An unusual strain of Ecuadorian fungi enjoy nothing more than settling down to a meal of polyurethane in an airless landfill. Depending on whether we find a cure for our addiction to plastics, they may prove to be a lifesaver … Read more
Auckland’s newest development at the waterfront, Wynyard Quarter, is greening up with the installation of a rooftop garden in the Karanga Plaza which will see a reduction in stormwater runoff and promote biodiversity in the area. The waterfront development already includes rain … Read more
New Zealand is in the enviable position of having a high proportion of its electricity created by renewable means. It needs to be higher still. Aotearoa’s natural environment generated 74% of the electricity used in 2010. According to Dr Lawrence … Read more
By emailing pictures, streaming videos and songs, and storing our electronic data, we are contributing to several tons per day of coal pollution associated with keeping the internet running. In a report released by Greenpeace International, our increased use of … Read more
This is a rare opportunity to hear from Albert Bates, the internationally recognised author of The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change, The Post Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook and numerous books, films and news media on energy, environment and … Read more
Ever been unimpressed about the plastic upon plastic packaging your purchases come in? Now you can take companies to task – and applaud the good guys – for the types of packaging they choose to use with the Unpackit Packaging … Read more
New Zealand could become a regional centre for emulsified fuel technology. The technique adds small amounts of water to diesel to improve efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions. New Zealand company Blended Fuels Solutions has joined forces with United States-based … Read more
Computer recycling which is free, safe and ethical? Sounds too good to be true? Computer Recycling Ltd, an Auckland-based company, does exactly that and claims a staggering 99 per cent of received items are kept out of landfills. Unwanted computers … Read more
A British student frustrated with the sameness of mobile phone design took matters into his own hands and designed an organic bamboo handset. The phone was on display at London Design Week last year, and the reaction was so favourable … Read more
An Israeli clean tech company has developed the ‘Solar Tulip’ – an energy generating tower that produces 100kWh of electricity from sunlight and hot air. The mirrors trained on the flower-shaped power tower heat the air inside the bulb to … Read more