USA: former Philip Morris cigarette factory turns to renewable energy

A former Philip Morris cigarette factory, in the State of North Carolina, United States, will now produce batteries to store energy from solar and wind plants. The property, with 115.00 square meters, was bought by the company Switzerland, too short, which will now produce batteries are lithium-ion phosphate can be loaded in 30 minutes and last up to 40,000 loads.

In the former factory were produced every year, about 1000 million cigarettes, but the building was already closed for several years, because of the decrease in smoking in the United States. Now, she will employ 500 people in new activity, with 2,500 new jobs provided for others for the next three years.

The property cost €55 million ($ 170 million). "This is going to change [the rules] of the game," explained the President of the company, Jostein Eikeland. The batteries will store 2 megawatts (MW) and reducing inefficiencies that exist today in the power grid.

According to a recent report by Navigant Consulting Research, worldwide revenue of advanced batteries of large capacity will grow from €130 million (US $ 410 million) to more than € 2 billion ($ 6.1 billion) in 2023.

Some experts estimate that the current power grid loses up to 30 percent of its energy, for inefficiency and waste. This is what the too short and competitors want to change, so the battery technology, still face, is changing quickly, says Fortune.

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Farmers take 2,000 sheep in the center of Madrid to celebrate route with 800 years

What do 2,000 sheep in the Puerta del Sol in central Madrid. Celebrate a route with more than 800 years and that for the Spanish tradition, can still be travelled by farmers and their animals.

According to the Daily Mail, the sheep traveled the streets of Madrid yesterday morning, accompanied by farmers, tourists and local artists. According to Spanish tradition, these sheep can roam the lands of their ancestors, which still today Madrid is a great modern European capital â€" and not a rural area.

But tradition is tradition and, at City Hall, paid farmers 25 maravedis â€" 11th century currency â€" to the authorities. It would have done for eight centuries.

In medieval times, Madrid was composed of several agricultural fields and forests â€" pets roamed these routes to feed, until King Philip II selected the site for the capital of his empire, in 1561.

Here are some pictures of the episode parody and see the report of the Huffington Post.

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The video reveals 40 years of environmental destruction in the Amazon

Google Earth and the Landsat program, NASA, have created what could be considered the closest thing to a virtual time machine to show the deforestation of the Amazon. In total, are 40 years of destruction and condensed in a few minutes.

To create the video, were organized, compiled and edited hundreds photographs of Amazonia collected by space satellites. Now, for the first time, you can see the result of decades of human activity in this land ecosystem and the consequent environmental destruction rates.

During the past 40 years, the Landsat has captured images of the sceneries, photographing the same area every 16 days, referred to the Inhabitat. The Landsat program was launched by NASA in 1972, in partnership with the US Geological Survey.

In addition to the deforestation of the Amazon, there are also videos about the drought of the Aral Sea and the Las Vegas urban explosion.

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Sphynx: the real life gremlins

If you're a fan of animals and the film Gremlins â€" already pretty old: came to theaters in 1984 â€" then you should consider getting a sphynx, a cat without fur and that has clear similarities with the main character of the film.

Despite appearances, the sphynx is known for being a very affectionate cat and sometimes very possessive. Sociable, intelligent, energetic and playful, the sphynx is not aggressive, contrary to what it may seem.

The photographs you bring were taken by Anatoli Krassavine, a computer consultant who tried to create a transformation of this family of sphunx in little monsters â€" without it, actually.

Site owner PhotoCat, Krassavine specializes in creative photos of cats, who try to get animals in different poses than usual.

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20 bands that care about the environment

The music industry is highly pollutant â€" concerts of big bands, they make a huge amount of material transported from city to city, during great seasons â€" but she has the wand for the influence it has on people, help change some minds.

In recent times, more and more bands have attempted to change your lifestyle. Second Adam Gardner, co-founder of Reverb, an organization that is dedicated to making the tours of artists more sustainable, more and more bands to ask for the carbon footprint of their actions â€" and to encourage a change in the status quo.

"There are many bands who feel hurt by the impact they have on the planet when they're on tour, but didn't know what to do [to change the situation]," explained Gardner to Ecorazzi. Was this the click that allowed the musician-environmentalist founded Reverb, to "drive" the musical community in a sustainable way.

Meet some of the bands and artists who have agreed to switch to a more sustainable lifestyle â€" some are authentic icons of the environmental movement

1. Jack Johnson

The Hawaiian musician is probably the best-known environmentalist-musician. He has two studios of music fed solar power, biofuel-powered bus walks in, promotes carpooling programs and sustainable merchandising.

2. Fun

The Fun promote concepts of recycling, using green cleaning products and measure your carbon footprint.

