Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Climate crisis: aviation industry hears clamour for electric planes Sat, 15 Jun 19, 5:00pmShift from fossil fuels top of agenda for Paris air show, industry having lagged behind other sectors
- Ex-BP boss John Browne: ‘It’s going to take a long time to take oil and coal out of the energy system’ Sun, 9 Jun 19, 12:00amThe energy executive talks about squaring his business dealings with his personal convictions – and what he would say to Greta Thunberg
- Korvaa is the worlds first headphones grown from bio-based materials Sat, 1 Jun 19, 12:30amMove over plastic and aluminum — the headphones of the future may be built from fungus and biosynthetic spider silk. Helsinki-based multidisciplinary design studio Aivan recently unveiled Korvaa, the world’s first headphones...
- Market map: the 200+ innovative startups transforming affordable housing Tue, 14 May 19, 6:24amHow founders are taking on housing costs worldwide.
- Britain celebrates first week without coal power since 1882 Fri, 10 May 19, 5:30amEngland has officially gone seven days without using any coal-powered source of electricity for the first time in centuries. Britain was the cradle of the industrial revolution, opening the world's first coal powered plant...
- New “exascale” supercomputer can run incorrect climate models even faster Thu, 9 May 19, 12:35amExascale system expected to be world’s most powerful computer for science and innovation. OAK RIDGE, TN – The U.S. Department of Energy today announced a contract with Cray Inc. to build the Frontier supercomputer...
- Formula E losses reach £140m as green racing attracts fresh interest Mon, 6 May 19, 1:13amNew teams and sponsors take heart as number of spectators more than doubles in a year
- How to pull off a tech-free family vacation the whole family will enjoy Thu, 2 May 19, 4:30amIt’s a full-blown modern challenge to get through even an hour of the day without using technology. So considering a tech-free trip for the entire family may seem insurmountable. While we acknowledge that there will likely...
- Green gas and the question of digestion | Letters Tue, 30 Apr 19, 2:57amSimon Richards says the science behind green gas manufacture is straightforward, we just need a government with guts. ffinlo Costain thinks energy companies should be more upfrontYour article (Energy: 1m British homes are...
- Fueled by chocolate: Ghana's newest biofuel Sat, 27 Apr 19, 1:30amResearchers in Ghana are testing a system that will turn cocoa into biofuel — but don’t worry — it uses the green waste produced during harvest, so you can still eat all of the chocolate! The project is funded by the...
- Google is celebrating Earth Day with a new addition to its interactive app Tue, 23 Apr 19, 6:30amIn an effort to create an entertaining, easy way to learn about eco-friendly living, Google paired up with the California Academy of Sciences and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to create Your Plan, Your Planet for Earth Day...
- Flying cars, sustainability, climate, and all that… Thu, 11 Apr 19, 10:05pmFrom the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN and the department of “where the heck is that flying car promised 50 years ago?” department. A Jetsons future? Assessing the role of flying cars in sustainable mobility ANN ARBOR–In...
- Ioncell technology creates eco-textile clothing fibers from birch trees Wed, 10 Apr 19, 4:30amWith clothing production leading the world as one of the highest-polluting industries, a new fiber contradicts the earth-damaging qualities of traditional materials...
- Amazon accused of abandoning 100% renewable energy goal Tue, 9 Apr 19, 11:00pmSlow progress on powering firm’s datacentres using renewables raises questions
- Scientists invent 'transparent wood' in search for eco-friendly building material Wed, 3 Apr 19, 8:00pmNew material could replace plastic or glass in construction of energy-efficient homes