The garden, located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain was designed by Alicante-based sustainable architecture firm Urbanarbolismo. The project was conceived as a means of improving the energy usage of the Palacio de Congresos. The addition of a planted facade to the building is expect to increase its thermal insulation by 270 percent. In order to reflect the native ecosystems of the locality, the plants used are inspired by those found in the areas … [Read more...]
National Geographics interactive map shows what 216 feet of sea level rise will do to coastlines around the world.
National Geographics good, but disturbing, interactive map shows what 216 feet of sea level rise will do to coastlines around the world. The maps here show the world as it is now, with only one difference: All the ice on land has melted and drained into the sea, raising it 216 feet and creating new shorelines for our continents and inland seas.There are more than five million cubic miles of ice on Earth, and some scientists say it would … [Read more...]
An Award-Winning Solar Household Still
Industrial designer Gabriele Diamanti created this award-winning solar household still for developing countries with limited or no access to fresh drinking water. It works somewhat like an upside-down coffee maker: You pour seawater through the opening at the top, and the sun heats it during the day. The pressure forces steam through the nozzle leading to a watertight boiler, and condenses against the lid. The Eliodomestico provides up to 5 … [Read more...]
Japanese Going Off The Grid In Huge Numbers
In a post-tsunami revolt against conventional electric utilities, tens of thousands of Japanese homeowners have started generating their own power from hydrogen fuel cells and solar panels, turning the country into the world's leading laboratory for overturning the traditional grid and the century-old business model behind it. Two and a half years after a nuclear-plant disaster crippled a primary source of electricity, major home builders are … [Read more...]
Tree Top Adventure?
Located in Pfronten, Bavaria in Germany, Waldseilgarten is an adventure mountain resort that offers guests a thrilling night in the wilderness. Nestled at the top of a mountain summit, daring guests can spend the night hanging off the tree tops, suspended over a cliff face, or within a hand built igloo. Would you dare to spend a night there?? … [Read more...]
Small Number of Farmers in the U.S. are Ditching Genetically Modified Crops.
In "The Post-GMO Economy," Elizabeth Royte reports that there are a number of factors contributing to the shift away from GMOs, but that cost is a major one. Not only is there a growing demand for both GMO-free foods and animal feed, but many farmers are finding that can save money by planting conventional crops instead of genetically engineered one. Some farmers are switching to non-GMO crops in anticipation of labeling laws, and there's also … [Read more...]
Brave Enough to Bite into a Grasshopper?
Insect protein is a much-discussed alternative to meat, dairy and eggs because it can be raised cheaply and sustainably. Raising insects will ultimately slow the environmental degradation process. Crickets, for example, are so much more sustainable as a protein than beef. A single cow can produce up to 132 pounds of methane a day which is roughly equivalent to a car. A cricket, however, produces 80 times less methane than a cow. Still not … [Read more...]
Could the “Hydrobee™ be the new alternative in off-grid personal power?
There are plenty of products out there for charging your gadgets off grid, mostly solar-powered ones, so it caught our attention when a new technology launched on Kickstarter, could charge your devices with hydropower. The HydroBee works with any flowing water source like a stream or river, as well as a hose or faucet. The Kickstarter page states, "The Hydrobee™ is the new alternative in off-grid personal power for a billion people. It is a tiny … [Read more...]
Think Blue.Factory.
Volkswagen is making considerable progress in its efforts to further improve the environmental compatibility of automobile production. This is confirmed by the second "Think Blue. Factory." annual meeting in Wolfsburg, which was attended by more than 350 environmental experts from 27 plants of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brands. It was in 2011 that Volkswagen launched the "Think Blue. Factory." program under … [Read more...]
Urgent Relief Efforts Needed To Help The Typhoon Haiyan Survivors
No one can fail to have been moved by the utter devastation that has hit the Philippines. Flattened cities, parents cradling the bodies of their children, survivors’ reports of loved ones washed away from their grasp – our natural human response is empathy. The people who survive devastating events such as typhoon Haiyan need assistance. Relief agencies that provide it deserve public support. Typhoon Haiyan affected a total of 9.5 million people … [Read more...]
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