The green guru has spoken again. Yesterday, former Vice President Al Gore challenged the United-States. He tried to convince the American population that by making the right choices there will be benefits for the environment, national security, economy and energy bills.
Do you ever stop to think where your old T-shirts and blue jeans end up after you donate them. If your clothing is adopted by Canadian fashion designer, Kim Munson, chances are your favourite threads of yesteryear could now be worth more than you paid for them. Orphanage Clothing is a Halifax based business that uses recycled clothing to make one-of-a-kind garments, including T-shirts, dresses, and jackets.
A group of courageous women left their villages to join Blue Planet Run Foundation's Peer Water Exchange at the African Women and Water Conference in Kenya. Together, they discussed the social and health problems created from not having access to safe drinking water and received training for implementing new water projects in their respective villages.
By now you may or may not know of Al Gore’s recent speech of setting a 10 year, 100% renewable energy target. So you may be tired of this guy or you may worship him, but he always hits on valid points that demand attention. So heres a highlight reel of his recent speech:
Texas authorities have approved the investment of five billion dollars for the construction of a system that will carry electricity obtained from wind energy in the big cities.
It seems there is an ever growing amount of recycled products…products being made. Today I came across an amazing site called Great Green Goods that catalogs all things made from previous materials. A good majority of these type of product really are great, but the fact that they are made from previously used materials and products make them even better.
Fiat and Mini are the cars that have fewer carbon emissions with the average values of 138.2 g / km and respectively 139,6 g/km. These values are under the target of 140 g / km, which manufacturers from auto industry have set.
Look closely to see junk mail, postcards, business cards, greeting cards, cruise itineraries… stand back to see them upcycled into a textural representation of beauty.
Over the past few months or so, the upper and mid-western states of the US have been hammered with record rain and floods right into the summer season. These massive amounts of water, combined with the dirt, debris, animal carcass', trash and other materials floating in the remains of homes, businesses, hotels and other affected premises, have given the survivors of these flood zones much to contend with as the water subsides.
Fisker Automotive announced that Valmet, Finland auto manufacturer, will build the model Karma Saloon hybrid, informs Motor Authority. Known for the manufacture of high quality cars such as Porsche Boxster or Cayman and with an experience of over 40 years in the field, Valmet will ensure that the new Karma to meet the necessary requirement in the luxury class.
New York authorities hurry to increase the city fleet taxis with a rate of 300 new hybrid cars per month, announced mayor Michael Bloomberg. Currently, there are already over 1,300 hybrid taxis in the city, each making a saving of $ 6,500 per year.
The project proposes 50 underwater turbines turned by the ebb and flow of the tide with a 3-mile-long transmission line that would carry the electricity to land to be sold to local utilities. Nantucket and Edgartown would be the beneficiaries of the 2 megawatts of peak output.
On June 4th, Billabong hosted their 2nd Design for Humanity charity event. The first event was an opportunity for Billabong to give back to a non-profit close to the heart of their industry.This year Design for Humanity will donate to the Surfrider Foundation. Retailers, celebrities, artists, and the general public had the opportunity to make a difference in this event. This one night of celebrating is animated by a bikini fashion show, a live band and art exposition.
Mr. McGuinty`s Ontario government this week pledged to protect almost a quarter of a million square kilometers of Ontario`s northern boreal forest – an area which is equivalent in size to the U.K., or six Belgium’s.
