Governments are far more willing to pump money into solar, hydro and other green technologies when they’re being used to power big deadly weapons of pain and destruction. So should greenies start supporting the military industrial complex?
Green technology
One world, one phone charger
Why does every single mobile phone have a different charger? Not only is it annoying, making and delivering replacement chargers has a huge carbon footprint. The UN’s Telecommunication Union is finally creating a universal charger — and it could cut C02 emissions by 24m tons a year.
A slice of genius: the multi-purpose pizza box
Check out the GreenBox, an environmentally friendly pizza box made from 100% recycled materials that transforms into plates and a storage container for leftovers.
PHOTO GALLERY: Amazing solar powered houses
Teams from universities all over the world are competing to design and construct innovative new solar-powered, energy-efficient houses as part of the Solar Decathalon. Check out some of their amazing designs.
Why green is the next big bubble
The green tech market is about to boom, says Tom Johansmeyer. Even if you don’t give a rat’s about climate change, investing in the green market is investing in the next big thing.
Soros spends $1b on a green paint job
Billionaire George Soros has received plenty of positive press for pledging to invest $1 billion in green technology and forming an environmental lobby group. But is lobbying for your investments really philanthropy? Or just rent-seeking?
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An electric Rolls-Royce?
Everyone else is doing it, so why not? Word on the street is the Rolls-Royce of electric cars may be coming — quite literally. Inside sources say an electric version of the three-ton Phantom sedan is in the works.
Green energy helps power India’s growth
India may get criticism for its lack of green credentials, but its entrepreneurs and investors are popping up in green tourism and the clean energy industry, in search of the fertile green dollar.
Why slums are good for the environment
Slums may seem dirty and polluted, but according to environmentalist and author Stewart Brand, they’re also hotbeds of green innovation, help lower the levels of unsustainable farming, and empower women in their communities.
Could greening the outback save the planet?
Researchers are floating an ambitious plan to curb climate change: turn the Australian outback and Sahara dessert into forests. The scheme would cost a whopping $2 trillion per year, but they claim the new trees could suck up 8 billion tons of carbon a year.
PHOTO GALLERY: Green cars of tomorrow
From sleek and sporty to funky and futuristic, check out next year’s batch of lean, green (or leaner and greener) cars from the world’s largest auto show in Germany.
Where are the world’s greenest cities?
With Asia expected to be responsible for over half of the world’s green house gases, the onus is now on it to build new green cities. What are the best global models to copy?
Bringing suburbia to the city
Two Sydney-based architects have created a way to build new suburbs without contributing to urban sprawl: build them in the city, and build them vertically. Their ‘Skyburbs’ are skyscrapers housing entire communities.
Who owns green technology?
How do we keep emerging green technologies affordable and accessible to the developing world when they’re being developed by companies so consumed in the culture of the almighty copyright? Five experts share their ideas.
The Greenpeace guide to greener electronics
Greenpeace has released the 12th version of their ‘guide to greener electronics’, ranking the top 17 electronics manufacturers on their products’ green credentials. Top marks go to Nokia, but it’s Game Over for Nintendo.
Five cities that show off their green
From Texas to Germany, do a world tour of Tree Hugger’s pick of the greenest cities. Oh, but you might have to take a plane.
Venture capitalists take note: the new Internet
What is the megatrend that could make investors millions if they buy in now? Cleantech, says a partner at the famed venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Coercion not necessary to save planet
There is a virtual cascade of technological advances that have been spurred by the widely accepted public policy imperative to reduce greennhouse gas emissions. Wendell Cox lists “just a few”.
Japan’s green gadget stimulus
Offering incentives for consumers to buy ecologically-friendly electronics has paid off for the Japanese government, with electronics sales up 50%.
Growing plastic on trees
Scientists have created a way to cheaply and efficiently convert plant biomass into a basis for plastics and fuels.
Will carbon offsets actually work?
Companies might be better off investing in the technology required to become environmentally friendly upfront than buying carbon credits.
CleanTech: Green Invest cuts costs from the top
At Green Invest this week, it wasn’t those “last hired” staff at the bottom of the food chain who were let go, but instead highly paid, long serving board members, writes Garth Lamb.
ETS modelling heralds a green collar job boom
Even the “business as usual” scenario demonstrates the key point that there are substantial growth prospects in green industries, writes Bernard Keane.
State of the planet
Brown makes climate change pledge … 86% of sea turtle species threatened with extinction … Green computing … War has historic links to global climate change … Noah’s Ark flood spurred European farming