3. Ben Harper

Another of environmental music icons, Harper uses recycled CD boxes and merchandising based on organic cotton.

4. Sheryl Crow

The singer walks in biofuel-powered buses, implements actions of waste reduction and recycling backstage, eat organic foods and locations and calculates and neutralizes carbon footprint.

5. Maroon 5

Maroon 5 arrived at the Reverb in 2008, for its tour this year, and since then has dedicated several initiatives to environmental causes.

6. Neil Young

Another of the big names of environmentalism, Neil Young musical uses trucks and vans powered by biofuels and tries to change the mentality of the fans with songs like this.

7.J.Cole

The rapper and producer will make a series of 13 concerts, between April and may, which are being advertised as "half tour, half environmental campaign".

8. Willie Nelson

This historic American singer nicknamed Bio Willie and works, among other environmental associations, with Farm Aid, an organization that gives support to families of farmers.

9. The Roots

The group present in the programs of Jimmy Fallon has supported various actions of PETA.

10. Drake

The Canadian singer never tires of telling the fans that they are involved in moving to a green economy, giving several examples: switch to biofuels, recycle, compost, organic and local foods cooking.

11. Bonnie Raitt

"The environmental activism of Bonnit Raitt predates any other musical circuit," wrote Rolling Stone. And this says it all from the veteran singer.

12. August

This is the band itself of Adam Gardner. Not that it is overly known, but will be the most sustainable.

13. Janelle Monáe

This force of nature is, itself, a nature lover, having promoted recycling projects and reducing CO2 emissions.

14. Dave Matthews Band

Another one of historical environmental activists, Dave Matthews and his band have long tries to educate his fans to treat well the nature, in concerts and at home

15. Linkin Park

Who knew the Linkin Park was environmental activists? The truth is that the band leads a solar energy program that led to power 1 million people. The band also participated in sustainable energy initiatives of the United Nations, working directly with Ban Ki-Moon.

16. John Mayer

The musician created a brand, AKOG (Another King of Green), which is present in their tours since 2007. The brand intends to lead people towards sustainability, through small steps from day to day.

17.R.E.M.

The R.E.M. started thinking about sustainability from the moment that its success led them to large stadium concerts. The band has participated in numerous environmental campaigns since 1988.

18. Brett Dennen

The shows de Dennen sell reusable water bottles and part of the profits go straight to The Mosaic Project, which seeks to give wings to children to build bonds of peace between them. Because sustainability goes far beyond environmental part â€" but that the reader already knew that, right?

19. The Fray

Founded in 2002, this alternative band works with a collaborative eco-consciousness since then. The band tries to innovate in the way they give their concerts â€" from the point of view of greater sustainability â€" and promotes carpooling programs for their fans, among other things.

20. Barenaked Ladies

The success of the Barenaked Ladies has passed, but the band continues to work in sustainable projects with the Reverb. Is in the list of bands in the Organization since 2004.

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Street artist paints imaginary houses for homeless people to warn against poverty

Installation of art or graffiti? The opinions about the work of a street performer in Los Angeles are divided. anonymous identity, the artist uses the name Skid Robot to sign their works, which are created mostly in areas frequented by the homeless in the city.

With spray cans, paint walls Robot Skid imaginary houses for the homeless he meets, leaving food and toiletries for everyone and catching small conversations with those who are awake. The aim is to get people to discuss extreme poverty and find solutions to the problem.

In Los Angeles there are between 3,000 to 6,000 homeless, establishing their homes on the streets. The work of Skid Robot can be seen in my account of Instagram. You can see some of the works of this urban artist here.

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Bahamas: sculpture giant Navy warns of collapse of the oceans

It is not known what happened to Jason Taylor food and cooking to develop this megalomaniac project, but apparently it will already be bearing fruit. Named Ocean Atlas, the project is actually a gigantic sculpture that aims to draw attention to the collapse of the oceans and coral.

The sculpture honors High, the Titan of Greek mythology condemned by Zeus to carry the heavens on his shoulders for eternity, and has five feet tall, reaching to the bottom of the sea. She was installed on the West coast of New Providence, Nassau, in the Bahamas.

The sculpture has the face of a young woman and wishes to draw attention to overfishing, pollution and global warming, responsible for the collapse of the oceans.

Commissioned by the Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation, the sculpture was mounted in parts, beneath the water. The material used has a neutral pH, which functions as an artificial reef, thus allowing the colonization of new corals and removing the stress caused by tourism in other natural habitats.

At the top of the sculpture there is a sunlight and a signal flag, which will serve as a guide for browsers, warns the sustainable planet. Here are some pictures of the project.

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