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Nov 16, 2011 2:20PM
This week, in acknowledgment of America Recycles Day (November 15th), we’re featuring products made from recycled materials like this very cool wall clock made from a recycled bicycle wheel. The...
Nov 16, 2011 2:09PM
How about making recycling fun? Designer Benjamin Jones created his cartoonish “Binster” monster to make recycling a more playful endeavor for children of all ages.
Nov 15, 2011 2:56PM
Here are the top 10 later stage award winners. . .
Nov 15, 2011 5:14AM
If you've ever thought about using recycled plastic to build a deck for your home, you know it has superb durability and requires very little maintenance compared to wood. It's a way to pres...
Nov 15, 2011 2:21AM
If you’re a regular reader here, you know that we are not fans of bottled water. This infographic sums up several the major issues with bottled water, and we’ve got some tips to help you k...
Nov 14, 2011 8:25PM
In this week's Cleantech Cluster Spotlight, Angela Guss looks at the remaining GCCA members nominated for the Later Stage Award.
Nov 14, 2011 1:00PM
Got old computer parts, VCRs or other unused electronics lying around the house you’d like to get rid of? If you live in California, safely disposing of your e-waste could be as easy as visiting...
Nov 10, 2011 10:30PM
By energyNow!Landfills are a constant reminder of all the waste we produce, but a new innovation could throw out the notion of a “dump” by turning them into solar power dynamos.energyNOW! ...
Nov 05, 2011 12:00AM
DoSomething.Org encouraged teens across the country not to be trashy, by recycling old and used electronics. They’ve not only listened, they’ve delivered. Teenagers across the U.S. helped ...
Nov 04, 2011 7:00PM
EarthTechling looks at a lot of interesting clean tech news daily as we consider what items to have our staff write about. Here are some green tech news gems we found while researching online you mi...
Nov 02, 2011 9:30PM
By Mariella Moon, TeccaImagine a world where no such thing as waste exists as every piece of refuse is used for something important. That is the idea behind Microbial Home — a concept that...
Oct 28, 2011 8:30PM
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Oct 27, 2011 11:06AM
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Oct 26, 2011 8:30PM
By Allen Hershkowitz, Natural Resources Defense CouncilShould municipal solid waste (MSW) be converted into energy? Is it a renewable fuel?Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) require electric utilitie...
Oct 25, 2011 11:00PM
A new product from Paulee CleanTec called the “AshPoppie” is hoping to change the way dog owners clean up after their pets by turning the waste into a sterile, and supposedly odorless, ash...
Oct 25, 2011 4:49PM
Repic, the not-for-profit company established by leading companies in the electrical and electronics industry to meet their producer obligations under the WEEE Directive - has announced that it is ...
Oct 25, 2011 3:30PM
Philadelphia-based Michael Iannone and his Iannone Design company specialize in designing and building eco-friendly furniture.
Oct 25, 2011 3:24PM
Yes, we've featured the work of Brooklyn woodworking artist Palo Samko in the past, but his work and craftsmanship is so compelling we couldn't resist featuring some of his latest creations....
Oct 23, 2011 1:00PM
Proponents of waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities have a good point: the amount of plastic that we throw away in the United States could generate enough electricity to power over 16 million homes. But wh...
Oct 21, 2011 2:12PM
Shawn Lesser details Alcoa's top ten cleantech highlights.
Oct 18, 2011 8:30PM
Tech Orchard, LLC provides a fast, “eco-friendly”, and hassle-free way for consumers to sell their used iPhones or iPads online. Users of the site receive an instant no-risk quote for thei...
Oct 17, 2011 4:07PM
Casey Brown Architects, or more specifically – Aussie architects Caroline Casey and Robert Brown – created this minimalist, two-story copper clad tower as an off-grid retreat for one of th...
Oct 17, 2011 4:05PM
Reggie the 'Eco Rocker' is made in the UK from of a Ultraboard, a recycled paper product. This cardboard rocking horse is fully reyclable. When he's been outgrown he can be used as a bl...
Oct 11, 2011 8:00PM
Poop, it’s the new coal, at least according to Japan’s largest toilet manufacturer, Toto, who — believe it or not — has recently released a three-wheel bike powered by human ex...
Oct 11, 2011 12:01AM
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Oct 10, 2011 1:07PM
For the past few years, the City of Cleveland has been exploring the development of a trash-to-energy facility at its Ridge Road waste transfer station. Currently, the City collects garbage via conven...
Oct 05, 2011 2:00PM
We’ve seen green initiatives at a number of zoos, but according to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA),
Oct 05, 2011 1:00PM
The federal government
Oct 03, 2011 2:30PM
Now that most people and communities are on board with separating out the cans, bottles and paper products from their garbage, a big focus is in reducing the energy used to collect all that stuff. To ...
