Posts Tagged ‘Environment’
Solar Power Challenge/Eco-car Japan
The news this morning broadcast that a Japanese team from Tokai University has leapt to the front in the 10th World Solar Power Car Challenge in Australia. But what is a solar car race? Is the winner the car that goes fastest? No … The vehicles are competing on which [Read More]
Better Place? Tokyo Taxis
From January 2010, Tokyo Taxis are going green! Of course this doesnt not mean that all taxis in Tokyo are going green but significantly a select number will lead the way. There is a pilot project using the Better Place’s infrastructure in Roppongi Hills and Central [Read More]
Scandal of poison, Minamata
China is reporting the most recent lead poisoning scandal due leaked pollutants in the water stream. It is another terrible example of factory bosses forgetting to work with environmental issues and wrecking havoc on their surrounding communities. Sadly, it reminds me of [Read More]
Eco-Friendly a Furoshiki Revival
The Furoshiki is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth which is used repeatedly in different and often stylish ways. The furoshiki is said to have been first used in the Muromachi Period (1392-1573). People would spread it out in place of a bath mat or wrapped one’s [Read More]
