All Entries in the "Green News" Category
Discarded Palm Leaves for Waste Water Treatment
Date palms are reminiscent of oasis. Dates from the date farms in Middle East are savored world over as this region’s special offering. But little do we know that the palm leaves from date farming are a major waste product that gets discarded by the ton. Researchers from the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman have [...]
Nail House: A Lone Man’s Fight Against Urban Re-Development in China
Situated in the Zhejiang province of China, this single house is an epitome of one man’s struggle to resist urban re-development. The entire neighborhood in this province of China was demolished to build a highway. Owned by Luo Baogen and his wife, this house is the only survivor among a whole neighborhood of houses in [...]
Green Christmas: Why LED Lights Are Better
Christmas is just around the corner and it is time for joy and festivities. Speaking of festivities, no festivity is complete without lights and lighting. With bulbs taking the forefront in Christmas décor, the amount of electricity and in turn fossil fuels used to light up one whole country is no less than an astronomical [...]
Ecological Price of Your Daily Bunch of Flowers
A recent study on the impact of imported flowers market on the carbon footprint of our planet revealed shocking results. The bunch of flowers that you pick from your retail mart every weekend is your source for brightening up your living room for the rest of the week. But did you ever realize that this seemingly innocent [...]
Can Economy Be Greener through the Responsibility of Corporate Foreign Exchange Banks
Reserve management This is the process that makes sure that the foreign assets of the official public sector are available to and they are controlled by the authorities to meet specific objectives. This means that the reserves management is responsible for managing the reserves and for all the associated risks. The job of reserve management [...]
Inspired by Multi-Colored Butterfly Wings, Scientist Develops Waterproof Coatings for Solar Panels
Butterflies are colorful, delicate wonders of nature. Their beautiful appearance attracts everyone, but can you imagine they can also inspire us to learn and develop renewable energy resources? Yes, they can! An ambitious professor Shu Yang, from the University of Pennsylvania recently developed a material, which imitates the water-resistant and iridescent properties of the wings of [...]
Arbtech Arboriculture – Helpful Surveys for the Green Side of Your Business
In the majority of the cases the people need the tree surveys fast and this is what Arbtech Arboriculture does the best: offering high quality services in the shortest time period possible. This is an important provider of arboricultural impact assessment and tree surveys that are important in achieving a planning permission. Why would you [...]
Water-Powered Computers by Finnish Researches
Fluid computers are not new to the tech savvy readers but they were the kind that used a continuous stream of water or air to run. Researchers at the Aalto University, Finland have come up with an innovative idea of computers powered by water drops. This new technology might mean the end of electricity driven [...]
New Berlin Cultural Center Gives a New Meaning to Container Buildings
We all know that building a new structure means a lot of fuss because of all the noise and dust that surrounds the construction site. This is especially true when it comes to the new structures built in a metropolis. There are also a lot of different kinds of limitations, such as maintaining the style [...]
Marine Life in Danger – The Reality Is Worse Every Day
Here is the sad truth: if the carbon dioxide levels continue to increase, there are several marine species that won’t be able to survive the changes. Although there are measures taken to save them, it looks like they won’t be efficient and adequate enough. If we want these species to survive, there will be need [...]
