The Infinite Resources: Human Ingenuity, Human Stupidity, and Poo Bricks.

This is just a quick post to share some links (below), so you can pass over the text.

 inhabitat.com

As expressed in my 'green' vs green post, I feel as though 'green technology' is largely an oxymoron.

This is because the energy used and waste produced in developing and manufacturing most technology makes any energy savings redundant.

That said, I do think humans are capable of wonderful innovations that make real impacts (see links below).

That said, I also think that we already know most of what would/could/will/does make a real impact. Housing design and materials are a great example of this.

Anyways, I digress. Here are some potential, actual 'green' technologies that are quite amazing (in theory):

Ingenuity (potentially):

Transformaning waste plastic into alternative fuel

Bio-Grow Uses Electronic Waste to Make Algae for Biodiesel

Researcher Grows Durable “Bio Bricks” From Sand, Bacteria, and Urea

POO BRICKS: Students Develop Cow Dung Building Bricks

and, as previously posted, all tings mycelium.

 

inhabitat.com

Stupidity:

You don't really need my help for this one. Though, I would propose the fact that there is so little known and invested in actual green methods and... 'retrovation'.