With the sharp rise in demand for fuels, a U.S. Agriculture Department advisory committee plans of using biotechnology for boosting energy output of crops that are used in making renewable fuels.
It has plans of using genetic engineering for...
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Need no mentioning that traffic jams are one of the greatest irritations to star the day with in several cities. But, the environment too, gets its burns form it each second silently! Gallons of fuel burn each second without use trapped in a traffic...
With the world burning with the consequences of global warming, am sure one would take interest in the SugarCube House. It is no simple house, designed by California engineer David Wilson.
It is designed to sequester carbon dioxide and withstand...
"One laptop per child" to be given to the poorest kids on the planet, each costing just $100 -- It was really an encouraging, ambitious and appealing promise of a MIT group of faculty members, made to the world on last year January. But, how are...
Forests – the lungs of the earth – every next moment fall in the hands of loggers for various reasons – be it for illegal log-trade, fuel, or constructing highways through them! True, making roadways to cut down distances is necessary. But, when...
That’s amazing an art concept and interesting as an amusement!
Shopping malls, departmental stores and marts are booming across the world and with it, unfortunately, burdening landfills! We can find old shopping carts littered our rivers and...
Nature provides us with all the raw materials for survival. But, the problem lies with how we explore and use them! It turns destructive for the environment and burdens it with landfill, when converted to non-biodegradable products or the production...
To make the 2010 World Cup go green, the transport and waste management in South Africa during the time need to go environmentally friendly. To ensure this, the World Bank-backed fund was willing to give the South African government a grant of about...
With the world crying out for the need of water – be it drinking or other use, water conserve has spotted Mayor Rocky Anderson’s going green with lushes of green grass, without worrying, rather wasting much of water! He has traded in amazing...
That grass roof you've always dreamt of at your house can now be easily achieved. To help reduce the increasing urban heat island effect, grass-planted tiles have come in the market – Toyota’s TM9 turf mats. Providing excellent thermal insulation,...
A sunken tanker off the Coast of Guimaras Island has blackened it with its massive oil spill, causing huge environmental damages. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ corporate arm discovered a group of three microbes, which can...
Now you can go eco-friendly even with that paper clip, you need every now and then. The paper clips are made from 85% of recycled metal, combined with 25% of post-consumer materials. These materials came from things like – old automobiles, household...
Petro-Diamond, Inc will now purchase biomass-produced ethanol from BlueFire’s first North American Biomass-to-Ethanol conversion facility located at a Southern California landfill.
Currently, Petro-Diamond purchases more than 50,000 gallons of ethanol...
The first ever global map on energy and climate has been launched. Thanks to Alcan for helping launch this along with its project partners, the energy company Centrica and corporate responsibility specialist Maplecroft.
The map has widely explored the...
Chairs from recycled materials are no more a new concept, but this idea is really unique – recycling barrels! Apart from being a designer and comfortable, this furniture is also environmentally responsible.
They are made from 44-gallon steel...
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