Monthly Archive for Mai, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, AutoblogGreen Exclusive
Every time we hear Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn speak, he kind of bowls us over with his strong belief in the all-electric Leaf and plug in vehicles in general. At the groundbreaking for the Smyrna, Tennessee battery plant last week, he once again expressed complete enthusiasm for electric vehicles (EVs). Yeah, we weren't surpr... weiterlesen...
Photo via The Sydney Morning Herald
In 2007, villagers captured a mysterious young woman in a remote region of Cambodia who, by all accounts, was completely isolated from human society, a feral child living in the forests. News of her discovery circulated quickly as authorities attempted to identify the girl, dubbed "Jungle Girl" by the press. Soon, a f...Read the full story on... weiterlesen...
Image: Video still from Bill Rankin via Nicola Twilley @ Edible Geography
The intensity of agricultural land use has exploded over the past 300 years. Bill Rankin at Radical Cartography synthesized data from an expansive historical land-use survey to give us a telling visual overview. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Steve Mouzon has been a fixture on TreeHugger since I first read his thoughts on the original green, on how people designed before the the Thermostat age, and how buildings kept people warm in an era before oil, or cool before air conditioning was invented. I have come to base much of my thoughts on the sustainability of heritage buildings (I am a volunteer at a heritage preser... weiterlesen...
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On Fareed Zakaria's CNN show, GPS, Bill Gates gave a gloomy answer when asked about the prospects of the U.S. creating renewable energy projects at such a large scale that they will replace dirty fuel sources like coal and oil in the coming decade. Gates, normally sanguine on the power of technology and market forces to cause transformative change at a rapid pace,... weiterlesen...
All photos by Javier Callegras from CG Architectes
Mocoloco shows us the CrossBox by CG Architectes, built from four shipping containers....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We’ve always loved Rogan for their ethical fashion forwardness, but now we’ve become enamored with their uber-stylish collection of sustainable modern furniture and accessories! One of the latest additions to the amazing Rogan Objects line is this new geometric mobile made from reclaimed southern yellow pine, piano wire and bronze. Inspired by designer Rogan Gregory’s ... weiterlesen...
In January I visited Toronto's Urban Mode for the opening of their new Blu Dot showroom, which I thought was very attractive. What I didn't know until I was researching the new Sustain Trio MiniHome was that it was a green prefab! Blu Dot co-founder Charlie Lazor would be so proud. I visited it this weekend to catch some pictures.
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Greenpeace in the UK started a wonderfully clever competition to create a new logo for BP in protest of their investment in the Alberta tar sands; events overtook them as the gulf spill became the poster child. And this is the company that was once going "beyond petroleum."...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Ultra Motor
Last year The Guardian's Helen Pridd reviewed the GoCycle electric bike, and she was impressed. At the time she promised a comparison of different e-bikes was in the works. It may have taken them a while, but the Guardian bike blog have made good on their promise. But what were the results? Are e-bikes a viable alternative to regular cycles, or do they... weiterlesen...
We keep saying that green roofs are changing architecture and planning, and here is another example, where the green roof turns into green walls and comes down to grade. Actually not to grade, but to some form of podium.
Dezeen shows us La Maison-vague by Patrick Nadeau, is being built in Reimes, France, as part of an affordable housing project....Read the full story on TreeH... weiterlesen...
Image: Flickr via iLoveMountains.org
We all know coal-fired power plants are to blame for a lot of the mercury swimming through our waters. But they're not the worst, according to the Mercury Policy Project. Do you know what is? The dental industry. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Light up your home the right way with energy-efficient CFL bulbs, then consider transforming your old incandescent bulbs into bud-growing vases like these amazing Potus Pots! Designed by Natalia Hojman and Angeles Estrada Vigil, the Potus Pot repurposes a burnt-out light bulb into a new place for plant life. One of 23 stunning recycled designs in our 2010 Spring Greening Competi... weiterlesen...
All photos by Lloyd Alter
When Viljo Revell designed Toronto City Hall back in the sixties, the podium roof was for grand entries; you could drive up the ramp and walk right into the Council Chambers. It never quite worked out that way and was pretty much ignored for years. Not any more; this weekend Mayor Miller cut the ribbon on a spectacular new green roof. The normally rese... weiterlesen...
Salt in a so-called "healthy choice" meal; New York Times graphic
Nobody is going to argue with the fact that salt makes food taste better; One reason fast food tastes so good is that yummy combo of too much fat and salt. Everyone from Michelle Obama to Michael Bloomberg are trying to get us to eat less of it, so the salt industry is pushing back, hard. According to Michael Mo... weiterlesen...
Until Jonathan Ive gets around to playing with solar chargers we are probably going to have to keep looking at the dull grey plastic crap that Jaymi keeps showing us. Or there is Vivien Muller's Electree, a sort of solar bonzai with photovoltaic leaves. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Dario Pegoretti
TreeHugger is into Copenhagenizing, or using bikes as everyday transport in everyday clothes, but that doesn't mean we can't lust in our hearts over a beautiful set of wheels. And, the most beautiful wheels in the world are on display at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York right now. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Graham Hill, founder of TreeHugger.com, is currently aboard the 60 foot, 12,500 plastic bottle ThePlastiki.com vessel crossing the Pacific, fresh from the Galapagos where he covered TED Ocean's Mission-Blue conference. This post originally appeared on Huffington Post; Photos via The Plastiki
It's about a week into the Kiribati to Fiji or New Caledonia or wherever we end up bein... weiterlesen...