Category Archives: green
Dan Phillips, the man who builds green houses
Dan Phillips has become a celebrity in his city, Huntsville, Texas, after he built no less than 14 recycled houses, totally functional, using only waste and scrap materials. The 64 year old manufacturer lived a diverse life, being along his … Continue reading
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Leaves – one of the world’s most eficient organic fuels
A British man had the idea to use the great quantity of fallen leaves in autumn to make them “logs” for fire. One million tonnes of leaves fall every year in the UK, and Peter Morrison, aged 45 years, being … Continue reading
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The Cherrapunji living bridges
Although it sounds like a metaphor, it’s not. The bridges with roots in Cherrapunji, India, are indeed alive. Unlike most bridges from around the world, the ones here are grown and not built. Known as the most humid place on … Continue reading
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The residents of a town in Colorado voted for the legalization of marijuana
The law who approved the consumption of marijuana was voted by 72% of the inhabitants of a city in Colorado, USA. Although they voted the legalization of marijuana use, the law wasn’t made official, so is still illegal. This was … Continue reading
Weed taster
A newspaper has published a notice stating that they are looking for a columnist specialized in … “tasting”… marijuana. Westword, a local newspaper from Denver, Colorado, said in the announcement that they need a person to test and write reviews … Continue reading
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Greenpeace militants are protesting on the British Parliament roof
Over 30 Greenpeace activists protested Sunday on the roof of Westminster Palace in central London. Their protests central point was global warming. According to Agerpres, the demonstrators, who plan to stay on the roof throughout the night to await the … Continue reading
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Cannabis legalization could stop the economic crisis
Supporters of legal marijuana from California argue that legalizing cannabis could end the state of deep economic crisis we are passing. The amount of fees collected could reach 1.5 billion dollars, money that would be extremely important for the administration … Continue reading
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Cars will be our next green energy source
MIT engineers have built a shock absorber which, in large vehicles, can generate enough energy to charge the battery and power electronics such as lights and stereo. In conventional vehicles, shocks transform vertical vibration caused by crossing a trail with … Continue reading
BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept
With this prototype, BMW makes a step in a relatively virgin area, the plug-in diesel hybrids. But as a BMW, this concept must be economic, environmental, and especially sporty. And it is : BMW Vision Concept is able to reach … Continue reading
London invaded by “gorillas”!
London streets were invaded by “gorillas” in an annual marathon meant to save endangered species of monkeys in Africa. Over 600 people dressed in gorillas ran the seven miles route through downtown London. The costumes were provided by the organizers, … Continue reading
The fastest electric motorcycle in the world
Mission One is the electric bike who beat the world speed record, reaching 163 mph (260 km / h). Vehicles with electric engines are not renowned for their top speed. It is true that there were electric cars which have … Continue reading
Global warming will bring us a whole package of earthquakes and tsunamis
Reputable climatologists and geologists prophecies about the future are not encouraging at all for mankind. According to their studies, the acceleration of global warming will most definitely cause earthquakes and tsunamis on the whole surface of the globe. Earthquakes, volcanic … Continue reading
Sahara – a huge eucalypt forest
A dream that would cost humanity 2 trillion dollars per year, as shown in a study made by biologist Leonard Ornstein of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and David Rind NASA scientists and Igor Aleinov with the Goddard Institute. … Continue reading
E light
No more regular bulbs! From now on we will use only economic bulbs. Edison’s bulb slowly becoming history. According to a regulation of the Council of Europe Monday was the last day you could officially buy in stores filament bulbs … Continue reading
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