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Recent studies indicate that up to 25% of the fish currently on the world's markets comes from illegal fishing. Past attempts to deal with this situation ended in failure, as up until now it has been virtually impossible to successfully prove that certain fish come from illegal trades. However, it seems that s... |
23 May 2012
08:07 GMT |
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At the moment, restaurants and other such businesses in Massachusetts dispose of whatever leftovers they may have by simply throwing them out with the rest of the trash.
What makes this situation an unacceptable one – from an environmental point of view, at least – is the fact that, when they begin to ... |
23 May 2012
05:28 GMT |
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Green products and nature-oriented campaigns are now to be brought to the attention of NASCAR racing fans, as NASCAR pilots decided to work together with representatives of EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to help raise awareness with respect to environmental issues.
The terms of this newly formed partnership ... |
23 May 2012
04:19 GMT |
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Using various natural indicators, such as corals, ice cores and tree rings, the scientists working at the University of Melbourne managed to pin down the changes that have occurred in Australian temperatures over the course of the centuries.
The researchers’ decision to resort to these means of investigating the ev... |
22 May 2012
09:36 GMT |
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Simply by reading about this year's Olympic flame procession, it's impossible not to be astonished by the number of cars that followed it on its route through London: a total of 47 vehicles. With just a quick glance at the procession, you can easily spot buses, trucks, motorcycles and regular fami... |
22 May 2012
07:06 GMT |
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When considering the possibility of purchasing an electric car, most consumers worry about running out of energy and not having where to recharge it. This is the reason why Shai Agassi and his company, Better Place, have decided to build four electric car charging stations in northern Israel. Better Place came up w... |
22 May 2012
03:05 GMT |
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Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has just landed in the UK, as part of its international tour to introduce itself to companies looking to offer their clients safer, more comfortable and greener flights. It won't go into circulation until next year. Initially scheduled to start flying some years ago, the Dreamliner ... |
25 April 2012
13:51 GMT |
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Justin Bieber loves cars and is already the proud owner of an enviable collection. Every once in a while, The Biebs splashes serious cash on eco-friendly modes of transportation, as is the case with the car pictured above.
That was once a regular Smart Car but, in the mind of the pop star and thanks to a bunch of t... |
20 April 2012
12:31 GMT |
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As the world mourns the lives lost on Titanic in the tragedy of 100 years ago, baseball pro Jose Canseco has taken to Twitter to share what he considers to be a very important lesson in global warming. Because global warming basically makes icebergs melt, Titanic would have been saved, had it been built later than ... |
18 April 2012
15:51 GMT |
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Admittedly, we all dream of one day making enough money to be able to afford a nice house, a nice car and everything else that goes with these. A new documentary proposes we forget about the big house.
As we also noted a couple of years ago, the McMansions trend is a reality today in the US – and everywhere el... |
30 March 2012
04:36 GMT |
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Because a picture will always speak louder than a thousand words, here's an entire set of them, in a 48-minute documentary. The film is called “Green: Death of the Forests,” and it was made by Patrick Rouxel. You can see it full above, after airing on Al Jazeera's “Witness” program... |
23 March 2012
10:51 GMT |
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Nothing is better than a piece of furniture that literally screams originality, geeky art and an environmentally friendly attitude. If you think the same way, here's something that might be perfect for your living room.
It's called the Zen Table and was created by Simon Hallam on an idea he came up with i... |
13 March 2012
10:21 GMT |
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Inventor Joco Paulo Lammoglia, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has just the thing to make our lives greener and less impacting on the environment: a device that turns breath into electricity.
AIRE is a mask that contains very small turbines, which turn every breath into electricity. It's then sent down a cable in... |
12 March 2012
15:31 GMT |
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If you care about the environment and want your death to mean more than just a terrible loss for your loved ones, you might consider being green even after your last breath.
The Bio Urn is not new but it's definitely gaining ground.
Designed by Gerard Moline and Martin Azua, it's basically an urn made o... |
12 March 2012
09:48 GMT |
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German investigators warn in a new report that it may be safer for scientists to conduct a new series of analyses on the effects of using biomass as a source of energy. Long touted as a potential source of cleaner, renewable energy, biomass is now slowly coming under fire for its perceived effects.
Some say that ma... |
9 March 2012
08:45 GMT |
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To promote the F-Cell, which boasts minimum impact on the environment, the guys at Mercedes-Benz have come up with a wonderful idea for an ad: if the car is “invisible” to environment, it must be so to the eye too. Check out the clip above: we promise you you won't regret it. Using LED mats and a si... |
5 March 2012
16:31 GMT |
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The latest episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show marked Justin Bieber's 18th birthday, which coincided with the day he went green in major style. Check out the video above to see the amazing present The Biebs received.
