Out in the Pacific Ocean exist the tiny nation of Tuvalu. It’s 11,000 population live on nice coral islands scattered across and area of 1/2 million square miles. Tuvalu may also be the first nation in modern times to become geographically non-existent. Image: moyak.com Climate change, Global Warming or just natural events – Whatever you may want to call it, [...]

Still stuck for that idea of a last minute environmentally friend gift. A Solar Powered Digital window thermometer could just be ideal to help you decide what to wear in the mornings. No installation here, the digital thermometer just sticks on your window and happily juices itself up from the sunlight. While the sun shines it might not always be [...]

Military operating from remote locations for extended periods of time need supplies. Without regular deliveries of food, fuel and other needed necessities, like candy bars, the unit may grind to a halt. The US Marines have come up with a partial solution to on of those problems and that is the need for electrical energy.  Known as the Ground Renewable [...]

If your driving up the A9 Autobahn you might see a bright piece of artwork lighting up the sky this December. Siemens have adorned a giant wind turbine in highly efficient LED’s that creates a spectacular display for the holiday season. Each blade of the wind turbine has 1000 Light Emitting Diodes glued on with space glue. That is 3000 [...]

The iPetals probably won`t be your Christmas gift this year. It is just a concept for a solar phone charger from the designer, Mac Funamizu. A cross between a flower and a fan, each petal of the charger is a flat solar panel that unfolds itself in to the shape of a flower. Hinged at the center and cleverly moulded [...]

The Stingray Solar Powered Light Emitting Diode Torch. Over the years I have become accustomed to having more than keys on my keychain. The main addition is my USB memory stick that has grown smaller in size but greater in capacity. Here is another addition that would fit nicely on my chain. The Stingray is a mini-flashlight that has two [...]

Diamonds, according to the song, are a girls best friend are made from Carbon. The ingredients of those sparkling gems have a darker side too. While commonly in environmental circles carbon is the C in CO2 there is another combination of this element and that is soot or black carbon. The complexity of the earth climate is beginning to unravel [...]

Part of the holiday festivities include the lighting displays that brighten up the cold winters nights. At some places not only the trees are green, the lights have gone green also. Theme parks around the country embrace this time of year to put on very special lighting displays and some of those displays will cost much less this time. The [...]

November the 27th has seen the opening of the worlds largest solar powered office building.  The massive complex has been built in Dezhou, China and covers an area of 75 thousand square meters. Facilities incorporated into the structure include an exhibition center and hotel along with scientific research facilities.  Environmental aspects have been used throughout the construction of the building [...]

The Times Square Countdown goes green with LED lighting. The traditional Ball drop that marks the start of the New Year in times square has gone a bit greener this year. For the fist time the illuminations will be completed powered by Light Emitting Diodes (LED). Energy usages of LED lighting is around 80% of the power needed to keep [...]