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Listing ID: 360
Title: Treehugger
Description: A leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream. Striving to be a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information.
Category: Environment
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listed on: April 28, 2008 07:40:44 PM
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| 7 Ways to Fund a Green New Deal: Worldwatch Institute Researchers Offer Suggestions - Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:34:00 -0500 |
 photo:EricA lot of people have been throwing around variations on the phrase “Green New Deal” in the past month in their plans/recommendations on how the US and/or world economy can morph into a greener form. A new opinion piece from two researchers at theWorldwatch Instituteis no different (though they prefer the term "Global Green Deal") and contains many of the same elements that have been highlighted before: Increase renewable energy deployment, increase energy efficiency, create a greener infrastructure, using resources more wisely.The interesting... |
| LED Lamp Runs on Mud - Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:13:53 -0500 |
 Dutch designerMarieke Stapshas built a lamp with the LEDs powered by soil. She writes:"Free and environmentally friendly energy forever and ever. The lamp runs on mud. The metabolism of biological life produces enough electricity to keep an LED lamp burning. The mud is enclosed in various cells. These cells contain copper and zinc that conduct the electricity. The more cells there are , the more electricity they generate. This technique offers a wealth of possibilities. The only thing the lamp needs is a splash of water every now and then."... |
| Green Room With A View: Denali's Cutting-edge, Off-Grid Visitors Center - Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:11:14 -0500 |
 Sixty miles down a dirt road in the Alaskan Wilderness, sits a cutting-edge green building nestled in the mountains.An educational landmark for visitors and a starting point and shelter for backcountry hikers, theLEEDplatinumEielson Centerin Alaska's Denali National Park sports some of the greenest features yet produced by federal funds.... |