Remember The Hills? The TV show that starred a series of rich, bratty and pampered boys and girls from Hollywood. If so, we do too and we miss that show quite a bit. Who could forget Heidi and Spencer, the wacky duo who left quite an impression during and after the shows end. However another one of the breakout stars of The Hills was a young lady named Lauren Conrad who has gone on to ..Read more...
Greening the Work Environment ? Sustainable Development – Goodwin ProcterGoodwin ProcterSustainable Development – Goodwin Procter Greening the Work EnvironmentPosted on: December 1, 2011 “Greening” the work environment has come to mean more than just obtaining LEED certification for a project. A?recent study by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest Laboratory has found ..Read more...
Photo: BracketronThese days we are surrounded by gadgets that require an increasing supply of electricity. Therefore finding ways to charge them with as little energy as possible and avoiding energy wastage are steps we can take decrease our energy consumption and carbon emissions.A new range of products designed to eliminate “wasteful stand-by consumption, also known as vampire powe ..Read more...
The UN has declared 2012 the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. Using his platform as a keynote speaker at the World Future Energy Summit, the project’s global launch which kicked off yesterday in Abu Dhabi, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on governments, the private sector, and civil society to make significant commitments to action in support of UN’s drive t ..Read more...
Via ATWJoachim Buse, Lufthansa airline’s head of aviation biofuel, last week said at an industry event in Washington, D.C. that biofuels could be the industry’s standard fuel in five to seven years.According to Air Transport World, the airline executive said his company’s burnFAIR project has shown that biofuels are a feasible proposition for commercial flights from a technologic ..Read more...
There are many solar energy gadgets out there, but some of them seem to stand out. Take the LightShip, for example. It is a practical, portable solar light that could be the clean energy answer to campers, boats, cabins and emergency use. I particularly like the fact that it features three suction cups so that you can attach it to any smooth surface!Other specs include:‧ Eight hours o ..Read more...
photo credit: Magic MadzikCleaning our clothes, while necessary, is a potential mine-field for the environmentally-aware individual. From the water and power that we use to the chemicals we flush into the water system there are a huge number of improvements that can be made to the “standard” way of washing your clothes to make the whole process more sustainable.We’ve come up with ..Read more...
Here is another neat recycling idea for people seeking flexible furnishing solutions. The creation is called the VouwWow VV01 chair, something made from recycled honeycomb cardboard and stands to be an easy-to-transport solution while also offering space saving solutions for people wanting to maximize living space. The VouwWow VV01 chair was designed by Thonet label EXP and is actually ..Read more...
In most cases, showering in the outdoors would not necessarily provide the options of controlling the right temperature when you bathe. But thanks to the Rainywhere, getting some hot showers may be made possible now and with no need for the usual electric supporting plug in since it is solar powered. The Rainywhere is a solar powered outdoor shower that designed by Sergio Ruiz. With the ..Read more...
This work of art should look great in a house or apartment that appreciates unique and bold furniture pieces. The eco farmhouse coffee table pictured above is made from 1800′s reclaimed wood and the style is quite distinct, you definitely won’t find anything like this in your local home goods store. We stumbled onto it online via Hip Cycle. Built primarily from a beam rescued from ..Read more...
