Category: Eco-Friendly News

This amazing Dominican church that was originally constructed back in 1294 has reopened its doors as a new bookstore. Located in the heart of Maastricht, the Selexyz Dominicanen will now offer up books as well as stunning historic architectural...

eBay always has some interesting and eco-friendly auctions on, but check out this Mobile Tree House that recently sold to an Australian bidder fir $12,000. Made from an enormous log, this Mobile Tree House is essentially a hollowed-out home with 450 square feet of green living space. At 42 feet in lenght, this tree house came on a trailer truck bed so you can wheel yourself around wherever you're headed.  This actually might make...

E.Coli isn't just for sick people anymore.  According to researchers at Birmingham University, E. Coli bacteria can effectively break down nuclear waste. A new study has shown that the bacteria can break down phytic acid and release the phosphate molecules which bind uranium to create uranium phosphate precipitate, which then can be harvested to recover uranium and hence, no more nuclear waste. Using poop to clean up poop. ...

Students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have been working on an eco-friendly project for more than two years now and have recently unveiled their hard work. Designed for the Solar Decathlon competition next month, the new solar-powered home is one of 20 homes that will be competing this year, though we have high hopes for this Louisiana green home.  Around 500 partners have signed up to support these earth-friendly projects...

While the run-of-the-mill solar panels need direct sunlight in order to generate a good amount of power, scientists in Jerusalem are working on colored panels that can make use of diffused light. The new panels are made with fluorescent dyes and nanoparticle metals and look a bit like colored plexi-glass.  They would be much more expensive that normal solar cells, but they would not have to rely on only direct...

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