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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Awesome: Solar Powered Bicycle Boat Design
Imagine a boat that coasts along almost silently and works completely on free energy. OK, well, almost free: when it is cloudy out you may have to pedal a bit to get it going. Still, you get to toss out the pricey gas costs associated with most water cruisers and relax in the sun when [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Design and Architecture, Energy and Power, Transport Technologies by ecoble
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Gasoline That Grows on Trees - Literally
Well, not gasoline per say but something strangely close. With minimal filtering and no refining these amazing trees produce fuel for up to 70 years and and at a rate of 1 barrel per 4 trees per year. After extraction, the fuel must be used within a few months but can be put almost directly [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Earth-Friendly Products, Ecological Tips, Energy and Power by ecoble
Monday, March 24th, 2008
Brilliant Green Architectural Design Concept? Skyscraper Retrofits for Power and Food
Clearly we can’t very well tear down all of the world’s old skyscrapers for not being environmentally friendly - that kind of approach would itself be (ironic and) wasteful. At the same time, many of these buildings are projected to last for decades (or centuries) more. So what is the solution for making them green [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Design and Architecture, Energy and Power, Sustainable Innovation, Various Ecobles by ecoble
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
10 Creative Ways to Recycle Ordinary Objects
Recycling doesn’t have to be limited to helping the environment: it can also be a challenge and opportunity to ingenious designers who work with materials most people would consider waste to create amazing things. Some of the following designs serve multiple purposes: illustrating the material possibilities of what most would consider trash while also maximizing [...]
17 Comments » - Posted in Design and Architecture, Earth-Friendly Products, Ecological Tips, Sustainable Innovation by ecoble
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Is Extinction a Major Present-Day Problem?
Extinction is nothing new … mass extinctions are part of the life cycle of the planet. Still, if we are indeed in the 6th great mass extinction then perhaps we should be worried that at least one such mass extinction took the planet 30 million years to recover from!
Some animals such as the Tasmanian Devils [...]
