Archive for February, 2008
Monday, February 25th, 2008
7 Clever-but-Questionable Eco-Power Innovations
It is all too easy to get excited about the next big sustainable technology for saving energy or producing non-polluting power - and forget the flaws in many of these ideas. Some of the best projects show smart out-of-the-box thinking but lack feasibility or, in some cases, might do more harm than good. While these [...]
13 Comments » - Posted in Design and Architecture, Earth-Friendly Products, Energy and Power, Sustainable Innovation, Transport Technologies by ecoble
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
The World’s Biggest ‘Environment’: The Water
It is no surprise that as land-dwellers we don’t think about the oceans as much as we should given that they cover over 2/3 of the planet. The water bodies of the world may be the key to progress for our species in more ways than one (such as underwater living shown above) and the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Design and Architecture, Natural Environment, Sustainable Innovation by ecoble
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
How About a Paperless Home?
Except perhaps in the bathroom, do you really need any kind of paper? These days it seems like paper is just an intermediate step or default conclusion - a copy that will eventually be scanned in or a digitally written paper printed out at the end. Still, is paperless the solution to environmental problems or [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Design and Architecture, Earth-Friendly Products, Ecological Tips, Energy and Power by ecoble
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
The Unsustainable Church of Scientology
Many would say that the Church of Scientology is unsustainable in more ways than one, but few have stopped to consider how that applies to the natural environment. While Scientologists overtly organize to protect nature and profess to protect the planet many of their practices seem to contradict their statements. The overall effect seems to [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Ecological Tips, Green Everything, Natural Environment, Various Ecobles by ecoble
Monday, February 4th, 2008
New Mammal Discovered, Others Still Suffer
It is an unfortunate fact of modern life that most species-related news is negative these days. We read about habitats disappearing, animals going extinct and other tragedies. When a positive story does come along it is therefore all the more inspiring.
A new species of mammal has been discovered in the mountains of Tanzania, scientists report. [...]
