Giant Eco-Pyramid That Houses 1 Mil to be Unveiled in Dubai

Timelinks, a Dubai-based environmental design firm, has revealed concept renderings of a giant eco pyramid, named Ziggurat, with the official unveiling set for the Cityscape Dubai event October 6-9 this year. Ziggurat will be 4000 feet high and would be capable of housing one million people – even better, it will only take up 2.3 square kilometers and will be carbon neutral. The pyramid will utilize natural energy resources including wind power and steam power to achieve this. The building will also have an extremely efficient public transportation system that goes both horizontally and vertically.
Timelinks has patented the designs for the structure.
Read here, http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/25/ziggurat-dubai-carbon-neutral-pyramid-will-house-1-million/

Space-Based Solar Power Wireless Power Transmission Breakthrough

A landmark in space based solar power will be announced today, long-distance, solar-powered wireless power transmission.
John C. Mankins, former manager of NASA's Exploration Systems Research and Technology Program, will announce the success of a transmission project in Hawaii. In the test, wireless power transmission between two Hawaiian Islands 148 kilometers apart – more than twice distance from Earth to space – was successful.
The project will be featured in an hour long special on Discovery Project Earth on the Discovery Channel on ambitious geo-engineering ideas to fight global warming.
In space based solar power, large satellites would collect solar energy and beam it down to Earth.
Read the press release here, http://www.nss.org/news/releases/pr20080909.html

Your home network will need a Wireless Router, Linksys gets eco-friendly

Today Linksys (a division of Cisco) announced that they are jumping on the greener bandwagon with the delivery of eco-friendly packaging around their home networking gear, as well as ENERGY STAR compliance for some of their router products. Read more here, http://www.getwithgreen.com/2008/08/26/your-home-network-will-need-a-wireless-router-linksys-gets-eco-friendly/

Putting Canada on Track

With its vast supply of forest resources and thick farming belts, Canada is well positioned to take advantage of a bio-based economy. In the face of rising oil prices and concerns over climate change, switching from conventional to renewable resources should be an open-and-shut case. But Canada is also rich in fossil fuels - the Alberta tar sands boom is bringing wealth to the West - and as a result, the country has failed miserably to meet its Kyoto pledge to reduce GHG emissions. Unlike EU counterparts, says Douglas Bradley, Canada still lacks a national plan for sustainable development and renewable energy production. Read more here, http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/reworld/story?id=53474

Bringing Truly Green Office Supplies to the Masses

Here' a Canadian company showing how to effectively bring a broad range of truly green office supplies, affordably. Check them out, http://www.frogfile.com/

Watch Green Happen in Kansas

Greensburg, Kansas was already dying when a powerful tornado finally finished it off last year. But its thousand citizens decided to come back as a town worthy of its name. More here, http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53458

8 Products You Didn’t Know Were Made From Oil

Oil derived products are ubiquitous. But, do you realize just how common they are? If you think you've shed your oil addiction, think again. I guarantee you will find at least one product in this list that surprises you. Read the list here, http://thegreenroutine.net/8-products-made-from-oil/

Back

Well I'm back after a few weeks off. While I was vacationing, I had the chance to attend the first 100 Mile Diet Event in Grafton, Ontario.The event had numerous local producers and even had a booth selling the 100 Mile Diet book. I picked up a copy.
I hope this event will grow into an annual thing.