Innovative Bracelet Keeps People Warm or Cold, Depending on the Situation

Innovative Bracelet Keeps People Warm or Cold, Depending on the Situation

Specialists say the bracelet can help lower energy consumption during summer and winter

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 4th, 2013
Paraguay's Government Agrees to Extend Zero Deforestation Law for Another 5 Years

Paraguay's Government Agrees to Extend Zero Deforestation Law for Another 5 Years

The law protects forested areas in Paraguay's eastern regions

The UK Gets Its First Carton Recycling Plant

The UK Gets Its First Carton Recycling Plant

The plant is expected to recycle up to 1.25 million cartons per year

Shower Head Tells People When They're Spending Too Much Time in the Bathroom

Shower Head Tells People When They're Spending Too Much Time in the Bathroom

The Uji shower head is intended to reduce water and electricity consumption

Sweden Is the World's Most Sustainable Country, Report Says

Sweden Is the World's Most Sustainable Country, Report Says

The country relies heavily on green energy, its carbon dioxide emissions are fairly low

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 19th, 2013
Refrigerators Are More Environmentally Friendly than iPhones, Study Finds

Refrigerators Are More Environmentally Friendly than iPhones, Study Finds

Researchers find the average fridge burns less energy than an iPhone

Germany's Green Party Wants the Country to Have a Vegetarian Day per Week

Germany's Green Party Wants the Country to Have a Vegetarian Day per Week

Chairwoman Renate Kunast believes a weekly vegetarian day should be mandatory

Green Coke Launches in Argentina

Green Coke Launches in Argentina

Coca Cola Life features a green label, is sweetened with sugar and stevia

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 17th, 2013
The World Bank Wants to Pull the Plug on Coal Financing

The World Bank Wants to Pull the Plug on Coal Financing

The governing board says the Bank will limit investments in new coal power plants

Eco-Friendly Robot Eats Concrete, Investor Says It “Literally Erases Buildings”

Eco-Friendly Robot Eats Concrete, Investor Says It “Literally Erases Buildings”

ERO uses water to crack concrete, sucks up the debris

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 15th, 2013
Europe Adds 1GW of Offshore Wind Capacity to Its Green Energy Output

Europe Adds 1GW of Offshore Wind Capacity to Its Green Energy Output

Between January and June 2013, 277 offshore wind turbines were connected to the grid

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 10th, 2013
Russia Wants to Build the World's First Floating Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Wants to Build the World's First Floating Nuclear Power Plant

Work on the plant will be completed in about 3 years' time, shipbuilders say

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 10th, 2013
Coca-Cola Announces New Environmental Goals

Coca-Cola Announces New Environmental Goals

The company wants to focus on water and energy efficiency, curb its carbon emissions

Students in the Netherlands Build the World's First Solar-Powered Family Car

Students in the Netherlands Build the World's First Solar-Powered Family Car

The car, dubbed “Stella,” can accommodate up to four passengers at a time

Luxury Cactus-Shaped Lamp Is Made from Recycled Materials

Luxury Cactus-Shaped Lamp Is Made from Recycled Materials

Manufacturers say their goal was to show how much fun recycling can be

UN Headquarters in Copenhagen Are Powered by 1,400 Solar Panels

UN Headquarters in Copenhagen Are Powered by 1,400 Solar Panels

The headquarters were inaugurated yesterday, July 4

Electric Airliner Scheduled to Take Off by 2050

Electric Airliner Scheduled to Take Off by 2050

E-Thrust promises to completely transform commercial aviation

 
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