Oct 02, 2011 7:00PM
The key to saving vast amounts of energy: It’s right there on your kitchen counter, say researchers at Oregon State University.These
Oct 02, 2011 3:56PM
Add some authentic charm to your loft or workspace with a reclaimed wood and steel console table. The rustic character of a chunk of vintage wood is juxtaposed with the clean, industrial lines of t...
Sep 29, 2011 1:05PM
Did you know that up to a fifth of all watermelons grown each summer go discarded, only because of their non-uniform shape? It's not that they're not good tasting, but us, customers, simply ...
Sep 27, 2011 8:50PM
The couple’s studio overlooks the Gatski family farm which provides inspiration for the couple’s folk art. The metalwork is welded by Ben and embodies the character and patina of the origi...
Sep 27, 2011 8:36PM
Designer Betsy Ryland makes these industrial-looking (think “Blade Runner”) table lamps from the recycled components of up to three retired motorcycles.
Sep 27, 2011 2:13PM
Often referred to as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the North Pacific Gyre could be twice the size of Texas and contains about 3.5 million tons of trash - it's called the world's largest l...
Sep 27, 2011 2:10PM
Chinese solar maker Jinko Solar (NYSE:JKS) promised to clean up its toxic waste only after protestors stormed its factory. 500 Chinese protestors broke into Jinko's factory, ransacking offices...
Sep 27, 2011 12:46PM
As you've heard, we're now seeing a growing wave of clothing companies committing to eliminate toxic chemicals from their production processes. Four major clothing brands have recently come ...
Sep 23, 2011 5:37PM
At the first of three meetings entitled ‘Engineering the future of water’, organised by the Engineering the Future alliance, six speakers from academia, industry and agriculture looked int...
Sep 22, 2011 1:50PM
A new rapid EV charger from Nissan will be made available starting this November in Japan. It will have the same capacity as their current version, but its size will be half of that.
Sep 22, 2011 12:00AM
Internal combustion engines are terribly inefficient machines. About 60 percent of the energy generated by an internal combustion engine is lost — half from exhaust heat, half from heat energy a...
Sep 20, 2011 11:39PM
With the machinery in our lives, we either pay a smaller amount for service, or a larger amount for repair. The same is true for air conditioning units. No doubt your air conditioner got a lot of u...
Sep 20, 2011 11:34PM
Recycling clothes is the best way to clear out old wardrobe, clothes that don't fit or clothes that maybe looked better on the rack than on you. Most recycled clothes are gently used or can st...
Sep 19, 2011 6:22PM
Going green is no easy business. There are twists and turns, hurdles and humps, and quite a bit of eco-sinning in the process of mastering the basic skills. So what can you do to help make this proce...
Sep 19, 2011 5:49PM
Rain chains aren't just beautiful, but they can help manage water runoff around the home and help mitigate soil erosion and water pollution caused by water pouring out of your gutters.
Sep 16, 2011 8:43PM
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission has banned fracking disposal wells for unconventional gas drilling wastes due to earthquakes. The Commission voted unanimously to ban them, and the decision require...
Sep 15, 2011 5:28PM
When most Americans think of cheap food, we immediately think of fast food - drive thru style or boxed meals from a grocery store. It is often said that a family can eat more easily and inexpensive...
Sep 14, 2011 8:31PM
Lamp maker Jonas B. creates his unique lighting fixtures from the found objects and discarded items he uncovers in his native Montreal.
Sep 14, 2011 8:21PM
What better way to add some country style to your kitchen or weekend home than by adding some original art painted directly on a rustic chunk of reclaimed wood.
Sep 13, 2011 11:22PM
Plans are in motion for the first diaper recycling plant in the UK. A company called Knowaste plans to invest £25 million in five such recycling plants for absorbent hygiene products, which also...
Sep 12, 2011 6:45PM
Sep 02, 2011 2:42PM
Shawn Lesser discusses the top 10 Cleantech highlights of Coca-Cola.
Aug 27, 2011 4:00PM
According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, households in the United Kingdom use the equivalent of 7.6 million tons of oil per year to heat water. Waste heat from domestic boilers is the...
Aug 26, 2011 9:06PM
Not all the government’s support for renewable-energy development goes through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The Department of Agriculture (USDA) chips in, too, as it is providing a $75 m...
Aug 26, 2011 8:01AM
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A new law in Illinois
Aug 23, 2011 11:00PM
Manure digesters that capture and burn methane for the production of electricity aren’t uncommon. They’re a great way to deal with the large volumes of animal waste that accumulates on far...
Aug 20, 2011 5:00PM
Oregon’s three-year-old program to encourage recycling and proper disposal of TVs, computers and monitors is on track to meet its 2011 collection goals, according to officials at the Oregon Depa...
Aug 19, 2011 9:00PM
We all know that recycling is a great idea. Plastic, glass and paper can all be reused, cutting down on the resources and energy used to make them, and the pollution that occurs when they are simply t...
