Art Directors Club Recognizes Greenprint DenverOn September 14, the Greenprint Denver Web site received a 2007 Interactive Merit Award from the Art Director’s Club of Denver, a local nonprofit focused on strengthening the creative community through education, workshops, events, and an annual design competition.Each year, nationally-recognized designers and artists are invited to select their favorites […]
Water Guzzlers Removed from City HallLast Friday, Mayor Hickenlooper announced that new water-saving toilets and urinals are being installed in the City and County Building. Over the next couple of weeks, 133 water-guzzling toilets (averaging 3.5-5.0 gallons per flush) and 28 urinals (averaging 1-5 gallons per flush) will be replaced with 1.6-gallon toilets and half-gallon […]
New BambooNew Bamboo - Japan SocietyBamboo is a grass in the family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae. Some of its members are giants, forming the largest members of the grass family. Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant in the world. Their growth rate (up to .5-1 feet/day (1.5-2.0 inches/hr)) is due to a unique rhizome-dependent system, […]
Greenprint Denver Council Releases ReportThe Greenprint Denver Council has released its draft Climate Action Plan, which includes their recommendations to Mayor Hickenlooper for a citywide greenhouse gas reduction strategy. For our inaugural post on the new Greenprint blog, we’re asking for your feedback. Please take a moment to review the document and the associated citywide […]
Climate action starts here.Frustrated by years of inaction by the federal government to combat global warming, citizen groups, families, local governments and the Western states all have mounted their own, diffuse campaigns to tackle what most agree is the most urgent challenge facing mankind.
Agucadoura Generating Power for 1,500 HomesAs the conventional sources of energy are […]
UK unveils CO2 footprint standard.A new standard that allows UK firms to measure the size of their goods’ carbon footprints has been launched.
University Team Helps Nissan Unveil its Green FutureWe all are familiar with the reality of fossil fuels, their side effects, soaring prices and their impact on common man who cares to drive an […]
Report: Bay cleanup needs to factor in climate change.If cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay isn’t hard enough as it is, a new report makes it clear that there’s another complicating factor to worry about: climate change.
Waste as a Renewable Energy SourceThe enormous increase in the quantum and diversity of waste materials generated by human activity […]
Low-emission Engines for Future HybridsChina is one of the most polluted countries in the world. But they are not unaware of the ill effects of the excessive use of fossil fuels. They are paying attention to lessening the environmental effects of the poisonous gases. China is making rapid strides towards clean energy and investing considerable […]
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swift wind turbine - quiet rooftop windpowerScottish company, Renewable Devices designs and distributes what they say is EUR
Woody Biomass ResourcesBiomass power is the largest source of renewable energy as well as a vital part of the waste management infrastructure. An increasing global awareness about environmental issues is acting as the driving force behind the use of alternative and renewable sources of energy. A greater emphasis is being laid on the promotion of […]