Welcome to the 214th edition of the Carnival of the Green.

This will probably be my last Carnival of the Green post, because I’m moving away from blogging to explore other creative pursuits. So, all nostalgic, I was looking back through EcoStreet’s archives atCarnival of the Green #13that we hosted back in February 2006. It seems so long ago, and yet the Carnival of

We’ve seen Toshiba’sSCiB (super-charge ion batteries)before atlast summer’s Consumer Electronics Show, where they were providing the power storage for a battery-assisted bike. SCiB batteries are useful for a wide range of functions, from electric bicycles and hybrid and

Jeff Garlin weighs in on going green. Image fromSimon SpotlightCurb Your Enthusiasm’s Jeff Garlin is on a carbon and calorie loss diet. His new memoir,My Footprint: Carrying the Weight of the World,released this past

Eco Factor:Desalination plants to provide freshwater to animals in Abu Dhabi.

Water resources experts from the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi have planned to deploy 30 small-scale solar-powered desalination plants over the next 15 months to provide potable water to animals living in Abu Dhabi’s desert environment. Two of the plants are already operational and convert

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During the recent UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen our world leaders failed to agree on a climate deal. But we all know it’s not only up to them and there are plenty of things that we mere mortals can do to make an impact on climate change. As consumers, we need to take responsibilility for our own actions. Here’s one way to do something – do 30!

The‘I do 30′campaign encourages people across

The state of New York has opened up its electrical grid allowing further net-metering with thepassage of a billin the state legislature following a “Net Metering Summit” in the state last year. Among other provisions, the new regulations cap interconnect fees for small facilities under 25 kW, and allow

Green apple.Image credit:Aztec International, Inc. candle making scents.

Those of you who have read my previous missives on personal electronics know I have little use for the like of Greenpeace’s electronics rating scheme and am anoyed by the constant hectoring of Apple by

Eco Factor:Sustainable outdoor building powered by solar energy.

Architects3DReidhave unveiled an innovative and sustainable external learning building at the BSEC School Construction conference. Dubbed the rotatED, the building has been developed in collaboration with Blue Forest, and can be turned on any of its seven sides to create an