All images credit Loadingdock5 There are fundamentally two different ways of dealing with energy and buildings: Supply and demand . the supply approach attacks the problem with solar panels, heat pumps and tech; the demand approach is the Passivhaus approach, where you insulate and seal so well that you barely need any heat at all. Most of the Passivhaus designs we have seen have been the single family house in the country, but
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Birds fly along with a human-pilotted microlight plane. Photo: Waldrappteam . The drastic decline in the population of the northern bald ibis, a bird once common throughout Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East, has left conservationists pinning their hopes on breeding the birds in captivity and reintroducing them into the wild. But without parents to teach them migratory routes , the captive birds stand little chance of long-term surviva… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: tedprize : Phenom Penh Does a graffiti artist lose his edge if he wins a big prize ($100,000) and portrays social issues? If you are JR, the winner of the TED Prize then you’ve still got your street cred. His exhibition “Women Are Heroes” has been shown on slum housing in Paris, bridges in Africa and the walls of favelas in Brazil. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: WWF The Amazon rainforest , one of the largest and most diverse ecosystem on the planet, has been a virtual treasure-trove for ambitious biologists aiming to uncover new species . In the last ten years alone, scientists have identified 1,200 remarkable organisms which were previously unknown — which is the equivalent of three new discoveries being made every day, for a decade. But … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: GulfofMexico2010 It’s a cliched slogan applied to a novel idea — and the result is a memorable bit of anti-oil spill message (not to mention a surefire PR coup). Artist Anthony Burrill took the ageless adage “Oil & Water Do Not Mix”, created a stark design, and used actual oil from the BP Gulf spill to print 200 posters. The following video shows how he did it:… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Toyota, if this is really the Prius MPV… Some Have Been Waiting a Long Time for a Hybrid Minivan Autoblog Italy has a supposedly leaked pic of what could very well be the Prius hybrid’s big brother, a Prius MPV with three rows of seats (we mentioned it here: Worldwide Prius Sales Top 2 Million, 2 New Variants Rumored for 2012 ). Google Translate reveals that this hybrid MPV would have “the Prius hybrid HSD platform, composed of 1.8 to Atkinson cycle engine combined with an electric module with a to… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Mazda Testing Methodology Matters Mazda’s press release about the next general of its “2″ model has been spreading around the net like wildfire in the past few days, and sadly, it seems that many of these stories omit some important facts and focus on “70 MPG OMG LIKE HYBRID!”. While Mazda’s announcement is exciting, I think it’s important to set the record straight and have realistic expectations about what kind of fuel economy the next Mazda2 will deliver…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo credit: Tuesday Phillips/ecolutionist This guest post was written by Tuesday Phillips, founder and editor of ecolutionist . As the one and only time of year that you can put on just about anything you want and act completely out of character, Halloween is the paramount time for sending eco-inspired messages about the perils of the planet —without saying a word. Think about it: You are free to create any festive persona or character your mind desires;
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Photo: CNBC As the director of the US Geological Survey and leader of the scientific response to the BP Gulf spill, Marcia McNutt had some interesting things to say about the disaster when she spoke last week at this year’s Poptech conference . For one, she admitted that the Obama administration, in deciding to blast the gushing wellhead with hundreds of thousands of gallons of chemical dispersants, “didn’t know the impac… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Nissan Launches the Fuga Hybrid in Japan (Coming to US as an Infiniti in 2011)
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Photo: Nissan Japanese Fuel Economy: 19.0 km/L At about this time last year, I wrote about Nissan’s plans for a new hybrid with lithium-ion batteries based on the Fuga (known as the Infiniti M35 in the US). Right on time, the Fuga hybrid is coming out on November 2nd in Japan, and will come to the US in 2011. Read on for more details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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