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
For nearly fifty years, Ethiopia’s largest trash dump, Koshe, was home to hundreds of people. Those who lived nearby would collect and resell rubbish trucked in. Last year, however, 114 people were killed after a massive landslide. Now, Koshe is being turned into a waste-to-energy plant.
GE Renewable Energy has unveiled plans to develop the world’s largest and most powerful offshore wind turbine.
Go, Ethiopia! The African nation is doing its part to reduce the continent’s burgeoning trash crisis.
Biorock shows promise for restoring reefs; it starts with metal structures that are planted into the reef. Transplanted fragments of live coral (that have been damaged by storms, anchors or other mishaps) are attached and the structure is fed low-voltage electricity to accelerate the growth process.
A top EU official hinted that legislation to cut plastic waste in Europe is coming soon.
Swedish furniture manufacturer IKEA recently announced a plan to sell “at-cost” home solar panel systems that will range from $7,500 – $10,000.
Renewable energy now makes up 18 percent of total electrical generation in the U.S., roughly double the amount a decade ago, a new report shows.
According to the company’s website, prices for a Tesla rooftop solar system range from $10,000 to $25,000. The Powerball energy storage battery costs an extra $7,000. By displaying its solar products in Home Depot, Tesla will save money and receive exposure to a much broader market.
After taking off from the United States, the aircraft landed in Melbourne, Australia on Tuesday. It used a blended fuel that was 10 percent derived from the brassica carinata, an industrial type of mustard seed that can function as a fallow crop.
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24-year-old Yemeni engineer, Omer Badokhon, invented a micro-scale biogas device that transforms trash into fuel.
Greenpeace criticized Coca-Cola’s new global plastics plan for failing to address the urgency of ocean plastic pollution.
China’s government announced plans for a major reforestation project.
Boeri is on a mission to create the world’s first vertical forest for low-income residents
Want a little environmental inspiration? You need look no further than Doug and Kris Tompkins. This is their story of green philanthropy.
