Electrolux Plans On Making Vacuum Cleaners From ‘Ocean Plastic’
Electrolux is embarking on a plan to take plastic from the enormous plastic garbage islands in the ocean and make vacuums out of it. But is this more marketing ploy than real environmental impact?
ICFF 2010 Highlights: D.E. Sellers’ Humanitarian eDesk
Texas architect D.E. Sellers combines his knowledge of fabrication together with a desire to bring education to the developing world and disaster-stricken regions to create the eDesk.
Consumer Reports ‘Eco Label Report Cards’ Help Decipher Authenticity Of Green Claims/Labels
Greenerchoices.org now offers a searchable 'eco-label report card' database to better help eco-conscious consumers weed through the ever increasing sea of green labels and certifications appearing throughout the marketplace.
Enormous Granite Batteries May Make Renewable Energy More Reliable/Efficient
Researchers in Cambridge, England have developed an energy storage method that utilizes cheap crushed gravel for batteries.
‘Water Battery’ For Plants Could Bring Forests And Crops To Unlikely Places
Imagine a forest growing in the Sahara or trees dotting the landscape of Death Valley. Though it may seem like a stretch of the imagination, the Groasis Waterboxx has the potential of making these mirages a reality.
Whole Foods Puts A Cork In It; And By “It” I Mean Massive Recycling Program
Most people think of corks as something as important as a twist-off bottle cap, but cork is the OG of sustainability and does more for the environment than you know.
Top 5 Reasons Why Getting Rid Of Your Lawn Is One Of The ‘Greenest’ Things You Can Do.
The quest for the green lawn is never ending. But given all of the environmental impacts and negative health effects associated with attaining the perfect lawn, doesn't it make more sense just to get rid of it? Here are 5 reasons why you should.
The Newest Tesla Is Rolling Out! (Probably Isn’t What You Were Expecting)
This new all-electric walk-in van isn't quite what most would expect from a company better known for its sleek EV roadster, but what's under the hood is uniquely Tesla.
- Not that this should come as a surprise to anyone, but the global obesity-creating juggernaut that is McDonald's recently voted against a proposal to require 5% of its eggs come from 'cage-free' hens. According to McDonald's, the "science isn't in" on the benefits of cage-free eggs and that they feel 72 square inches per hen in their "battery cages" is more than enough room.
- Despite reduced industrial output and transport due to the slumping global economy, scientists in Norway are still measuring record high levels of atmospheric CO2. There are fears that the CO2 concentration is actually increasing rapidly.
- Production of the new Dodge Ram 1500 hybrid is scheduled to begin in late 2010. So line up all you macho dudes who up until now were to afraid to show your 'greener' side.
- Methane traps 30 times more heat in the atmosphere than CO2. Unfortunately for us, millions of tons of it may be coming to the surface faster than expected in the arctic; increasing the chances of runaway warming to occur.
- It really does seem like Japan has a strong aversion to anything roaming the seas. First, it has it's ongoing refusal to stop killing whales. Now, it is also refusing to recognize the ban on close to extinct bluefin tuna.
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