http://ecofriendlytip.com Check out the Latest Green News and Tips Today Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:04:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/12/22/planting-wind-energy-on-farms-may-help-crops/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/12/22/planting-wind-energy-on-farms-may-help-crops/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:23:50 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=9369 America’s corn belt overlaps with its central ''wind belt’' – a wide swath of the midsection of the United States that is ideal for wind energy development-an intersection that could be good news for corn, new research suggests.

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/12/22/planting-wind-energy-on-farms-may-help-crops/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/31/risks-remain-despite-indonesian-forest-moratorium-study/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/31/risks-remain-despite-indonesian-forest-moratorium-study/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:47:52 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/31/risks-remain-despite-indonesian-forest-moratorium-study/ A two-year ban on new licenses to clear peatlands and primary forests in Indonesia risks being undermined by the small area protected by the scheme and a host of exemptions, shows a review that calls for the program to be revised.

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/31/risks-remain-despite-indonesian-forest-moratorium-study/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/05/continued-partnership-between-linde-and-schuco-reduces-plant-emissions-by-over-103000-tonnes-of-co2-equivalent-per-year/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/05/continued-partnership-between-linde-and-schuco-reduces-plant-emissions-by-over-103000-tonnes-of-co2-equivalent-per-year/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:11:12 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=7547 MUNICH, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the signing of a significant long-term supply contract with Schüco TF, Germany’s largest thin-film silicon photovoltaics (PV) module manufacturer, to deliver on-site fluorine (F2) to its new thin-film module mass production site in Großröhrsdorf, eastern Germany. The expansion of Linde’s patented on-site fluorine [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/05/continued-partnership-between-linde-and-schuco-reduces-plant-emissions-by-over-103000-tonnes-of-co2-equivalent-per-year/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/01/solarhybrid-builds-the-largest-solar-power-plant-in-europe/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/01/solarhybrid-builds-the-largest-solar-power-plant-in-europe/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:03:56 +0000 Press http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=7464 solarhybrid Builds the Largest Solar Power Plant in Europe PR Newswire — September 1, 2011 BRILON, Germany, September 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Expansion of the freestanding photovoltaic plant, FinowTower, in Finowfurt/Brandenburg- total capacity of 84.5 MW solarhybrid AG has started work, as a general contractor, on the expansion of the solar power plant, FinowTower, at [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/01/solarhybrid-builds-the-largest-solar-power-plant-in-europe/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/08/27/u-s-edges-closer-to-decision-on-canada-oil-pipeline/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/08/27/u-s-edges-closer-to-decision-on-canada-oil-pipeline/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:18:26 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/08/27/u-s-edges-closer-to-decision-on-canada-oil-pipeline/ WASHINGTON | Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:06am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Friday a proposed $7 billion Canada-to-Texas pipeline would not likely boost the amount of crude produced from Alberta’s oil sands, suggesting it would have limited impact on the environment. “The conclusion was that even without pipelines the oil [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/08/27/u-s-edges-closer-to-decision-on-canada-oil-pipeline/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/04/26/respect-the-trees/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/04/26/respect-the-trees/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:50:52 +0000 Elaine http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=6770 The world is in a crisis, financially and environmentally! While finances can grow however we can’t always jump back and mend the planet. The main source of oxygen in this world are trees, therefore each individual should treat them with respect and play their part in preserving our green objects in all their glory! From [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/04/26/respect-the-trees/feed/ 1 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/01/03/green-new-years-resolutions/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/01/03/green-new-years-resolutions/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:33:01 +0000 Lira http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=6076 Some resolutions are harder to keep than others. But here are a couple of New Year’s Resolution we know would be easy to follow when you intend on living and keeping a green lifestyle. 1. Recycle, recycle, recycle. We’ve been hearing this for over a decade now and we probably know a lot about recycling [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/01/03/green-new-years-resolutions/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2010/04/28/joule-to-make-diesel-at-solar-fuels-plant/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2010/04/28/joule-to-make-diesel-at-solar-fuels-plant/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:15:11 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/2010/04/28/joule-to-make-diesel-at-solar-fuels-plant/ Start-up Joule Unlimited plans to open a test facility later this year that will use micro-organisms, fed only sunlight and carbon dioxide, to make diesel fuel. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company, which changed its name from Joule Biotechnologies, said on Tuesday that it has secured $30 million to build the plant in Texas where it is [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2010/04/28/joule-to-make-diesel-at-solar-fuels-plant/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2010/02/22/a-special-mall/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2010/02/22/a-special-mall/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:38:50 +0000 Elaine http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=4738 Its nice to relax and unwind somewhere they entertains you and you can hang out and meet friends. A mall is the perfect meeting ground to catch up with people, do some chores, your weekly shop or just to treat yourself with something nice. A special mall in Singapore is all of the above, with [...]

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