Green London is a Handy Visitor's Guide

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If you are thinking of coming to visit London, (not during the Royal Wedding weekend, please) here's a handy little green guide to all the best places. Best as in environmentally-friendly hotels, restaurants and shops. It's just 2 pages and easily downloaded but it contains a wealth of information.

The Pro and Cons of Nuclear Power

With all eyes on the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, questions are swirling in the U.S. about the future of nuclear power. If you're new to the debate, read this to come up to speed on the basic arguments.

Electric Car's Stations on Google Maps

Google will display the locations of electric vehicle charging stations on its Google Maps web and mobile applications in an attempt to push potential electric car buyers to take the plunge.

Top Organic Beers

Wolaver's has been making certified organic ales since 1997. Welcome the warmer weather with a light and fruity seasonal brew; the wit bier is a Belgian-style white offered May through September. Check out the others by clicking the pict!

Renault Twizy - Cheapest Electric-car on the Market

No it's not a rapper or the next new dance craze. It's only supposedly the CHEAPEST electric vehicle on the market. Made public at the Paris Auto Show, this two-seater may not look all blinged out, but priced at only $9,700 - who cares!

Will Wind Farms Save Japan?

According to Ueda there has been no wind facility damage reported by any association members, from either the earthquake or the tsunami. Even the Kamisu semi-offshore wind farm, located about 300km from the epicenter of the quake, survived. Its anti-earthquake "battle proof design" came through with flying colors.

Full Support to Sonica Festival 2011 - Montenegro

Full support to our dear friends @ Sonica, the best Italian psytrance music festival that will take place this year in Montenegro for a very special edition (on the beach!). As usual Powerstock and his team will provide full support... Offical hashtags for the event are #sonica #sonicafestival and #sonica2011

Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe?

More than 200 million people in the U.S. talk on cell phones a total of at least 12 hours a month -- some double or triple that amount. Almost everyone admits that cell phones emit radiation when they link to the closest tower. What almost no one can agree on is whether that radiation is harmful to those holding their phones to their ears. Amid this confusion comes a report from health and...

New Tesla Model S, All Electric Sedan

Tesla has just released an update on its upcoming 2012 Model S all-electric sedan, for which it has received 3,700 reservations (each costing $5,000).

How To Fuel Hydrogen Cars With Urine

The shower is well known as a source of good ideas. But the toilet? Equally promising, says Gerardine Botte, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Ohio University who has developed a technology to generate hydrogen fuel from urine.

Global LED Market Doubled Last Year

The global high-brightness LED market doubled last year, jumping from $5.6 billion in 2009 to $10.8 billion in 2010. That marks a 93 percent growth rate, according to Strategies Unlimited, an LED market research firm. LEDs are championed within cleantech as energy-efficient, longer-lasting lights. But their costs are still not completely cost-competitive, a factor in the heated debate over whether the U.S.

Top 10 Euro Cities to Cycle

Producing a fraction of the carbon generated by tour buses and hire cars, the greenest way to see a city is definitely by bicycle. And giving the planet a helping hand isn’t the only reason to swap four wheels for two either. Cycling burns around 600 calories per hour and also helps to tone up leg and stomach muscles so it’s not entirely surprising that cycling is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world...

Toyota, 3M hybrid cars sold

Toyota announces that it has sold 3 million hybrid vehicles. The car company has 18 hybrid models, which use a mix of conventional fuel and electric power to increase fuel efficiency. It first launched its hallmark electric car, the Prius, in 1997.

Excentricity - Reinvented Tricycle Powered By Two Electric Screwdrivers

Excentricity is defined as a deviation from what is ordinary or customary. To match this definition we couln´t just modify an existing vehicle but had to start designing something new from scratch. The result is a completely new driving concept: The driver lies headlong on his three-wheeled vehicle and accelerates the "EX" with sprawled out arms up to 30 km/h. 

Eccentrically is also how the steering works: A specially developed joint tilts the back wheel and leans the driver´s weight dynamically into the curve...

Moving Beyond the Automobile: Car Sharing from Streetfilms on Vimeo

Only Pay for a Car When You Need One If you live in a rural area, owning a car might not be much of a choice. But in cities, there are so many ways to get around that owning a car often doesn't make much sense, especially now that car-sharing companies are well established and have technologies that make it super-convenient to use their vehicles...

11 Eco-Chic Travel Essentials for the Conscious Jetsetter

You're a valuable enough asset to your company that they're paying for you to travel the distance to close the deal. Shouldn't your in-flight attire say that instead of "I just woke up and threw on whatever was lying around"? Fear not frequent business flyers, we've got 11 eco-friendly business travel essentials that will keep you both comfortable and in green style while you rack up the miles...

How Solar and Oil Can Coexist in Saudi-Arabia

Oil-rich Saudi Arabia wants to become an exporter of solar. Yup, that's right. The country's oil minister confirmed Saudi Arabia's solar ambitions last year and said the country has the potential to export power, not just oil. So far it seems to be moving on that promise. The Saudi Arabia-South Korea joint venture Polysilicon Technology Co...

Eco-Friendly Fabrics: Tencel-C, Tapa, Crailer, S-Cafe, Seacell, Piña, Lenpur

Top 10 Organic Denim

Cotton accounts for 25 percent of the world’s agrochemical use, so isn’t it time you switched to organic denim? Ruth Styles rounds up some of the best green jeans around...

Solyndra Raises $75M Credit Facility, Reno’s Wind Experiment

Here's the latest action we're following on the GreenBeat today: Solyndra raises $75 million in credit facility – The solar manufacturer's latest round of financing to shore up its capital needs come in the form of a secured credit facility underwritten by existing investors. The company makes cylindrical solar rooftop systems and is a now-controversial recipient of a $535 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy...

22 New Songs from Patagonia Music, Each for Environment Causes

Buy a song, benefit the environment. Patagonia has teamed up with a diverse group of world-class musicians to help protect and restore our natural environment. The musicians donate an exclusive song, you buy some great music on iTunes® and non-profit environmental groups receive much-needed funds. See all Benefit Tracks.

Sustainable Apparel Coalition Plans Industry-Wide Eco-Index

It may be a while until this next one bears fruit, but it certainly is interesting and a step forward in getting more people on board paying attention to the environmental impact of clothing: The Sustainable Apparel Coalition has just launched, with the goal of creating an "industry-wide index for measuring and evaluating apparel and footwear product sustainability"--the Sustainable Apparel Index.

"Cycling Causes Heart Attacks", wtf...???

Cyclists reading the Guardian were confronted by the headline: "Why cycling to work is one of the biggest causes of heart attacks". The claim stemmed from a report analysing 36 separate scientific studies into what triggers heart attacks. Top of the combined list were exposure to traffic and physical exertion.

Save 75% on Fuel Bills: Carpooling

Cut your carbs going to work. Carbon emissions, that is. Buddy up for your daily commute. If not every day, then even a once a week, carpooling can make a sizable difference.