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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Standards & Compliance Briefing: Washing Machines, Event Planning, Efficiency Roadmap
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes six items. CSA Group, UL and the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers yesterday announced the release of AHAM 7003-2013/CSA SPE-7003-13/UL 7003, Sustainability Standard for … Continue reading
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Tagged ANSI, ASTM, Best Buy, Carbon Disclosure Project, Executive Briefings, ISO 50001, Lanxess, Lowes, Photovoltaic, Products & Planning, Sears, Sustainable Events, TUV Rheinland, washing machines, Water Management
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IBM Solar Collector Harnesses the Power of 2,000 Suns
A team of IBM researchers is working on a solar concentrating dish that will be able to collect 80% of incoming sunlight and convert it to useful energy. The High Concentration Photovoltaic Thermal system will be able to concentrate the … Continue reading
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Tagged air conditioning, aquasar, biasca, Chips, Electricity, european electricity association, green technology, Greenpeace International, high concentration photovolatic thermal system, IBM, parabolic, Photovoltaic, ruschlikon, Sahara, solar collecting dish, Sun, Switzerland, Water Issues
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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
Lancaster, California to Require All New Homes to Have Solar Panels
Photo via Shutterstock We’ve heard of mandatory recycling and composting, but mandatory solar panels? Lancaster, California — a small city of about 150,000 people in the high desert near Los Angeles — is planning to update its residential zoning code … Continue reading
Saudi Arabia Announces Plans to Develop 54 GW of Renewable Energy
Photo via Shutterstock The kingdom of Saudi Arabia sits upon the world’s second-largest oil reserves, and as such, oil dominates the national economy. But in recent years, Saudi Arabia has begun taking advantage of the abundant sun and wind it … Continue reading
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Tagged Photovoltaic, renewable energy, Saudi Arabia, saudi oil, Saudi renewable energy, solar, solar array, solar farm, Solar Panels, Solar Power, Wind Energy, wind farm, wind power, wind turbines, Windmills
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FDA Approves World’s First Bionic Eye: The Second Sight Argus II
The FDA just gave official approval to the world’s first bionic eye! Developed by Second Sight Medical Products, the Argus II is a bionic eye that bypasses damaged rods and cones in the retina. A miniature camera housed in a … Continue reading
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Tagged argus ii, brain, camera, cones, Design for Health, electrodes, eye, france, green technology, Interactive Objects, national eye institute, Photovoltaic, pixium vision, prosthesis, retina, retinitis pigmentosa, rods, second sight medical products, sight, Stanford, us food and drug administration
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Haiti’s Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais Will be the World’s Largest Solar-Powered Hospital
Read the rest of Haiti’s Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais Will be the World’s Largest Solar-Powered Hospital Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: carbon emissions, clean tech, Design for Health, eco design, green design, greenhouse gases, haiti, Hôpital … Continue reading
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Ellis Residence: A Stunning LEED Platinum Home on Bainbridge Island by Coates Design
Situated on Yeomalt Bluff overlooking Puget Sound and the Seattle skyline, the Ellis Residence is a renovation of an existing home that resulted in the reuse of more than 80% of the existing materials. The new home cuts energy consumption … Continue reading
ArchiCentre’s S11 House Scores Platinum Level on the Malaysian Green Building Index
S11 House is a 12,000-square-foot home that is designed based on the characteristics of a tree in the tropics. The roof is a large, insulated canopy made from recyclable steel metal sheets coated in a light white paint, which minimizes … Continue reading
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Tagged ArchiCentre, Architecture, house, landscape preservation, malaysia, Malaysia’s Green Building Index, material reuse, natural ventilation, Petaling Jaya, Photovoltaic, platinum, rainwater collection, Recycled Materials, S11 House, Selangor, Sustainable Building, tropical
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Miller Hull’s New Cutting-Edge UCSD Engineering Building Seeks LEED Silver
The research facility, which is expected to earn LEED Silver certification, provides UCSD with a space and capacity to research nano-tube technologies and new structural aerospace materials. The design of the facility includes offices, wonderful high-bay testing areas, digital imaging computer labs, long … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, concrete, Daylighting, gallery, Jacobs School of Engineering, leed silver, Miller Hull, Photovoltaic, radiant cooling, recycled water, safdie rabines architects, san diego, Structural and Materials Engineering Building, sun shading, Sustainable Building, UCSD, university, Ventilation, Visual Arts
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