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Groundbreaking Earth 2 Hub Platform Reboots Approaches to Sustainability (VIDEO)
If you are a scientist, designer, filmmaker, or any kind of environmentally-conscious creative person who is tired of zipped-up and dull sustainability science, then Earth 2 Hub might be the solution
Solar Thermal STEP Method Could Make Cement Production Greenhouse Gas-Free
The cement manufacturing process has a staggering carbon footprint – said to be responsible for up to 7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, the industry releases around 9 lbs of carbon
The SAVortex Is the World’s Most Efficient Hand Dryer
SAVortex is known for designing, manufacturing, and launching the world’s most efficient hand dryer–the Vortex 550. Inhabitat recently caught up with founder Syed Ahmed at the Cleantech Forum
First Offshore Wind Energy Turbine Project Approved in Virginia
Yesterday Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced that a 479-foot-tall five-megawatt wind turbine generator prototype has been approved for construction in the lower Chesapeake Bay. The project will be
Alain Gilles’ Nomad Solar-Powered Portable Lamp is Much Safer Than Kerosene
Addressing a string of deadly kerosene lamp accidents in slums that have killed hundreds of people and left even more homeless, designer Alain Gilles created a safer alternative called the Nomad solar
Scientists Discover That Tiny Fractal Trees Could Hold Key to More Efficient Solar Cells
A team of chemists at the University of California, Davis believe that the future of solar technology may lie in cells made from a film of tiny silver nitrate fractal trees. The research team, led by
Olafur Eliasson’s Little Sun is an Affordable Solar-Powered LED Lamp
These fantastic solar-powered LED lights by LittleSun are designed by German Artist Olafur Eliasson and innovator Frederick Ottesen to provide a practical, safe, and efficient source of artificial light
Apple Announces Plans to Build America’s Largest End User–Owned Onsite Solar Array
As Apple’s social record undergoes continued scrutiny the company just released its 2012 environmental report, which unveils plans to build America’s largest end user-owned onsite solar array
Night Heron Wind Turbines Made of Scraps Make Rural Kenyans Energy Independent
These amazing Night Heron wind turbines made of locally-sourced scraps give rural Kenyans a whole new lease on life. Based on Hugh Piggot’s open source design, the turbines are built from recycled
Greenpeace Rates Google Highest on Its Cool IT Leaderboard Ranking Green Companies
Greenpeace just released their fifth annual Cool IT Leaderboard, which rates huge IT companies for their green initiatives – and this year Google pulled ahead of the pack. The internet giant got the
The Boulder EV is the First Electric Commercial Truck Capable of Reaching 70mph
Boulder Electric Vehicle just sold the first commercial electric truck capable of hitting 70 mph to Precision Plumbing and Electric. The company’s new fleet will use only one half-kilowatt hour per
US Has a “Recessionary Hangover” According to Greenbiz 2012 Report
Greenbiz.com recently released their free, downloadable “State of Green Business 2012″ report and some of the statistics are quite surprising. The report begins by explaining the stalemate on
NASA-Patented Technology Purifies Vittori Lab’s Greenery-Filled AirTrain
Even though trains are considered more eco-friendly than a pile of people driving their own cars, let’s face it – they aren’t exactly the freshest green places to hang out. So Vittori
Paypal Founder Backs Blueseed’s Visa-Free Floating City in California
A genius startup called Blueseed recently announced that Paypal founder Peter Thiel has offered to help secure financing for a visa-free floating city off the California coast. This
Scotland to Build Two-Blade Offshore Wind Turbine with Helicopter Landing Pad
A unique, two-blade wind turbine that features a helicopter landing pad will soon be rising off the eastern coast of Scotland. Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing announced this week that the Scottish
Toto’s Poop Bike NEO Completes Its 870 Mile Journey Across Japan!
We are so excited to learn that the amazing Toilet Bike Neo has completed its poop-powered 870 mile journey across Japan! Earlier this year, top toilet maker Toto unveiled their talking three-wheeled
Groundbreaking Elastec Oil Skimmer Awarded $1 Million in Oil Cleanup X Challenge
When BP’s Deepwater Horizon well started gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, it soon became clear that neither BP nor the US government were equipped to deal with such a disaster. Next time
Solar Electric Light Fund Shines a Ray of Hope on Haiti
The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) has installed 100 solar-powered street lamps in Haitian refugee camps Pétionville and Caradeux. Almost two years after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti taking
NASA Announces Plans to Launch the Largest Solar Sail Ever Created
Solar activity sometimes causes disturbances through massive flares, but the energy can also be used to increase in-space propulsion capability – harnessing solar power with solar sails could expand
Universal Display Unveils the Most Efficient OLED Kitchen Lights Ever Produced
The team at Universal Display Corporation recently unveiled prototypes of a sleek, modular OLED kitchen light that blows away a set of environmental specifications proposed in a challenge funded in part
Solar Dok Create a Green Charging Point for University of Florida Students
The University of Florida has just added a Solar Dok to its growing sustainability profile. Solar Dok is an off-grid solar powered electronics charging hub perfect for Internet cafes, college campuses
SKhy Bus Is A Carbon-Negative Solar & Wastewater Fueled Shuttle Bus Of The Future
Portuguese designer Alan Monteiro has illustrated his vision of green transportation: an aerodynamic carbon swallowing, wastewater recycling, oxygen releasing, unmanned shuttle bus concept called SKhy.
Berkeley Researchers Say Carbon Pollution Can Be Turned Into Energy
It’s a beautiful thing when innovators take two problems and turn them into one solution. That’s the goal of a team of scientists out of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who believe they
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