No-Frills Eco-Chic Hotel to Open in Montreal
Cheap chic and eco travel collide in ALT Hotels, the new hotel brand from Montreal's Germain hotel group. The rooms are being prefabricated offsite, an innovation first. The hotel has geothermal heating and cooling, heat recovery from exhaust air, heat recovery from laundry water, energy efficient lighting, geothermal heated tiles on the ground floor…
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During a recent address, Bill Clinton warned of coming disasters (worldwide famine, obesity epidemic) and emphasized the great need for preparedness. He cited distractions (such as fulfilling campaign…
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Animal rights activists are pushing for human rights to be granted to apes... and especially to one chimp in particular named Hiasl. There motives are good - they want to ensure that apes like Hiasl are…
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A student from Arizona State University has created wind turbine that can be fit onto a highway billboard. The turbine is powered by the turbulence of passing cars.
The student (Joe) describes, "Average…
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It's only 2007 and we've already seen a number of gecko robots. Why not?
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed a gecko-like robot with uber-sticky fibres on its feet - only this…
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I guess the designer Ben Arent really loves trees because he just created a system just for them and he called it the energy tree. So what does the Energy tree do? “The device controls the watering and…
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In Kayago, Uganda, a killer weed has returned, decimating fishing grounds and clogging waterways. The weed, also known as the water hyacinth, is a beautiful lavender flowering menace, which doubles in…
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Biodiesel is sexy, but not widely available. However, passionate eco drivers across the globe are learning how to create their own biodiesel in dangerous experiments.
This week, a San Francisco man…
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As NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the State of Georgia, it picked up images of the wildfires that have been burning in the Southeast. The fires began on April 27, 2007, and continue to ravage Florida…
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Are you a hardcore gamer with a conscience? Would you like to game with a purpose? Then the World Without Oil alternate reality game may be just the thing for you. This game allows users to imagine and…
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If you like creating your own stuff and saving the world, you can now combine both your hobbies into one. This do it yourself enthusiast build his own solar panel using painted aluminum pop cans. Stylin.…
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The Blow Light is a wind-powered toy which teaches kids about wind energy. The toy has one green and two blue LED lights which are powered by blowing on the 2.4 inch rotor blade. Though the practical…
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Living with less space doesn't necessarily mean living with less style. The Micro-Compact Home, or m-ch, is 76 square feet of design genius, and boasts a dining table for 5, 2 double beds, a kitchen,…
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Dr. Dickson Despommier, Columbia University professor of environmental sciences and microbiology, proposes that building crop farms on top of urban skyscrapers could provide food in land deficient populations…
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Heider Yesid Trujillo is a 23 year old self taught Colombian who designed and built a car with his own hands. The "Hejeder 22" reaches 120 km/h, it has nine shifts, double force system, disc brakes in…
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