Rue La La’s Eco Kids Shopping Section
Looking for Sustainable toys and clothing for your toddler? Join Rue La La and take a look at their “Sustainable Fun” section where the flash site offers Eco-Minded Toys and Apparel for More »
Solar Street Lighting: Is your town next?
Will your neighborhood be next? A revolutionary way of lighting our streets is by solar street lights. The system of solar street light consists of solar module, LED light source, storage battery More »
Turanor: 1st Solar Boat Travels the World
Tûranor PlanetSolar, also known under the project name PlanetSolar, is the largest solar-powered boat in the world. The vessel was designed by LOMOcean Design, built by Knierim Yachtbau in Kiel, Germany. The More »
Arcimoto’s Electric 3 Wheel Vehicle
Priced under $20,000. the three-wheeled Pulse is Arcimoto’s car that charge 50 miles in 6 hours and does not release emissions because it charges from a standard household outlet. Ultra-Efficient Arcimoto’s goal More »
Brighter Planet Reveals Your Site’s Carbon Footprint
Since 2005 Brighter Planet has pioneered the practice of computational sustainability—using hard numbers and raw data to reveal actionable opportunities and deliver measurable results. Its clients include MasterCard, Bank of America, TripIt, More »
Hofman’s Rubber Ducky Travels the World
Artist Florentin Hofman is an environmentalist that puts smiles on people’s faces. He knows how to place impressionable and universal large fixtures around the world. Famous for his humoristic pieces, the Dutch More »
Category Archives: Eco-City
Velella Project: Growing Aquaculture Fish in Open Ocean
The Velella Mariculture Research Project is testing an unachored drifter pen in Federal waters (3-150 miles offshore) off the Big Island of Hawaii. This innovative form of mariculture – growing fish in
Singapore’s Kallang River Restores Urban Bishan Park
One of Singapore’s most popular parks has been transformed into a dynamic natural ecosystem with the restoration of 2.7 kilometers of the Kallang River that had previously been forced into a concrete drainage
FAIR: World’s 1st Line of Fair Trade Certified Spirits
FAIR.® the world’s first line of Fair Trade Certified™ Spirits ( Fair Trade USA) based in Paris, France and currently has Quinoa Vodka, Café Liqueur and Goji Liqueur. Products must strike a
Church 900 Years Old goes 100% Renewable
Kyocera Corporation announced that the company has supplied its solar modules for a flagship project for renovating old buildings using solar energy at the roughly 900-year-old St. Michael and All Angels Church
Electric Rental Cars in Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is part of the nationwide “Green Globe” certification initiative for sustainable tourism. The Green Globe goals are to save energy and resources, reduce operational costs and contribute positively to
China’s Tobacco Monopoly is 18th Profitable Company
China National Tobacco Corp., the nation’s cigarette monopoly, may be larger by annual profit than HSBC and Wal-Mart according to a rare release of the company’s financial data. Its 2010 figures would
NY Interactive Building Energy Consumption Map
A Columbia University study has plotted the energy use of New York City’s buildings on a beautiful, interactive map where you can view energy consumption by block. The map really illuminates how
Energy and Oil Reduction Plan for US Virgin Islands
The tiny U.S. territory in the Caribbean has just 110,000 residents, all the beach, surf, wind and sun you’d ever want, but energy prices that are four to five times higher than
Shoal Wind Farm Posts Workers on a Ferry
The world needs more energy, and in future ever more of its energy supply will need to be obtained from renewable resources such as hydropower, waves and wind. With around 40% of
Recycling Mardi Gras Beads
Let’s say you made it out of the Big Easy in one piece after helping les bons temps to rouler — and you’ve returned home from Mardi Gras. But about those beads
