Archive for January, 2008

• The best green videos?

  Video is a great media to pass on feelings, ideas and information. That’s why Green Blog has teamed up with Ecolive.TV to bring you the best environment related videos to your browser.

• “Why do you think Adam and Eve were naked?”

  Yesterday George Bush had his final State of the Union as the president of the United States of America. If you are interested, the Washington Post has fact checked key statements in the speech. This video is not from that …

• Burnout Paradise cares about the environment

  The new game Burnout Paradise for XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 is not just about “burning rubber and gasoline”. They also care about the environment. At least that is the truth if you trust the all-knowing (and all-annoying) CrashFM DJ …

• Three airships that might fly you abroad someday

  Remember my old post about airships – the rebirth of aviation? Maybe you thought I was a complete tree-hugger lunatic that proposed airships as a greener and better option besides today’s polluting planes? Well, here is further evidence that Airships …

• USA to ban incandescent light bulbs

  The USA recently passed its energy bill for 2008. The new energy bill has a section where it’s states that incandescent light bulbs will be banned for traditional use. The ban will begin in 2012 and, as planned, be fully …

• “This isn’t a billboard. It’s a power plant.”

  Here is another clever advertisement. This one is a billboard/solar plant. Yes, you heard right. The billboard has been transformed to a solar plant and generates about 3.4 Kw of electricity during the day. According to Pacific Gas and Electric …

• The Japanese people need to “re-examine the whaling issue”

  With the Australian government, Greenpeace and Sea Shephard watching and tracking the two Japanese whaling vessels it seems all the whales are gone. But when the Japanese whalers can’t harpoon any whales they take hostages and make illegal fuel stops …

• Green Quote of the Week: Andris Piebalgs

  The European Commissioner for energy policy, Andris Piebalgs, said yesterday during the press conference where the EU unveiled its plan of action against climate change: In a time of growing oil prices and climate change concerns, renewable energy sources is …

• EU agrees on a plan of action against climate change

  Yesterday the European Union agreed on a plan of action against climate change. The aim is a 20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 from the European countries. But the aim could be increased to 30% if other countries …

• This year Dell will be the first company to go carbon neutral

  This year Dell, the computer maker, will be 100% carbon neutral. They will become carbon neutral by buying carbon reductions. While it’s not the best way to go green it is the fastest and simplest way at the moment. You …