Aug 17, 2011 10:00PM
A new program is underway to keep unwanted and old electronics out of landfills. Thrown-out electronics, or “e-waste,” can be recycled, but 1.5 million tons of e-waste goes into landfills ...
Aug 16, 2011 7:50AM
Earlier this week the Government announced that it wants to see an increase in the energy the UK produces from anaerobic digestion of waste products. The announcement was made as a result of the Gover...
Aug 14, 2011 12:05AM
A new study published has recommended that UK retailers should shut their doors in an attempt to save up to 10 tonnes of carbon per year. During the winter months this could create a financial saving ...
Aug 13, 2011 6:00PM
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For every greenie who has ever dreaded that smelly, labor intensive endeavor that is (or can be) composting, there’s the Gaia Ultimate Automate Composter. This concept design–the brainchil...
Aug 08, 2011 12:00AM
An industry expert has called for a ban on single-use carrier bags in an attempt to showing the public how serious Europe is in its approach to being green.The European Commission has recently address...
Aug 07, 2011 10:00PM
Just as the Obama administration rolled out a new e-waste management strategy, a team of MIT researchers have gained widespread media attention for their powerful depiction of just what happens to our...
Aug 06, 2011 9:00PM
With an eye toward streamlining information about recycling and safe disposal of electronic waste, two firms have partnered to develop a label meant to guide consumers to local recycling options.
Aug 04, 2011 9:00PM
By Mariella Moon, TeccaDo you have old or broken electronics lying around? Instead of taking them straight to the dump, why not e-cycle
Aug 03, 2011 6:00PM
If you’ve been following
Aug 03, 2011 12:00AM
Not so long ago, we reported that 80 percent of California residents were within 1o miles or less of an Ecollective e-waste recycling center. That easy access appears to have paid off, as Ecollective ...
Aug 02, 2011 5:51PM
Shawn Lesser discusses Dell's top ten cleantech initiatives.
Jul 26, 2011 4:00PM
No potty humor here – the matter of cleaner, safer methods to deal with sewage in developing countries is serious business, with millions of lives at stake. That’s why the
Jul 25, 2011 3:41PM
In this Week's Cleantech Cluster Weekly Spotlight, contributor Angela Guss takes a look at Eco World Styria in Austria.
Jul 21, 2011 12:05AM
The European Commission is consulting, until 7 March, on its so-called Energy road map 2050. Initially, a report will summarise contributions in April. On the basis of this document, the Commission sh...
Jul 15, 2011 2:01AM
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Jul 02, 2011 4:10PM
Biomass energy is an interesting, if not a bit controversial, renewable energy approach. Burning woody waste products that come from the forest or from urban wood waste to create electricity can be a ...
Jun 27, 2011 7:25PM
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Drink purified water from the fridge rather than purchasing bottled water? You’ve done a whole lot of good for the planet, says GE — which now wants to help you take that virtuous cycle on...
Jun 17, 2011 12:05AM
The Green Investment Bank has been one of the major introductions made by the coalition Government. Nick Clegg has recently announced that as of April 2012 the Bank will be launched and begin lending....
Jun 15, 2011 1:30PM
MIT might be close to developing its artificial solar leaf, but Oregon State University (OSU) researchers believe they’ve developed new technology that address a so-called leading issue
Jun 14, 2011 9:30PM
It only consumes as much electricity as a six typical domestic incandescent light bulbs, but
Jun 07, 2011 3:00PM
Next time you just toss that old computer monitor into the landfill or give it to some no name recycler who ships it to China, consider this. You may have heard that e-waste contains compounds and hea...
Jun 03, 2011 12:05AM
The Coalition Government in England has produced its first draft action plan on Anaerobic Digestion (AD) to help increase the production of energy from biowaste.The Department for Environment, Food an...
May 24, 2011 7:48PM
Made of recycled materials – including plastic recycled from e-waste – and sporting high efficiency LED bulb, the HeronLED is a very green lamp indeed. And, we might add,
May 16, 2011 12:56PM
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May 15, 2011 12:05AM
A group of experts are to begin a study into the feasibility of capturing and using waste heat from power stations for warming homes and offices.The Energy Technology Institute (ETI) confirmed it woul...
May 14, 2011 3:01PM
Indiana-based manufacturer Autocar has announced the commercial launch of the E3 Advance Series Hybrid at Waste Expo 2011 in Dallas, Texas. Autocar, a waste and recycling automaker, has been testing p...
May 10, 2011 6:29PM
Zero waste design has been a growing trend in the fashion industry, and I'm very excited to see it catching on in the craft world, as well!
May 03, 2011 4:08PM
We originally posted on Loll a few years ago and we're glad to discover that the company continues to add to its selection of great looking, weather-proof plastic furniture.
