ECO clean your personal computer

Eco friendly computer maintenance product that everyone should try, no harmful chemicals completely bio degradable.

Million dollar Eco Question - renewable energy

Renewable energy believable?

La Recherche

While the United Nations conference on climate in Poznan concluded with mixed results, the urgency to invest in renewable energy is more than ever. But wind, solar or biomass are they credible? Internet users interviewed Jean-Louis Bal on the relevance and viability of these energy alternatives. Here is this entire debate, which obviously remains open.

DEBATE WITH Jean-Louis Bal

Director of renewable energy ADEME

Gotimplora - water saving device

The Gotimplora, the Reusable liquid container

A subsidy has been granted to a project which will allow the saving of 2 million liters of water, which will mean a saving productions of 25,000 kilos of plastics 

The Catalan Waste Agency has subsidized the design, manufacture and distribution of a recyclable plastic container with a cup in its base, known as a "gotimplora" (cup + Flask or "canteen"). The product is an initiative of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).

The objective of the gotimplora is to promote the use of recyclable containers among the university community and find an alternative to disposable plastic bottles and cups. 35,000 of these recyclable containers were distributed among students, teaching and administration staff during the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 courses. The Catalan Waste Agency has contributed some 100,000 euros to the project.

The gotimplora is apt for food product usage, it has an Ergonomic design and is made using plastic materials which have a longer than normal useful Lifespan. It can be used for both hot and cold drinks and it is highly heat-resistant. Both its physical characteristics and its design mean that both the cup and the bottle can be used many times over.

To facilitate use, the cup can be used in machines which serve hot coffee and other drinks which have been activated for use without a cup. Both the cup and the bottle can be easily filled using different types of water outlet.

The massive substitution of liquid containers by the UAB gotimplora could mean savings of some 2 million liters of water, while production in plastic savings would total over 25,000 kg, helping to reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere by 232.6 tonnes. 

What Katie did next - Organicismo

"Generally the produce you can get in Spain

 is quite good,

 and much of it is from somewhere in the country,

 but it’s not always easy to know where it’s coming from,

 or how many pesticides have been used to grow it." 

  Katie

España Profunda

Olive Press

The Olive Press is a news publication from Spain's Andalusian region and often carries interesting national and regional news stories. They also provide useful downloads like this.

       

  The Olive Press link to download a PDF file of the Green Guide

ortnightly News Publication Fortnightly News Publication

ECO friendly Villa Design

Sustainable Architecture > Eco Villa Design > Spain

_project Name: The Eco House

_location: Spain

_type: Modern Eco-Villa

_project type: Eco Design & build

_brief: To design and build a large, modern zero-carbon footprint villa.

_considerations: The long and narrow plot is located on a steep 45º gradient. The villa design had to be modern and incorporate lots of natural light.

_response: The final design features a variety of environmentally-friendly features:

ECO friendly and tough to boot.

I found an Spanish eco kitchen cleaning product that seems to out perform the other products we have tried, its brilliant on BBQs too. So good that we take it back to England with us when we are able.

KH-7 Quitagrasas ( Quit grease) visit the company web site. Maybe I could get the UK rights!