our early twenty-first century civilization is not the first to face the prospect of environmentally induced economic decline. The question is how we will respond.
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Learning From Past Civilizations : TreeHugger - 0 views
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Today, our successes and problems flow from the extraordinary growth in the world economy over the last century.
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While the economy is growing exponentially, the earth’s natural capacities, such as its ability to supply fresh water, forest products, and seafood, have not increased. Humanity’s collective demands first surpassed the earth’s regenerative capacity around 1980. Today, global demands on natural systems exceed their sustainable yield capacity by nearly 30 percent. We are meeting current demands by consuming the earth’s natural assets, setting the stage for decline and collapse.
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New York City's Waterfront Gets Extended With Wave Power : TreeHugger - 0 views
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Visionary design to incorporate wave energy in NY harbor, while simultaneously increasing green space and tide pool habitats! So great that they are showing that not only can sustainable technology be viable and affordable, but beautiful and artistic as well
Connie Hedegaard: Time Is Up - The Deadline Is Copenhagen - 0 views
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We can choose to go down the road towards green prosperity and a more sustainable future. Or we can choose a pathway to stalemate and do nothing about climate change leaving an enormous bill for our kids and grand-kids to pay.
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According to the International Energy Agency every year lost to inaction will cost us 500 billion dollars.
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The deal should involve binding medium and long-term greenhouse gas reduction goals for developed countries
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Disposable bowls - 0 views
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Disposable bowls have been the standard for convenience and ease of use for a long time. However, the impact of this convenience on the environment has become increasingly apparent in recent years. The use of disposable bowls contributes to a large amount of waste, and the disposal of these products can take hundreds of years to decompose. Biodegradable salad bowls are a more sustainable alternative to disposable bowls, offering a range of benefits for both consumers and the environment.
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Disposable bowls have been the standard for convenience and ease of use for a long time. However, the impact of this convenience on the environment has become increasingly apparent in recent years. The use of disposable bowls contributes to a large amount of waste, and the disposal of these products can take hundreds of years to decompose. Biodegradable salad bowls are a more sustainable alternative to disposable bowls, offering a range of benefits for both consumers and the environment.
Solar Shingles For Our Homes - 0 views
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The most renewable and most powerful resource on the planet is certainly solar energy. From solar collectors for water heating to photovoltaic panels for electricity, the sun has a lot to offer.
New Report issues a warning about humanity's ability to survive without a major change ... - 0 views
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The Report says the main cause of future problems is the excessively short-term predominant political and economic model.
High Ceiling Mount PIR Motion Detector For Factory Godown and Warehouse | PAMMVI - 0 views
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230v 50Hz 360° High Ceiling mount Passive Infrared PIR motion detector for factory godown and warehouse lighting control
Edible forests « naked capitalism - 0 views
Aiko Stevenson: Rio+20: "We Are Made Wise by the Responsibility of Our Future" - 0 views
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"Ecocide is in essence the very antithesis of life. It leads to resource depletion, and where there is an escalation of resource depletion, war comes chasing behind."
Earth Summit is doomed to fail, say leading ecologists - environment - 10 February 2012... - 0 views
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"We are disillusioned. The current political system is broken," said Bob Watson, the UK government's chief environmental science advisor
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"Last time in Rio we had an unreasonable faith in governments. Since then we've lost our innocence in believing government was wise and benevolent and far-sighted. That's been blown completely out of the water," said Camilla Toulmin, director of the International Institute for Environment and Development, a non-profit organisation based in London.
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"The UN text [for the summit declaration] is weak," said energy researcher José Goldemberg, who was Brazil's environment secretary at the time of the first summit.
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Urine-tricity - golden power from human waste - 0 views
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Scientists in the UK, with backing from Bill Gates, are hoping to power homes in developing countries with human urine using microbial fuel cells. The concept could provide a solution to two human necessities - sanitation and energy - but is it really a viable or even practical solution for the developing world?
Wired microbes - mini power plants convert sewage into energy - 0 views
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Scientists from Stanford University have developed a microbial battery using 'wired microbes' to create power from sewage and wastewater. The technology, though small in scale, shows early promise as both an electricity source and an exciting new treatment for wastewater.
Did you ever imagine that a Coal-fired power station to be cleanest and most efficient ... - 0 views
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Labelled as the largest, cleanest and most efficient coal-fired power station in the UK, the 4,000MW Drax plant supplies around 7% of the UK's electricity needs.
US DOE provides $6.5bn loan guarantee for two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle - 0 views
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20 February 2014 The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced it will approve approximately $6.5bn in loan guarantees for the construction of two new Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors at the Alvin W. Vogtle electric generating station, also known as Plant Vogtle, in Georgia.
The top power technology innovations and breakthroughs from 2013 - 0 views
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The majority of power technology innovations and breakthroughs in 2013 occurred in the renewables sector. Power-technology.com lists some of 2013's major innovations and breakthroughs in energy technology. Ultra-efficient photovoltaic designs A four-junction solar cell, developed by Germany's Freiburg-based Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Soitec and two other research organisations, achieved a record breaking 44.7% efficiency converting sunlight to electricity in September 2013.
Endless energy? Fusion science is one step closer to building a star on earth - 1 views
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Scientists in California have reached an important milestone in nuclear fusion research; generating more energy from a fusion reaction than transferred to the nuclear fuel. The holy grail of ignition remains elusive, but each step brings the world closer to a virtually limitless nuclear energy source with no emissions and negligible waste.
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