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We've done it! Verifiable CO2 reduction for ships to be released this month., 10°

A Simulation Tech, Inc. (STI) project in Worldwide. Country of development, Korea., Republic of Korea

Updated in July 2010

STI will be announcing our new CO2 reduction system for ships (CERS) within the next two weeks. This product is the result of over three years of research and development. At release, the CERS will be the only system in the marine market that can verifiably reduce CO2 emissions from ...

Project about Air Quality, Clean Technologies, Emissions, Energy Saving, ETS, Green energy, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Transport

NextPlays Hanoi, 41°

A FISCHE° project in Hanoi, Vietnam

Updated in May 2010

Bert Aldridge from FISCHE° recently returned from a NextPlays workshop in Hanoi. Organized and hosted by the World Bank Institute, the intent of the workshop was to introduce a tool for building understanding and engagement about sustainable development in Vietnam - you guessed it, NextPlays. It was an amazing experience, not ...

Premium project about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Green energy, Lifestyle & Behavior, Poverty & Development, Smart Growth, Transport, Water

How dirty are New Zealand cars?, 62°

A Honda New Zealand Ltd project in New Zealand

Updated in April 2010

LTNZ estimates the average age of any given car on New Zealand roads is 11 years. We estimate that this 11 year old car is emitting between 2.0 û 5.0 grams of HC (Hydrocarbon, or soot) and NOx (Nitrous Oxide) per km. This is a huge amount of ...

Premium project about Air Quality, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Energy Saving, Green energy, Health, Industry & Business, Pollution, Transport, Travel

Use bike trailers to get 10% of all NZers shopping by bike instead of car, 28°

A Cycle Trailers NZ project in Christchurch, New Zealand

Updated in March 2010

Half the embedded energy in food is generated by driving to the market to do your shopping. Stuffing food into backpacks and panniers on a bike is a hassle. Bike trailers are much easier to use and make shopping by bike lots more convenient and fun than taking the car.

Project about Finance & Money, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport

Electric Propulsion for Pleasure Boats. Solar., 10°

An Altair Marine Limited project in Whangarei, New Zealand

Updated in March 2010

Investigating replacing ICE in sailing yachts with solar or wind generated power.

Project about Clean Technologies, Design, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Energy Saving, Green energy, Solar, Transport, Travel

Info for 10% in 2010, 40°

A Sustainable Living Education Trust project in 25+ areas across New Zealand - Clutha to Far North, New Zealand

Updated in March 2010

Here in New Zealand we are gathering, publishing and discussing information that will help households to reduce their carbon impact - our target is 10% in 2010 compared to 2009. It's possible to make a different through travel, shopping and food choices, home insulation and heating, also waste reduction. Sustainable ...

Project about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Consumerism, Emissions, Energy Saving, Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Solar, Transition Towns, Transport, Travel, Water

Car-free year, 25°

Auckland, New Zealand

Updated in November 2010

Commit to a year without driving a car in relation to your work. Walk, ride a cycle, catch a bus, take a train, get a taxi, or share a ride in someone else's car. But don't drive a car! Watch your professional carbon footprint, business and social costs ...

Project about Corporate Citizenship, Emissions, Industry & Business, Infrastructure, Sustainability, Transport, Travel

National Permaculture Day 2010, 26°

Nationwide, New Zealand

Updated in April 2010

September 1st 2010 is National Permaculture Day! Nationwide actions on the day, all for free! Please send us your local events, ideas and suggestions.... Hold a street party, plant a tree, hold a tour of your home/property highlighting how you have integrated Permaculture ethics and principles into your lifestyles ...

Project about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Art & Culture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Carbon Sequestration, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Food, Green energy, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Organic, Permaculture, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, Recycling, Smart Growth, Solar, Transition Towns, Transport, Travel, Water, Weather

Food for Change, 60°

Global, New Zealand

Updated in November 2009

Causing global change one meal at a time. What we eat locally makes a difference globally. Our mouth is about as local as it gets, so that seems like a good place to start climate changing. Maybe leadership begins with what goes into our mouths, not with what comes out ...

Project about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Economics, Education, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Genetic Modification, Green energy, Health, Industry & Business, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Recycling, Transport, Water

Only use Wellington Combined Taxi's when visiting the captial , 40°

Wellington , New Zealand

Updated in November 2009

Join a growing number of businesses and government departments who have updated their procurement policy to only used Wellington Combined Taxi’s when visiting the capital when walking or alternative transport is not appropriate. Wellington Combined Taxis Ltd currently operates 442 modern vehicles combined with 600 uniformed drivers. It also ...

Project about Climate Change, Consumerism, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Transport

Build an electric car, 85°

New Zealand

Updated in August 2009

Introducing MegaCity, BMW's new electric vehicle. The BMW group will soon to announce more details of a fully-electric, ‘zero-emission’ production car, having now partnered with SB LiMotive as the supplier of state-of-the-art lithium-ion storage technology. BMW Group is currently field-testing a fully-electric car, the MINI E, in the US ...

Project about Air Quality, Clean Technologies, Design, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Pollution, Transport, Travel

Carpool King, 10°

New Zealand

Updated in March 2009

Carpool King is a global social carpooling network to connect drivers and passengers and it's free!

Project about Emissions, Energy Saving, Transport, Travel

Jayride, 21°

www.jayride.co.nz, New Zealand

Updated in February 2009

Put some green back in your wallet with New Zealand's rideshare and carpool network. Jayride is a free online ride matching service to help you travel New Zealand cheaper and greener. Register for Jayride and share your ride with New Zealand for free. We'll put you in touch ...

Project about Transport, Travel

Eco-My-Flat, 25°

Christchurch, New Zealand

Updated in August 2008

Eco-my-flat is a four-week competition and workshop programme aimed at helping university students save money and become more eco-friendly. The competition aims to promote sustainable student lifestyles, with a workshop each week covering the themes of energy, waste, transport and consumption. The workshops, run by a professional facilitator, addressed specific ...

Project about Agriculture & Food, Consumerism, Education, Energy Saving, Food, Recycling, Transport

Carpool New Zealand, 15°

Nationwide, New Zealand

Updated in August 2008

The Carpool NZ website has been around for around four years. It is a simple system designed to help people connect in order to share rides.

Project about Transport

Utility Cycling in New Zealand, 32°

New Zealand nationwide, New Zealand

Updated in June 2008

To promote the uptake of utility cycling wherever practicable in New Zealand's cities by raising awareness of (and providing links to) technologies and practices prevalent in European Cycletopias such as Copenhagen, Denmark To convince Local Government councilors of the benefit of getting involved by directing part of their transport ...

Project about Climate Change, Energy Saving, Recycling, Transport

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