Archived articles from 2010
French Student’s Eco-Marathon Success
01 Jun 2010
A team of French students have just smashed Eco-Marathon's 5 year long world record with a car capable of over 10,000 miles per gallon.
World Fair Trade Day 2010
05 May 2010
On 8th May World Fair Trade Day 2010 is being celebrated through hundreds of events in more than 70 countries around the world.
Positive Changes for Wind Power
04 May 2010
US based company and wind turbine developer WindSail have been addressing what some people site as the drawbacks to wind power with a comprehensively positive response.
A Growing Well Known Secret
04 May 2010
Designed by inventor Rupert Sweet-Escott the Secret Energy Turbine or S.E.T is a wind turbine that looks like a chimney pot and works silently.
The Great Exhibition Returns in 2012
04 May 2010
Julie Benson explains the motivation behind The Great Exhibition 2012 and tells us why she believes it is important for the UK to celebrate its heritage and history.
New Engine is a Breath of Fresh Air
28 Apr 2010
Compressed air as a vehicle fuel is a fundamentally clean technology. It is fast becoming science fact rather than science fiction, with compressed air prototype cars having been tested for use as private transport in both India and the US.
Brazil Rising
19 Apr 2010
In just seven years of office, the charismatic Brazilian leader has turned his homeland into the 'country of tomorrow'.
New Social Enterprise Promotes Creativity
25 Mar 2010
Launching this Sunday, Lifebulb is a social enterprise, through which people can take part in new activities enabling them to fulfil their creative potential.
Fighting Hunger on International Women’s Day
08 Mar 2010
Campaign launched to generate support for poor women across the globe, as a new report shows the value of empowering women in the fight against hunger and poverty.
Stanford Paper Battery
08 Mar 2010
Dip an ordinary piece of paper into ink infused with carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires, and it turns into a battery or supercapacitor.
The Turning Point
03 Mar 2010
The Turning Point: a return to community is a positive, inspiringdocumentary about our transition to a low-carbon future, exploring thevital role of community in the creation of a life-sustaining society.
How to Make and Use Compost
Forest to Reflourish
03 Mar 2010
Recognising the need for ecological restoration, a local group in Scotland have set about transforming a barren valley.
A Celebration of Tribal Peoples
03 Mar 2010
'We Are One: a Celebration of Tribal Peoples' is a truly unique collection of indigenous wisdom, stunning images and extracts, surrounding the ideology of mori kami yamaki', which means, 'we are all one'.
A Carpet Ride to Khiva
03 Mar 2010
Christopher Aslan Alexander originally travelled to Khiva, a little-known walled city in Uzbekistan, to write a guide book.
Why It’s Time to Swap Your Cuppa
03 Mar 2010
The main campaign focus of Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 is tea, with people being encouraged to organise tea-themed events from a tea dance to a mad hatter's tea party or morning tea at a local cafe or hall.
Refugee Wins Award for Radio Programme
03 Mar 2010
A 16-year-old Congolese boy has been awarded the annual International Children's Peace Prize, for producing a radio programme for children in a Tanzanian refugee camp.
Crossing Worlds
03 Mar 2010
The Crossing Worlds Programme is a bridge for all peoples to learn from and be inspired by the living Earth.