Archive for the ‘Green’ Category

The story of stuff

Friday, January 25th, 2008

A brilliant 20mn film on the global consumption process. From Extraction to Disposal, through production in factories, distribution in malls and shopping center and consumption in our homes, this film is filled with impressive and scary facts. Our society based on this consumption only model is flawed from the core. Definitely ...

WattWatt, a social site to share electricity friendly ideas

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Check out WattWatt, an eco friendly social web 2.0 site built around electricity and how one can reduce its electricity consumption. Join, get the latest pulses and share your tips and ideas and thoughts on electrical energy efficiency. The people behind this project are the International Electrotechnical Commisson, a ...

Champagne causes global warming !

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

I was listening to the local radio this morning, a guy was talking about parkling wines and the different methods of creating the CO2 that makes them bubble. The radio was France Inter and the guy was Jean-Pierre Coffe, a well known food commentator who bravely defends the values of ...

A small step toward eco-friendly computers

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Your computer sucks up energy like a 150 watt light bulb. Depending on your activity (word or gaming), your screen (flat or classic) and other factors, that's what the average computer needs when it's turned on. That is whether you're actually working or in the kitchen making tea. See : Ask ...