Environmental Restoration
Plasma Arc Gasification: Eliminating Landfills by Converting Waste into Clean Energy
Dirty diapers, concrete, sludge, even hazardous biomedical waste can be transformed into energy using plasma arc gasification technology. With millions of tons of waste being generated every year and nowhere to put it, scientists have developed a method of converting any waste – no matter how toxic or dangerous – into a clean fuel gas,…
Read MoreAshes To Diamonds: Swiss Company Turns People’s Cremated Remains Into Diamonds
Instead of soaking your dead relatives in chemicals and burying them in a sealed casket, why not compress and super-heat their cremated ashes and turn them into a beautiful man-made diamond that can be worn and cherished for generations to come? The processed used by Swiss company Algordanza begins by chemically extracting carbon from the…
Read MoreMan Builds Floating Tropical Island Paradise on 150,000 Recycled Plastic Bottles
Richart Sowa has built a tropical island from 150,000 recycled plastic bottles. To top it off he also built an off grid solar powered house on top of his island too, complete with composting toilet, and a rainwater collecting system. He has also added plants and a nice little garden. The plastic bottles are placed…
Read MoreSolar Powered Water Wheel Cleans 50,000 Pounds of Trash Per Day From Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
Scientists hope that people will be able to swim in Baltimore’s harbor 5 years after this device is installed. _Pollution in the world’s waterways is one of the most serious challenges that our species is facing, and creative solutions are going to be needed in order to solve this problem. People from all over the…
Read MoreWhy Natural Swimming Pools Are Awesome!
There is nothing like taking a cool dip in a pool to combat the hot summer sun. A swimming pool can be a great addition to your home but can be expensive and time consuming to maintain. Harsh chemicals like chlorine and cyanuric acid cause thousands of reported injuries each year. Natural swimming pools are…
Read MoreThe Darkside of Turf Lawn and 8 Amazing Alternatives
Why have a monocrop grass lawn when you can use different plants that you’ll never have to mow again? With a passion unmatched in other countries, American’s water, spray, weed, and mow between 35 million – 50 million acres of lawn, all without suspecting any negative impact on their health or environmental health. In his…
Read More7 Miraculous Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World
Perhaps you only think about mushrooms when one sprouts up in your yard or when you’re ordering a pizza. But they have many incredible, world-saving capabilities that you need to know about. “I believe that mycelium is the neurological network of nature. Interlacing mosaics of mycelium infuse habitats with information-sharing membranes. These membranes are aware,…
Read MoreThis Awesome Urn Will Turn You into a Tree After You Die
Why get your family to bury you when you die, when you can get them to turn you into a tree? You don’t find many designers working in the funeral business thinking about more creative ways for you to leave this world (and maybe they should be). However, the product designer Gerard Moline has combined the romantic…
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