From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Roof Mounted Wind Turbines are Just a Load of Hot Air

January 22, 2010

Expensive roof-mounted wind turbines and solar panels are nothing more than ‘eco-bling’, that allow their owners to show off about their green credentials, but which in reality do little or nothing to help reduce carbon emmisions – according to a new report by The Royal Academy of Engineering. Developers will waste millions of pounds installing [...]

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Student Invents Coca-Cola Powered Mobile Phone

January 14, 2010

Charging your mobile phone up using a traditional battery charger may well become a thing of the past thanks to a novel new invention from Central Saint Martins University graduate Daizi Zheng. Ms Zheng designed the ‘greenphone’ – which is powered purely by the soft drink Coca-Cola – as part of her final year university [...]

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New ‘Smart Paint’ Could Help Reduce Carbon Emissions

January 12, 2010

The latest step along the path to carbon neutrality has been developed by Dr Rachel Armstrong, of University College London. Dr Armstrong has developed a new ’smart paint’ which could help to turn buildings into carbon sinks, according to a story published in the New Scientist this week. According to the Energy Saving Trust, carbon [...]

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Top 10 Areas Worst Affected By Global Warming

January 8, 2010

As scientists claim that the snows of Kilimanjaro are disappearing, the Nepali government hold a cabinet meeting on mount Everest, and the Maldivian government hold a cabinet meeting under the sea, The Telegraph have complied a list of the ten areas most affected by global warming worldwide: Bangladesh People living in the flood-prone delta nation [...]

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Carbon Neutral Interactive Cloud Over London Proposed to Mark 2012 Olympics

January 4, 2010

Architects, engineers and artists have collaborated to propose a highly ambitious structure called the Cloud – which is intended to serve as both a monument and a real-time digital display for the London 2012 Olympics. The size of the cloud will depend on the level of funding that is received; as it is intended that [...]

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