Apr 29, 2011 9:53PM
It’s estimated that Americans discard 400 million units of electronic trash annually. That’s a massive amount of toxic – and often reusable – components, chemicals and hardware...
Apr 29, 2011 9:45PM
Designer Benjamin Caldwell and his BRJ Designs create unique furniture that emphasizes both form and materials. His Binary Collection (pictured above + below) is constructed from the recycled remains ...
Apr 26, 2011 7:03PM
After listening to NPR’s interview with author Charles Fishman over his book The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water, I realized that I did not know enough about the world&...
Apr 25, 2011 7:36PM
Here’s how you celebrate the first day of May: Craft yourself up a bunch of homemade hanging baskets. Then on May Day (May 1), fill the baskets with fresh-cut flowers and sneak them onto the fro...
Apr 25, 2011 7:34PM
My family is on a great big road trip this month, and yes, we are eating a lot of peanut butter sandwiches, cheese sandwiches, granola bars, cups of yogurt, and bananas. And yes, we are also eati...
Apr 22, 2011 6:00PM
As Earth Day comes around again this year, companies are racing to prove their dedication the planet. One of those companies, computer giant Dell, recently announced that it helped divert 150 million ...
Apr 19, 2011 2:33PM
It might not be something that will ever make it into full-sized and full-scale mass production, but Italian scientists have developed a radio-controlled model car which runs on powered by hydrogen pr...
Apr 17, 2011 10:56PM
HVAC is such a gift. If you’ve ever doubted what an amazing invention it is, just visit relatives that don’t have central air in the middle of summer. You’ll vow to never neglect you...
Apr 17, 2011 10:51PM
An important part of greening our world every day is making sure we conserve the blue – water. Do you know what your water footprint is?
Apr 13, 2011 7:35PM
Over a lifetime, each of us will toss out 28,700 pounds of plastic packaging - food wrap, grocery bags, trash bags, etc. It's estimated that each day 178 million cans of soda are popped across th...
Apr 11, 2011 8:15PM
Wasting waste? Rubbish! The London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB)
Apr 11, 2011 7:45PM
It’s an unfortunate truth that, over the past few decades, we’ve manage to pollute and contaminate some of our nation’s treasured landscape. Toxic waste dumps such as
Apr 05, 2011 12:55PM
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Apr 05, 2011 1:01AM
Natural gas is picking up steam as a potential alternative fuel for our vehicles – however, it seems that a large portion of the world’s natural gas is simply going to waste.
Mar 29, 2011 5:45PM
There are two times each year (once when the local onions are at their peak (and therefore at their cheapest), and once when the non-local oranges are also in-season somewhere) when our family seems t...
Mar 26, 2011 3:16PM
Finding financing for carbon-free power plants is challenging. There are too many people chasing too few dollars. However, in less than a year Roderick Bryden, the CEO of waste-to-energy power plant d...
Mar 25, 2011 7:00PM
For all of the progress that has been made in the business of recycling, electronic equipment remains difficult and inconvenient to dispose of in an environmentally friendly way for most of the U.S. T...
Mar 25, 2011 6:00PM
Harvest Power has announced they’ve raised $51.7 million in a round of Series B financing. Founded in 2008 with offices in Canada and the United States, the company takes organic waste, like foo...
Mar 23, 2011 4:55PM
Ottawa-based Plasco Energy Group, a developer of syngas technology, has closed a C$140 million ($143 million) equity financing led George Soros's Soros Fund Management.
Mar 23, 2011 1:01AM
An innovative fund of at least £70million has been introduced by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to finance low carbon waste and recycling infrastructure.The Mayor announced that Foresight Group wil...
Mar 18, 2011 4:16PM
Google Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount in waste-to-biofuel company CoolPlanetBiofuels as part of a Series B round of venture funding.
Mar 16, 2011 6:17PM
Green Chip Living's Angela Guss reports on PepsiCo's recent development of the world's first plastic bottle made entirely from plant-based, fully renewable resources.
Mar 16, 2011 2:35PM
Harvest Power, a maker of fertilizer products from organic waste resources based in Waltham, Mass., has raised $51.7 million in a second round of funding led by Generation Investment Management.
Mar 14, 2011 5:20PM
A water purification system developed recently by Gustavo Castro and his colleagues from Brazil is actually based on banana peels, with no other complex filters or other electronics involved.
Mar 14, 2011 4:48PM
So you didn’t think recycling was an art form…well it can be. Artist Nick Georgiou transforms recycled print materials into transfixing art pieces and sculptures. He tries to keep it loca...
Mar 10, 2011 7:30PM
Scientists from Cornell have analyzed microbes in brewery waste, looking for ways to turn the beer by product into biofuel. Over the course of a year Largus T. Angenent and Jeffery J. Werner took samp...
