CNN's "Green Warriors--The Fight for Solutions"

Just watched "Green Warriors--The Fight for Solutions" on CNN.  It highlights so many green innovations that it's almost too encouraging.  Here's the rundown:

  1. Pond scum grown in greenhouses, to be used as biofuel
  2. New generation of solar panels utilizing a tubular shape
  3. E. Coli bacteria genetically engineered to generate diesel fuel
  4. Huge dairy farm in Vermont turning all their cow poop into electricity
  5. Chicago installing green alleyways that utilize an porous concrete/asphalt mixture
  6. Calgary looking to generate 90% of its energy from renewables
  7. Hypermilers that get 50 mpg in a regular Honda Accord by driving differently
  8. Web site that allows you to stop unwanted catalogues from arriving in the mail
  9. GreenPrint software that helps eliminate wasteful printing in offices
  10. Factory turns recycled plastic bottles into carpet
  11. GM plant in Flint produces no waste, recycles everything
  12. Winery in Napa uses natural pesticides and fertilizers
  13. Factory turns recycled tires into powder used for paint/coatings/sealants
  14. Slingshot energy-efficient water purifying system
  15. Earthworms being used in India to purify polluted soil
  16. NASA installing water purifying systems in third-world countries
  17. Bald eagles being protected in New York state
  18. Farm raising endangered species of farm animals
  19. Urban areas being designed with birds in mind
Which idea would be most available to you personally?  For me, it would probably be #5 (green concrete), since it's part of the construction industry.

Lots of companies gonna spring up to support these innovations.  It's a whole new economy.  Think about it.  We're just at the beginning of the Green Revolution, and this many amazing ideas are already being utilized right now.  Imagine what's going to be invented in the future.

Here's CNN's green web site:  http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/solutions/

2 comments:

Matt Stambaugh said...

To answer your guestion, the GreenPrint software. My office and the University as a whole, is very wasteful with printing. This is true for every company I have worked for.

The Doctor said...

Printing. I can't tell you how much paper I have or have seen wasted on print jobs.

Also I really like seeing a major city generating so much power from renewable sources. Gives hope to the rest of us.