27 Oct
2015
Magnitude-7.5 Earthquake in Afghanistan Leaves More Than 300 Dead
Others | AFGHANISTAN
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Picture: A map shows the approximate epicenter of a magnitude-7.5 earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. (Credit: U.S. Geological Survey)Early reports from Afghan, Pakistani and Indian officials put the death toll at more than 229, with hundreds of others injured.At least 154 deaths have been reported in Pakistan, according to authorities there. Afghan officials report at least 74 deaths in that country’s northeastern provinces. One death…
26 Oct
2015
WHO: Long-cleared Roundup ingredient ‘probably’ causes cancer
Eco Products & Services | UNITED STATES
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Picture: Shown is a display of ‘Round-up,’ the herbicide which made Monsanto a successful force in the agribusiness inside Monsanto headquarters in St Louis, Missouri, 21 May 2009. Photo by by Brent Stirton/Getty Images.Health officials are raising new concerns about the most widely used herbicide in the world.Earlier this month, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer announced findings that glyphosate, the main ingredient…
26 Oct
2015
At 200 MPH, Hurricane Patricia Is Now the Strongest Tropical Cyclone Ever Recorded
Others | MEXICO
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Shortly after midnight on October 23, 2015, a group of courageous men and women flew into the center of Hurricane Patricia and landed in the history books. With measured winds of 200 MPH, Hurricane Patricia became the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded anywhere on Earth. Let that sink in for a moment.The previous record-holder for the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded anywhere on Earth—by wind speed—was Super Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines…
25 Oct
2015
Scientists have discovered why American honeybees are turning into zombies
Others | UNITED STATES
Published by : Js Green Consultant
Summary:"The United States Is Being Invaded by ZOMBEES"ZOMBEES are HONEYBEES that have been infected by the PHORID FLY: APOCEPHALUS BOREALISAlso known as the 'ZOMBIE FLY'.The fly is native to most of the US and has been known to infect bumblebeesThey have since expanded their host range to include the honeybeeWe rely on these honeybee's pollination to produce our favorite foodsThe fly lay its eggs in the bee's abdomen. As the fly larvae grows in…
23 Oct
2015
Reshtki: Contemporary Functional Art
Eco Products & Services | POLAND
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Reshtki are Sara Podwysocka and Maria Ostrowska, a pair of artists based in Poland who have a knack for re-purposing old and unused waste and refuse. Their projects usually involve changing public spaces in interesting and sustainable ways.Their earliest project was the o-o Pony playground. This playground was built in Gdańsk on Wilanowska 10 and features labirynth, a trampoline, a swing, a sandbox, 3 ponies, 3 chimneys, 2 spiders and benches.In a less child-related…
23 Oct
2015
Carbon nanotubes found in children’s lungs for the first time
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | UNITED STATES
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Carbon nanotubes have turned up in the lungs of children living in Paris – the first time they have been detected in humans.Incredibly strong, light and conductive, nanotubes have shown great potential in areas such as computing, clothing and healthcare technology. Nevertheless, there has been some concern over their use after mouse studies showed that injected nanotubes can cause immune reactions similar to those produced by asbestos.To investigate, Fathi…
22 Oct
2015
6 Top Toxic Threats in the Environment
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | INDONESIA
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Six environmental pollutants have an outsize effect on human health worldwide, hurting the health of some 95 million people in low- and middle-income countries. That's according to a new report from Pure Earth, a pollution-focused nonprofit, which releases annual reports on the burden of global pollution.This paper, updated from a 2010 version, analyzed the effects of air, soil and water pollution, three areas that global climate change directly impacts. Since…
22 Oct
2015
Apple sets out to build 2.2 million gigawatts of green energy in China to reduce air pollution
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | CHINA
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SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is cleaning up its manufacturing operations in China to reduce the air pollution caused by the factories that have assembled hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads during the past eight years.The world's most valuable company is working with its Chinese suppliers to eventually produce 2.2 gigawatts of solar power and other renewable energy.The commitment announced Wednesday represents Apple's latest attempt to prevent the popularity…
21 Oct
2015
Oslo – first major city to ban motor vehicles in city center
Green Transportation & Logistics | NORWAY
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Announced on Oct. 19, by the city council, Oslo’s plan would permanently eliminate cars from the city center within the next four years.Following the municipal elections in the capital city in September, where the Labour Party and its allies, the Socialist Left and the Green Party, won, the coalition had presented a platform focused on the environment and the fight against climate change.Special arrangements will be provided to transport people with disabilities…
21 Oct
2015
Carbon from Indonesia fires exceeds US emissions: Green groups
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | INDONESIA
Published by : Ecotechtube
The World Resources Institute, using findings from the Global Fire Emissions Database, said in a recent report that since early September carbon emissions from the fires had exceeded average US daily output on 26 out of 44 days.JAKARTA: Indonesian forest and agricultural fires cloaking Southeast Asia in acrid haze are spewing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each day than all US economic activity, according to an environmental watchdog.The shock assessment…
20 Oct
2015
INTRODUCING CIRALIGHT FROM UNITED STATES - Lighting the future, naturally!
