Eco-Friendly
Environmentally friendly, environment-friendly, eco-friendly, nature-friendly, and green are terms referring to goods and habitats, services, laws, guidelines and policies that inflict reduced, minimal, or no harm upon ecosystems or the environment
Engineers from Rice University in Houston developed a novel method of generating power through the use of glowing “windows” that redirect light to the solar cells lining their edges. The windows, known as luminescent solar concentrates (LSCs), are composed of a conjugated polymer sandwiched between two acrylic panels. #LightPower #SolarPower
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More than half of British women are trying to use less energy in the house. This includes turning off dormant lights and turning off electrical appliances when not in use.
Greenland announced a halt on new oil and gas exploration, citing climate and other environmental impacts. “Great news!” responded the Center for International Environmental Law. #RenewableEnergy #oildrilling
California Is Planning Floating Wind Farms Offshore To Boost Its Power Supply – Here’s How They Work
In California, where drought has put pressure on the hydropower supply, the state is planning to develop the nation’s first floating offshore wind farms.
The BeeVi toilet not only saves resources and generates clean energy, but also rewards students by dumping digital currency into their wallets. #ecofriendly #BeeVitoilet
Texas’ grid shutting down in both cold and heat,” said one Democratic lawmaker, “underscores the facts we need to invest in clean and renewable energy infrastructure. Immediately. #heatwave #gogreen
Ditching fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy in order to keep warming below the 1.5ºC threshold is both “necessary and technically feasible.” #RenewableEnergy #FossilFuelExit
The company behind the transnational tar sands pipeline known as the Keystone XL Pipeline has officially pulled the plug on its plans on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
Natasha Deganello Giraudie discusses her seven lessons that I learned and was reminded of through the experience of co-directing the film with Michael “Pom” Preston of the Winnemem Wintu tribe of Mount Shasta, California. #onewordsawalmen
As experts see no end in sight to the skyrocketing prices of lumber, this is shining a new light on the world of industrial hemp construction materials. #hemphomes
MPAs aim to protect marine life, such as the Hawksbill turtle, which is critically endangered. Watered-down management plans limit the effectiveness of MPAs. #MarineLife
Renowned conservationist and primatologist Jane Goodall has stressed the need for humanity to seize the coronavirus pandemic as a turning point to forge “a new relationship with the natural world.” #janegoodall
The future of driving is electric. Here are some of the many benefits of switching to a green electric car.
Ammonia may become the foundation of the future of sustainable energy. If scientists harness this renewable bounty, ammonia could become the most dominant form of renewable and transportable energy in the future. #ammonia #RenewableEnergy
