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Environmental issues could soon be taught in school, making pupils more aware of their impact on the environment and highlighting the importance of smart, eco-friendly decisions. However, even if this initiative is welcomed by conservationists, using piles of paper is far from reflecting any sustainable goals.
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18 January 2012
03:03 GMT |
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A proper education, doubled by environmental awareness, has to start at an early age to provide good results in time.
Perhaps this fact was a source of inspiration for Tezuka Architects, developing and implementing one of the most spectacular, eco-friendly kindergartens ever built worldwide.
Its minimalist design a... |
17 January 2012
10:43 GMT |
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A global trend encourages countries to turn their attention from fossil fuels and seek to develop and implement alternative options, relying on clean, green power.
China, known as the world's biggest polluter, and the USA appear to be two of the most eco-conscious countries, worried about their alarming carbon... |
17 January 2012
03:28 GMT |
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Groopti is keen on revolutionizing the furniture market, by launching products with an amazing design, an increased functionality and a minimal carbon footprint.
One of the most recent members of the family of cardboard-based products is the 'Urban Tree,' a spectacular coat stand, perfect for every eco-con... |
16 January 2012
10:26 GMT |
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Eco-friendly technologies are always a better option, because they favor both innovative gadgets and the environment. Major companies fighting for supremacy, like Google, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, are now seeking to green up their names and increase profit margins at the same time. After announcing its commitm... |
16 January 2012
05:44 GMT |
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The green trend is inspiring many companies to improve their products, by incorporating eco-friendly, risk-free materials in their products.
Apple is no stranger to sustainability goals, since it has recently announced its eagerness to revolutionize its power cables. Volex, the enterprise supplying Apple with these... |
14 January 2012
03:51 GMT |
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People who are looking for remote destinations for their vacations will most likely appreciate a one-of-a-kind restaurant popping in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
The Rock Restaurant located in Zanzibar redefines the concept of sustainable architecture, proving that not only LED lightning systems, high energy-eff... |
13 January 2012
10:17 GMT |
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Nowadays, most of the people living in developing countries are forced to cook their daily meals over open fires, exposing themselves to serious health risks.
An inventor has designed and improved a smokeless wood stove concept, meant to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 95%.
[The prototype, entitled Turbococ... |
12 January 2012
05:16 GMT |
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A recent report issued by the US National Research Council (NRC) indicates that soon we might be able to drink toilet water, without having to worry about potential health risks, due to an innovative technology seeking to purify municipal wastewater. Such a strategy, still far away from being implemented, is taken i... |
12 January 2012
02:28 GMT |
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When an event gathers a series of A-list celebrities like Angelina Jolie, George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio, its reception has to be over the top is so many different ways.
The 2012 Golden Globe couldn't make an exception; therefore, famous chefs were encouraged to scale up efforts and do their best to put... |
11 January 2012
10:44 GMT |
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Turning waste into a viable source of energy has always been considered a reliable method of keeping costs under control. This path is currently exploited by Rwanda, in an attempt to green up its jails and limit their energy consumption.All across the country, 14 prisons are being powered by a mixture of animal and h... |
10 January 2012
11:15 GMT |
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China is one step ahead in the global race seeking to curb the amount of greenhouse gas emissions while boosting the usage of renewable alternatives to power households, without impacting the environment. The most recent accomplishment revealing its sustainable goals marks the partnership between Canadian Solar Inc,... |
10 January 2012
07:18 GMT |
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Energy-efficiency can be tackled in so many different ways, involving renewables and expensive high-tech devices. However, a recent research conducted by Michelin and Volvo Truck reveals that there are other simple cost-effective methods of curbing greenhouse gas emissions while saving some cash. Apparently, tire p... |
3 January 2012
07:05 GMT |
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Modern architecture provides interesting solutions for large commercial buildings projects, that usually come along with a considerable price tag and a tremendous carbon footprint. Boxpark represents a new kind of eco-friendly shopping centers, since it is made entirely of 60 recycled standard-sized containers. It h... |
9 December 2011
10:22 GMT |
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Fighting pollution and raising air quality is never a cost-effective process. Scotland is now fully aware of this fact, since a new study issued by Audit Scotland highlights that it will have to come up with almost £11bn (€12.8bn/$17.2bn) to minimize its carbon footprint within the next decade.
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9 December 2011
06:45 GMT |
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Greenpeace has posted the latest edition of its Guide to Greener Electronics, placing HP at the top of the list with the highest score, and Apple on the no. 4 spot (up five places since last year), calling the Mac maker “a joint top scoring company on green products and relatively strong on sustainable operatio... |
9 November 2011
09:10 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics has just announced plans to make its devices more eco-friendly for the next years, through using newer, better materials for them.According to the company, the conventional magnesium currently present inside its mobile devices would be replaced with Eco-Magnesium, a new... |
1 December 2010
06:35 GMT |
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Hitachi, a world leading vendor of computer server systems, has just announced the introduction of a new line of blade servers that have been specifically designed to provide a high level of performance, while also helping companies meet their carbon reduction targets. The new systems, part of the company's Blad... |
18 May 2009
10:47 GMT |
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The recent news in the headlines, which claim that fat people could somehow change the planet if they simply started eating less, have generated a lot of debate on the Internet. While some agree and say that the obese and overweight should start consuming less, others maintain that it's simply rude to hang all t... |
22 April 2009
10:58 GMT |
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The process of producing a single DVD with a copy of Office 2007 involves “hidden” costs beyond the actual resources poured into making the product, namely a toll on the environment. In fact, for each Office 2007 DVD that makes it on store shelves carbon emissions roughly equivalent to burning 1 gallon of... |
1 April 2009
07:01 GMT |
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Microsoft, through the voice of Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer, has underlined the necessity for company-wide efforts designed to reduce its impact on the environment. Rob Bernard, Microsoft chief environmental strategist, applauded Ballmer for encouraging all the Redmond company’s employees to join in o... |
12 March 2009
06:56 GMT |
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Microsoft is offering a new solution for customers, especially mid-size businesses, to measure their impact on the environment. Furthermore, the Redmond company is tying the new solution with its enterprise resource planning (ERP) products, as it is offering the Environmental Sustainability Dashboard for Microsoft Dy... |
9 February 2009
08:46 GMT |
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Google is disputing claims of a high search carbon footprint following a report authored by US physicist Alex Wissner-Gross. The Mountain View-search giant indicated that a single Google Search produced nowhere near the 7 grams of CO2, as Wissner-Gross had pointed out. In this regard, the company made its own calcula... |
12 January 2009
07:17 GMT |
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Intrigued by the enormous number of people who access the Google search engine everyday, and also by the fact that the name of the American company has become synonymous with searches on the web, Alex Wissner-Gross, a US physicist decided to investigate the effect that googling has on the environment, and found out t... |
12 January 2009
05:13 GMT |
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The reuse part of the reduce-reuse-recycle “trinity” is the most important of all, because it sets the bases for reducing the amount of chemicals you consume on a daily basis, in terms of plastic packages, gasoline and the likes, and also downsizes the importance of recycling, which usually involves the u... |
7 January 2009
04:59 GMT |
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Hewlett-Packard revealed some of its plans to develop technologies that would help reducing power usage in data centers. The company also announced that it intends to create software and an open online community with the purpose of offering support to the manufacturers that seek to discover more sustainable consumer ... |
4 June 2008
09:13 GMT |
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