PUBLIC MARKS from sbrothier with tag environment

Hidden in an unknown corner of Inner Mongolia is a toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for smartphones, consumer gadgets and green tech, discovers Tim Maughan.

Climate change threatens the birds we see every day. I pledge to help build a brighter future for the 314 birds at risk.

A container filled with millions of Lego pieces fell into the sea off Cornwall in 1997. But instead of remaining at the bottom of the ocean, they are still washing up on Cornish beaches today - offering an insight into the mysterious world of oceans and tides.

Of China’s major cities, Beijing’s pollution problem is probably the worst, causing thousands of premature deaths every year. Its residents are fed up. The growing outrage has forced leaders to declare a “war on pollution,” including the goal of slashing Beijing’s PM2.5— the concentration of the particles that pose the greatest risk to human health—by 25% by 2017. The Beijing municipal government will earmark nearly 1 trillion yuan ($160 billion) to meet that target. +

One day we could have conductive materials that grow, evolve, and self-repair. Researchers at MIT have taken the first steps to creating them. A new study (paywall) describes “living materials” that combine bacterial cells with nonliving materials that can conduct electricity and emit different colors of light. The study is just a proof-of-concept, but researchers say that future applications could include cheaper, more efficient solar panels and biosensors.

The Climate Reality Project is dedicated to unleashing a global cultural movement demanding action on the climate crisis.

La pétition, à relayer et à signer, est là. Ça vaut le coup d'essayer, vous croyez pas ?

Sustainable Renovation project of a flat in Barcelona, based on the 5 Rs of eco design

The arctic is under pressure from oil companies seeking to exploit its fossil resources. They see the melting of the sea ice, not as a warning, but as a business opportunity. Take a journey into the Arctic and explore for yourself its natural wonders, the threat of the encroaching oil industry, and follow the struggle to save the Arctic

We designed a house called "MIRAI NIHON" where technology and nature coexist with people and enable a 100% off-grid life. To make this happen, we collaborated with more than 20 companies to provide new technologies and inventions that bring the concept to life, and that have not yet been commercialized. Then we 'launched' the house as a product, making it available for sale.

"Coal: A Love Story" explores our modern culture’s complicated relationship with coal. Almost half of the nation's electricity is generated from the burning of coal. Despite the fact that we rely on electricity for nearly everything we do, few of us are aware of how it is generated. Whether we like it or not, we are in a complicated relationship with coal for the foreseeable future.

Notre planète – la Terre – est en danger. Volkswagen s’oppose à deux lois européennes stratégiques pour la protection du climat : la revalorisation de l’objectif de réduction des émissions, et l’adoption de normes plus strictes en matière de performance énergétique des véhicules. Sans ces mesures, la Terre connaîtra le même sort que la planète Aldérande : elle sera détruite par l’Étoile Noire. Mais tout n’est pas perdu. Nous sentons que la force accompagne Volkswagen.

Un véhicule sans conducteur a achevé hier un périple le menant de son lieu de conception à Milan (en Italie), jusqu'à l'exposition universelle de Shanghai (en Chine). Parti le 20 juillet, ce van électrique a parcouru 13 000 kilomètres en 3 mois et 9 jours, sans intervention humaine et sans consommer de carburant.

The test tube with David Suzuki

His name is William Kamkwamba, and his story is nothing short of remarkable. Using scraps from a local junkyard in Malawi, he created something that harnessed the wind - and changed his life. By Lucas Oleniuk and Randy Risling.

From Joseph Fourier to James Hansen, NOAA to I.P.C.C., and Kyoto to Copenhagen, a look at the history of climate study and diplomacy in the modern age of global warming.

Emmanuelle Walter, journaliste indépendante, versée dans l’éducation et l’environnement.

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five short multimedia documentaries - The weather is changing and the forecast is grim

GreenPrint makes it easy to print only the pages you want saving you around $100 a year on paper and ink, as well as helping to save millions of trees.

Chikuno Cube is an air freshener made from ultra fine powder of bamboo charcoal and clay minerals. Bamboo Charcoal has high capacity of absorbing odors, but the secret to the superior absorption powder of Chikuno Cube is the micro-honeycomb structure that amplifies it's surface area by hundred fold. This 2-inch cube has the surface area equivalent of 4 football fields and works best in a small enclosed space such as refrigerator, closets and cars. It is eco-friendly and can be re-used for up to 1 year by just exposing it to direct sunlight every month for 6 hours. The quality is rooted in Kyoto’s craftsmanship, and it won the Japanese Good Design Award in 2008

Un film inspiré des incidents survenus ces derniers temps dans des centrales nucléaires françaises et des conclusions d’un rapport de l’IRSN, l’Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire.

L'entre prise Neo Menuiserie située à Montoire sur le loir dans le 41 ( Loir et Cher ) est une entreprise familiale spécialisée dans la construction de maison à ossatures bois M.B.O.C. Crée en 2001, Neo Menuiserie prend la suite des établissements Metreau - Neo Construction Bois : 10 rue Marie Curie 41800 Montoire sur le Loir www.neomenuiserie.fr