Mar 31 2011

Used Motor Oil Pans Out to Be Reusable

Tag: Alternative Fuels,Biotechnology,Carbon Offsets,Cars,Conservation,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Engineering,Fossil Fuels,Green Tech,Microbiology,Petroleum,Recycling,Reuse,Vehicles and Equipment,Waste and Recycling — Nic Halverson @ 3:56 pm
A new technique uses microwaves to cheaply convert used motor oil into fuel.

Mar 31 2011

Recycled Island to Be Built from Ocean Garbage Patch

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Alternative Power Sources,Architecture,Buildings and Structures,Energy Efficiency,Green Building,Plastic,Pollution,Recycling,Renewable Energy,Reuse,Solar Power,Waste and Recycling,Water,Zero Waste — Amy Dusto @ 2:59 pm
This conceptual habitat would support a floating city with a half million residents.

Jan 24 2011

Immortal Computers Never Grow Old

Tag: Computer Networking,Computers,Desktop Computers,EWaste,Green Tech,Recycling,Reuse,Waste and Recycling,Zero Waste — Amy Dusto @ 2:54 pm
A novel cloud-based system aims to teach old hardware new tricks, virtually.

Jan 18 2011

City Dwellers Are Greener

Tag: Environment,Exhaust and Emissions,Gardening,Green,Recycling,Trees,Waste — Emily Sohn @ 1:24 pm
People who live in big cities are more likely to act in "green" ways, such as recycling, finds a study.

Jan 07 2011

A Love Hate Relationship with Chlorine

Tag: Chemistry,Pollution,Recycling,Safety,Water — Christina Reed @ 3:37 am
Chlorine has a dark side, but giving it up is proving difficult.

Jan 06 2011

Artist Recycles Rainbows

Tag: Artists,Recycling,Reuse,Solar Power,Water,Weather — Amy Dusto @ 2:15 pm
A "phenomenal" artist makes his own rainbows from reclaimed rainwater.

Jan 02 2011

E-waste Laws Make Everyone Recycle

Tag: Computer Monitors,Desktop Computers,Electronics,Energy Efficiency,EWaste,Gadgets,Green Electronics,Issues and Ethics,Pollution,Recycling,Reuse,Saving Energy,Waste and Recycling — Amy Dusto @ 3:17 pm
In many states, it's unlawful to toss out your old electronics.

Dec 31 2010

E-waste Laws Make Everyone Recycle

Tag: Computer Monitors,Desktop Computers,Electronics,Energy Efficiency,EWaste,Gadgets,Green Electronics,Issues and Ethics,Pollution,Recycling,Reuse,Saving Energy,Waste and Recycling — Amy Dusto @ 4:09 pm
In many states, it's unlawful to toss out your old electronics.

Dec 27 2010

Is Recycling Worth It?

Tag: Alternative Fuels,Green Science,Materials,Pollution,Recycling,Reuse,Waste and Recycling — Cristen Conger @ 6:29 pm
Recycling doesn’t come free. It costs millions of dollars to pickup, sort and process all those plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard pizza boxes.

Dec 27 2010

A Way to Recycle Every Bit of Plastic

Tag: Green Tech,Materials,Plastic,Polymers,Recycling,Waste and Recycling — Alyssa Danigelis @ 3:09 pm
Kiss plastic trash goodbye. British engineers have new tech to recycle it all.
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