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Toxic Waste Clean-up of Olympic Site in East London Was a Heavy Pinch on Taxpayer’s Pocket

Toxic Waste Clean-up of Olympic Site in East London Was a Heavy Pinch on Taxpayer’s Pocket

The Banner Chemicals Group formerly occupied a part of the Olympic site that was bulldozed to make way for the huge Olympic stadium in the United Kingdom. This site was so grossly contaminated with toxic waste that the government has to spend 12.7m pounds to clean up this site. This site situated in east London on the banks of the River Lea was [...]
Kinetic Corky: Wireless mouse to generate its own energy!

Kinetic Corky: Wireless mouse to generate its own energy!

Nothing says green and eco-friendly like putting away plastic and using a biodegradable substance in its place or doing away with the usage of batteries that lead to pile up of toxic waste once done with. Plastic and batteries form the greatest threat to environment not because they are individually devastating, but are used in such large numbers across [...]
Coke going colorless: How could a naked can help the planet?

Coke going colorless: How could a naked can help the planet?

Designer Harc Lee has some innovative and cool ideas when it comes to saving the planet and making that small contribution towards a future that could eventually make a world’s difference. One of the simplest and most attractive ideas that he has come up with is to profess the usage of softdrink cans in a ‘naked’ fashion that does away with the [...]
Energy Mint Battery: Shake it, baby!

Energy Mint Battery: Shake it, baby!

Green energy is finding constant new ways and new avenues to harness power from, which can be then tapped into and used. Various new and seemingly odd sources and unusual designs are emerging with people already successfully using rotating doors and dance floors in a club to generate power and drive the energy needs of some buildings. But the constant [...]