Plastic Whale fighting the plastic soup

Plastic whale creates awareness about the plastic soup Plastic waste is floating around in the waters of our globe creating a dangerous soup harming the environment. Amsterdam’s Plastic Whale Foundation builds a special boat for the collection of the waste. Plastic Whale is fighting for plastic free waters around the world, but the boat starts … Read more

“The ocean cleanup” or how to extract plastics from the ocean

Massive quantities of plastic garbage are already contaminating our oceans. Where millions of tons of plastic kill ocean life and poison food chains, somebody sees opportunities to combat this. To extract 7 billion kg of plastic from the ocean in just 5 years? Is this feasible? Dutch tech student Boyan Slat says yes. His concept called … Read more

Eco-conscious hotels in US. Eco-friendly efforts don’t have to end at home

10 eco-friendly and stylish hotels in Americans’ favorite destinations according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index. The guests of this hotels think about reducing their carbon footprints without skipping a moment of vacation time. Here are top 10 most popular U.S. destinations (according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI) ramping up their conservation efforts … Read more

Detroit Electric’s SP:01 – the world’s fastest pure-electric production car

Limited-edition SP:01 two-seat electric sports car unveiled in Detroit The original electric car innovators, Detroit Electric began life in 1906 and went on to make some 13,000 vehicles by 1939, setting the EV production world record for the twentieth century. This week, Detroit Electric unveiled a new high-performance champion in the emissions-free motoring. Boasting an … Read more

Groundbreaking Solar Impulse plane on the “Across America 2013” mission

“Our airplane is not designed to carry passengers, but to carry a message.” Bertrand Piccard Great news from the experimental Solar Impulse plane, which we follow with interest, impatience and curiosity. The solar-powered groundbreaking Swiss aircraft is ready to make a coast-to-coast flight across the United States. The project’s ultimate goal is to fly around … Read more

Electric tuk-tuks or “E-trikes” to cut burgeoning city pollution in Asia

Tuk-tuks or auto rickshaws, a cross between a motorbike and a tricycle, are a common means of public transportation in Asia and a serious source of pollution as the vehicles have small, petrol-powered engines. Tokyo’s startup Terra Motors, the No.1 electric motorcycle company in Japan, wants to help electric vehicle transport go green from the … Read more