Algae: 'The ultimate in renewable energy'
ANTHONY, Texas (CNN) -- Texas may be best known for "Big Oil." But the oil that could some day make a dent in the country's use of fossil fuels is small. Microscopic, in fact: algae. Literally and figuratively, this is green fuel. Source: CNN, Posted April 1st 2008
Al Gore kicks off massive global warming campaign
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- Former Vice President Al Gore on Monday launched a three-year, multimillion-dollar advocacy campaign calling for the U.S. to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Source: CNN, Posted April 1st 2008
UN Concerned by water footprint
DELFT, Netherlands --
It's not only our carbon footprint we should worry about, U.N. experts say. They warn about our growing water footprint.
Nearly half the people on Earth, about 2.5 billion, have no access to sanitation, many of them in urban slums. The world's cities are growing by 1 million people a week, and soon their aging water systems will not cope. Farming demand on water is increasing. Source: The State.com, Posted April 1st 2008
Computers "Must be greener"
Worldwide efforts are needed to reduce the environmental damage caused by computer equipment, according to a United Nations research group. Source: BBC, Posted March 17th 2008
Glass Baby Bottles Make a Comeback
NEW YORK (AP) -- Meg Robustelli had heard reports that a chemical in most plastic baby bottles could be dangerous, but she had not done anything about it. That's when her mother stepped in and bought her glass bottles. Source: AP, Posted March 17th 2008
Nissan going for green image
FRANKLIN, TENN. -- Nissan wants to talk about more than a way to drive at its soon-to- be-finished Americas headquarters.
The Japanese automaker is showing off "green" features of the $100-million project as a kind of image signpost for car and truck buyers who are increasingly focused on environmental concerns. Source: LA Times, Posted March 17th 2008
Vatican says pollution is also a sin
VATICAN CITY -- A Vatican keen to show its green side has added pollution to the realm of "new sins" that today's Catholics must confront and avoid. Source: LA Times, Posted March 17th 2008
Fair Trade vs Food Miles
What do you do? Buy the fair trade strawberries from Kenya or the asparagus tips from Pembrokeshire?
It's a dilemma more and more of us will face. We all want to do our bit to help make poverty history and protect the environment from climate change, but what happens when our concern for people appears to clash with our concern for the planet? Put more simply, should we avoid fair trade goods from the developing world to help cut down on food miles? Source: CSR Wire, Posted March 11th 2008
The Suntory Mermaid II Wave-Powered Boat
Wave power is looking like the next big thing in renewable energy, as evidenced by PG&E's recent announcement about their California wave farm. And now Yutaka Terao from Tokai University in Japan, has engineered a way to put wave power to its most obvious use - to power boats! He has created a propulsion system that will power the Suntory Mermaid II's trip from Hawaii to Japan using wave power, the expertise of eco-sailor Kenichi Horie, and a little bit of sun. Source: Inhabitat, Posted March 5th 2008
Solar Powered Notebook with GPS & Satellite Phone
We just told you about designer Nikola Knezevic's Carbon Fibre Briefcase and we just spotted this Solar Powered Notebook Concept from him over at Tuvie. This solar powered laptop features powerful batteries that are recharged by wide Solar Panel attached to the computer. Source: BornRich.org, Posted March 5th 2008
