Environment
Air Purifier Plant Andrea is a Charmer [Video]
However much man tries to toxify the earth, Mother Earth is too loving and kind to reverse that process. Her mute agents like plants are all too ready to help us lead a healthy and perfect life. This wonderful symbiosis between man and nature can create wonders. Take a look at this air purifier. The Andrea Air Purifier is a brilliant ...
Rehabilitating Marine Life in Coastal Areas, the SeArc Way
The city does not end at the shore, it is said. While only 15% of the Earth's land surface is in coastal zones, 60% of human population lives and interacts with seas and oceans. Infrastructure put in place to support coastal urban areas modifies shorelines and facilitates the introduction of invasive species, causing marine habitat and biodiversity loss throughout the world's ...
Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior III Launched [Video]
To confront environmental criminals across the world, to investigate and expose destructive activities, and perhaps, most of all, to provide a beacon of hope and an inspiration to action wherever she goes, Rainbow Warrior III has girded up her loins. Greenpeace launched their third Rainbow Warrior vessel at a ceremony in Berne-Motzen, Germany, last week. The new high-tech $33M vessel is ...
Solar RoofPod Made by Students Could Help Snip NYC Carbon Foot Print
Seriously aware of the looming power and energy crisis, New York but has come up with a practical solution to reduce the city’s carbon foot print. The result is a rooftop home that utilizes solar and wind energy, and sustain power for each construction in New York City, which is blessed with open flat roofs. This intriguing new ...
Sunscreen Pills from Coral Reefs [Video]
A new discovery has brought to the fore that a natural compound found in coral reefs can act as a protector against sun’s ultraviolet rays. Scientists at King’s College in London have made a discovery and are now very close to synthesizing it in a lab. Once that is done, we can expect oral sunscreen pills, hopefully in five years. It ...
Plant-Based Bottles by PepsiCo and Coke are Plastic
Extremely sorry to let you know that we can’t rely on plant-based PET bottles to solve our plastic woes any more. Some recent reports indicate that Coca-Cola and PepsiCo's plant-based bottles are just the very same plastic. The companies have merely replaced the fossil fuels (petroleum and natural gas) traditionally used to make their plastic bottles with ethanol from renewable sources ...
UK Likely to Ban Heavily Polluting Traffic to Meet EU Standards
In order to control deadly nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions and avoid unlimited fines from European Union, the UK government is likely to force local authorities to ban heavily polluting traffic in most British cities. However, a consultation document released by Defra [Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs] days before admits that Britain will not be able to meet its ...
India’s Jaitapur Gearing Up for Another Chernobyl?
India is witnessing an uproar over a proposed nuclear power project, this time at Jaitapur. The project has received a setback, especially after the nuclear tragedy in Fukushima, Japan, due to the tsunami which struck the Japanese coastline. The proposed nuclear power project is a serious cause of concern for reasons manifold. First of all, the Jaitapur plant is on ...
Empire State Building Turns Green!
The Empire State Building in New York is by far the city’s most famous landmark, and now with a little funding of $100 million the building is almost self-sustainable as far as energy needs are concerned. In January, reports had suggested that the building will be able to make for itself all the energy needed through wind. Now the building ...
Deforestation Touches Alarming Levels in Amazon Rainforest
Latest statistics indicate that deforestation in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil has increased nearly 1,000 percent from the same period last year. The report on the world's largest rainforest is from the Amazon Institute of People and the Environment (IMAZON). It goes in detail and says that 175 square kilometers (68 mi²) of forest were cleared during last December. In ...
