Blog Profile / TG Daily - Sustainability
| URL : | http://www.tgdaily.com/science/sustainability/sustainability-features | |
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| Filed Under: | Issues & Causes / Environmentalism | |
| Posts on Regator: | 1096 | |
| Posts / Week: | 6.4 | |
| Archived Since: | February 3, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Massive "greening" of the Arctic predicted by the NSF
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has concluded that rising temperatures will lead to a massive "greening" of the Arctic by mid-century, as a result of marked increases in plant cover. read more
Volvo eyes diesel hybrid for US roads
In 2011, we reported that the Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) would be coming to the U.S. We posted a follow-up that the information was inaccurate … at the time. read more
Tesla Model S clinches World Green Car award
The World Car Awards started in 2004. Candidates for the four categories – Design, Performance, Green, and the overall World Car – are selected by some of the most well-known and respected journalists covering the automotive industry. read more
This concrete is self-healing
You’ve probably heard about the ever-increasing backlog of US bridges needing repair or replacement. read more
The advent of smarter smart windows
Since our last report on "smart windows," further developments warrant an update. read more
Hybrid Subaru gets official
The only surprise, now that Subaru has introduced its first production hybrid model, is that it took so long. read more
This green house floats on a hidden sea of garbage
A house located outside Dallas proves that one person’s pile of garbage can be another’s nature preserve. Of course, it helps if the pile of garbage is buried under a layer of earth, monitored for integrity and covered with lush vegetation. read more
Tropical Peruvian ice cores yield important environmental data
Two annually dated ice cores drawn from the tropical Peruvian Andes reveal Earth’s tropical climate history in unprecedented detail—year by year, for nearly 1,800 years. read more
Introducing the green soft house
A "Soft House" just completed in Hamburg, Germany, dramatically stakes its claim at the cutting edge of green building concepts. read more
This diagonal skyscraper is energy efficient
It may seem strange to call 1,125-foot skyscraper efficient, given the energy it takes to build such a monumental structure. read more
How to make hydrogen on the cheap
There are many challenges to achieving the dreamed-about hydrogen economy, but one of them – the ability to make hydrogen from water cheaply and at scale – could be a little closer to being overcome. If it indeed is, renewable energy could become a whole lot more economical. read more
Report: Metals in flowers may be killing bumblebees
Beekeepers and researchers are reporting growing evidence that a powerful new class of pesticides may be killing off bumblebees. read more
How to be a moisture farmer
For human civilization to survive, people must have access to the three basics: Food, water and shelter. read more
Republicans get serious about climate change
In a recent survey of Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents conducted by the Center for Climate Change Communication (4C) at George Mason University, a majority of respondents (62 percent) said they feel America should take steps to address climate change. read more
DHaus is green building, orgami style
The goal of most modular home designs is to assemble whatever you want by connecting prefab modules together like Lego bricks. As sound as that idea is, the folks at DHaus Company have added a new fold to an old idea, literally. read more
2014 Infiniti QX60 hybrid gets official in New York
Infiniti, as previously discussed, introduced the hybrid trim of its QX crossover at this year’s New York Auto Show. read more
The advent of mobile solar power
In the aftermath of Sandy, mobile solar power – both on a fairly big scale and the cell-phone charging level – came to the rescue of some powerless residents. read more
How to build a net-zero-energy house without breaking the bank
A majority of the highly energy-efficient homes you see on Earthtechling’s pages cost more to build than the average new US home. read more
Mercedes preps B-class electric drive set for 2014
The push by Mercedes-Benz into having more green car options available in its consumer fleet upped by one this week as the German automaker unveiled at the 2013 New York Auto Show an all-electric car for its B-Class compact luxury line. read more
On the way to self-cleaning oceans
Most people have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. What few people realize is this floating island of plastic waste is just one of five that now exist around the world. read more