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Save energy. Go for soya candles

christmas candles

Turn the lights down low and fire up a pair of soya candles. Soya candles burn cleaner than paraffin and they are not petroleum-based.

So no fossil fuel regret.

Written by ZedWord

January 3, 2012 at 8:22 am

How companies can become energy-efficient

English: Plymouth : Plymouth Water Treatment P...

Plymouth Water Treatment Plant. A view which greets people as they enter the city.

At the wind- and methane-powered Belgium Brewery in Colorado, the water used to process beer is run through ponds where bacteria eat the organic waste, reducing strain on the city’s water treatment plant. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by ZedWord

December 26, 2011 at 8:49 am

One reason to love nature

View of western ghats section in Karnataka.

View of Western Ghats section in Karnataka, India.

It’s one of the best carbon sinks we have. Forests in the US, Europe, and Russia socked away more than 700 million tons of carbon a year during the 1980s and 1990s. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by ZedWord

December 23, 2011 at 9:57 am

Don’t pay a sin tax

English: Clean Energy Bike Français : Vélo Cle...

Have you heard of carbon credits? People call it a sin tax. You pay extra money and keep driving your SUV. That is not on. It abuses the global ecosystem. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by ZedWord

December 22, 2011 at 11:51 am

What media says about ZED way of living…

Patterns of Light

 

From outside, the Biodiversity Conservation India Limited (BCIL) office in the plush Sadashiva Nagar in Bangalore looks like any other building. But once you step inside, you realise that it is pleasantly different. A part of the premises is lit up and powered by wind energy, while a large number of flowerpots and a staircase, work as makeshift air-conditioners. And a machine that resembles a water dispenser converts moisture in the air into clean drinking water…

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Written by ZedWord

December 21, 2011 at 10:19 am

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