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Crazy Pixel Building to Be Australia's First Carbon Neutral Office

[Lifestyle] Read the rest of Crazy Pixel Building to Be Australia’s First Carbon Neutral OfficePermalink | Add to del.icio.us | diggPost tags: "wind turbine", carbon neutral office building, carbon-neutral, eco design, first carbon neutral building in australia, Green Building, green design, grocon, pixel building, Solar Power, studio 505, Sustainable Building, sustainable design [Inhabitat Lifestyle]

Kuwaiti Scientists Say Peak Oil Will Arrive in 2014

[Transport] New research out of Kuwait, using a new method of calculating the crude oil production potential of 47 of the world’s largest oil producing countries, has found that peak oil — the period in time when oil production reaches a maximum and then begins to decline — will come much sooner than expected… 2014 to be exact. Read more of this story » [Gas 2.0]

Test Driving Volkswagen's First Hybrid Vehicle: The 2011 Touareg

[Transport] Photo via MotorTrend VW's 2011 Touareg Hybrid The 2010 Geneva Motor Show was filled with so many splashy auto announcements--Porsche's first ever plug-in hybrid, a new Aud... Read the full story on TreeHugger [TreeHugger Transport]

Nike Unveils World Cup Soccer Jerseys Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles

[Fashion] ATTENTION GREEN SOCCER FANS Nike recently unveiled its new team jerseys for the upcoming World Cup and here’s the kicker (pun intended) – they’re made from discarded plastic bottles! That’s right, the uniforms, or “kits” in proper soccer speak, are made from melted down bottles from landfills in Japan and Taiwan that have been spun into [...] [Inhabitat Fashion]

Livia Firth Blogs About Her Oscar Eco Dress Preparations

[Celebrity] “The dress goes on. It feels amazing. Orsola de Castro and her team have excelled themselves. It is exactly what I wanted to end this challenge. Deep, sumptuous blacks, a mix of materials, a subtle drape and old Hollywood detailing. I can't wait to tell people that it's made from waste!” “Everything feels so precious – [...] [Ecorazzi]

48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing

[News] AP - Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish. [Yahoo! Green News]

Rich Countries “Outsourcing” Carbon, Good News for Carbon Software Players

[Technology] Blue collar jobs aren't the only thing getting outsourced away from the U.S. and Europe. As much as a third of carbon dioxide emissions related to goods and services bought in rich countries are emitted outside their borders, effectively “outsourcing” these gasses to the developing countries that produce much of what is consumed, according to a [...] [Earth2Tech]

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