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The green roof atop the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s parking structure stands alone in terms of major sustainable development projects, and now it’s looking hard at more sustainability measures.

The leaders of the city hope that roof greening…

Now the electricity generated by wind turbines can be stored for future use. Start-up General Compression has devised a system that uses compressed air for producing electricity from wind turbines. This would help supply electricity even when there is no.

It’s really nice to watch those gentle giant pandas in a reserve. But, from the environmental point of view, keeping the reserve out of their poop is not that easy. Researchers at a southern China’s giant panda reserve have come up with a better…

Here comes this interesting environment-friendly house looking like a pod. Designed by inventor/ builder Aidan Quinn, the pod is fitted with solar panels on its roof. The panels heat the water. It also has a wind turbine that is used to generate…

Acute water crisis has forced the authorities in India’s Andaman Islands to fall back on the wells dug by the Japanese forces during the world War II.

After the 2004 tsunami, tourism is back with a bang in the islands. But while the demand got…

Marriott International — the US-based hotel chain — seems to be serious about its commitment to environmental stewardship. This is revealed by its recent announcement that it is on track for meeting its greenhouse gas emission-reduction goal by nearly..

Now, microbial fuel cell gets a new graphite brush anode, the use of which more than doubles the power output of fuel cells compared to the earlier electrode-generations. This new graphite brush anode is developed by the Penn State…

A new fuel-latent plastic has been developed that has been derived from fatty acids of plant. It can subsequently be broken down into a diesel-like liquid fuel that can be used in generators.

This plant-derived fuel-latent plastic has been…

Be it tree sap or flat soda pop, virtually anything sugary can lead to future’s longer-lasting batteries! Taking cues from all living things that use sugar as fuel, Minteer and her colleagues have adapted enzymes from nature, capable of stripping charges.

Paris, the land of food and art and wine lovers will soon wake up to find itself a love land for environment-conscious people and bikers. The day after Bastille Day, i.e. on July 15, Paris will be flooded with thousands of low-cost rental bikes!…