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Category - 6. EARTH
A great way to save nature and cook without polluting combustion
Summary: Geologists Sergei and Nikita Zimov recreate a prehistoric ecosystem in Siberia in an attempt to prevent greenhouse gasses from entering the atmosphere Location: Siberia, RussiaBedenkers: Sergei Zimov...
A new inexhaustible source of energy So, you want to grow a crop under water, harvest it by ship, transport it to land to make it ferment and create energy from the gasses that are emitted from the...
Sorting waste is mostly done by the poor in Rio de Janeiro, who are earning their keep with it. Yet other inhabitants of the metropole are willing to cooperate. Only they aren’t aware that there are...
Making manure fashionable: “I don’t just want to conceive things; I want to put my ideas into practice.” Michiel Walrave With Mestic, artist/humanitarian Jalila Essaïdi is looking for innovative solutions to...
Superuse stands for special reuse. Trash and residual material is not inferior. You look at ways of making it functional, as well as making something beautiful. Lenny Oosterwijk “As an architect, you have to...
When we make things available for free, there’s room for new possibilities. Past patterns are no longer applicable to the future. Lenny Oosterwijk Among influencers currently shaking up the Dutch business and...
Energy co-operatives are shooting up like mushrooms all over the world. Their principle is simple and globally applicable. People join forces and take charge over their own, clean energy. The numbers are...
A smart radar system generates electricity as a generator for a lamp by pulling up a weight.
The honey bee is doing better. For years it was atop of the list of endangered species, but now the deaths among bee populations have stabilized. However, honey is still heavily polluted and wild (bumble)bees...
Fashion label Hugo Boss has launched a range of vegan men’s shoes made from a natural material consisting of pineapple leaf fibres called Pinatex.
Some countries have banned plastics due to the high volume of plastic litter that negatively affects the environment. It’s a start in the right direction, here’s a list of countries and cities that have...
The innovation in product design are the symptom of Scandinavian countries finding solutions to world problems through design practice and leading towards a future aimed at making up for the mistakes of the...
Everyone can help reduce the waste problem, thinking about it is already very important, doing something about it is better, and being an example for others is best.
Cotton hasn’t been fashionable for a long time. Even when grown biologically it doesn’t offset the problems it causes. Sustainable alternatives can be made from milk, nettles, pineapples, algae, coconuts, and...
From 500 kilos of waste per person per year to recycling and re-use. That is the future that is getting closer and closer. Reclaiming rare metals, re-using fibers of worn down clothing for new jeans. The...
Enlightenment that uses gravity. A smart radar system generates electricity as a generator for a lamp by pulling up a weight that drops in twenty minutes and gives as long as light.
There’s more in the realm of clothing than just cotton. As we now know, synthetic clothing can contribute to the plastic soup, but even the natural fibres of cotton are not without consequences. High levels of...