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Thailand’s temple built from glass bottles
Thailand is perhaps one of the most beautiful places in the world, and is one of the most visited countries. Millions of tourists each year fall in love with the beaches, are enchanted in front of the temples, discover flavors and traditions of the rich Thai culture. And so Thailand has also become one of the […]
Continue readingCalifornia wants to generate clean energy from traffic
California dreams of producing clean energy from cars and pedestrians, and now, after years of study and research, they have decided to allocate the first $ 2 million to fund trials. In theory, the technology works: it would be necessary to pave roads and sidewalks with piezoelectric panels to capture the kinetic energy of traffic […]
Continue readingRotterdam, a floating forest to save trees
Our cities are constantly changing: the streets make way for new cycle paths, squares are renewed, and we build new parking lots. And with all this works, many trees are destroyed. In Rotterdam this will not happen again. The cultural association Mothership has created an innovative project with a great environmental value: the Bobbing Forest, a small floating forest […]
Continue readingAn abandoned railroad turned into a cycle-path
Italy focuses once again on sustainable tourism. In what has been declared the National Year of Walks, Abruzzo has decided to recover an old abandoned railway near Pescara and turn it into a picturesque cycle-pedestrian trail that goes into the green and blue heart of the region. It happens more and more often that abandoned railroads of our […]
Continue readingIn San Francisco plastic bottles are banned
San Francisco bans plastic bottles, and it’s the first city to do so. The citizens, though encouraged to use clean and free tap water, can still purchase plastic bottles; but in public buildings and properties of the city plastic bottles will become illegal in a few days. In the United States each year are used almost 50 […]
Continue readingThe ecocapsule that let you live anywhere
Imagine a completely autonomous home that allows you to live in the most remote places of the world, a mini holiday house that you can carry everywhere, from the sea to the mountains. It has become reality. By the Slovak architectural firm Nice Architects of Bratislava comes a new opportunity for sustainable lifestyle with the ecocapsule. It’s a mini home […]
Continue readingIn Amsterdam there is a new tunnel… for bikes!
In Amsterdam bikes abound. The inhabitants of the Dutch capital have increasingly chosen the bicycle to go to work, to shop, and to go out through the parks and canals of the city. And the city is adapting and promoting this sustainable lifestyle of its citizens. Annually they invest to build a world that respects […]
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