Mar 09, 2011 7:38PM
Ecoist, primarily known for handbags made of recycled soda can tabs, candy wrappers and other recycled materials, is transitioning into home furnishings. The company is now selling the 'snow...
Mar 08, 2011 10:06PM
Waste-to-biofuel company Fiberight has secured a preliminary financing from a strategic investor. The funding is part of a larger $27 million equity investment that's still being negotiated.
Mar 07, 2011 7:40PM
An increasing number of UK households are facing reduced rubbish collections, with some waiting as long as two weeks between pickups.
Mar 03, 2011 7:45PM
Consumer electronics recycling kiosk company ecoATM has reason to celebrate this month, as the San Diego based group has secured a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, an official patent, and $14....
Mar 03, 2011 5:16PM
Here's an eco-friendly alternative to the traditional porcelain or stainless steel sink. Arizona-based, Premier Copper Products, has just introduced a new range of 'Old World' copper ve...
Mar 03, 2011 2:00PM
London-based private equity firm Terra Firma could invest up to €500 million ($693 million) in solar, and wind projects as well as waste-to-energy technology.
Mar 01, 2011 11:32PM
It is estimated more than one million tonnes of WEEE is discarded in the UK each year and this is growing three times faster than any other waste type. The European Parliament has backed new targets r...
Mar 01, 2011 8:30PM
More than 20 years after a University of Arkansas chemical engineering professor conceived of the process,
Feb 28, 2011 9:05PM
The IAI Chairman and Hydro CEO Svein Richard Brandtzaeg recently welcomed the launch of a website highlighting the recycling advantages of aluminium products.
Feb 28, 2011 5:04PM
Plenty of people are interested in recycling shipping containers - the military even mods them out to build fake training villages - but what about recycling the entire ship? Well, Danish shipping gia...
Feb 28, 2011 4:45PM
First, we brought you the
Feb 24, 2011 6:38PM
Bags for life have a lower carbon footprint than single-use plastic bags, providing they are used at least four times, a new study has suggested. However, the research, which was conducted by the E...
Feb 23, 2011 5:30PM
General Electric joined with Appliance Recycling Centers of America (ARCA) to supply used-refrigerators from a six-state region to ARCA’s center in Pennsylvania, where the
Feb 21, 2011 2:51PM
Finding new methods of processing wastewater really impresses me every time. Using a combination of wastewater and algae to produce biodiesel is even more touching, because it’s “doubly gr...
Feb 17, 2011 9:44PM
Look, we know that coffee is the world's most commonly traded commodity after crude oil, and tea is the world's most consumed beverage after water.
Feb 17, 2011 2:27PM
Will kitchens become the new gas stations?What do you do with the food left on your plate at the end of the meal? For many of us, the answer is a guilty shrug: it goes straight in the bin. All those l...
Feb 16, 2011 5:14PM
A company owned by Energy Investors Funds, the energy-focused private equity fund, has acquired a Michigan developer with a project pipeline comprised of 11 waste-to-energy projects in Vermont and New...
Feb 15, 2011 6:17PM
Here comes some brilliantly made attire from the Envirosax reusable bags. The dress was unveiled at the Sundance Film Festival's Alive! Expo Green Pavilion last month. The piece of creative bom...
Feb 15, 2011 4:34PM
Tesla Motors has launched a comprehensive strategy to recycle its industry-leading battery packs throughout Europe. At the end of their long life, Tesla will recycle its battery packs at Umicore'...
Feb 14, 2011 3:31PM
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, computers are responsible for two percent of the nation’s overall electricity consumption, nearly
Feb 12, 2011 1:10AM
During the middle ages alchemists tried complex and often ridiculous schemes to turn various base metals into gold. The results were inevitably disappointing. G.E.R. recently spent some quality time w...
Feb 11, 2011 5:36PM
A plant that will eat up waste pop soda and beer and will output ethanol good for pouring in fuel tanks will be set up by the end of February in Atlantic Canada. The $500,000 pilot plant is part of a ...
Feb 10, 2011 8:39PM
Last night I helped launch of Neighbor to Neighbor Lighting, a free program that will help Connecticut homeowners save on their electricity bills by switching to energy efficient light bulbs.
Feb 10, 2011 7:09PM
A Catonsville, Md.,-based waste-to-biofuel startup is in discussion with an unnamed strategic investor to secure a $27 million investment that will support the development of a pilot plant in Iowa.
Feb 10, 2011 3:38PM
Green Chip Living's Angela Guss discusses the environmental impacts of dentistry, and the organization that is working to change them.
Feb 06, 2011 3:09PM
Last year, we reported on
Jan 31, 2011 10:03PM
An astounding 200 billion gallons of water withdrawn from America's water supply each day... and four metric tons of high-level radioactive wastes for every terawatt of electricity produced by ...
Jan 30, 2011 3:40PM
Washington is backing big loans to spur alternative fuel production, including $250 million for an Alabama plant that will use woody biomass to make ethanol.
