via technologywater Even as the United States government continues to push for the use of more chemically-intensive and corporate-dominated farming methods such as GMOs and monoculture-based crops, the United Nations is once against sounding the alarm...
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Scientists From Germany Show That Water Has Memory. This Video Blows My Mind.
via youtube + By Lisa Be LifeBuzz Staff Water -- just a liquid or much more? Many researchers are convinced that water is capable of "memory" by storing information and retrieving it. The possible applications are innumerable: limitless retention and...
Read moreIs It Too Late to Unf**k the Climate?
via GEN Global Ecovillage Network Important video about what we need to do now. What will be your catalyst for change, where will you draw the line? "The real problem is our modern industrial way of live depends on an abusive relationship to the earth....
Read morePaul Polman: How CEO Tackles Unilever’s $300M Climate Change Challenge
Source The climate 25 “There are many companies now that would tell you that climate change is directly impacting the bottom line.” As Chief Executive Officer of Unilever, Paul Polman understands what he calls “the cost of inaction” when it comes to climate...
Read moreDay 9: No Meaningful Outcome From Paris
Source the real news Tuesday was the eighth day of the international climate talks in Paris, COP 21, said to be the most important negotiations in the UN's 20 years of conferencing on climate change. Or, as Desmond Tutu puts it, humanity's last chance...
Read moreSweden To Become The World’s First Fossil Fuel-Free Nation In History
via Collective Evolution CE by Arjun Walia The Swedish government recently announced that their aim is to become one of the world’s first nations to end its dependence on fossil fuels. They will be investing an extra 4.5 billion kronor (US$546 million)...
Read moreLike the idea: Family Wraps Their Home In A Greenhouse To Protect It From The Cold
via faircompanies.com The average temperature in Stockholm in January is -3°C (27°F). For Marie Granmar and Charles Sacilotto it can be much warmer thanks to the greenhouse that blankets their home. “For example at the end of January it can be -2°C outside...
Read moreGermany is on track to get a third of its electricity from renewable resources this year
by Katie Medlock Via Clean Technica The country of Germany has reached some impressive landmarks when it comes to its use of alternative, renewable energy sources. The country reached an incredible record for most energy from renewable sources in one...
Read moreGermany’s remarkable House of Energy produces 2-3 times the energy it needs
by Lidija Grozdanic via inhabitat The world's first Passive House Premium-certified building in Germany is said to already exceed the EU energy directive applicable to all new buildings starting in 2021. This mixed-use building is uniquely energy efficient...
Read moreThe Fuji Declaration Igniting the Divine Spark • Oneness and Diversity Inspiration • Global Activation • Action
The Fuji Declaration is an international alliance of individuals and organizations who are united by a commitment to live and collaborate toward the advancement of a more harmonious and flourishing world. The Fuji Declaration is an invitation to people...
Read moreAn old coal mine was turned into a vast universe made out of plants and stones
via inhabitat by Michelle Kennedy Hogan That better use for an old coal mine than a whole new universe? This is just what the Duke of Buccleuch and architect Charles Jencks did with an open cast coal mine located within Scotland’s Lowther Hills. The 22-hectare...
Read moreGaiaeducation:Design for Sustainability E-learning Programmes
Our dynamic online study programme is our flagship offering. It encapsulates all the essential knowledge and experience found in the most successful sustainable community projects and transitions globally. It is a more comprehensive journey than the one...
Read moreNew Solar Wind Downdraft Tower Could Revolutionize Wind Power Technology
via inhabitat A revolutionary new clean energy technology is getting set to change the way we think about wind power. The Solar Wind Downdraft Tower, created by Maryland-based Solar Wind Energy Inc. turns the traditional wind turbine design on its head...
Read moreNotorious Climate Skeptic Rupert Murdoch Just Bought National Geographic
By Xeni Jardin / boingboing.net via Films for Action The National Geographic magazine has been a nonprofit publication since inception in 1888, but that ends today. The long-running American publication becomes very much for-profit under a $725 million...
Read moreFrance requires all new buildings to have green roofs or solar panels
by Charley Cameron via inhabitat_The Guardian France just passed a trailblazing new law that requires that all new buildings constructed in commercial areas to be partially-covered by either solar panels or green roofs. Not only will this bring dramatic...
Read moreThis Report Says The World Can Go 100 Percent Renewable By 2050
A new report from Greenpeace says the world can be 100 percent renewable by 2050, and 85 percent renewable in just 15 years. The 2015 Energy [R]evolution report, the latest in a series that has offered the most accurate projections of any major analysis,...
Read moreThis zero-waste grocery store has no packaging, plastic or big-name brands
Originally Published by The Plaid Zebra Forget Whole Foods. The Germans have created a store with eco-conscious customers in mind. Well, at least in Berlin-the newest home of Original Unverpackt (Original Unpackaged). You won’t find any paper or plastic...
Read moreWorld’s largest green roof unveiled in the heart of Silicon Valley
by Lucy Vang via inhabitat Architect Rafael Viñoly and Olin Landscape Architects have unveiled designs for the world’s largest green roof—a 30-acre community park in the sky sandwiched between Apple’s Infinite Loop headquarters and the spaceship-like...
Read moreI just LOVE IT: Albert Frey’s tiny Palm Springs house makes the desert an extension of his living room
Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building When you're an architect, you have the unique ability to make sure that your own house rocks as much as your clients' homes do. For Albert Frey, that meant building a home in the rocks—well, in the boulders,...
Read moreA rare view of Roger Anger's extraordinary Auroville
Blog Viewpoint 25 Aug 2015 Auroville, or the “City of Dawn”, was founded in India in 1968 by the Parisian-born Mirra Alfassa, known to her followers as the “Mother”, on land that was then still desert. The goldly gleaming Matrimandir Temple, designed...
Read moreThe Four Keys by GAIA Education...at the Edge of Sustainability Education
The Four Keys are four comprehensive books compiled by Gaia Education associates, offering an overview of cutting-edge thinking on design for sustainability at local, regional and global scales. Drawing from the experience emerging from the best research...
Read moreHow the largest Movement came into Being_ Paul Hawken Author "Blessed Unrest"
A promo of Paul Hawken's book -- a speech he gave in April 2007 about the Biggest Movement in the World that No On Saw Coming -- the reason he we have hope for a meaningful transformation in the world.A leading environmentalist and social activist's examination...
Read moreSweden Now Recycles a Staggering 99 Percent of its Garbage
by Beverley Mitchell, via inhabitat Sweden now recycles or reuses an incredible 99 percent of its waste, an improvement on the already impressive 2012 figure of 96 percent. The country uses a waste management hierarchy system that focuses in descending...
Read moreMIT invented The Copenhagen Wheel
The Copenhagen Wheel turns the bike you already own, quickly and easily into an electric bike with regeneration and real-time environmental sensing capabilities. The wheel harvests the energy you input while braking and cycling and stores it for when...
Read moreWorld’s First Airborne Wind Turbine to Bring Renewable Energy and WiFi to Alaska
via inhabitat Wind turbines have become airborne! An enormous helium-filled wind turbine will soon float over the city of Fairbanks, Alaska to produce enough electricity for more than a dozen families living off the grid. Designed and built by MIT startup...
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