His manager Scooter and his mentor Usher had a very difficult time thinking of what kind of pr... |
2 March 2012
08:48 GMT |
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On the red carpet at the 2012 Academy Awards, Natalie Portman seemed to be wearing more bling on her engagement finger, which led to much talk about how she and fiancé Benjamin Millepied had probably gotten married in secret.
The rumor mill went into overdrive when eagle-eyed celebrity watchers noticed that ... |
29 February 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Because it's very easy to forget the kind of impact a major event like the Oscars has on the environment, actress Missi Pyle took it on herself to remind us. And she did it in great style!The star, who was seen in “The Artist,” officially the big winner of the night at this year's Academy Awards... |
29 February 2012
06:10 GMT |
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A prominent Chinese environmental activist reveals that Apple has agreed to independent environmental audits of at least two of the its suppliers' factories in China.
In addition to criticism over worker conditions at Chinese iPhone assembly lines, Apple has recently attracted negative talks from environmental ... |
20 February 2012
11:10 GMT |
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A group of robotics experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announces the creation of a continuous mapping system, which enables robots to first construct, and then constantly update, a map of their surroundings.
What this implies is that future generations of robots may be able to move around aut... |
16 February 2012
08:03 GMT |
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Even the northern goshawk must observe a theoretical speed limit, experts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) argue in a new paper. They say that the bird is one of the most adapt creatures on the planet at low-altitude flying through massive numbers of obstacles. As you'll see in the video em... |
23 January 2012
07:53 GMT |
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A green trend is marking all nations, regardless of their stage of development, struggling to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions, while improving air quality and safeguarding people from major health risks. While some countries invest in the renewable sector, New Zealand could witness beneficial changes ... |
19 January 2012
07:57 GMT |
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The anti-whaling operations developed by Sea Shepherd activities have recently taken a dangerous turn. Three of the crew members boarded on Steve Irwin vessel suffered minor injuries while trying to deal with the Japanese whale hunters.
The three volunteers are the first victims recorded during this hunt season. The... |
18 January 2012
09:30 GMT |
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At times when the global financial crisis is still far from being a thing of the past, funding military operations is a real challenge. Apart from generating material losses and destruction, the Taliban have also managed to disrupt the balance of forests from Pakistan.
At the beginning, the Taliban relied on so-call... |
17 January 2012
07:45 GMT |
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Apple has launched a recycling program in the United Kingdom where customers can turn their old equipment into a brand-new Mac, iPod, iPhone or iPad. Or, they can just accept the cash.
A message on the company’s UK site reads: “Apple’s commitment to the environment includes finding the most efficie... |
16 January 2012
14:11 GMT |
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Nowadays, governments and companies are pressured to boost the usage of biofuels, to liberate nations from a costly petroleum dependency and green up transportation at the same time.
Cool Planet may soon play an important part in this direction, since its innovative negative-carbon gasoline, inspired by plant p... |
14 January 2012
04:40 GMT |
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Wave power plays an important part in the sector of renewables. AW-Energy is one of the companies interesting in harnessing the 'blue energy' in a cost-efficient manner, to green up the energy industry and shift the global economy from a costly oil and coal dominance.
Its WaveRoller concept was recently we... |
13 January 2012
04:07 GMT |
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Sustainable fashion is considered a powerful trend nowadays, but this concept was unveiled at least three decades ago. At least this is when the Italian designer Ivano Vitali started making a name for himself, by launching eco-friendly products on the market, created using eggshells, plastic waste and no-longer-nee... |
12 January 2012
08:30 GMT |
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Global warming effects have been linked to a wide series of disturbing facts, like environmental degradation and unwanted changes applied to wildlife species.
It may not come as a surprise that climate change triggers weird, destructive natural phenomena, while making most of the animals shrink.
However, to compl... |
12 January 2012
07:54 GMT |
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It appears that not only natural phenomena have disrupted the balance of the Philippines, causing deaths and suffering. A campaign backed by Greenpeace, suggestively entitled 'Detox' seeks to improve the lives of people living in this country, while calling for governmental support for its mission.
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12 January 2012
05:59 GMT |
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Trapping harmful pollutants directly from the atmosphere using chemicals sounds like a suitable solution to curb the appalling levels of air pollution.
However, research led by experts from Stanford and MIT clearly indicates that the plan is viable only on paper, since the prohibitive costs of this method make it un... |
12 January 2012
04:36 GMT |
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Nowadays, the renewable sector benefits from amazing findings developed by experts using the most advanced technology. Some of the breakthroughs are actually unbelievably simple and inspired by nature.
One of the recent discoveries is that the romance of sunflowers with the sun could be analyzed and exploited to im... |
12 January 2012
03:50 GMT |
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Nuclear disasters are not the only man-made threats that expose people to development issues and severe health problems. In Kattuka, India, locals say pesticide spraying is responsible for the fact that half of the number of families have to take care of at least one child with disabilities. While trying to come up... |
11 January 2012
09:04 GMT |
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Nowadays, pickups are a tempting option, taking into consideration their increased utility. Smart has decided to offer a greener alternative, showcasing its ingenious Smart-for-us concept during the 2012 Detroit Auto Show.
