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Ecotherapy is proven to be highly beneficial to people with mental health problems: Mind's recent study, showed that after a country walk, 90 per cent of participants had increased self-esteem and 71 per cent reported decreased feelings of depression.
One in four people experience mental distress yet huge stigma still surrounds mental health. Ecominds is a funding scheme administered by the mental health charity Mind on behalf of the Big Lottery Fund. By improving local environments, Ecomin... [more]
New York's hotel scene is finally going "green" with eco-friendly hotels in various stages of design and construction across the city. Stonehill & Taylor, the Manhattan-based architecture and design firm, is working on a greater number of "green" hotels than any other in the city, with no less than four LEED-certified hotel projects on the boards.
Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a rating system for eco-friendly design and p... [more]
A new green gadget that turns household waste into free fuel is one of the many recession beating and energy saving ideas from Eco Kitchens Online this winter.
The log maker, which is made from recycled plastic, can be used to transform burnable waste into free fuel for your log burner or open fire. Anything from newspapers, cardboard, and wood chippings, to dry leaves and tea bags can be used to keep your energy bills down and help you utilise up to 30% of household waste.
The log maker i... [more]
Envision Solar International has announced the launch of its latest product designed to integrate clean power into buildings and communities. Envision Solar's LifeVillage is a modular self-contained 'infrastructure in a crate' that can provide critical utilities in even the most remote areas of the planet. A demonstration project featuring the LifeVillage™ is planned for installation in Cote d’Ivoire, on the west coast of Africa.
The LifeVillage™ concept includes Envision Solar’s LifePort™ an... [more]
Although not usually considered as being ‘green’, cities in the UK are focusing all of their attention on lowering carbon emissions and the results are setting a benchmark for the rest of the country.
UK cities are currently responsible for 30% of the country’s carbon emissions, which represents 140 million tonnes annually. This has been recognised and they are now leading the way by cutting energy use, reducing CO2 emissions and supporting the growth of the country’s renewable and low carbo... [more]
The DC Sports and Entertainment Commission (DCSEC) has offset 70 percent of the electricity use at Nationals Park, home of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Washington Nationals, with its purchase of 14,600,706 kWh of renewable energy credits (RECs), from Boulder, Colo.-based Renewable Choice Energy, helping the ballpark to achieve silver-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
The DCSEC oversaw the stadium’s construction and now serves as its landlord. The archi... [more]
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