April 2, 2011
Green science or products can be loosely defined as the term for any application of science, knowledge or technology towards improving the relationship between human technology […]
April 1, 2011
Among the oft-repeated arguments against wind power — that it is intermittent, unreliable, expensive, noisy, dangerous to wildlife, or aesthetically unappealing — one argument you will […]
April 1, 2011
Many of the people who read this blog are interested in self-sufficiency, growing their own food, making food from scratch and raising animals for meat or […]
April 1, 2011
The word aqueduct derives from the Latin words aqua meaning water and ducere meaning to lead. An aqueduct is therefore best described as an artificially structure […]
March 31, 2011
The Earth Times sees small-scale sustainable living in action on a tour of the Earthship in Brighton. To look at, blended into the surrounding nature through […]
March 31, 2011
Why’s Gardening So Important Now? (See Gardening for your Survival Part 1) There are at least five reasons why more of us should take up spade, […]
March 31, 2011
Spring has sprung—at least south of the northern tier of states where snow still has a ban on it—and the grass has ‘riz. And so has […]
March 31, 2011
Energy efficiency could be the immediate solution to higher energy demand, while renewable energy sources were being considered for long-term energy sustainability, energy experts said on […]
March 30, 2011
Sometimes it must seem as though reports on releases of radioactive materials from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant in the wake of the devastating earthquake and […]
March 30, 2011
Imagine living on less than a bathtub of water for all your daily needs: drinking, cooking, bathing, washing clothes…and everything else? By 2050, more than 1 […]
March 29, 2011
Some tips and suggestions for going green and doing your part to save the environment. With Earth Hour fresh in our minds, let us try to […]
March 29, 2011
This may seem an irony at its best, but military technology is one of those fields that are embracing our all precious ‘green’ innovations at an […]
March 29, 2011
Scientists have claimed one of the milestones in the drive for sustainable energy — development of the first practical artificial leaf. Speaking in Anaheim, California at […]
March 29, 2011
More and more people these days are choosing eco-friendly and organically grown foods — instead of or in addition to — the conventionally grown food they’re […]
March 17, 2011
Coffee is one of the world’s most popular commodities. It is traded more than all other commodities, except for crude oil. With such a high demand […]
March 17, 2011
The United Nations Environmental Programme (Unep) Finance Initiative (FI) began global consultation sessions on its draft Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) in Johannesburg on Wednesday, after […]
March 16, 2011
The Zoetrope is a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) made from materials commonly found at your local hardware store and a few easily purchased online, and Applied […]
March 13, 2011
Situations Where There May Be No Electricity It’s interesting to read that electricity has only been a common household item in the last 50 or so […]