matthewmcvickar + sustainability   6

OurWorld 2.0: Plastic to oil fantastic
Blest, a Japanese company, has created machine that melts plastic and cools the vapor to create gasoline. Yikes!
environment  japan  plastic  sustainability 
august 2010 by matthewmcvickar
The American: The Omnivore's Delusion — Against the Agri-intellectuals
I want to revisit this later; it is an interesting retort to Michael Pollan and others' condemnations of current farming techniques.
business  ecology  economics  environment  food  policy  politics  science  sustainability  america 
june 2010 by matthewmcvickar
MIT News Office: 'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution
Is this it? "Until now, solar power has been a daytime-only energy source, because storing extra solar energy for later use is prohibitively expensive and grossly inefficient. Daniel G. Nocera, the Henry Dreyfus Professor of Energy at MIT, has developed a simple method to split water molecules and produce oxygen gas, a discovery that paves the way for large-scale use of solar power." "The new catalyst works at room temperature, in neutral pH water, and it's easy to set up."
solarpower  green  electricity  energy  mit  sustainability  environment  science  technology 
august 2008 by matthewmcvickar
FSC: Forest Stewardship Council
An international body that promotes responsible forestry and printing practices. I've started noticing their seal around. It's good to know this is going strong.
conservation  environment  green  sustainability  science  ecology  forestry  paper 
september 2007 by matthewmcvickar
WorldChanging
"Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future." Fantastic companion website to the book.
environment  sustainability  green  technology  climate  earth  globalwarming  people  society  pollution  social  politics 
june 2007 by matthewmcvickar

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