Going green is becoming fashionable not just in homes and offices but also when the lights go out and the party times roll. The world’s first sustainable dance club started with a gala night and rocked on with green energy late into Amsterdam’s chilly nights. While all the booze flowed and the music roared, the completely human-powered LED floor and loads of other sustainable features stole the show. The energy of the entire lighting of the dance floor is generated from the fancy footwork of the guests on dance floor and as the party got wilder, the lights got brighter and crazier!

Watt, the sustainable dance club in Amsterdam had its awesome opening and it set new standards when it comes to partying clean. The club sports a variety of efficiency standards established by the Sustainable Dance Club group that allow it to save 30% on energy consumption, 50% on water use, cut CO2 emissions by 30%, and reduce waste by 50%. The LED lighting, the water-less flushes and the green power generation hope to save not just the planet but also some cash for the club in the long run.

London already has a green club and this chain of sustainable clubs intends to spread its way across Europe and then across the Atlantic. While the green movement might be spreading a tab bit slowly it surely is rocking the nightlife in Amsterdam. If you wish to promote green among the teens, then this is pretty much the way to go!

Via:Â Inhabitat

Colin Firth loves the green

UK designer Kate Molson has every reason to fly high in the eco air! Well, if buzz is to be believed famous actor and popular eco-store owner Colin Firth has fallen in love with her latest creations. Apparently, Molson has come up with a unique range of woven hemp material and Firth is greatly impressed with her designs and concept which makes her use only organic hemp yarn that is sustainably manufactured locally and is free of toxins. So not only will Firth be selling Molson’s first bag in his London store Eco Age but the eco-friendly celeb will also autograph a few bags at a special event to be held at the shop soon.
Molson is absolutely ecstatic with her good luck. She feels honoured by Colin’s gesture and is pleasantly surprised with lady luck smiling so soon at her young career. “I have worked only for five months on these bags,” she shares.
Kate will also be showcasing her work in September’s Huddersfield Open Studio Trail (HOST), a leading showcase events for artists in the UK.
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We have human-powered bikes, cars, MP3 players and even Gymnasiums and so many across the world are exploring more such avenues where we expend a lot of energy which can be tapped in to. This is truly turning out to be a great concept as we are now turning in to batteries and that is a real good thing. The principle of modern clean energy is that, ‘Energy conserved is Energy produced’. So you when the lights start flickering, the music starts pumping and… Well, I will stop there. The point is when you hit the Dance Club; plenty of energy is wasted on nothing. Not anymore though, as a club in Holland is showing the way.

Rotterdam’s WATT club features a dance floor where the disco lights become more dynamic as patrons get their groove on. The floor even has a meter to show people how much energy they’re producing at any given moment. WATT contains more than just electricity producing dance floor. Drinks are stored in basement tanks to save energy by using a central cooling system and toilets in the club flush with rainwater. The so-called “pee experience” lets patrons watch rooftop rainwater travel through transparent pipes when they flush. How amazingly cool is that? The Loo sounds much better than the club itself!

There is already such a cool green club in London and it apparently also allows customers in for free if they come on foot and do not use carbon-emitting vehicles. Of course, that needs some proving as well. WATT in Rotterdam is following the footsteps of the London based green club. Hopefully there will be more clubs across the world that will join in and have that cool flushing mechanism. Fluid in Motion- Awesome!

Via Cleantechnica

Indian demi-God Amitabh Bachchan came out to promote diabetes awareness in London, where he is showcasing his ‘Unforgettable Tour’ with other Bollywood filmstars (the top two in his family itself). Launching a Mobile Assessment Unit that is devised to carry out free tests for diabetes, Amitabh too underwent the test to remove any embarrassment or discomfort associated with the practice. He was declared free of the hazard as hundreds of his fans cheered aloud.

Indian film industry has always lent its voice to social issues and Bachchan was extremely happy do the same for creating diabetes awareness. Maybe it’s Bachchan’s way of saying “thank you” for the doctorate he was awarded by the De Montfort University in Leicester in 2006. Reports suggest that Leicester has a predominantly Indian population and the dominant ailment is diabetes.

True to his element, our very own Big B charmed one and all with his characteristic modesty when making a fleeting appearance to the town in a helicopter.
Via hindu

In London the new fashion of the night is go to disco knowing not weigh on the planet in terms of production and waste of energy. It ‘been opened in these days eco disco Bar Surya, near King’s Cross. The owner, manco to say, you call Dr. Earht (Mister Earth). Other names that the provocateurs of the DJ and night club managers!

Everything seems inspired the environment, starting from the name for Hindus Surya is the deity who represents the sun! Part of local energy comes from wind turbines and solar panels. The furniture is made of recycled materials or parts and even water is recycled water. The videos sent to TV broadcast from around the local transmit messages strictly eco-educational.

But there’s more. Much of the energy needed to establishment derives from the dance floor. Customers of disco dancing produce energy. Moving on track guests of operating crystals, pressed between them, generate power for the electric system and the air conditioning system. Even before his inauguration The Republic had anticipated the news explaining what’s behind this track!