Every year water availability has become tighter. It is time to face the water scarcity problem and tackle it. We need to treat and reuse every single drop of used water (wastewater, drainage water, runoff, saline groundwater, industrial process water…) to stop contaminating our land and aquifers and to reduce our ever increasing fresh waterSigue leyendo «Water scarcity»
Archivo de etiqueta: conservación
Charles Moore – Seas of plastic
Help in stopping ecocide!! Take a look at this TED Talk, given by Charles Moore about the impact of plastic in our seas. https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_moore_seas_of_plastic/transcript
Cleaning beaches, creating master pieces
Ocean Sole: An upcycling company in Kenya Passionate about the ocean, its ecosystems and marine wildlife, they recycle flipflops that are found littered on beaches and in waterways of Kenya. Every single Ocean Sole product is handcrafted to protect the oceans and teach the world about the threats of marine debris.
We are poisoning our food chain with plastics
If you want to start with small changes in your life, try to remove plastic from it. Si quieres empezar con pequeños cambios en tu vida, intenta quitar el plástico de ella. https://vimeo.com/jeneenechatowsky Plastic SEAS from Jeneene Chatowsky
Europe Divided on Supply Security as Green Power Gains
European Union governments and the bloc’s executive arm are splitting over how to guarantee electricity supply as the region builds more renewable power. Germany, France and the U.K. are following nations from Spain to Greece in developing programs called capacity mechanisms to pay utilities to keep plants on standby from as early as 2016. The EuropeanSigue leyendo «Europe Divided on Supply Security as Green Power Gains»
Horno solar
Este verano quiero experimentar con distintos hornos solares. Este de todos los que he visto me ha parecido el más sencillo, tanto que se podría montar sobre la marcha cada vez que se vaya a usar. Ya os diré si consigo cocinar algo.
Permacultura – ¿Cómo desarrollar la biodiversidad?
Muy buen vídeo sobre cómo han convertido una huerta de frutales tradicional, al cultivo permacultural.
Cumbre de cambio climático – Varsovia
El Lunes se inauguró la XIX Cumbre mundial sobre cambio climático organizada por Naciones Unidas. Los años pasan y releyendo el blog veo que ya hemos hablado de la de Copenhage (2009) y la de Durban (2011). Los plazos firmados en Kyoto han vencido y deben establecerse nuevos compromisos, sabiendo que USA y China no están y elSigue leyendo «Cumbre de cambio climático – Varsovia»
Waste, waste, waste everywhere
In the last days it seems like everyone is talking about the waste problem. We have finally realized that we cannot keep the irrational pace of our consumption society waste generation. Solid waste — the stuff we send down our chutes, discard at work and put on the curb every week — is a strikingSigue leyendo «Waste, waste, waste everywhere»
Energía y compostaje
Parece que en el futuro el compostaje va a cobrar protagonismo. Cada vez compostaremos más porque el residuo orgánico es uno de los grandes problemas de los residuos, por peso, volumen y por su frecuente final en vertedero con las consiguientes emisiones de metano. Si vamos a compostar pensemos que además de hacer compost podemosSigue leyendo «Energía y compostaje»
Sylvia García 