This is one of the best news coming out of Congo and the bloody war that has plagued the nation and its borders now for long. Africa is a continent of amazing natural resources and some very special animals which are rare and amazing. It is only stupid for the nations of the continent to engage in never ending, meaningless conflicts when the whole of Africa has greater demons to deal with- Poverty, disease and ignorance. In a positive move in all this, Congo’s government chose to withdraw more than 1,000 troops from an area in eastern Congo near Virunga National Park.

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‘Green is in’ and it seems to be growing ‘in’ to a way of life that is becoming a part of our homes more and more with each passing day. There was a time when people perceived green gadgets as ungainly stuff that would appear out of place in their sophisticated and stylish homes. But today perception has been radically altered by modern designers who are capable of weaving magic via their production of revolutionary gadgets. Eco-friendly gadgets and alternate sources of energy are now more popular than ever before thanks to their innovative designs.

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In one way or another we all ought to be conscious of the verity that the oodles of food items which are getting wasted today would actually roll out to be a giant impasse for us in imminent future. Subsequently in order to isolate generations from this grim trouble an eco canvasser named Sang Hoon Lee has come out with a most up-to-date technique identified as “Green Cycler.” By means of this ambiance friendly modernism, we can essentially confer an amazing green treatment to spoiled and misused foodstuff since this instigated eco mechanism would effectively putrefy frittered away food into valuable fertilizer for the plants.

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All over the world Brazil stands fourth in green house emanations just after China, U.S and Indonesia as deforestation rate is gradually increasing there. It holds around 60% of Amazon Rainforest area therefore it transpires to be principally accountable for conserving their surroundings. Recently, Brazil’s President has commenced an international fund to safeguard valuable Rainforest and it has been held firmly that nations giving their financial support would not be tolerated to probe concerning the conservation endeavors.

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What happens when we do not switch off that light in the room before leaving it? Or when we cook elaborate meals on pans and not the pressure cooker? Or even when we go to meet a couple of friends on an evening out with each of us going the same way from the same place in different cars? Does it really matter if we let the water running while we are doing the dishes; it only makes it easier, doesn’t it? Well, while all these things make life easier for us, what we are implicitly doing is literally murdering our children. It might sound a little radical but come to think about it, if there is no earth to live on, no food to eat, no air to breathe, is there really any chance for the future generations? What seems trivial now has grave consequences if we, the most advanced species on the planet, the one that’s been blessed with intellect and wisdom; do not look at the bigger picture. With the polar ice melting faster than we speak, what are the most definitive ramifications of global warming? Let me put it in simple words. The ice is melting and in a couple of decades it would be nonexistent. Hundreds of thousands of species co-existing in that ecosphere would perish which would inadvertently mean a huge chaos in the food chain. These species have already started to show disturbing behavioral changes. Without the ice, the layer of coolness, so to speak, would cease to be and that would mean that the earth would be warmer. Think of the bread that you eat every day. Wheat production relies heavily on that layer of coolness. Connect the dots. Do the math. You remember hurricane Katrina. Think of the damage cause due to hurricane Katrina and multiply it with thousand and that would give you a conservative figure of damage cause when cities after cities will drown. Irony of it all, water everywhere and yet not enough.

What needs to be done? We need to use that wisdom and listen to the inner voice every time we do something that we know to be harmful for our planet. Turn off that power switch, rethink that car-pool, turn off the tap, and plant that extra tree. There’s so much more that needs to be done. Don’t you think that what would have happened if the billions of dollars spent in creating bombs and other weapons of mass destruction were spent on taking definitive measures to counter global warming? We need to make a choice. We can either chose to live or chose to perish.

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Gardening connects us with nature and brings us joy & peace which many people would vouch for. Taking you a step further in your eco concerns & gardening skills, comes this simple yet beautiful eco-designer Torre plant pot from Zurich-based Postfossil Design Collective. Designed especially for indoor gardening, this lovely pot grows with your potted plants thereby giving them full freedom to evolve their roots below soil and flourish lavishly above earth.

This becomes possible as a result of a flexible design comprising individual ceramic rings. As the user attaches these new elements (filled with fresh earth), it effectively cuts back the user’s painful task to re-pot their actively developing seedlings and saplings!

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Those who can afford a rooftop garden or a plush green lawn do that. What about those of us who put up in flats and only dream about having a mini garden for ourselves within our houses? For such folks, Dutch designer Daniel Schipper has created an affordable, foldable greenhouse to plants your own mini-greens in form of tiny flower varieties or may be even grass sprouts!

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With the shrinking of arable land in every country on our planet, the possibility of vertical farming is taking shape in the minds of futuristic-planners, scientists and agriculturists. The horizons are being stretched by modern designers to bring out concepts that involve growing your veggies, fruits & flowers on skyscrapers! One such being Dr. Dickson Despommier’s vertical farm concept which he fondly calls his zucchini-in-the-sky vision. He created the model of this vertical farm back in 1990’s with his batch of medical ecology students.

The design displays tall sky-kissing green buildings- where people grow edible plants, fruits vegetables even legumes as per their requirements. Dr. Despommier, whose name in French means “of the apple trees,” is a professor of public health at Columbia University. Since 1999, has been spreading the seeds of his radical idea in lectures and through his Web site. Unachievable as his sky-high dreams seems to be, Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president and another big city dreamer has laid his eyes upon radical farming concepts and have quite liked Despommier’s model.

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Installing plants inside our living room is possible now with a revolutionary concept developed by a student designer. Falling amongst the most phenomenal entries at the Australian Design Award, the Indoor hydroponic garden is a creation by designer
John Pallot.

His design essentially suggests an interior, mechanical hydroponic garden that accomplishes the Dyson criteria by integrating a system that can assist the plant growth in a closed apartment with slight preservation even in absence of sunlight. Pallot’s design works on a monitored system that controls the amount of water, food and light supplied to the plant as per the users’ understanding of the plant growth. The entire unit consumes less than 12V power to function and has a 4.5L tank. More than anything, it can be your eye-catching room separator.

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Once again, it’s a feud between a superstar and a common person. And you don’t know who to blame. Apparently, the famous ex-James Bond Pierce Brosnan has gotten into trouble with his 77 year-old neighbor Cathy Ham Young. A farmer by occupation, Young has alleged that Brosnan has stolen water from her fields by diverting it into his own. As a result, her crop died. She even claims that the star has failed to replace a ditch, despite a judge’s order to do so. Brosnan on his part claims that by the time the water reaches his farm, it is polluted.

Things do not seem to be improving between Brosnan and his ‘friendly’ neighbor, with her exclaiming, “Pierce Brosnan stole my water. Because he’s a millionaire movie star, he thought he could just move in and steal my water.” But as per Brosnan’s lawyer, the actor is not at fault. He says, “Pierce has not been ordered to restore a ditch. A judge found that water goes through five different properties between Pierce’s property and Cathy Young’s property and that it’s not Pierce’s problem.” Hmmm…like I said in the beginning…you don’t know who to blame?

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