Its comes equipped with 75-horsepower electric motor and a lithium-ion battery with a capacity... |
10 January 2012
06:48 GMT |
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Even though vacuum cleaners are expected to keep our homes clean and safe, it seems that their presence works the other way around, putting our wellbeing at risk.
According to a recent study issued by a team of Australian researchers, vacuums count as a potential source of indoor pollution, lowering air quality by ... |
9 January 2012
09:50 GMT |
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Education has always been considered an essential step in the development of every individual. However, lack of resources makes pupils in poor countries draw their attention away from school activities.
Shilpa Joglekar, an environmentally friendly artist, is struggling to change this situation, by building fun, eco-... |
9 January 2012
08:38 GMT |
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Obama has scaled up efforts to protect the environment, a path visible mostly due to a recent uranium mining ban proposal, seeking to protect the beauty and the historical value of the Grand Canyon.
Once this legal measure, recently announced and already cherished by conservation groups all across the US, is implem... |
9 January 2012
08:03 GMT |
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The official website of Brazil’s Ministry of Environment (ambiente.gov.br) was hacked by Anonymous, the hacktivists managing to obtain and leak information from their servers, including some member login credentials.
The Anonymous hacktivist group just revealed its intentions of attacking the Brazilian govern... |
6 January 2012
13:51 GMT |
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Anonymous has sent a message to the Brazilian government, accusing them of launching some projects that affect the environment.
Anonymous, along with Iberoamerica (the group’s South American faction) and Operation Green Rights united their forces to stop the government from building a “mega-dam” on... |
6 January 2012
09:27 GMT |
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The quest to protect the fate of vulnerable dolphins has taken a bizarre turn in Japan. A Sea Shepherd volunteer has been recently arrested after trying to capture the transfer of a dolphin on camera, in Taiji.
Erwin Vermeulen, actively involved in the Cove Guardians project, was charged with assault late last year,... |
6 January 2012
07:25 GMT |
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Nuclear power is far from being a risk-free source of energy. After the Fukushima disaster, governments worldwide are thinking about less risky methods of responding to the energy demand.
On the other hand, FirstEnergy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have decided to give the green light to the reopening of Da... |
6 January 2012
04:26 GMT |
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At times when poverty leads to unsustainable agricultural practices, the Center for Rural Empowerment and the Environment (CREE) has scaled up efforts to introduce a new green toilet concept, seeking to reduce habitat destruction and annihilate the ever growing conflicts between people and vulnerable hippos in Kenya.... |
5 January 2012
03:27 GMT |
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The products we find in supermarkets are often manufactured using a lot of water. In order to help us make smart choices when it comes to our purchases and avoid wasting resources, Holdup and Bloo Nation have created a new kind of eco-conscious street art.
Their ingenious wall made entirely of 1,200 empty recycled w... |
3 January 2012
09:41 GMT |
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Apart from being one of the most eco-conscious states when it comes to its strict GHG emissions standards, California is also scaling up efforts to preserve its marine biodiversity, by spreading its Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
The recently launched project highlights a partnership between scientists, conservation... |
3 January 2012
08:35 GMT |
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For the U.S. military personnel, implementable green technologies are a major asset when it comes to their operations developed in remote areas from Afghanistan.
Apart from the environmental benefit represented by increased air quality, innovative methods are being taken into consideration to save human lives and c... |
30 December 2011
01:50 GMT |
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Although summer is still far away, Sustainable Surf, a California-based non-profit organization has committed to collect old foam waste using it to create new stronger, lighter boards with an ecological footprint lowered by up to 50%.
Their program, entitled Waste to Waves gives a new purpose to styrofoam, technical... |
29 December 2011
05:40 GMT |
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Oil spills are man-made disasters that often disrupt the balance of marine environments. A new study reveals another disturbing fact, highlighting that such incidents have a much more harmful impact than previously thought.
The new report, issued due to a collaboration between NOAA and the UC Davis Bodega Marine La... |
28 December 2011
06:00 GMT |
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Artist Alice Ninni is aware of the influence art has on people; therefore, she combines the power of music with appropriate images in a new concept called “music painting,” hoping to deliver a strong environmental statement.
The music is taken from “Lacrime de Giulietta” created by Matteo Ne... |
27 December 2011
07:48 GMT |
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Experts have already agreed on the fact that climate change can be correlated with significant ecosystem shifts. At this point in time, this phenomenon is also being associated with an excessive drought that has affected up to 500 million trees only in Texas.
Unfortunately, its impact goes beyond the condition of t... |
22 December 2011
07:47 GMT |
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