Articles Tagged with the word ‘water’
Sun, wind and rain powered London “Oasis”
20 Jun 2006
Designed by architect Laurie Chetwood the London Oasis is a demonstration of sustainability and renewable energy working with aesthetic architecture to provide a tranquil space ñ an oasis for London.
High Ham is Top Straw
07 Jun 2006
A brand new classroom with straw bale walls will soon be in use by thechildren of High Ham CE Primary School, near Langport in Somerset. Theeco' classroom, the first to be built in Somerset, uses the latest insustainable building methods.
Eco Footprints
07 Mar 2006
Students from 30 schools created 3,000 cardboard footprints that blazed a trail through the Hong Kong Jockey Club Urban Jungle Exhibition.
Waves of Change
03 Mar 2006
The potential for using the power of the sea's tides and waves is being investigated by companies working in Wales and Northern Ireland.
Frank Water
21 Dec 2005
A non-profit natural spring water company has been launched to supply the UK's demand for bottled water in a responsible way by giving its profits to clean water initiatives.
Taco Burrito Goes Solar
02 Dec 2005
Thanks to a government funding initiative Salvador Lamas has revolutionised the latest edition to his Chicago restaurant chain Taco Burrito King. Paying close to $2000 a month to heat the 500 gallons of water that needed boiling daily to cook and clean within the restaurant Salvador looked for new ways to acquire electricity at a reduced price.
Potatoplates
29 Jun 2005
Partygoers in New Zealand can now eat their barbecue food off Potatoplates ñ 100 per cent biodegradable plates, guaranteed not to last!
One Planet Living
29 Jun 2005
BioRegional and its partner, WWF, have launched a large-scale eco-tourism scheme in Portugal, which replaces a proposal to build a conventional tourist resort.
Unique Farm Saved from Plough
30 Jun 2003
An archaeological gem' was recently saved from a ploughing fate when the Countryside Restoration Trust stepped in to buy it in the nick of time.
Mandalas for Peace
30 Jun 2003
From 18th to 22nd June 2003, Tibetan monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery will be creating a peace mandala at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The mandala, will be made from millions of grains of coloured sand carefully dropped, grain by grain from a special funnel, whilst the monks chant mantras for peace.
Restoring Eden
30 Jun 2003
A remarkable project called Eden Again plans to fully restore what is believed to be the Biblical Garden of Eden. The Mesopotamian Marshlands in southern Iraq, also known as the fertile crescent, are without doubt a world heritage site. What makes this enormous project so remarkable is that it aims not only to turn these wetlands back to their...
Biodiversity is a Necessity
30 Jun 2003
The Global Biodiversity Challenge, in London in May, drew over 120 participants from 46 countries representing governments, international and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academia and the private sector
Dam in the Desert
30 Sep 2002
Students from the Waldorf College Project in Stroud, Gloucestershire recently travelled to Egypt to work with Bedouin tribes.
Ryan’s Well
30 Sep 2002
When six year old Ryan Hreljac heard about the many children in Africa who do not have clean water to drink he decided to do something to help. Ryan, from a small town near Ottawa in Canada, listened as his teacher explained that $70 would provide a well and became determined to raise the money
Earth Champions Interview with Michael Meacher
30 Sep 2002
WWF Earth Champions, Rhys Davies, age 17 (Wales), Stephanie Wiseman, age 11 (Scotland), Peter Burton, age 11 (Northern Ireland) and Tim Green, age 10 (England) met Environment Minister Michael Meacher, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development
Extracts from the Earth Champions’ Summit Diary
30 Sep 2002
During the Summit, the four WWF Earth Champions from the UK, winners of the Our World School's Competition, visited schools in Soweto, where they were welcomed by singing and dancing.
The Most Innovative Product in the World
30 Sep 2002
A product designed to clean up the world has been named the most innovative product in the world. Supazorb, invented in South Africa, can clean up polluted water and even deal with oil spills
Earthships to the Rescue
30 Sep 2002
Could Earthships be the answer to the problem of all the old tyres that are piling up around the world? Cheap, do-it-yourself buildings, Earthships started life in America and now these unusual homes are coming to Britain.
Green Plan for London
30 Jun 2002
The London Plan will require the use of renewable energy in big developments; a big increase in the provision of solar energy technology where technically feasible and wider use of green roofs planted on top of buildings.
Plugging into the Power of the Sea
30 Jun 2002
This summer, a prototype marine turbine, designed to produce electricity from tidal currents, will be installed off the coast of Lynmouth, in North Devon. 'It works on the same principle as a windmill but, because water is denser, the turbines don't have to go so fast,' explains Peter Fraenkel. technical director in charge of engin-eering of Marine Current Turbines.