The scientists at Maryland University claim to have made an eco friendly battery that will not only last longer but is also 400 times more chargeable. The wood coated with tin used in the battery is over 1000 times thinner than a paper piece. In addition, sodium replaces lithium to make the battery eco friendly. … [Read more...]

Laura Buzzelli demonstrated her love for the environment while alive and in death. When she died in March 2009, she was buried in a natural way without a vault, casket, and embalming in keeping with her wishes. Six weeks prior to her death, she revealed her idea of burial to Ken, her husband, who supported her whole heartedly.   … [Read more...]

Monsoon is eagerly awaited across the globe, but rains do not seem very favorable in the Chesapeake Bay region. With every shower, a considerable amount of soil erosion also occurs at the Bay. Important minerals, significant to the nutrition of the soil, are swept away in the rain. Crop residue and earthy tea is flooded away into the Bay, and further piles up the garbage and litter in the waters. … [Read more...]

What if you could help the Earth stay green by residing in a “green home”? Marco Bitran is one such home builder who believes in making houses with eco friendly promotional items. He is a graduate from MIT, Bitran and a builder working for a company which manages and develops multi-dwelling real estate. … [Read more...]

Vail is planning to ban the use of plastic bags in the town. Looking at the impact of a similar ban in the city of Aspen, Vail is considering the same. To get a deeper understanding of the ban and its impact, the Town Council of Vail recently contacted the senior specialist in environmental health, Ashley Perl who works in Aspen. … [Read more...]

Disposing off biodegradable or recyclable waste like paper or plastic is easy. But what about disposing off old mattresses? With approximately two million mattresses and box springs being dumped on California’s open spaces, it’s not surprising that the State Senate passed a bill for recycling of old mattresses on Thursday, May 30. … [Read more...]

An exciting recycling event was held in San Leandro on June1. Garage Sale in San Leandro began from 8 in the morning to 1 in the noon on June1, and the recycling activities went on from 10 in the morning to 4 in the evening. Over 300 garage sales were reported to have taken place in preparation of which the residents of Sand Leandro began taking out old and unused items. … [Read more...]

The students of Orange County, which is a public school, won four prizes at the “Re-Use Engineering Design Challenge”. This contest was organized by Lockheed Martin which is an international aerospace and security company. A total of eighteen high schools participated in the contest. This contest was for biology students who were required to design a unique and usable creation made from recyclable … [Read more...]

Bolyston’s Recreation Coordinator Karen Barber and husband Stu have initiated an attempt towards curbing the possible hazards due to animal waste. Kelly Freda, an environmental analyst at the Department of Conservation and Recreation in West Boylston, pointed out that if animal waste is exposed to open air for a long time, it spreads bacteria into the surroundings, which later gets washed down by … [Read more...]

A new eco-friendly salon, called Simply Hair, was launched in Harlem recently. After starting to research on ways to reduce her carbon footprint, owner and hair stylist Ruth Brooks found that enough products were available in the market for her to run a completely green salon, and it would serve the needs of all her clients very well. … [Read more...]