Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
brazil, Tag
- Sculptural Sunset Houses mimic waves with rainwater-collecting roofs Wed, 10 Oct 18, 9:00amNamed after their spectacular sunset views, the Sunset Houses are two seaside homes set into a slope in the idyllic beach town of Tibau do Sul in northeastern Brazil...
- Flood frequency of the Amazon River has increased fivefold Sat, 22 Sep 18, 8:43amNew data suggest that flooding in the Amazon River has dramatically increased by as much as five times in both intensity and frequency in the last 100 years...
- Massive green-roofed home in Brazil features a series of ramps Thu, 30 Aug 18, 1:00amSão Paulo-based Una Arquitetos has completed a massive home in the municipality of Cotia that unites its various volumes beneath a lushly planted green roof...
- Brazil meets a major emissions goal two years ahead of schedule Tue, 14 Aug 18, 9:00amBrazil has just announced that it has cut 2017 greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation to levels far below its 2020 goal. The country originally aimed to reduce emissions from this source by 564 million tons in the Amazon...
- A budget-friendly bamboo house was completed in just 10 months Fri, 3 Aug 18, 1:00amBrazilian architecture firm Vilela Florez designed Casa Bambu (Bamboo House), a breezy, contemporary home in northeast Brazil that takes its name from its striking use of bamboo for herringbone-patterned exterior paneling...
- Greenpeace protesters abseil into oil firm Total's AGM Fri, 1 Jun 18, 9:21pmStage invaders join about 250 activists who oppose drilling in Amazon and French Guiana
- Meet the speakers at The Europas, and get your ticket free (July 3, London) Wed, 23 May 18, 6:44pmExcited to announce that this year’s The Europas Unconference & Awards is shaping up! Our half day Unconference kicks off on 3 July, 2018 at The Brewery in the heart of London’s “Tech City” area, followed...
- Pollution Pods let visitors taste pollution from around the world Thu, 26 Apr 18, 6:45pmAir pollution is a silent killer responsible for millions of death worldwide. In a bid to highlight the environmental problem, British artist Michael Pinsky set up five interconnected geodesic domes, dubbed the “pollution...
- Newly discovered Amazon structures change what we know about ancient civilization Thu, 29 Mar 18, 3:58amResearchers at the University of Exeter have discovered 81 earthworks known as geoglpyhs across 1,200 miles of Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. This evidence, outlined in the journal Nature Communications, indicates that the...
- Non-profit uses gunshot detection technology and solar energy to protect the rainforest Fri, 23 Mar 18, 10:56pmSan Francisco-based non-profit Rainforest Connection has created a unique, technologically advanced system to defend the rainforests of Brazil. The high-tech protection system incorporates machine learning and solar energy...
- Non-profit uses machine learning and solar energy to protect the rainforest Fri, 23 Mar 18, 10:56pmSan Francisco-based non-profit Rainforest Connection has created a unique, technologically advanced system to defend the rainforests of Brazil. The high-tech protection system incorporates machine learning and solar energy...
- Coca-Cola, Nestle seek to privatize world's second largest aquifer Thu, 1 Mar 18, 2:18amCoca-Cola and Nestle are pushing to take ownership of the Guarani Aquifer in Brazil. Named for the indigenous Guarani people, the world's second largest aquifer beneath parts of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina may...
- This breezy bamboo amphitheater pops up in just 25 days Thu, 22 Feb 18, 8:57pmA beautiful bamboo amphitheater has risen in the lush tropics of Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian studio Bambutec Design crafted the 2,150-square-foot structure with the help of computer modeling in addition to old-fashioned model...
- Brazil raises hopes of a retreat from new mega-dam construction Fri, 5 Jan 18, 4:56amHydropower policy to be rethought in face of environmental concerns, indigenous sensitivities and public unease, says surprise government statement
- The Amazon town, a coral reef, big oil, and a catastrophe waiting to happen Wed, 27 Dec 17, 9:30pmOiapoque, surrounded by mangroves and close to a recently discovered 600-mile reef, is divided over what BP and Total might bring and what they might destroy