Green Building Materials, Construction & Design | UNITED STATES
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About Ciralight Global, Inc. Ciralight Global, Inc. is a publicly-traded, manufacturer and wholesaler of advanced solar powered natural lighting products used in commercial and industrial buildings, schools, shopping malls, retail stores, airports, and military installations. Ciralight Global was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Orange County, California, and enjoys world-wide distribution. The Company’s patented product is a pioneering, off-the-grid…
20 Oct
2015
Ultra-efficient SURE HOUSE wins the 2015 Solar Decathlon
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | UNITED STATES
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The US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon has been run and won for 2015. It’s a nationwide contest between collegiate teams to see who can build the most attractive, cost-effective and efficient solar home. Fourteen teams duked it out for this year’s competition, and the winning team from the Stevens Institute of Technology drew inspiration from Hurricane Sandy to create a sustainable coastal home that opens up for entertaining in summertime but locks…
19 Oct
2015
Ultra-Chic 3D Printed Bikini Cleans the Ocean
Eco Products & Services | UNITED STATES
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Mihri Ozkan and her husband, Cengiz, aren’t your typical fashion designers. In fact, they’re not fashion designers at all–but they recently created a surprisingly chic bathing suit that’s intended to do far more than complement its wearer’s body. This partly 3D printed bathing suit is designed to clean the water in which it’s immersed.The Ozkans designed the Sponge Suit bikini not as an end in itself so much as to showcase the material from which it is made.…
15 Oct
2015
How VW's diesel scam was discovered
Green Transportation & Logistics | UNITED STATES
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As we know now, the revelation that Volkswagen was using “defeat device” software to cheat on its diesel emissions came not from government regulators but from the modest and Washington-based International Council on CleanTransportation (ICCT), whose mission is to provide unbiased research “to benefit public health and mitigate climate change.”This is a true David and Goliath story. Read it and be amazed.In 2013 and 2014, ICCT, working with a small academic…
14 Oct
2015
Earth-lovers in Lederhosen: Oktoberfest goes green
Eco Products & Services | GERMANY
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Sixteen days of drunken debauchery at the world's biggest people's party - that's got to make a huge mess. But if you think Oktoberfest is an environmental disaster, think again! It's actually eco-friendly.Munich's Oktoberfest is something of a superlative: It's got nearly 200 rides flashing their lights, clashing music blaring out from multiple speakers, shooting galleries offering plastic roses. Then there are the festival tents - as big as gymnasiums, filled…
14 Oct
2015
Aston Martin CEO hints at 1,000-hp electric car
Green Transportation & Logistics | UNITED KINGDOM
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Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd., the 102 year-old maker of high-performance cars featured in the next James Bond film, is envisioning a future when its engines are fueled by electricity instead of gasoline.The British company is working on a battery-powered version of its current Rapide sports car that will be available as early as at the end of 2017 followed by a new electric DBX crossover, said Chief Executive Officer Andy Palmer. The cars will uphold the car…
13 Oct
2015
Carbon X Prize: Can We Make Carbon Emissions Green?
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | UNITED STATES
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The X Prize Foundation is calling green innovators from around the globe to compete in its latest contest. To win the Carbon X Prize, teams must create usable products out of carbon dioxide gas — the same gas that's spewed from power plants and anywhere fossil fuels are burned. "The winning team will convert the most CO2 [carbon dioxide] emissions into the highest-value products," Paul Bunje, principal and senior scientist of Energy & Environment at X…
12 Oct
2015
China's green revolution
Others | CHINA
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The world's worst polluter is worried about climate change, and is now the biggest global investor in green technology. Here's everything you need to know.How much does China pollute?China has overtaken the U.S. as the world's largest economy, and over the past two decades its blitz of industrialization has pulled millions of people out of poverty — and pumped millions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere. From 2008 to 2013 alone, annual energy consumption…
12 Oct
2015
Test Facility Begins Capturing Carbon from Air
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | CANADA
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On Friday a group of government officials, environmentalists, and local bigwigs gathered in the coastal town of Squamish, British Columbia, about an hour north of Vancouver, to mark the onset of what could one day be a new industry: creating carbon-neutral transportation fuel made from carbon dioxide captured from air.The company that built the plant, Carbon Engineering, was founded by a Canadian scientist named David Keith. A Harvard professor of applied…
10 Oct
2015
How is the world's first solar powered airport faring?
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | INDIA
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As an airplane hovers over Cochin International Airport, one is struck by the dazzling array of reflective panels near the runway.Standing out in a field of green are more than 46,000 solar panels tapping the power of the bright sunlight and converting it into energy.Located in the southern state of Kerala, Cochin is now the first airport in the world to run completely on solar power.The airport started with a small pilot project by installing a solar energy…