Eco-Friendly
Environmentally friendly, environment-friendly, eco-friendly, nature-friendly, and green are terms referring to goods and habitats, services, laws, guidelines and policies that inflict reduced, minimal, or no harm upon ecosystems or the environment
Top UK retailer, Stories Flooring, shares 4 things you should look out for when buying eco-friendly flooring.
It is commonly thought that a garden can be called organic if no toxic chemicals are involved. Although this is true, it is only one of many aspects of organic gardening that we have yet to cover. #organicgarden
A three-dimensional mass of floating flowers created by teamLab in Japan has been moving visitors not only with its technological magic but with its overwhelming natural beauty. #floatingflowergarden
Beyond the “subtle” energies, almost spiritual or astral, there is a dimension of energies that are well known and typified by academic science. We speak of forces of an electromagnetic nature, radiation fields, terrestrial magnetism, cosmic radiation, etc. The Schumann resonance falls on this spectrum. #schumannresonance
The “world’s largest” factory-built solely for the purpose of drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it, has just come online in Iceland. #ecofriendly
To build a different system—one that values healthy soils, biodiversity, clean water, and human capital overexploitation and profit at all costs—we must invest in the knowledge that supports it. #environmentallyfriendly #soilhealth
New research suggests that happier countries tend to consume in a more environmentally sustainable way. #happiness
Engineers from Rice University in Houston developed a novel method of generating power through the use of glowing “windows” that redirect light to the solar cells lining their edges. The windows, known as luminescent solar concentrates (LSCs), are composed of a conjugated polymer sandwiched between two acrylic panels. #LightPower #SolarPower
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More than half of British women are trying to use less energy in the house. This includes turning off dormant lights and turning off electrical appliances when not in use.
Greenland announced a halt on new oil and gas exploration, citing climate and other environmental impacts. “Great news!” responded the Center for International Environmental Law. #RenewableEnergy #oildrilling
California Is Planning Floating Wind Farms Offshore To Boost Its Power Supply – Here’s How They Work
In California, where drought has put pressure on the hydropower supply, the state is planning to develop the nation’s first floating offshore wind farms.
The BeeVi toilet not only saves resources and generates clean energy, but also rewards students by dumping digital currency into their wallets. #ecofriendly #BeeVitoilet
Texas’ grid shutting down in both cold and heat,” said one Democratic lawmaker, “underscores the facts we need to invest in clean and renewable energy infrastructure. Immediately. #heatwave #gogreen
Ditching fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy in order to keep warming below the 1.5ºC threshold is both “necessary and technically feasible.” #RenewableEnergy #FossilFuelExit
