ecologia

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Eco-Driving — Unfeel the Need for Speed
The Netherlands Ministry of Spatial Planning, Housing and the Environment, who thankfully also go by the shorter name of ‘VROM’, publish a periodical newsletter. This time highlighting Air Quality and automotive transport speeds. The VROM believe "a decrease in the general speed limit to 100 km/hr [from 120km/hr] would create a one mega-tonne reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per year". They suggest: “Eco-Driving is a driving style designed to reduce fuel consumption, cut emissions and improve safety. By changing the way they drive, motorists can save up to 25% on fuel and fuel costs.A10% decrease in consumption translates into 50 mega-tonnes (CO2) emissions.” - Treehugger


Tired of Dishwashing? Recycle Those Plates
Your home dish washing may seem annoying. But for a restaurant or cafeteria, it can be a nightmare. Huge inputs of water and energy are needed to maintain the hundreds or thousands of dishes these businesses need every day. And the storage space needed for those plates, bowls and cups really adds up. A new prototype tableware system developed at MIT's Media Lab proposes a solution to this problem: Don't store, create to suit. Their Dishmaker machine forms bowls, cups and plates on demand from disks of acrylic by heat-forming them with air and molds. When the plates are finished being used, they are heated and pressed back into sheets for compact storage.::MIT's Dishmaker