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EcoFactor: Solar powered shelter made from re-purposed FEMA-style trailer.
After the folding bamboo house made to provide shelter after an earthquake destroys our apartments, here is another design that aims to provide relief in case another...
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As the name says it all, Bristol Wood Recycling Program (BWRP) is an ecological waste wood management company and is a self-financing social enterprise. It aims to...
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Summers in Phoenix can be long and lethal for those who can’t escape the heat.
Outside a homeless shelter in downtown Phoenix, a few dozen people are vying for...
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Silicon is being used as the conventional material to produce solar panels for long. Since silicon is quite costly and makes solar technology an expensive one, the...
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept car powered by electricity.
Concept car designers always try to bring their weird fantasies to some form for others to see and...
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Eco Factor: German brewery generates energy from waste grain.
While brewing isn’t in itself a green process, considering the energy intensive processes that are...
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Eco Factor: Adding lime to oceans would reduce their acidity and enable them to soak up more CO2.
While curbing emissions still remains the best possible way to stop...
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Eco Factor: E-ink display for point-of-sale adverts developed by Neoluxiim.
We’ve been wondering about the uses of solar energy and till date we haven’t been left...
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Eco Factor: Dual-function gadgets powered by kinetic energy.
Energy is abundant and is present everywhere around us. The problem doesn’t actually lie in finding...
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Eco Factor: Flashlight powered by solar energy.
Going back home after dark, especially if the neighborhood isn’t as friendly in filling up any pits before you come...
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Eco Factor: Electricity-powered bus generates renewable energy to fuel itself.
Buses are undoubtedly one of the greenest ways to reduce your carbon footprint, not to...
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Eco Factor: Cruise ship fitted with renewable energy generators and energy saving systems.
Cruise ships are considered to be grave threats to the delicate ecosystem...
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New Balance, one of the largest footwear makers in the world, released a new eco-friendly collection of shoes to its outdoor category. The shoes made from...
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Zipcar, Inc., the world’s largest car sharing service, has announced its first Electric Vehicle Pod to be located behind Westminster City Hall, in London. The pod...
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Eco Factor: Drones to be powered by solar cells embedded with pigment found in purple bacteria.
The U.S. armed forces had recently escalated its efforts to go green...
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Eco Factor: Tires made from oil extracted from orange peels.
Popular tire manufacturer Yokohama has tried to make its tires green by substituting orange oil extracted...
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Music is one thing that unites people across the globe. Since the world is getting more and more eco-conscious with each passing day, then how could the field of music...
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Eco Factor: Rooftop solar plant capable of generating over 18MWs of clean energy to power Milan Trade Fair.
Solar energy systems, be it on roofs or in the Sahara...
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Eco Factor: Solar-powered car by Cambridge University Eco Racing team.
Cambridge University Eco Racing’s solar-powered car, Endeavour, has officially been launched...
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You care about the environment and would give anything for lower emissions, right? Well, if you really do care and believe that electric vehicles are far better than...
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Eco Factor: US Department of Energy offering funding for CHP systems.
The world is currently going through a phase where lots of energy is needed with minimum impact...
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Still a concept, these hexagonal shelters have a long way to go before they hit the market.
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Covering all sorts of shelter options...
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The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesay it is prepared to offer settlements to some 45 corporations if they agree to end questionable tax shelter practices.
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In an age of al-Qaida, sleeper cells and the threat of nuclear terrorism, Huntsville is dusting off its Cold War manual to create the nation’s most ambitious...
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Due to the ethnic clashes undergoing in the north eastern state of Assam, thousands of tribal children have been forced to live a life with uncertain and dark future....
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Hilton Hotels & Resorts donated $500,000 to Pet Shelters Across America (PSAA) to support sheltering and pet adoption programs. (from L to R: Jay Moore, Sponsorship Director - PSAA; Kathryn Warnick, President - PSAA; James Bias, Treasurer - PSAA, Jeff...
