Category: Lifestyle
Does our breathing contribute to global warming?
Category: Basic, Climate Change, LifestyleAuthor : Admin October 30, 2016
Sometimes, those who decide to seriously think about CO2 and global warming end up with an interesting question: Hey, don’t we humans breathe out CO2 as well? So aren’t we, just by being ...Read more
How did we live before plastics were invented?
Category: Biopolymers, Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Materials, Moderate, Solid WasteAuthor : Admin September 15, 2016
It was not long back that a person asked me at a conference: How did we live before plastics? Or perhaps the person meant “How could we have lived before plastics?”. Either way, I liked th...Read more
How can Internet of Things contribute to cleantech?
Category: Advanced, Efficiency, Lifestyle, Lifestyle, ProfessionAuthor : Admin September 15, 2016
We are a jerk generation. Oh yeah? Yeah! Don’t agree? Then just how do you explain the following? We forget to switch things off. We run things at a maximum or a minimum, rarely at an optimum W...Read more
How can mobile technologies contribute to cleantech?
Category: Advanced, Lifestyle, Profession, TransportAuthor : Admin September 12, 2016
Mobile technology is everywhere. Our future generations will wonder how the world had been able to ever live without it. Beyond the obvious benefits mobile technologies provide for our life, mobile te...Read more
How best can schools teach cleantech for primary grades?
Category: Education, Lifestyle, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin September 4, 2016
In my opinion, most adults are are really spoilt and are almost irreparable in the context of making a change to sustainable habits! Small children, they are different. They could be taught the rig...Read more
Is it true that sewage water can be converted into drinking water?
Category: Basic, Lifestyle, WaterAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
Have you ever thought about where the water you drink originated? I never had, until I read a news item. A couple of years back in Australia, when a utility company offered the residents drinking wat...Read more
What are the best ways to turn fruit & vegetable waste into value?
Category: Bio, Biofuels, Lifestyle, Moderate, Profession, Solid WasteAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
That rotting fruit in your kitchen bin – did you know that you could convert it into stuff of value? Something on the lines of fuel or fertilizers? Households, industries and commercial estab...Read more
What eco-friendly products can I start using without altering my lifestyle?
Category: Basic, Green Buildings, LED, Lifestyle, LifestyleAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
Who doesn’t wish to be environment friendly? Well, there indeed might be a few jerks who don’t, but you get the drift. In spite of intentions, few of us actually end up being eco-friendly...Read more
How do I know how much energy I can save in my building?
Category: Basic, Efficiency, Energy Audit, Green Buildings, Lifestyle, ProfessionAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
Buildings consume almost 40% of the total electricity generated worldwide. Now, that’s a massive portion. Naturally hence, building energy conservation can take us a long way towards building a...Read more
How difficult is it to do composting at home?
Category: Basic, Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Management, Organic Farming, Solid WasteAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
Many folks who care about the environment love to do composting. Gardeners love it too. They all just like the satisfaction of doing growing their own fertilizer and the feeling that they are sparing...Read more