Electric Mini, BMW Doesn’t Want You to Have It
BMW may not be targeting environmentalists with their new Electric Mini but we're really excited even though only 500 units will be produced. Chances are that you're not going to buy one because rumors already say 490 of these models have already been leased to selected customers. Destined for California only (hear that Bill? a test drive?) the new Mini ...
Air Pollution Levels in Paris – Displayed on a Helium Balloon
People in Paris can now stay informed on the air quality they are breathing. A company called Aérophile has built a giant tethered helium balloon, the AERO30NG Aérophile 5500 model, that will display real-time reports of ambient air quality and air pollution produced by auto emissions using an innovative lighting system, which can be seen from more than 20 km (12.4 ...
Kenichi Horie Finished Solo-Voyage on His Wind Powered Catamaran
Do you remember the Japanese sailor, environmentalist and adventurer Kenichi Horie that was going from Hawaii to Japan on his double-hull boat, "Suntory Marmaid II", using just the power of the waves? Horie, who will turn 70 in September, completed the 110-day solo trans-Pacific on July 5th and is now the first in the world to do it. The main delay ...
Solar Power Hindu Temple
Though it may not be the exact place where I was expecting solar technology to be installed in, a Hindu Temple in California is ready to set a sustainable example. The BAPS Chino Hills Hindu Religious & Cultural Center is going to be built on a 20 acre-site, northeast of the 71 Freeway, between Monte Vista and Central Avenues. The temple ...
15 Hot (Women) Celebrities that Posed Nude for the Planet
Not sure about you but when I find 15 hot women celebrities (probably even one) who will take their clothes off to turn me into a vegetarian, I'll really think twice about it. More exactly, we're talking about famous celebrities here. Beautiful ladies that decided to go nude for our planet and are really making a difference in fighting global ...
Eco-Coffins in Japan
Japan is not always first out of the gate. Okay, not usually first out of the gate but they do know how to take an idea and run with it, make it better and make it more expensive, too. Enter the eco-coffin and if you need 5 reasons to buy an eco-coffin in Hong Kong ... and anywhere else let ...
When Trees Fight Back
If trees in Tokyo could speak, at least one would say, "This is my space. Get out, or I'll eat you up." The problem, of course, is in the digestion. What's the tree going to do with the waste product? Okay, that might be a little bit too graphic to think about. Still... The Japanese says in the box at ...
Using Plastic Garbage Bags – What’s the big deal?
So what if the plastic bags decomposed in just 3 months. An editor at the Asahi Shimbun opined that plastic shopping bags are NOT the biggest problem. Some 30 billion shopping bags that weigh several hundreds of thousands of tons are NOT the problem. A survey by this editor revealed - 1. 83% of those who get plastic bags reuse (recycle?) them ...
Six Wandering Wolf Cubs
After seeing these pictures I remember childhood and the way I was hanging out with my friends. We used to walk and walk, with no set destination. Apparently that's what wolf cubs do, too. Bjørn and Birgit Sandberg were on a holiday at their cabin in Rendalen, Norway, when six wolf cubs - about two months old - paid them a ...
G-8 Wants to Halve Emissions by 2050
Well, the G-8 has a vision, but do they have a plan? Japan's PM Fukuda was able to save face - "The G8 nations came to a mutual recognition that this target -- cutting global emissions by at least 50 percent by 2050 -- should be a global target." The United States got heard. Emerging economies, India, China, Brazil are included - ...
