Archive for November, 2007
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
Who Has the Oil? Geography of the World’s Most Contentious Resource
Suddenly the world looks a lot different, if you scale the map based on the planet’s most controversial resource: oil reserves. One has to wonder if this is the same map Bush and his cronies use when deciding foreign policy. You’ll also notice that Iran is big and bright, and have to wonder whether or [...]
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Friday, November 16th, 2007
Green Automotive News: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Progress is slow but steady in the auto industry when it comes to producing leaner, greener cars. Some ideas are catching on with the help of viral marketing (what better way to promote a new technology than by handing the wheel to a problogger?). Awards reinforce the industry’s need and put the spotlight on successful [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Earth-Friendly Products, Energy and Power, Green Everything, Sustainable Innovation, Transport Technologies by ecoble
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Oil Spills Still an Unfortunate Fact of Life
It always seems like oil spills should be a thing of the past, like unpopular warfare or 80’s fashion, but they always crop back up. The cleanup is costly, not to mention the incalculable impact on the natural environment. In some cases the spills are so toxic they can’t even allow volunteers to help clean [...]
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Monday, November 12th, 2007
BituBlock - The Sustainable Building Block Built from Trash and Sewage
The best sustainable technologies often come from the most unlikely sources, and the BituBlock is certainly no exception. Composed of post-consumer waste from glass to ash to sewage, this powerful innovation rivals concrete in its structural properties.
The increased demand for reuse/recycling of waste materials from national regulations and EU directives, as well as the issue [...]
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