Posts for life
Climate change – Office of the Prime Minister’s Science Advisory Committee
From The Office Of The Prime Minister’s Science Advisory Committee, Article posted on Thursday, August, 13th, 2009 at 10:04 am The world’s climate is influenced by a number of factors interacting in very complex and not entirely understood ways. Over the last million years there…
EGE Carpets and the new term “Thermal Recycling”
Recently, I had a read through EGE’s website. Actually a quite good and informative site. EGE is a dutch carpet manufacturer.Since I had a couple of questions in terms of sustainability (sure I had), I contacted the local sales representative and put my questions forward.…
HOME a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
HOME is an incredible movie explaining the life on earth, how it started, how everything is interlinked and which part we, humans, play. A movie with the most stunning images showing the beauty of the world, the animals and the human habitat. The sad part…
HOME a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
HOME is an incredible movie explaining the life on earth, how it started, how everything is interlinked and which part we, humans, play. We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the…
The Age of Stupid
The Age of Stupid is the new movie from Director Franny Armstrong (McLibel) and producer John Battsek (One Day In September). Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why…
CFL lightbulbs – again
I found an article in the NZ Herald, about energy saving lightbulbs. Yes, I know the never ending story. I am still quoting some if it’s contents here: Couple set to save with bulb swap4:00AM Monday Aug 03, 2009 by Eloise Gibson Replacing every lightbulb…
Is Energy Harvesting Moving Into the Smart Home?
Earth2Tech, 07 July 2009 Energy harvesting — technology that can capture and store energy from external sources like the sun and movement — first took hold in wireless sensor networks in industrial settings. Picture a massive factory that uses a wireless sensor network to monitor…
eBook readers or eInk
I recently stumbled across eBook readers, the first time actually on Amazon, the Kindle. Amazon has just anounced the second generation, the Kindle2. And while I am writing this, I noticed that they yet again have relesed a newer version, the KindleDX with a battery…
Is Green Really Green? – Material Selection In The Context Of Sustainable Buildings
Most modern designs consider energy as the most important factor in the sustainability of buildings; however, it is not only the energy a building consumes that impacts on its overall sustainability. Materials form a very important factor when analyzing their embodied energy, reusability, recyclability, and…
Sharp LED Lamp with Adjustable Color Function
GoodCleanTech, 17 June 2009 Sharp is releasing nine new LED lamp models for the Japanese market which are all deemed highly-efficient, are mercury-free, and boast a long (40,000 hours) service life. These LED lamps have the same screw base as conventional incandescent lighting, making them…