To honor Earth Week, I felt it was only right to post the first ever Earth Day!!
The Revolution has Begun
April 13, 2012 By
Israeli entrepreneur Rafael Aharon, CEO and Founder of Applied Clean Tech has started a revolution. Recycling waste water (from toilets) into useable paper, Word.
Snoop Dogg Publishes “Smokable” Songbook of His Greatest Hits
April 11, 2012 By
Looks like Snoop will be releasing a new Greatest Hits album, but it won’t be what you are used to seeing. Rolling Words: A Smokable Songbook will be an eco-friendly book in the publishing world. The book is made of hemp, the books pages are made of rolling papers, and the ink is nontoxic.
Clean Coal: Now Is The Time
April 6, 2012 By
The coal lobby thinks “reality” is a world dependent on their dangerous product. Coal-fired power plants kill at least 13,000 people a year by spewing over 386,000 tons of pollutants, including mercury, into the air. Coal is also the most significant driver of carbon emissions, making the industry responsible for global warming that will cause more extreme weather, droughts, famine, crop failures, mass extinction of various species, as well as flooding. Coal is hardly even a source of middle class jobs given efforts by major coal companies to bust their respective unions.- Republic Report
DMC 2013 Delorean Electric shown at New York Auto Show
April 6, 2012 By
The 2013 DMC Electric Delorean made a special surprise at the New York Auto Show that is currently going on. Not many details have surfaced about this one of a kind car, but they have stated it goes from 0-60 in less then 6 seconds. It has also been stated the car will be available for order in 2013 with the price tag around $95,000. If you had the sufficient funds would you purchase one?
When Is A Window Not A Window? When It Makes Solar Energy!!
April 5, 2012 By
Thanks to solar cells crafted of carbon nanotubes windows can now create solar energy. These solar cells are so transparent they can now be sprayed on window glass, and they are so flexible they can also be woven into fabric like curtains & window drapes. Would you invest in this new technology?
5 Ways To Pay Less For Good Food
April 3, 2012 By
1.) Buy Dry In Bulk – You can buy in bulk for beans and legumes, grains and breakfast cereals, nuts and seeds, dried fruits, syrups and oils, flour and baking ingredients.
2.) Say No To Soft Drinks – Simple alternative: water.
3.) Buy Organic – Buy organic on produce that makes the dirty dozen. If you have to, it’s okay to buy conventional for the rest (see also: the clean fifteen).
4.) Frozen Veggies – Canned veggies lose nutrients, so choose frozen and you won’t have to worry about them going bad.
5.) Shop The Farmer’s Market – You end up cutting out the middle man and benefitting from farmers looking to make deals directly with consumers.
iZen’s Bamboo Keyboard for iPad Takes the Plastic Out of Electronics
April 2, 2012 By
The iZen keyboard is wireless and works with any Bluetooth device. To get your hands on one of these cool gadgets (cost $99), iZen had decided to launch a Kickstarter Campaign, which their goal is to raise $18,000 by mid April.
Map Shows the United States Dirtiest Air:Are You Living In These Danger Zones?
March 29, 2012 By
The proposed rule — years in the making and approved by the White House after months of review — will require any new power plant to emit no more than 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt of electricity produced. The average U.S. natural gas plant, which emits 800 to 850 pounds of CO2 per megawatt, meets that standard; coal plants emit an average of 1,768 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt.-The Washington Post
Portland, Oregon Approves Bike Share Program
March 29, 2012 By
Already known as a bike-friendly city Portland, Oregon host yearly events like Bicycle Show and Portland Naked Bike Ride just to name a few. But with the latest new Portland will be joining other cities (Washington D.C., Boston, and New York City) in trying to reduce fossil fuels in their cities. The Bike Share Program is designed to allow citizens to pick up a bike when they need it and to be able to bring it back when they are done, but it does include a small fee. The Bike Share Program is set to kick off by 2013. Would you like this to be added to your city?
Hong Kong Fixie Hardcore
March 29, 2012 By
Directed by Eddie Yo, this is a seven minute film shot in monochrome and shows what it feels like to ride in the busy streets of Hong Kong.
Portable Rainwater Harvesting & Filtration Prototype Supplies Clean Drinking Water
March 23, 2012 By
Make sure you click on the other page to see how this one of a kind device actually works!!
Maldives’ Mohamed Nasheed Pleads for a Solution to Rising Sea Levels In Video “The Island President”
March 22, 2012 By
Ecotricity Takes Down Non-Renewable Energy With A Funny Video
March 17, 2012 By
Ecotricity takes a less serious approach to encourage the world about cleaner energy.
