http://AllGreenInfo.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:02:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Better Late: Today China and India formally joined the Copenhagen Accord, adding to the more than 100 countries that have signed the three-page agreement to combat rising global temperatures. GuardianSp the Blame: A new study suggests that while China is often criticized for its carbon emissions, a large percentage of ... http://AllGreenInfo.com/daily-roundup-march-9-2010/ Tower City, another concept from the 2010 eVolo Skyscraper Competition, re-envisions the city of Marseilles as a stacked skyscraper that sits on stilts above the water. Rather than letting cities sp out as population increases, a the design calls for a new city to be created out on the water, ... http://AllGreenInfo.com/tower-city-is-an-ecotopia-stacked-up-on-stilts/ Olson Lewis Dioli & Doktor Architects recently shared their appreciation of upcycling with youngsters at the Brookwood School Sustainability Fair by teaching them how to turn trash into treasure. The firm taught children at the elementary school how to save simple wooden pallets from the incinerator and craft their very ... http://AllGreenInfo.com/reader-tip-birdhouses-upcycled-from-discarded-shipping-pallets/ Last week, we brought you news about Chef Daniel Angerer’s special cheese made from his wife’s breast milk, and boy did that open a can of worms! While we expected knee-jerk ‘EEEWWW‘ reactions from humans, we didn’t really imagine the extent to which humans would get up in arms about ... http://AllGreenInfo.com/chef-daniel-angerer-defends-cheese-made-from-wife-s-breast-milk/ Most Americans would have a fit whether their credit card or cell phone company sent a dollar amount at the end of the month with no itemized description to match. But we tolerate it from our utility companies with little complaint. whether we’re going to change our energy habits, we’re ... http://AllGreenInfo.com/opower-encourages-efficiency-with-energy-report-cards/ There’s nothing inherently green about a month-long sports competition that requires participants and spectators to fly in from all by the planet, as is the case for the FIFA World Cup, which will be held in South Africa that June. Nike is making efforts, though, to push the World ... http://AllGreenInfo.com/nike-scores-with-recycled-world-cup-soccer-jerseys/ Photo: JurvetsonTelecom giant Nokia recently filed a patent for a cell phone powered by kinetic energy (one of our favorite kinds of energy here at Inhabitat!). The conceived phone would charge via built-in piezoelectric generators that will convert the user’s motions into capability. Now, we’ve seen a ton of kinetic ... http://AllGreenInfo.com/nokia-files-patent-for-kinetically-charged-cell-phone/ We all know a plant-based diet is one of the best ways to improve Mother Earth’s health, but did you know it’s plus a kickass way to improve human health, too?! Take for instance Ruben Studdard — the American Idol winner who recently lost 100 pounds by going VEG. Ruben explained his ... http://AllGreenInfo.com/american-idol-winner-ruben-studdard-loses-100-pounds-on-vegan-diet/ Tower City, another concept from the 2010 eVolo Skyscraper Competition, re-envisions the city of Marseilles as a stacked skyscraper that sits on stilts above the water. Rather than letting cities sp out as population increases, a the design calls for a new city to be created out on the water, ... http://AllGreenInfo.com/tower-city-is-an-ecotopia-stacked-upon-stilts/ the rest of Artist Uses LEGO Blocks to Rebuild New York City | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Dispatch, Jan Vormann, Lego bricks, LEGOs, new york city, New York City Legos, New York., ... http://AllGreenInfo.com/artist-uses-lego-blocks-to-rebuild-new-york-city/