Ecologic Brands is a company which aims to create simple and robust green packaging for the world. Inspired by the Canadian milk pouch. The outer shells are made from recycled cardboard and old newspapers, and can be recycled again and again. The inner pouches use minimal plastic and 100% recycled materials.
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Simple and Robust Green Packaging, Is it Possible?
Posted on 30 January 2012.
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Open Source Ecology » DIY Machines to Start a Civilisation
Posted on 28 December 2011.
Open Source Ecology is a network of farmers, engineers, and supporters that for the last two years has been creating the Global Village Construction Set, an open source, low-cost, high performance technological platform that allows for the easy, DIY fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a sustainable civilisation with modern comforts.
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Video » Who Cares About this Planet?
Posted on 13 December 2011.
“Who Cares About This Planet?” is a spoken word poem that expresses this conflict between concern and ignorance for our planet, written and performed by Made Wade. Short and powerful little film
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Solar Bottles, An Amazingly Simple Green Solution
Posted on 06 December 2011.
Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light), is a sustainable lighting project which aims to bring the eco-friendly Solar Bottle Bulb to disprivileged communities worldwide. Designed and developed by students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Solar Bottle Bulb is based on the principles of Appropriate Technologies — a concept that provides simple and easily replicable technologies that address basic needs in developing communities.
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Carbon Nation » A Climate Change Solutions Movie
Posted on 03 December 2011.
carbon nation is an optimistic, climate change solutions film that shows tackling climate change boosts the economy, increases national & energy security and promotes health & a clean environment.
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Eco-Friendly Recycled Concrete Hotel
Posted on 22 August 2011.
We love projects that ‘recycle’ material in clever and ingenious ways. The idea behind the TuboHotel is simple. Use reclaimed concrete pipes and turn them into rooms for a unique hotel retreat. The idea is new as is clear by Andreas Strauss’ Dasparkhotel project – allegedly the first hotel made from reclaimed concrete pipes
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Amazing Compact Eco House Project
Posted on 08 August 2011.
Can you live in a house that is 3m x 3m x 3m? The Cube Project is an initiative designed to build a compact eco house where one person could live with a minimum impact on the environment.
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Short Film » Of Forests and Men – Official Film for the International Year of Forests
Posted on 27 July 2011.
To celebrate 2011 as the International Year of Forests, the United Nations approached the photographer and asked him to produce the official film for the International Year of Forests campaign.
Take 7 minutes of your day to watch this film…
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Environmental Film » If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Posted on 30 June 2011.
On December 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by Federal agents in a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth Liberation Front– a group the FBI has called America’s “number one domestic terrorism threat.” This remarkable must-see film tells the story of the ELF…
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Amazing Bio-tecture » Living Green Bridges in India
Posted on 16 June 2011.
Featured in this video is a great example of biotecture. A living the Root Bridge in India. A living ‘Root Bridge’ at Mawlynnong, a village in Khasi Hills near Cherrapunji district in Meghalaya state of India.
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Video » 5 Ingenious Bio-Inspired Architecture Designs
Posted on 12 June 2011.
A future more beautiful? Architect Thomas Heatherwick shows five recent projects featuring ingenious bio-inspired designs. Some are remakes of the ordinary: a bus, a bridge, a power station … And one is an extraordinary pavilion, the Seed Cathedral, a celebration of growth and light.
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7 New Green Films & Tv Shows You Must See
Posted on 10 May 2011.
This year, all the conversation amongst green circles seems to be focusing not only on policy and energy consumption but on recent man-made and natural disasters as well. The list below reflects these current concerns in a creative way through the medium we know best, TV and Film.
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FUEL » A comprehensive and entertaining look at energy in America
Posted on 08 May 2011.
FUEL is an amazing, in-depth, personal journey of oil use and abuse as it examines wide-ranging energy solutions other than oil, the faltering US auto and petroleum industries, and the latest stirrings of the American mindset toward alternative energy.
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Gripping Recycled Art Documentary » WASTE LAND
Posted on 01 May 2011.
Filmed over nearly three years, WASTE LAND follows Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world’s largest garbage dump
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Solowheel » Next Generation Individual Eco-Transport
Posted on 19 April 2011.
Here is the latest attempt at an “eco-friendly” individual transport. This baby, like its big cousin the Segway, uses gyroscope technology to balance the body. This modern day unicycle carries a 1000-Watt motor and a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery and will set you back about $5000. Is it worth it?
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Stylish Lounger Made Entirely of Hemp
Posted on 04 April 2011.
We are always praising the versatility and vast uses of Hemp. It is without a doubt the most eco-friendly material on the planet, and here is yet more proof of this. Wener Aisslinger presents this, the first natural fiber Monochair designed with a total new technology…
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Recycled Skateboards Turned into Works of Art
Posted on 29 March 2011.
Haroshi is a Japanese artist that makes eye catching art pieces recycling old used skateboard decks. His almost accidental ‘green’ approach to artwork is born through styles such as wooden mosaic, dots, and pixels; where each element, either cut out in different shapes or kept in their original form, are connected in different styles, and shaven into the form of the final art piece.
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Eco-Tent made from Cork
Posted on 27 February 2011.
Supplying more than half the world’s corks, the Portuguese cork forests are one of the most successful examples of sustainable agro-forestry anywhere in the world. Not only is cork itself recyclable, biodegradable and renewable, but the cork forests provide valuable habitat for a variety of animals and contribute to a mixed agrarian economy that has [...]
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Eco-makeover for Famous Planter’s Nutmobile
Posted on 25 February 2011.
The Planters Nutmobile has gotten an eco-makeover just in time for its debut tonight at the Global Green Oscars pre party in Los Angeles. The peanut shaped rolling brand ambassador now sports all manner of green energy accoutrement: There are solar panels for interior LED lights, reclaimed wood floors, a wind turbine, and of course, [...]
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Animation » An Illustrated Definition of Biodiversity, Ecological Footprints and Ecosystems
Posted on 18 February 2011.
Not just another nature film Just what do terms like biodiversity, the Ecological Footprint and ecosystem services actually mean, and what do they have to do with our daily lives? The film was produced by WWF for the launch of the 2010 Living Planet Report and narrated by British and actor and comic Stephen Merchant, [...]
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About the Author
Fermín Beltrán has worked in Architecture for many years gaining a wide range of real-world design and construction experience. He is fascinated by finding alternatives methods of creating modern architecture in ways that are sustainable, elegant, comfortable and functional. He has vast experience designing and constructing a wide array of buildings ranging from state-of-the-art music halls to social housing and even small holdings in South America. He is currently completing a Masters in Advanced Sustainability at the University of Dundee in Scotland
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