Or in this case, Cold War era destroyers to reefs. The Queensland Government has scuttled the HMAS Brisbane, a decommissioned destroyer, in an effort to create a new underwater habitat. Although this sort of thing has happened before, this time there are pictures! Double good news.
Category: Environment
Ecological Footprint
How many Earths do you require? You can see how many planet Earths the current human population would need if they all consumed as mush as you. It takes into account the country you’re living in and the size of your city.
This is known as your ecological footprint. It’s presented by the kind people at Earth Day.net and Redefining Progress.
Environmentally Friendly AC
Some students have created an air conditioner that is more environmentally friendly than your common cooling unit. From the article: “[the students] won the first-ever Ricoh Sustainable Development Award in May when they competed against 1,400 other worldwide invitation-only entries at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix.”
More info on the Ricoh Sustainable Development Award.
Wal-Mart Tries to be Good
Wal-Mart, known by most to be a horrible corporation, is trying to be environmentally conscious. CNN has an article on a new store Wal-Mart is opening that has a windmill and a roof that opens and closes based on sunlight.
Wal-Mart is doing this to save money and also to try to improve its reputation. I never thought that Wal-Mart would ever make it onto this site in this way, but it does make sense since energy is becoming more and more expensive. Wal-Marts have huge roofs that can be used for solar panels; their buildings are surrounded by huge parking lots that would allow wind to be generated for windmills.
Study on Skis
A question that is rarely asked got answered recently:
What’s the best way to perform research in Antarctica?
The answer is to do it on skis.
A new research base will be elevated on skis so it can be moved around and allow the researchers sunlight (when it shines) because a major complaint from researchers was the lack of sun. It will also have some solar panels. It is a modular design to allow for quick construction, and I assume it would be easy to add new modules as things get better.