Category: Environmental
Project Green Hands.
Foundation that will attempt to plant 700,000 trees next Tuesday.
Post date: Thursday, October 12th, 2006.
Emissions trading program.
Credit system being proposed where people and businesses pay for the carbon dioxide they produce.
Post date: Friday, July 21st, 2006.
BioHaven Wild Floating Islands.
Product derived from recycled materials is a man-made island that is designed to filter water pollution.
Post date: Wednesday, July 19th, 2006.
Boing boing.
Washington, D.C. is testing sidewalks that are created from recycled rubber tires.
Post date: Wednesday, July 5th, 2006.
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage.
Japanese plan to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by burying carbon dioxide emissions underground.
Post date: Tuesday, June 27th, 2006.
Bracholinskie Lake.
Distillery mishap reportedly dumps enough vodka into a Polish lake to turn its water into 60 proof.
Post date: Monday, June 19th, 2006.
Loess.
Soil in the thawing Siberian permafrost may be releasing significant amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 15th, 2006.
Just add water.
Russia to build world’s first floating nuclear power plant. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 15th, 2006.
POOP-FREEZE.
Aerosol spray that forms a ‘frosty film’ on pet poop making it easier to clean up. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 1st, 2006.
Princess Elisabeth Antarctic research station.
Scientific base to be built in Antarctica that will recycle everything and run entirely on renewable energy. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 1st, 2006.
Aquygen.
Gas mixture of water broken down into an HHO atomic structure can power an automotive engine and return to pure water as a by-product. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006.
Beijing Weather Modification Office.
China used cloud seeding to induce artificial rainfall over Beijing.
Post date: Tuesday, May 9th, 2006.
PlyPH.
Protein discovered that kills the anthrax virus by causing its cell walls to explode.
Post date: Monday, April 24th, 2006.
Hydrogenase biofuel cell.
Researchers have created a fuel cell that uses oxygen and hydrogen in the atmosphere to power electrical devices. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, April 18th, 2006.
Organic biopesticides.
Pest control using selectively bred microorganisms instead of chemicals to kill bugs.
Post date: Tuesday, April 11th, 2006.
Sixth Extinction.
Earth is losing 50 species of life per day.
Post date: Wednesday, March 8th, 2006.
Chemo-biotechnological conversion.
Process using soil bacterium that converts Styrofoam into a biodegradeable plastic.
Post date: Thursday, February 23rd, 2006.
Biomass program.
San Francisco waste company to collect dog poo from city parks and turn it into electricity.
Post date: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006.
Greenhouse effect.
Plant sweat is responsible for rising water levels worldwide.
Post date: Thursday, February 16th, 2006.
World’s worst disaster.
Aral Sea, once the world’s fourth-largest lake, has shrunk by two-thirds in the past 16 years.
Post date: Thursday, February 16th, 2006.
Honda FCX.
Hydrogen concept car gets green light for production.
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Post date: Tuesday, February 7th, 2006.
Biobullets.
Poisoned microcapsules have been developed to eradicate the zebra mussel.
Post date: Tuesday, January 31st, 2006.
California cocktail.
Prescription drug traces discovered in treated Los Angeles drinking water.
Post date: Tuesday, January 31st, 2006.
Freegans.
Environmental movement demonstrates how people can feed themselves for free by rescuing food thrown away by others. (via)
Post date: Saturday, January 28th, 2006.
Algae-to-oil race.
Algae used to reduce smokestack emissions has a byproduct of 15,000 gallons of biodiesel per acre. (via)
Post date: Thursday, January 12th, 2006.
BioWillie.
Willie Nelson has his own line of alternative diesel fuel. (via)
Post date: Friday, December 30th, 2005.
The environment as a battery.
‘Free’ unlimited energy source developed that draws power from the environment. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, December 21st, 2005.
Dead zone.
Scientists dive into the Indian Ocean epicenter of last year’s tsunami and find it completely devoid of life.
Post date: Tuesday, December 13th, 2005.
Off kilter.
North Pole’s magnetic field is moving towards Siberia.
Post date: Friday, December 9th, 2005.
Carbon sequestration technology.
Scientist invents fake trees to help rid the air of carbon dioxide. (via)
Post date: Thursday, November 3rd, 2005.
Mr. Floatie.
Canadian mascot fashioned as a piece of poo is running for mayor. UPDATE: The turd is backing out. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, October 19th, 2005.
Plantic.
Plastic that is made from plants and dissolves in water. (via)
Post date: Monday, October 3rd, 2005.
Rest in mulch.
Town in Sweden to begin freeze-drying their dead. (via)
Post date: Thursday, September 29th, 2005.
Too late?
Scientists fear the Arctic may have crossed into an irreversible phase of warming which will accelerate the loss of the polar sea ice from which the climate may never recover. (via)
Post date: Sunday, September 18th, 2005.
R-E-C-Y-C-L-E.
New text-messaging service in London allows users to request schedules of when their recycling is collected or locate the nearest recycling facilities. (via)
Post date: Thursday, September 15th, 2005.
Eco-friendly.
Student in England designs shower that ‘re-circulates and cleans used water‘.
Post date: Thursday, September 8th, 2005.
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