aluminum

Alcoa, Major World Polluter, Brings Sustainable Transport to Bauxite Mine & Feeds Energy into Grid

September 15, 2011

Image: Business Wire

It may sound like an oxymoron, bringing sustainable practices to mining operations, but unless we all stop consuming resources immediately, mining is also not going anywhere. So this is good news: since 2007, Alcoa’s Jamalco Oper…

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The Incredible Past and Future of the Airship

November 2, 2010

Dirigibles, once the leader in commercial air travel (no pollution), are seen as substitute vessels for commuter flights and may even be replacing cars.

Vedanta Resources’ Orissa Bauxite Refinery Expansion Blocked by Indian Government

October 20, 2010

The existing bauxite processing facility, photo: Survival International

Two months after the Indian government stopped plans by UK-based Vedanta Resources to put a bauxite mine on a mountain held sacred by two indigenous tribal groups in Orissa, on t…

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Hungary Toxic Sludge Flood Reaches Danube River

October 7, 2010

photo: AP Photo/MTI, Sandor H. Szabo

The flood of toxic red sludge, which burst forth from a containment pond in Ajka, Hungary and covered several villages earlier in the week, reached a branch of the River Danube today. According to the head of the …

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Hungary Declares State of Emergency As Toxic Industrial Sludge Covers Villages (Photos)

October 5, 2010

photo: AP/Bela Szandelszky

Four people are dead, 120 injured and six missing in Hungary as torrents of red toxic sludge, the byproduct of bauxite refining for aluminum, burst from a containment pond and poured through six villages in three counties. …

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Graypants, the Kings of Cardboard, Move into Metal

May 19, 2010

graypants icff aluminum lamp photo

We have been fans of Seattle’s Graypants for a while; Seth, Jonathan and Jon “strive to come up with designs and ideas that are thoughtful and have an impact, whether it be furniture, lighting, architecture or graphics.” Most of the work we have shown to date has been made of cardboard, but this year they introduce Steplight, a new lamp made of aluminum….Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Scrap Art Rocks: Bang a (Recycled) Gong, Get It On

January 3, 2010

A performance by eco-percussionists, ScrapArtsMusic.

With the price of scrap metal in the dumper, ScrapArtsMusic has turned piles from dumpsters into green music. The discarded metal, accordion parts, artillery shells, …Read the full story on TreeHugger

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In Defence Of TetraPak

November 2, 2009

Image Source: TetraPak

TetraPak, the company that makes aseptic milk carton-like packaging that holds everything from wine to soup to tomato sauce, has been receiving a lot of coverage in the green media lately, both good and bad. This surge in attention is in part due to a recent TetraPak-sponsored media event in Sweden, that I had the fortune to…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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In Defense Of TetraPak

November 2, 2009

Image Source: TetraPak

TetraPak, the company that makes aseptic milk carton-like packaging that holds everything from wine to soup to tomato sauce, has been receiving a lot of coverage in the green media lately, both good and bad. This surge in attention is in part due to a recent TetraPak-sponsored media event in Sweden,to which I had the fortune…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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GreenCookingPots Offer Le Creuset Designer Style Without the Designer Price Tag

October 14, 2009

Greencookingpots Creators Mica and Cafe McMullen Photo
Creators Cafe and Mica McMullen. Image via: GreenCookingPots

Thanks to the folks at Daily Candy for this awesome tip! With the holidays coming up, and that inevitable office party or family gathering, maybe it’s time to freshen up your kitchen cookware. Or, maybe you want to ask for some decent cookware for your first new home, but don’t know where to get green items that won’t make your family laugh out loud? Thanks to …Read the full story on TreeHugger