Jan 29, 2011 8:33PM
Cuz it's the little things that make you who your are...These nifty little pieces of skateboard culture jewelry are the design of Dan and Nina K of the skateboard jewelry making outfit, All Dec...
Jan 29, 2011 8:05PM
The house embodies a wide range of sustainable materials and design features. Exterior walls are built featuring a combination of gunned earth (PISE) - a mixture of soil excavated from the site and c...
Jan 29, 2011 7:57PM
Brazilian designer, Domingos Tótora, returned to his hometown after studying design in Sao Paulo and chose cardboard as the source material for his work that falls between art and design.
Jan 29, 2011 7:53PM
There are a lot of ways to deliver a message. Can something as free and flowing as a dance performance communicate the ubiquitous, planet-choking impact of plastic in our everyday lives?
Jan 29, 2011 7:45PM
A company called Carbon Sciences is developing a breakthrough CO2 based gas-to-liquids technology that is purported to transform greenhouse gases into liquid portable fuels, such as: gasoline, diesel...
Jan 28, 2011 10:58PM
Pixelthis creates these stylish timepieces from an eclectic variety of recycled items, including: Apple keyboards, bike parts, old turntables, computer entrails, and a variety of magnetic tape reels....
Jan 27, 2011 7:40PM
As China limits its export of rare earth minerals, Japanese and American firms look for alternative sources. Some of the most innovative steps in recycling are driven by a supply crunch. And that...
Jan 26, 2011 3:53PM
Pleasanton, Calif.-based Fulcrum BioEnergy, a developer of waste-to-biofuels, has closed a $75 million Series C financing that will partly finance the development of a $120 million, commercial-scale ...
Jan 22, 2011 4:06PM
Long considered one of the world's 'invisible industries', shipping is now looking towards a cleaner future. Close your eyes for a moment and imagine some of the green transport succes...
Jan 22, 2011 1:51AM
Several commentators have raised legitimate concerns about obesity and the trend towards super-sizing of portions. And the role that beverages play in an unhealthy diet is a huge cause for concern, as...
Jan 21, 2011 11:11PM
Waste heat, the byproduct of all kinds of machinery and processes, has long been seen as a potential source of energy – if only the capture-and-convert process could be made more efficient. At N...
Jan 19, 2011 5:29AM
A Marine Company went to the war from Helmand Province in Afghanistan endowed with solar panels and believes its generators’ fuel consumption could be reduced by nearly 90 per cent. This can mak...
Jan 17, 2011 7:44PM
TV and radio signals are electromagnetic waves, and all electromagnetic waves possess some amount of electromagnetic energy. All you need is an appropriate device to convert this energy into usable el...
Jan 14, 2011 8:34PM
In England tonight, more than 500 people will sleep rough on the streets and a further 50,000 will sleep in homeless hostels. Broadway, the London homelessness charity, has launched “Homes For P...
Jan 14, 2011 4:45AM
Pressure on local authorities to recycle more could result in a quantity not quality approach to processing waste. Under the EU Landfill Directive the UK is committed to reducing Biodegradable Munici...
Jan 14, 2011 4:29AM
MP: Govt placing too little emphasis on energy from waste The coalition is not placing enough emphasis on the development of energy from waste power plants, one leading MP has claimed. Alan Whitehead,...
Jan 14, 2011 4:25AM
The ICE has warned local councils could be focusing on "quantity not quality" in their efforts to drive up recycling rates. In its 2011 State of the Nation: Waste and Resource Management re...
Jan 13, 2011 5:34AM
Scientists are "extremely surprised" that methane gas levels in the Gulf of Mexico have returned to near normal only months after the massive BP oil spill. In June, methane gas was 100,000 t...
Jan 11, 2011 12:15AM
You know, I used to do this... my father used to do it, and my father-in-law still does it. Popular belief says you should heat up your car's engine in idle mode before you go on a ride, esp...
Jan 09, 2011 6:32PM
But a cable needs to be sturdy, you say. To which Qmadix, showing its wares at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, says: “Ecoustic, a first of its kind environmentally friendly...
Jan 09, 2011 6:19PM
ON24 said if CES were done virtual-style, “carbon emissions would be reduced by some 179,000 tons (the equivalent of the annual impact of around 940,000 trees) and waste would be reduced by over...
Jan 06, 2011 9:12PM
Editor Jimmy Mengel explains why fracking is still contaminating Pennsylvania's drinking water, even after community backlash...
Jan 05, 2011 2:18AM
8 months after BP Gulf oil spill began, BP's Operation Deep Clean, which is responsible for cleaning up area beaches, is winding down. The Coast Guard says 30 miles of the original 928 miles of ...
