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B&D messenger

The B&D messenger, designed by Okada Noriaki, bills itself as a way for both visually and hearing impaired to communicate via text message. The product’s cost has been lowered by building its body with cardboard....
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Tuesday,03 August, 2010 | Hits: 123

Recyclable Cardboard Laptop Concept

Designed by Je Sung Park, the Cardboard Laptop concept is to be made using recycled paper or cardboard pulp, which is packed in layers. Repairing the system would also be an easier job, as damaged portions could easily be replaced with new ones and sent for recycling....
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Tuesday,03 August, 2010 | Hits: 180

Box Amp

The Box Amp is a $30 kit that transforms any old cardboard box into a guitar amplifier. You’ll need some basic soldering skills but once the hot-work is done, you’ll need nothing but a craft-knife to fashion an almost infinite array of enclosures....
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Tuesday,03 August, 2010 | Hits: 101

Cardboard Record Player

Created by audio engineering company GGRP Sound, this corrugated cardboard sleeve can be opened up and converted into a human-powered record player. The player allows you to turn the record via a pencil with detailed instructions printed on the sleeve itself....
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Tuesday,03 August, 2010 | Hits: 178

Muji Portable Cardboard Speakers

The Muji Portable Cardboard speakers fold out almost completely flat for storage and can be carried around with ease. Cardboard and electronic components are merged well to build this unique piece. Its beauty lies in its simplicity. This environmentally responsible product seems streamlined both its packaging and usage....
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Tuesday,03 August, 2010 | Hits: 167

Recompute

Designed by Brenden Macaluso, the Recompute is a new way of thinking about computers that layers sustainable ideas throughout its lifecycle to make an overall sustainable product that can be easily replicated. Recompute address sustainability along three main points during its life. Made from recyclable cardboard, the computer doesn’t require any fasteners, screws, metals, plastics and other materials that may add to landfills....
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Tuesday,03 August, 2010 | Hits: 98

Cardboard USB Stick

Created by Colin Garceau-Tremblay, this 1GB USB stick is made up of recycled cardboard and comes in a continuous plate of five keys and each key can be detached by cracking the plaque on dotted lines. Among shiny stylish metal and plastic USB sticks, this cardboard piece may not allure you, but for the good of your environment it’s far better than anyone of these....
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Tuesday,03 August, 2010 | Hits: 165

