Zero Waste : Discovery News

Exchange Dog Poo For Free Wi-Fi

Posted by Nic Halverson Wed Apr 25, 2012 02:45 PM ET | 0

A pilot program in Mexico City parks encourages people to clean up after their dogs. Read more

Titanium Straw Out-Muscles All Others

Posted by Katherine Noyes Fri Jul 22, 2011 09:34 AM ET | 0

Forget those wimpy plastic substitutes -- this is the only straw you really need. Read more

Floating Golf Course Has Underwater Tunnels

Posted by Nic Halverson Fri Apr 29, 2011 01:03 PM ET | 0

An 18-hole floating course hopes to boost Maldivian economy while preserving the nation's ecosystem. Read more

Recycled Island to Be Built from Ocean Garbage Patch

Posted by Amy Dusto Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:59 AM ET | 0

This conceptual habitat would support a floating city with a half million residents. Read more

Battlefield Battery Packs Work Day and Night

Posted by Amy Dusto Wed Mar 16, 2011 04:54 PM ET | 0

British soldiers could get full-time power at half the weight. Read more

Immortal Computers Never Grow Old

Posted by Amy Dusto Mon Jan 24, 2011 09:54 AM ET | 0

A novel cloud-based system aims to teach old hardware new tricks, virtually. Read more

Cold Fusion Claims Resurface

Posted by Benjamin Radford Fri Jan 21, 2011 07:16 PM ET | 0

An Italian team of researchers claims to have discovered cold fusion. It will either change the world or be another fruitless and premature "breakthrough." Read more

Man-Made Oasis Will Transform the Desert

Posted by Amy Dusto Fri Jan 21, 2011 01:34 PM ET | 0

At this innovative facility, solar energy will power desalination -- a process that will produce cool, humid conditions perfect for growing crops. Read more

It's Like Match.com for Waste

Posted by Tracy Staedter Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:10 PM ET | 0

This online marketplace connects companies with excess amounts of stuff with other companies who need exactly that. Read more

Rocket Thrusters Make Water Treatment Emission Free

Posted by David Teeghman Thu Aug 19, 2010 09:54 AM ET | 0

Rocket engines may soon be used to neutralize the emissions from wastewater treatment plants. Read more

Pee Power for Future Robots

Posted by David Teeghman Tue Aug 3, 2010 12:51 PM ET | 0

Harvesting pee can save water and make a robot self-sustaining. Read more

Who Invented the Toilet?

Posted by Cristen Conger Mon Jun 21, 2010 01:20 PM ET | 0

Flush what you've heard; it wasn't Thomas Crapper. Read more

Bill Nye the Science Guy Visits the Friday News Feedbag

Posted by Jorge Ribas Tue May 18, 2010 11:36 AM ET | 0

Bill Nye... yes... THE Bill Nye the Science Guy is on this week's show, talking about everything from the Large Hadron Collider to his "green-off" with Planet Green's Ed Begley, Jr. Listen to him on this week's Friday News Feedbag!! ... Read more

For the Bridezilla That Has Everything

Posted by Tracy Staedter Mon May 17, 2010 10:42 AM ET | 0

How about a dissolvable wedding gown? As someone who has never been married, I can't imagine for a minute spending the $1,056 that the average woman spends on her wedding dress, according to Brides.com's American Wedding Study from 2009. After ... Read more

NASA Builds Greenest Gov Building Ever

Posted by Tracy Staedter Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:07 PM ET | 0

A green building called the Sustainability Base is being constructed at NASA’s Ames in Mountain View, Calif., and will serve as a testbed for intelligent systems that monitor and manage indoor conditions. The technology -- mostly software -- for the... Read more