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FLOOV at the Dutch Design Week 2009

25 Sep 2009 12:11:03 GMT

During Dutch Design Week 2009, the city of Eindhoven will be, for nine full days, completely dedicated to design. The largest design event in The Netherlands offers a platform to established design agencies, well-known designers, talented upcoming designers and recently graduated designers. This year FLOOV Visionary Design presents the Workshop Power Innovation Game in cooperation with the International Centre for Sustainable Excellence (ICSE). For information and registration go here

FLOOV Power Innovation Game at the Dutch Design Week 2009

24 Sep 2009 15:28:34 GMT

Sustainable design is a big issue, discussing it is easy but the difficulties come when bringing it into practice. The POWER INNOVATION GAME is an active, playful and practical workshop where you are guided through the principles of business development, design and communication in relation to sustainability. A practical design case will be introduced to start...

Guide to Greener Electronics - Version 11, March 2009 (Report)

02 Apr 2009 17:59:39 GMT

Greenpeace first released its 'Guide to Greener Electronics' in August 2006. The guide ranks the 17 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TV's and games consoles according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change. This is the version 11 , March 2009 . Nokia – Keeps top spot with new CO2 emissions reduction targets.
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Rough Seas for Wave Farm (Reportage)

02 Apr 2009 17:38:24 GMT

This project, which involves an investment of nine million euros, is in the development phase which should produce sufficient technical information to build a commercial wave power plant.
The companies involved are: The British company Pelamis Wave Power, the Australian Holding Babcock & Brown and Energias de Portugal (EDP). Unfortunately, this potential project is on hold due to financial problems. We expect good news that reactivates its development. Download Reportage

Colorblind : How Consumers See Green (PDF)

23 Mar 2009 10:01:49 GMT

The title Colorblind is a play on the notion that not everyone “sees” green the same way. Through this study Mark Bates and Grant Kristofek from the design consultancy Continuum hope to uncover how people think and feel about the environment. Read more and Download Report

Social-environmental Station - Environmental Traffic Light

20 Mar 2009 16:08:26 GMT

Just as there are traffic lights that help us regulate traffic vehicular and pedestrian, why not to talk about environmental signals that support decision making on environmental issues? Read more

Power-Hog

20 Mar 2009 16:03:06 GMT

Power-Hog is designed to capture the interest of parents and kids alike and serve the wider environmental cause helping out to reduce energy consumption at home. Read more

Bware Water Meter

19 Mar 2009 15:04:24 GMT

Bware: Did you ever ask yourself, "when I take a shower, do I know how much water I use?" Did you ask yourself the same the last time you washed the dishes? Probably the answer is no. Read More

1.618 Sustainable Luxury Fair

19 Mar 2009 14:59:30 GMT

1.618 is a new multi-disciplinary show presenting the best products and services in the Luxury and Sustainable Development industries in an original and contemporary environment, with support from the French Ministry of Culture and the World Wild Fund (WWF). Read more

Report: eCommerce Sites at Risk

16 Mar 2009 01:40:01 GMT

And it’s not just hype. Investors are putting their money where their mouth is, ponying up more than billion in the U.S. in clean-tech venture capital. “Indeed so-called green technology… appears to be blooming, even if the world economy is in wilt mode,” according to a recent eCommerce Times article. Read more and download report

Ocean Farm

16 Mar 2009 01:36:14 GMT

Open ocean water keeps the fish free of methylmercury and other coastal contaminants and anchored far from shore, the fish won’t disrupt coral ecosystems, as some of the world’s growing number of coastal farms can do says Snapperfarm. Read more