sign Sustainability Compact
Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, cloud platform company Akamai Technologies and the city of Cambridge, Mass., have agreed to work collaboratively to address climate change issues at the local level. The groups say they hope to attract additional … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, energy efficiency, Government, Sustainability, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership, Waste Management
Tagged Akamai Technologies, cambridge, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Green Building, harvard, ICLEI, JP Morgan Chase, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Schmitz, MIT, Partnerships, Water Management
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MIT Developing Floating Wind Turbines That Produce Power Even When There’s No Wind
Critics of wind power keep coming back to the same old complaint: what happens when there’s no wind? A new design from researchers at MIT could finally offer a solution to this renewable energy conundrum. Engineers have conceived of an offshore … Continue reading
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Tagged "wind turbine", coral reefs, floating wind turbines, MArine Power, MIT, offshore wind, wind farm, wind power
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Earth Day Roundup: Dell, InterContinental Hotels, Delta, Haggar
In celebration of Earth Day today, a host of companies have announced eco-initiatives and sustainability targets. These include: InterContinental Hotels Group announced progress made with its online environmental management tool IHG Green Engage, which helps more than 2,300 IHG hotels … Continue reading
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Tagged Bon Appetit, Carbon Finance & Offsets, Carbon Offsets/RECs, Caribou Coffee, coke, dell, Delta Airlines, Earth Day, ebay, Haggar Clothing, Intercontinental Hotels, Kohl's Department Stores, MIT, Nascar, PepsiCo, sustainable agriculture, Target, The Nature Conservancy, UPS, Water Management, Whole Foods
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Earth Day Roundup: Dell, InterContinental Hotels, Delta, Haggar
In celebration of Earth Day today, a host of companies have announced eco-initiatives and sustainability targets. These include: InterContinental Hotels Group announced progress made with its online environmental management tool IHG Green Engage, which helps more than 2,300 IHG hotels … Continue reading
Posted in energy efficiency, recycling, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership, Waste & Recycling
Tagged Bon Appetit, Carbon Finance & Offsets, Carbon Offsets/RECs, Caribou Coffee, coke, dell, Delta Airlines, Earth Day, ebay, Kohl's Department Stores, MIT, Nascar, PepsiCo, sustainable agriculture, Target, The Nature Conservancy, UPS, Water Management, Whole Foods
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MIT Developing Ionic Wind Thrusters as Efficient Alternative to Jet Engines
Ion thruster photo from NASA A team from MIT is working on developing ionic wind thrusters as an energy-efficient, low-emission alternative to conventional propulsion technologies like jet engines. The new thrusters would use ionic energy, which is created when a … Continue reading
MIT Scientists Create a More Efficient Solar Cell by Using Quantum Dots and Nanowires
Photo via Shutterstock A team of researchers at MIT have developed a more efficient photovoltaic solar cell using particles known as quantum dots. The benefit of using quantum dots is that they can be produced cheaply, and the solar cells … Continue reading
Ubiquitous Energy Developing Transparent Stick-On Solar Cells that Can Power Your iPad
Tablet photo from Shutterstock Portable gadgets, like smartphones and tablets, have changed the way we consume information and communicate, but at this stage they all have one common flaw: they need to be tethered to the wall for a few … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, news, solar energy, solar power
Tagged "solar energy", apple, green technology, iPad, MIT, Portable Electronics, Portable gadgets, portable solar, see-through solar, solar iPad, Solar Power, solar powered gadgets, Solar Powered Tablets, Tablet, transparent solar cells, ubiquitous energy
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