TALKING GREEN 2.29, from MY GREEN CHANNEL

" TALKING GREEN " weekly e-Newsletter of My GREEN CHANNEL, an initiative of LAKSHYA [ issue 2.29, Friday, 16th July 2010 ] Dear Friends, Questions always turns out to be bitter and difficult when the answers impact on the economy and balance sheet of multinationals and shareholders inside the safety zone! [ Vedanta ! ] Friends this week we tried to reflect on the issue of security of survival and its intermediates. “Brazil, China and India should participate more in the international donor system if the problem of global hunger is to be adequately addressed,” are we listening to it ? One-fifth of the world's population is dependent on water from the Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganges, Yangtze and Yellow rivers but what is the present scenario. Let us find out here what is actually happening. We present to you a video documentation on role of science communication for sustainable development. Appreciate your inputs and comments. GREEN CHANNEL’s objective has been always to education and interact with the strength of the common man in finding way for a better planet. Please step forward to share news of change to your known world …! We appreciate your solidarity in growing together….! with GREEN hope and GREEN thoughts ….………… ENJOY READING!! Uzzwal Madhab President / Executive Director LAKSHYA Foundation, New Delhi , INDIA The Emerging Politics of Food Scarcity "A dangerous geopolitics of food scarcity is emerging in which individual countries, acting in their narrowly defined self-interest, reinforce the trends causing global food security to deteriorate," says Lester R. Brown, President of the Earth Policy Institute, in a recent release, "The Emerging Politics of Food Scarcity." "This began in late 2007 when wheat-exporting countries, like Russia and Argentina, attempted to counter domestic food price rises by limiting or banning exports. Readmore G8 Hunger Aid Insufficient, Report Warns Funding focused on chemical inputs was a “missed opportunity,” the report authors wrote. The package of aid interventions that the world's eight wealthiest nations put in place last year to respond to the food-price crisis of 2007-08 was insufficient, according to a new report from the U.K. Hunger Alliance and the Oakland Institute. Instead, governments should be investing in sustainable agriculture in the fight against global hunger, the report concludes. Readmore Keeping the Rice from Going to the Birds IThis is the final in a two-part series about our visit with Matty Demont of the Africa Rice Center in Saint Louis, Senegal. Rice farmers in Senegal have a lot of challenges. Drought, insects, and lack of tools or inputs all decrease incomes and yields. But one of their biggest problems comes from the trees surrounding rice fields—birds. Readmore India's Dongria Kondh Sacred Mountain and Tribal Way of Life Threatened by Unwanted British Vedanta Mining Vedanta Resources, a British mining company, is set to destroy the forests, wildlife and way of life of the Dongria Kondh people. The Dongria Kondh have been struggling with all their might to protect their mountain but are being overpowered by the financial and political might Readmore GREEN WARNING Climate change will have 'mixed' effect on Asian rivers Two of Asia's 'water towers', the Brahmaputra and Indus river basins, are likely to be severely affected by climate change while others will be less affected and could even benefit, research on Asia's rivers shows. One-fifth of the world's population is dependent on water from the Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganges, Yangtze and Yellow rivers — often referred to as Asia's water towers — which are fed by melt water from the Himalayas. Readmore Improving early childhood nutrition This policy brief, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), outlines options for improving child nutrition, health and survival in developing countries. The health impacts of early childhood undernutrition — including stunting, wasting, anaemia, blindness and infectious disease — are well documented. Less well known are the high economic costs. Readmore Emerging nations 'should work with donors on hunger' Brazil, China and India should participate more in the international donor system if the problem of global hunger is to be adequately addressed, according to the head of the US-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Fan: Traditional donors must include Brazil, China and India in discussions The number of hungry people continues to increase, said Shenggen Fan, speaking to SciDev. Readmore Arsenic exposure from drinking water Millions of people worldwide are chronically exposed to arsenic through drinking water, including 35—77 million people in Bangladesh. The association between arsenic exposure and mortality rate has not been prospectively investigated by use of individual-level data. We therefore prospectively assessed whether chronic and recent changes in arsenic exposure are associated with all-cause and chronic-disease mortalities in a Bangladeshi population. Readmore Oiling the wheels of Ugandan science Uganda's president wants to use new-found oil money to fund science and cut foreign aid. But is he striking out too soon, asks Linda Nordling? [CAPE TOWN] The discovery in Uganda last year of one of Sub-Saharan Africa's largest onshore oil fields might seem like good news for all people in the impoverished nation. But, as experience from other countries such as Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria has shown, Readmore The Return of the Bicycle "The bicycle has many attractions as a form of personal transportation. It alleviates congestion, lowers air pollution, reduces obesity, increases physical fitness, does not emit climate-disrupting carbon dioxide, and is priced within the reach of the billions of people who cannot afford a car," says Lester R. Brown, President of the Earth Policy Institute, in a recent release, "The Return of the Bicycle." "Bicycles increase mobility while reducing congestion and the area of land paved over. Readmore GREEN VIEW GREEN REEL OUR INITIATIVES © Copyright 2010, Lakshya Foundation. Newsletter Management by The Old Mans Furnace You're receiving this Newsletter because you have subscribed to the Newsletter Service at http://mygreenchannel.org/. To unsubscribe please click {unsubscribe}Unsubscribe{/unsubscribe} ...
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Thursday,15 July, 2010 | Hits: 202

highlighting the importance of science communication and its impact on sustainable development, and the challenges faced in carrying this out effectively.

SciDev.Net: Science communication for development from SciDev.Net on Vimeo....
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Saturday,31 July, 2010 | Hits: 107

Oiling the wheels of Ugandan science

Uganda's president wants to use new-found oil money to fund science and cut foreign aid. But is he striking out too soon, asks Linda Nordling?[CAPE TOWN] The discovery in Uganda last year of one of Sub-Saharan Africa's largest onshore oil fields might seem like good news for all people in the impoverished nation.But, as experience from other countries such as Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria has shown, oil revenues tend to enrich the few and fail to improve life for the majority. Could Uganda do better? President Yoweri Museveni thinks so, saying he plans to spend the oil revenues on national development programmes, including major investment in science and innovation. But there are fears he will reduce funds from other sources too soon. ...
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Thursday,08 July, 2010 | Hits: 130