Jan 04, 2011 4:57AM
The carbon dioxide that’s to be captured from the atmosphere by various innovative means has proved itself of having multiple uses, from producing fertilizers to aspirin. Now, German from the Fr...
Jan 04, 2011 4:23AM
s of January 1, 2011, plastic bags are banned in Italy's retail stores. The country goes through about 20 billion bags a year - 400 per person - about 25% of the plastic bags produced and used i...
Jan 03, 2011 3:16PM
Qantas to fuel jets with waste Australian airline Qantas will announce a waste-to-biofuel venture with U.S.-based Solena to fuel its fleet, according to the Guardian newspaper. The deal should be anno...
Jan 02, 2011 6:17PM
Converting the gas that comes off of landfills into a form of renewable energy is one area yet to see much action. Veolia Energy looks to be changing that however, recently announcing it is building a...
Dec 30, 2010 8:47PM
At the start of 2011, a two-child family will be selected to start living a "One Tonne Life" in a newly built detached house just outside Stockholm. Coming down to one tonne per person is a ...
Dec 29, 2010 11:00PM
What to do with all that boom that sopped up oil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico this past summer? It could be incinerated or tossed into landfills. But General Motors had a better idea: The c...
Dec 28, 2010 4:47PM
Goodwill, that handy depository for out-of-fashion clothes, college-days furniture, cluttersome bric-a-bac and toys-grown-out-of, is fast becoming the go-to spot for old electronics gear. Dell and Goo...
Dec 27, 2010 4:27PM
Christmas time, while a great deal of fun can typically be a time of excess and quite frankly waste. Plastic wrappings around Christmas gifts and toys can be one of the biggest causes of extra rubbish...
Dec 24, 2010 12:31AM
The Huntingdonshire District Council has teamed up with the BRE as part of its 'Rethinking Refurbishment' campaign with the aim of demonstrating how typical family homes can be refurbished...
Dec 24, 2010 12:21AM
In London, workplaces make up 43 percent of carbon emissions and lighting accounts for a fifth of these. It has been estimated that lighting costs could be cut by up to 15 percent simply by turning of...
Dec 22, 2010 12:50AM
A new partnership between the Food and Drink Federation and charity FareShare means less waste and more meals.It doesn't take an environmental guru to work out that sending any kind of food into ...
Dec 21, 2010 11:55PM
The BP spill has definitely caused a lot of environmental damage and people spent a lot of money and energy to clean it. To make themselves a greener image the General Motors company has, for mar...
Dec 19, 2010 4:56PM
Serious about reducing its environmental impact, Rixonway Kitchens has implemented a new waste management contract to ensure 100% of its waste is now recycled. Rixonway has moved all its waste manag...
Dec 19, 2010 2:53PM
Spanish water management company Aqualia has won its first contract in Chile. The contract, worth US$21 million dollars (almost 17 million euro), includes the development of a desalination plant as...
Dec 17, 2010 6:52PM
“Stars reflected in dark water, the croaking of frogs, canoes coming home at evening, peace and continuity, the stillness of a world that never knew an engine. Once again I experienced the longi...
Dec 17, 2010 6:44PM
An ambitious new scheme has been launched to turn islands of rubbish into useful new living space. Recycled Island is a project with a triple mission: to clear the ocean of plastic waste, create new l...
Dec 17, 2010 4:38PM
Though many car manufacturers are focusing their efforts on producing greener vehicles, General Motors has gone one step further in its environmental push. The US-based car manufacturer has made ...
Dec 16, 2010 4:18PM
Ministers in Scotland have granted planning permission for Viridor to proceed with the construction of a new energy from waste facility in East Lothian The £200 million facility is to be bui...
Dec 09, 2010 3:41PM
There are few vehicles on the road that appear less ‘green’ than the standard bin lorry or garbage truck. However, that may all be about to change thanks to Dow Kokam and PVI who will part...
Dec 09, 2010 3:01PM
Whether it’s changing out your old, energy hogging refrigerator for a new, super-efficient model, adding more insulation to the attic or installing a renewable wind, solar or geothermal system a...
Dec 05, 2010 11:47PM
Businesses could save an average of 4-5% of their turnover through avoided landfill costs, according to the UK's environmental regulations advisor NetRegs. Among those quick to cash in on the sav...
Dec 03, 2010 3:10PM
If you’re traveling in Germany, not only is there a good chance that a portion of your electricity will be coming from wind power, but if you’re traveling as well from Frankfurt to Hamburg...
Dec 03, 2010 3:06PM
Nobody likes to take out the trash, or the recycling, for that matter. A new concept design from Soyoung Park, Song-Young You, and Jae-Hong Lee (which comes to us by way of Tuvie) seeks to improve our...
Dec 01, 2010 9:57PM
This past November, unbeknownst to many, the U.S. celebrated America Recycles Day. President Obama marked the occasion by lauding the great strides the nation has taken in improving recycling efforts,...
