e-commerce gone green

Wired UK takes us inside the Cool and Clean Mission 2010 Convention in California: “Climate change? Isn’t that Al Gore’s problem?” That’s how a typical resident of South San Francisco, an industrial city in the Bay Peninsular separate from its namesake, responds. Changing this attitude is Arup’s problem, although the civil engineering group probably wouldn’t [...]

From the ‘Pretty Incredible Green Concept Dept.’: Dubbed the Green Noise, the system converts noise into electricity on the runway, which is then used to power onboard runway lights. The device features a conical speaker-form to endure the elements. Moreover, the modular structure rests on a tripod base that can easily be removed for maintenance. [...]