The city of Delhi, India, is very highly polluted and is still on the rise. The level of pollution there is about ten times over the safe level, making it extremely harmful for those who live there.

The Indian capital of Delhi is so heavily polluted that inhaling the city air is equivalent to smoking 20 cigarettes per day.

As Al Jazeera’s Matt McClure reports, the country’s health professionals warn the health of its citizens is at stake if pollution levels are not addressed.

The Freiburg Estate is a solar village where there are solar panels on roofs. Many people take guided tours to view the economical helpful homes.

“Freiburg is the warmest city in Germany. Solar technology made in Germany is a world leader. Solar modules installed on roofs have been around for decades…
But what’s interesting for the people who live here is that once they own a solar plant, their additional costs go down. In fact, they can even make money.”

‘Blackle’ Saves Electricity on Internet Searches
Gimundo reports on Blackle, a black paged version of Google.

In January, a blogger named Mark Ontkush wrote in his blog EcoIron that an all-black Google home page would save 750 megawatt-hours of electricity a year. What does that mean? We looked it up.

Turns out 750 megawatt-hours can power for an entire year:

– 77 North American homes
– 150 European homes
– 268 African homes
– 536 Asian or South American homes
– 3,750 homes in Afghanistan
– 6,000 televisions
– 800 microwaves

Ontkush pointed out that an all-white Web page requires about 74 watts to display, where a black page requires only 59 watts.

In response, an Australian company called Heap Media created a Google-powered site called blackle.com. The site keeps a running total of the number of watts saved to date. At press time, that number was nearly 135 million watt-hours.

There’s something oddly attractive about the Blackle homepage. We find it calming – both in look and the fact that we’re saving energy.

checkthemarkets.com - NYC Becoming a Big “Green” Apple
Seeinggreen reports on New York City taking a path of green, and saying enough to daily traffic jams that pump unhealthy pollution and greenhouse gases into the air.

It will begin with the yellow swarm of taxis that surges through the streets of NYC every day. Those taxis are about to turn green, and I don’t mean they will get a new paint-job.

Under the mayor’s plan, the entire fleet of 13,000 yellow cabs will change over to hybrids as they are replaced over the next 5 years. That makes good environmental sense and good business sense.

Most cabs today are Ford Crown Victorias, which get a measly 14 miles per gallon. Ratcheting up fuel efficiency to 30 miles per gallon would save the average taxi operator about $10,000 a year.

What’s good for New York could be good for the rest of the country. Cities emit 75% of the world’s global warming pollution. Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, and other cities have taken steps to implement a variety of green practices. We hope Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas and Phoenix will be the next cities to implement a green plan for reducing CO2 and air pollution….

It will also make the air much healthier. Vehicles stuck in traffic can emit three times the pollution of cars moving freely. In fact, after London instituted congestion pricing in 2003, vehicle emissions fell by up to 20%.

Congestion pricing is just one piece of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s visionary plan to clean up the air and reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030. The “greenprint” covers everything from creating parks to making buildings more energy efficient.

Groovy Review: Dropps Liquid Laundry Pacs | GroovyGreen.com - Start Today :: Save Tomorrow
Groovygreen reviews over Dropps, a new and innovative way to wash your laundry that will help with saving water, reducing gas emissions, and etc.

Dropps’ motto is “Conservation, Convenience, Results”. They have come up with a unique way of reducing the water content of their detergent, which in turn has reduced the amount of plastic needed in the packaging. The 10 oz. bag contains 20 pacs, each pac containing 0.5 oz of ultra-concentrated laundry detergent. The Dropp is added directly to the wash water, dissolving slowly to add the detergent.

I was initially concerned that the Dropp might dissolve quickly, leaving behind a detergent residue on the clothing, but after 4 loads, I see no evidence of that happening. I also thought that 1 Dropp pac might not be powerful enough for a full load of laundry
…Our clothes came out smelling fresh and clean. I did notice less suds during the agitation cycle, but as the clothes were rinsed the drain water was fairly sudsy. The amount of suds in the water seemed to have no correlation to the cleanliness of the clothes.

…Beyond convenient, the small size of the Dropps and their lightweight do mean less water weight to transport, and less fuel burned.