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University of Georgia on the hunt for recyclables

Publicado Posted by AditiJ on 18/11/2009

An environment-saving initiative at the University of Georgia made a big statement yesterday. The University Housing sustainability committee hosted a "Dumpster Dive," which showed the amount of recyclable material that is wasted by throwing it in...

Etiquetas University of Georgia Recyclables Dumpster Dive Sustainability Recycling Environment


Bamboo greenhouse wins Japan Good Design award 2009

Publicado Posted by AditiJ on 18/11/2009

Nobuhiro Hirai and Hirohide Kobayashiand of Kyoto University along with Toshiharu Nakagawa of Nakagawa bamboo workshop designed an innovative greenhouse. Their masterpiece called the "BGH bamboo greenhouse" gave them the privilege of winning the...

Etiquetas Nobuhiro Hirai BGH bamboo greenhouse Kyoto University Bamboo Environment Japan


Utah State Universitys students recreate fashion by recycling

Publicado Posted by AditiJ on 16/11/2009

Transfusing sustainability into one of the most polluting industries in the world is what was seen at the Recycle and Redesign Fashion Show at the USUs Eccles Conference Center recently. The industry I am referring here is the textile industry...

Etiquetas Sustainability Recycle and Redesign Fashion Show Eccles Conference Center Environment Utah State University Recycling


From Sewage to Fuel and Other Biofuel Developments

Publicado Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/11/2009

A new process being developed at the University of Kansas aims to turn treated sewage into biofuel. Meanwhile, the Department of Energy and USDA are putting $24 million into research of other biomass and biofuel projects.At KU, researchers are testing a process by which microbes munch through tre ...

Etiquetas Biofuel Government Research & Technology Waste algae Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials Department of Energy GE Global Research Gevo Inc grants Purdue University sewage University of Kansas University of Minnesota USDA Velocys Inc. Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corp.


Healthcare Sector Accounts for 8% of U.S. Carbon Footprint

Publicado Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/11/2009

The U.S. healthcare sector accounts for nearly a tenth of the country’s carbon-dioxide emissions, according to University of Chicago researchers. The research takes into account activities such as hospital care, scientific research and the production and distribution of pharmaceutical drugs ...

Etiquetas Carbon Footprint Emissions Energy Efficiency Feature Healthcare Recycling Research & Technology Sustainability Waste & Recycling carbon emissions CO2 Emissions EIOLCA Model global warming Green Design Institute Greenhouse Gases Health Care Carbon Research Health-Care Sector JAMA LEED Certification U.S. University of Chicago