Indoor Vertical Garden, a Testament to Sustainable Design
Design firm “Green Over Grey” focuses on sustainable designs for the 21st Century and beyond, some facets of which are more or less visible...
One Man’s Tesla Model S and a Cooler of Food
Apparently, that’s all you need to get from Herkimer, New York, to Miami, Florida, and back. You’ll notice I didn’t mention gas money, which...
Anti-Fracking Politician Called “Terrorist”
Rep. Jared Polis (Democrat-Colorado) thinks local communities should be able to decide how fracking is regulated in their area – if it’s permitted at...
Chocolate Maker MARS Inc. Invests In Giant Wind Farm
MARS Inc. products are always looked at as a bit of a guilty pleasure. You know you like them, you know you want them,...
Air Purifying Billboards Might Be the Tech That Handles Urban Pollution
When driving along pretty much any road, in any country, you are bound to encounter at least one billboard along the way. These flashy...
Biodegradable Sponge Made of Wood Fiber Cleans Up Oil Spills
Everyone most probably remembers the BP oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico back in 2010. The disaster was tremendous. Thousands of...
SOLAR-JET Makes Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel From CO2 and Sunlight
With regulations on carbon content in fuel becoming more and more strict, especially when it comes to airplanes, researchers and engineers around the world has entered...
Climate Change is Here and Now – National Climate Assessment
Some have said, about climate change, that it is something “their grandkids might suffer from.”
The problem is that, since the beginning of the Industrial...
“Please Forgive Us. We Have to Use Nuclear Energy.” – India
So were the words of New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah, of India, speaking of nuclear energy at the first session of the...
Lexus Hybrids Muddying Electric Vehicle Waters
Look anywhere, at politicians, journalists, ignorantes, even in some of the comments here on The Green Optimistic, and you’ll find electric vehicle opponents.
One place...
