Goudarzi, Sara. “Top Ten Emerging Environmental Technologies.” livescience.com. Purch, 19 Apr. 2007. Web. 28 May 2014. Web. http://www.livescience.com/11334-top-10-emerging-environmental-technologies.html This article cites a possible form of electronic paper that would reduce the amount of paper produced in a given population. The paper doesn’t look like a typical e-reader or a standard tablet, but is a flexible piece of […]
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Smog-eating concrete
ENN Editor. “Fighting air pollution with innovation and technology.” enn.com. Environmental News Network, 19 May 2014. Web. 25 May 2014. http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/47403 Chemist Luigi Cassar has developed a cement coating that neutralizes air pollutants. Cassar’s coating dissolves in sunlight and helps preserve buildings from fading while improving the quality of the air that surrounds the coated concrete. The coating […]
Plastic in the Arctic
Hand, Eric. “Trillions of Plastic Pieces May Be Trapped in Arctic Ice.” sciencemag.org. AAAS, 22 May 2014. Web. 23 May 2014. http://news.sciencemag.org/earth/2014/05/trillions-plastic-pieces-may-be-trapped-arctic-ice This article reveals that small pieces of plastic have been found frozen in ice in the arctic. Rachel Obbard, a materials scientist from Dartmouth College, found that there’s been more plastic found frozen in […]
Landfill Becomes Public Park
Molland, Judy. “Giant Landfill Becomes Home To Several Rare Species.” care2.com. n.p., 16 May 2013. Web. 16 May 2014. http://www.care2.com/causes/giant-london-landfill-becomes-home-to-several-rare-species.htm One of the formerly largest landfills in Europe, the Mucking landfill in Essex, England, has been converted into a nature reserve. Over a 50 year period, the site has slowly been created due to the continuous amount […]
Solar panels could replace roads
Weinberger, Hannah. “Solar Panels Could Replace Roads.” outsideonline.com. Outside, 9 May 2014. Web. 14 May 2014. http://www.outsideonline.com/news-from-the-field/Blazing-Trails-Solar-Panels-Could-Replace-Roads.html This source talks about potentially using roads and highways as an energy source. Scott and Julie Brusaw of Sagle, Idaho have been developing solar panels that will be incorporated into America’s existing roadway system. This idea could be a viable source of […]
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The Green Rating
“The Green Rating: How We Score Schools.” The Princeton Review. TPR Education IP Holdings, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2014. http://www.princetonreview.com/green-rating-methodology.aspx The Princeton Review’s “2014 Guide to Green Colleges” serves as yet another way the internet can trigger real-world environmental influence. As high school students are researching their educational options, this list serves as a direct guide to […]