As everybody knows by now, urban areas in Asia are becoming increasingly busy with people and transportation and, not surprisingly, this is leading to a drastic increase in pollution and health problems. But in the national capital of South Korea, a greener future is on the horizon. The most important [...]

Ever wondered what solar power sounds like? So did Rory Nugent, until he designed a solar powered xylophone. Fitted with solar cells for each mallet, the xylophone will play a different note depending on the position of the sun, and the amount of power that the cells have absorbed. This [...]

Next time you pick up a can of Pepsi, don’t be surprised if you happen to learn something from it. Starting this month, 750 million cans of Pepsi and Diet Pepsi will be adorned with facts about aluminum recycling, and the importance of not tossing aluminum cans into any regular [...]

A few weeks ago, the Harvard Business Review began a discussion about whether managers should have to take a “Green Hippocratic Oath” in the same sense that other professionals do for their respective jobs. Although this would be difficult to keep in place within the confines of the cut-throat business world, [...]

With oxymorons abound, Sweden is the proud owner of Volvo’s newest hybrid electric refuse truck or, as the title suggests, “World’s Cleanest Garbage Truck”. And after all, now that they’re using our garbage to power our cities, why not make the process of picking up the garbage a little more [...]

 If you’ve ever set foot in an elementary school classroom, you’ve likely seen at least one bottle of Elmer’s Glue on a table. Chances are, there is about one bottle of glue for every student in the classroom and, when all of the empty glue bottles are added up, that is a [...]

In preparation for Earth Day next week, BuzzBack Market Research decided to survey a large group of Americans and Brits to see how well they are adapting their lives to be more eco-friendly. The results were all positive, and showed that there is a growing interest in becoming as environmentally friendly as [...]

Last week I posted a story about Dell’s Headquarters taking advantage of a new technology created by Waste Management that collects methane and carbon dioxide produced at landfill sites and uses it to fuel generators (essentially being renewable energy). Today, Waste Management began constructing its second landfill gas-to-energy facility in [...]

 I originally saw this story being covered at TreeHugger, but being a big fan of Vice Magazine, and their online TV channel VBS.tv, I decided to check out the 12 part series titled “Garbage Island” as part of their “Toxic Series”. I could recap what I learned from watching the [...]

Environmental architect Joseph Cory has designed a new way to make the most of the sun’s rays: by launching helium-filled, solar-panel-wrapped balloons into the sky, that will then transfer the absorbed energy to a power storage facility on the ground. It’s estimated that one or two balloons would be able [...]