- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 18th, 2012
Edible Packaging for Hamburgers Helps Reduce Paper Waste
Brazilian fast-food chain encourages customers to eat food wrappings
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 14th, 2012
Spotlight: Researchers Use Lightning to Recycle Concrete Debris
Lightning can successfully be used to break down concrete, make it reusable
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 14th, 2012
Tepco Comes Clean: Fukushima Was Avoidable
The company admits the nuclear disaster could have been prevented
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 13th, 2012
SodaStream Commercial Banned on TV in the UK – Video
The commercial was making the bottled drinks industry look bad, had to be removed
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 11th, 2012
Wind and Solar Could Power Grid 99.9% of the Time
Coupled with storage technologies, these energy sources could slash electricity costs
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 6th, 2012
Swiss Data Center Uses Glacial Water to Keep Cool
The center might win the 2012 award for the “Most Extreme Data Center Deployment”
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 5th, 2012
$364 Billion (€278.458 B) Spent in 2010-2011 on Tackling Climate Change
To actually see results, we must spend $1 trillion yearly, from now until 2050
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 30th, 2012
CUER Solar-Powered Car Gets Unveiled
The vehicle is to compete in the 2013 World Solar Challenge
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 30th, 2012
Spotlight: Poo-Powered Robot Eats Wastewater, Then Goes to the Bathroom
This robot takes in organic waste, uses it to make electricity and later gets rid of it
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 28th, 2012
Spotlight: Sweating Buildings Could Set a New Trend in Green Architecture
Just like people, such buildings sweat in order to cool off
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 28th, 2012
Green Tip: Buy Kevlar-Based Socks That Last Forever
These socks are tough enough to last a lifetime, manufacturers say
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 28th, 2012
Spotlight: Extreme Recycling Uses Poo to Make Food
Waste is a precious, yet unexploited resource, recycling experts explain
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 21st, 2012
San Francisco Gives the Green Light to Micro-Apartments
The apartments measure just 220 square feet, are amazingly comfortable
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 19th, 2012
Specialists Investigate Whether or Not Deodorant Sticks Can Be Recycled
Global consumer goods company Unilever hopes that this is indeed the case
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 19th, 2012
$282 Million (€221.2 M) Worth of Turkey Go Down the Drain Every Thanksgiving
On average, 35% of each Thanksgiving turkey goes to waste
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 19th, 2012
New World Bank Report Wants to “Shock Us into Action”
“Turn Down the Heat” examines the risks of not acting on climate change
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 19th, 2012
Green Tip: Use Fish Poo to Grow Your Own Vegetables Indoor
Table-top aquaponics garden lets you keep pets, grow vegetables at the same time