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November 01, 2012
First vertical farm in Singapore
by:
Itai Lahat
The dense metropolis of Singapore is now home to the world’s first commercial vertical farm! Built by Sky Greens Farms, the rising steel structure will help the city grow [...]
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October 29, 2012
Sweden Plans to Import 800,000 Tons of Garbage Each Year
org:
inhabitat
Sweden only sends about 4 percent of its waste to landfills. To put that into perspective, the United States landfills about 67 percent of its waste. [...]
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October 26, 2012
Save the Antarctic Ocean
org:
Avaaz
Most countries support the sanctuary, but Russia, South Korea and a few others are threatening to vote it down so they can plunder these seas now [...]
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October 19, 2012
Sarah Turner Creates Gorgeous Chandelier from Recycled Cola Bottles
org:
inhabitat
At 2 meters wide the lights make quite a statement, and they were made using 190 plastic Coca Cola bottles each. There are 5 of the large lights in [...]
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October 17, 2012
Are Green Investment Products Endangering Indigenous Communities?
by:
Jack Bicker
American ecology charity, The Nature Conservancy, has created a green investment package for high-end investors keen to see their money entrusted [...]
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October 14, 2012
Golden Lies: The seed industry's questionable Golden Rice project
by:
Blog: Die Essensretter
But it is still not possible to judge whether or not Golden Rice is even technically able to combat vitamin A deficiency: No data has been made [...]
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October 12, 2012
Green Design: Anthony Oh Recycles Waste Electronic Parts Into Tiny Robots
org:
inhabitat
Working with electronics day in and day out, Oh takes inspiration from his day job and transfers it to his art. From a love of dismantling and [...]
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October 09, 2012
Biofarm for disabled students and marginalized farmers
org:
Biovision
Visually impaired students and teachers are trained in integrated organic farming methods and can immediately apply the knowledge they have gained to [...]
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October 05, 2012
Living Ecosystem Produces Fresh Water for a Future World of Rising Oceans
org:
inhabitat
Networking Nature is an ecosystem that lives off seawater - and in turn produces fresh drinking water. The piece's glass tank is filled with ocean [...]
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September 27, 2012
Welcome to coal world: Australia's unprogressive energy policy
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FairPlanet Editorial Team
Industrialising one of the world’s greatest natural treasures is part of the larger plan to dramatically increase our coal mining and coal exports. [...]
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September 26, 2012
Stronger than Concrete: Philip Ross Molds Fast-Growing Fungi Into Mushroom Building Bricks
org:
inhabitat
There, Philip Ross is erecting a small laboratory in which he will grow mushrooms that will be used to produce a series of chairs and stools. “I [...]
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September 10, 2012
Stop killing elephants for illegal ivory trade!
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Animal Cruelty
by:
FairPlanet Editorial Team
By signing this petition you can join us in saving the Chadian elephants from the massive poaching taking place in Chad, RCA and Cameroon. Our main goal is to stop the massive killing of the [...]
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August 13, 2012
Voltaic's new bag
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Itai Lahat
The Spark Tablet Case has 8 Watts of solar embedded into a streamlined case that creates the perfect iPad solar charger. It also charges most other tablets, phones and professional digital cameras. This bag is durable. The Panels are [...]
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July 31, 2012
Ikea Score with Socker
by:
Itai Lahat
If you don’t have room in your yard for your own greenhouse then the Swedish retailer has a solution. Their new SOCKER mini greenhouse is the perfect place to raise your favorite plants, indoors or outdoors. [...]
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July 12, 2012
Poo Power!
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Itai Lahat
The group has created the “No-Mix Vacuum Toilet”, made of two separate chambers that separate liquid and solid waste. One of the most compelling aspects of the new throne is that it reduces the amount of water used per flush by up to 90 percent in [...]
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May 29, 2012
The Green wheel
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Itai Lahat
Another aspect of the change will be more and more people growing, at least partly, their own food. We will witness more urban farms, more green rooftops, and more solutions for home use. One of these solutions was [...]
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