Monday, 8 August 2011
Taiwanese researchers have come up with a novel idea to save on the use of paper and other printable materials – erasable paper.
The “i2R e-Paper” is a kind of paper and the printer used to print onto it is thermal – the same as in fax machines. When the words are no longer needed on the paper, they can be erased. The “paper” can then be reused. Again and again – up to 260 times!
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Have you ever wondered which global brands are the most green? One of the world’s leading brand consultancies, Interbrand, decided to list the 50 best global green brands and recently released their report.
Top of the list is Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. Technology company 3M is in second place while electronic powerhouse Siemens made third place.
This is Interbrand’s first global report to focus on the environment and companies worldwide, and includes public perception of environmental sustainability as well as actual performance and available information, reports www.greentimes.co.za.
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
The city of Johannesburg has announced that it has drafted new waste management by-laws, which will make it mandatory for residents to separate their own waste or face a hefty fine.
The public will be able to comment on the new by-laws in about four months’ time.
Monday, 25 July 2011
Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has announced that an electric version of its Scion iQ car is currently being assembled and will arrive in the USA by 2012.
Toyota’s first attempt at producing an electric vehicle was the RAV4EV, which was released in 1997. Since then, Toyota has been better known for its hybrid vehicles, so the media has welcomed the news of a new all-electric vehicle entering the market.
(Source: www.inhabitat.com)
But along with a revamped version of the RAV EV, it presented to dealers an electric version of their smallest car, the Scion iQ EV.
Inhabitat reports that the car is rather tiny, with a limited battery range.
Monday, 25 July 2011
Activists have welcomed the ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which ordered Shell South Africa to withdraw “unsubstantiated” and “misleading” statements made in full-page advertisements in local newspapers.
The ads promoted their proposed hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations for shale gas explorations in the Karoo.
The ruling followed a complaint laid by Jonathan Deal, chairperson of the Treasure the Karoo Action Group (TKAG), who expressed delight at the outcome.
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