Environment

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5 Eco-Friendly Compost Gardening Equipment for the Summer

By greenexpander ⋅ July 23, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments

Summer is the prime season for gardeners and composters to begin turning their scraps into compost. There are a variety of gardening tools and accessories available to take care of your flowers and garden; and then there are products that take gardening to the next plateau. Compost is the result of recycling decomposed natural and [...]

Ultimate Use for a Green Roof

By greenexpander ⋅ June 10, 2008 ⋅ 16 comments

We are all fans of the green roofs that are constantly showing up everywhere around us. Iceland and Norway are the ones that pioneered the movement centuries ago, the trend being adopted by Germany in the 1960s. When you want to reduce heat, plant some vegetables or flowers or simply give a helping hand to [...]

Inspiring Ads for Animal Protection

By greenexpander ⋅ May 22, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

The Nicolas Hulot foundation is a controversial organization, beloging to the French ecologist Nicolas Hulot, that has been widely criticized for accepting funds from companies such as EDF, L’Oréal or Rhône-Poulenc. Nonetheless, the organization has an inspirational ad campaign that depicts a clear message: Our destines are linked to the ones of animals. By protecting [...]

Life in a Lightbulb

By greenexpander ⋅ May 19, 2008 ⋅ 22 comments

You can find life in the tiniest, most remote places. We’re not going to be referring to other planets, but to a very special lightbulb that is home to a small plant. How was this possible? With the proper environment, seeds and proper watering, you’ll have the plant growing in no time. Here is one [...]

Dolphins saves stuck whales

By greenexpander ⋅ March 12, 2008 ⋅ 7 comments

In New Zealand or any other areas for that matter, dolphins usually swim next to humans or play with each other. This time, they decided to do something different, a story that will make us smile and think about these adorable creatures.
People sawMoko, a bottlenose dolphin swim to two stranded whales and guiding them back [...]

The Annual Penguin Summit

By greenexpander ⋅ March 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve never seen so many of these little in one place at the same time. The “conference” in Chile is part of the 15 breeding sites located around Argentina and Chile, with a further 36 breeding sites in the Falkland Islands. The penguin hostspots sites are all on offshore islands, with Isla Pinguino near Puerto [...]

Japan to invest over 1 bln. for the climate

By greenexpander ⋅ March 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The country notorious for its whale hunting activies is prepared to invest up to $1.93 billion in an international fund that will encourage the use of renewable energy in developing countries. According to the Nikkei financial daily, the total fund of $4.82 billion will be made up by Japan, the United States and Britain.

Map of man’s influence on the Ocean

By greenexpander ⋅ February 16, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

This comprehesive map is shows the tremendous impact man had on the marine environment, affecting 41% of the world’s ocean, no area remaining completely untouched. Presented Thursday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the map takes into account the impact 17 different activities have on the marine life, [...]

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