Green Futures Articles

Food

Packaging that's good to eat

22nd March, 2013 by Anonymous | 2 comments

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Retail

Introducing WikiCells, a membrane designed to keep anything from soup to ice cream in shape, with a tasty coating.

Design

Can a rickshaw save a tiger?

14th March, 2013 by Martin Wright | Add a comment

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Solar power could be bringing brighter prospects for the people of the Sundarbans, and for its wildlife, too. Martin Wright reports from West Bengal.

Energy

We need the energy equivalent of the agricultural revolution, says Harish Hande

12th March, 2013 by Martin Wright | Add a comment

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For four hundred million Indians, decentralised energy makes sense today, says the founder of the sustainable energy social enterprise, SELCO.

Design

An 'intelligent' toilet for urban sanitation

11th March, 2013 by Anonymous | Add a comment

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Creative Industries

A public toilet which combines remote surveillance without smart resource use is awarded $450,000 for development.

Energy

NASA's floating recipe for biofuel

7th March, 2013 by Anonymous | Add a comment

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Carbon

Algae feed off wastewater and carbon dioxide to produce biomass for fuel, fertiliser and feed in floating 'photobioreactors'.

Society

Why global food solutions need women

6th March, 2013 by Anonymous | Add a comment

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You can't have biological diversity in the food system without social and cultural diversity, too, finds Sarah Lewis-Hammond.

Society

Joint forces are the way forward, says Philip Malmberg, CEO Ecover and Method

5th March, 2013 by Anna Simpson | Add a comment

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Are mergers and acquisitions a route to scale for innovative companies that want to reach the mainstream without losing their edge? Anna Simpson meets Philip Malmberg, CEO of Ecover and its new acquisition, Method.