Dec 01, 2010 8:26PM
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weighs whether to define coal ash as hazardous waste, a Duke University study identifies new monitoring protocols and insights that can help investiga...
Nov 29, 2010 1:22PM
Emissions reduction has been proven to be present even in the shipping industry, the clean energy sector. This time it's about a hybrid electric tug boat, named Carolyn Dorothy, on which the Univ...
Nov 29, 2010 1:00PM
A report published this week has found businesses are losing billions of pounds a year by not embracing energy efficiency measures. Though UK businesses are beginning to recognise the benefits of ene...
Nov 29, 2010 12:32PM
Communities have been called upon to become more energy self sufficient by climate change minister Greg Barker. Speaking at the Combined Heat and Power Association annual conference, Mr Barker cl...
Nov 29, 2010 12:22PM
Where there's heat, there's energy - even in the smelly exhaust that emerges from a car tailpipe. The trick is harvesting that energy and converting it to a usable form, and that's ex...
Nov 26, 2010 3:10PM
Its one of the most novel ideas you're likely to hear in a long time - but Purdue University researchers are hoping to develop technology that will turn the heat from vehicle exhaust into electri...
Nov 25, 2010 8:34PM
A study published by the National Grid in the UK is suggesting that Bio-SNG could achieve CO2 savings of up to 90 per cent compared with fossil fuel alternatives.
Nov 25, 2010 2:57PM
A new study being undertaken by the University of Cincinnati and Shantou University in China plans to take a look at the potential harmful effects environmental exposure to e-waste can have on human d...
Nov 23, 2010 10:08PM
You know the “Your Speed” signs that flash how fast you’re going as you drive by? Traffic engineers overwhelming agree these so-called driver-feedback devices are the most effective ...
Nov 22, 2010 8:25PM
A new price comparison site for mobile device recycling has launched in the UK. Sellmyoldmobilephone.co.uk, launched by Edward Robertson, a web development company, promises to offer consumers the be...
Nov 18, 2010 7:56PM
Europeans now get 46.4% of their electricity from non-carbon courses, if you include nuclear, which supplies most of the electricity at 28%. In 2009, they cut coal consumption drastically from 2008...
Nov 18, 2010 3:27PM
The following green toys recommendations are based on our favorite product reviews from 2010. We hope it gives you some great ideas for your holiday gift giving, as well as helps you choose gifts for...
Nov 17, 2010 8:39PM
If you live in an older home or apartment, the toilet in your bathroom uses between three to four gallons of water each time you flush. In fact, your toilet is the "largest daily user of water&q...
Nov 17, 2010 8:24PM
When I used to guide backpacking trips, I worked with a guy who pointed out to our group every morning and every night that they had just brushed their teeth without running water. His point was that ...
Nov 17, 2010 8:20PM
David de Rothschild famously built the Plastiki out of plastic bottles and sailed it from California to the fabled Pacific Garbage Patch. The journey took months to plan and more than a year to fully ...
Nov 17, 2010 1:04AM
So far, the “heat island” effect formed by the large amounts of asphalt in cities hasn’t been much more than a nuisance to us, contributing to higher A/C usage on hot summer days. En...
Nov 17, 2010 1:01AM
An electronics recycler that says it is “working to keep 100% of e-waste out of landfills” has come up with a novel way to meet that goal: It’s making all-terrain electric vehicles o...
Nov 09, 2010 3:43PM
A class of Stanford University graduate students recently created a prototype of a computer laptop which can easily be broken down for recycling.
Nov 09, 2010 2:41PM
The Centre for Process Innovation and Tata Steel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a new national High Temperature Innovation Centre (HTIC) at Tata Steel’s Teesside Technolo...
Nov 04, 2010 8:03PM
The company Seventh Generation announced that it is using 90% recycled plastic content in three of its product bottles.
Nov 04, 2010 6:59PM
Sainsbury’s has entered the world of designer fashion to highlight to its customers the benefits of reusing plastic bags.
Oct 21, 2010 10:08PM
A new data centre in Helsinki uses the cool waters of the Baltic Sea to regulate the temperatures of its 2MW server. The water, heated by its passage through the centre, is then fed into an existing d...
Oct 20, 2010 3:12PM
Sony UK, with WWF’s support, is calling on designers and inventors to sharing ideas on how Sony technology can be utilised to help us sustain the planet’s resources
Oct 19, 2010 11:41PM
The Electronics TakeBack Coalition released a new report card today that grades computer, television, printer, and game console companies on their efforts to take back and recycle their old products.
Oct 19, 2010 6:06PM
London mayor Boris Johnson has proposed a new recycling standard which focuses on reducing carbon emissions.
Sep 21, 2010 10:36PM
TMO Renewables has created a strain of “turbo-charged” bacteria that is able to transform cardboard, tea bags and other waste into clean fuel.
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