Archive for September, 2006

Sustainable urban aquaculture

Sustainable urban aquaculture

Entrepreneur Martin Schreibman is raising thousands of tilapia in tanks residing in a Brooklyn warehouse, in an attempt to create a sustainable fish farming business. Raising fish in the inner city may seem a bit out of place, but urban aquaculture addresses many health, environmental and econom

Posted byon09.13.2006inEconomics, Sustainable Tech

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Florida county plans to vaporize landfill trash

Florida county plans to vaporize landfill trash

A Florida county plans to build a facility to get rid of their landfills, generate electricity and produce construction material, all using a process called plasma gasification which vaporizes garbage at temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun. The $425 million facility expected to be bui

Posted byon09.11.2006inEnergy, Sustainable Tech

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Ocean plankton absorbing less CO2 than expected

Ocean plankton absorbing less CO2 than expected

Phytoplankton, the tiny plants that float in our oceans, apparently aren't removing as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as expected. Generally the amount of CO2 uptake is calculated based on colour readings of the blooms; the greener the bloom the more carbon dioxide being absorbed. This

Posted byon09.8.2006inSustainable Tech

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Another step towards self-cleaning surfaces

Another step towards self-cleaning surfaces

Japanese scientists have made an important step towards self-cleaning surfaces with the development of a material which can switch from water absorbent to water repellant on command. The inspiration? A lotus blossom. Water drops bead up and roll off of the leaves water-repellent surface, washing

Posted byon09.6.2006inSustainable Tech

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