Earlier this week, Apa Sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record-breaking 21st time. Known as the “Super Sherpa”, Apa made his ascent with the Eco Everest Expedition, a team with a “leave no trace” outdoor ethic that is dedicated to cleaning up Everest. Since 2008, the group has brought down over 12 tons of garbage for disposal and four human bodies for burial.
As the internet gets more data intensive—the cloud, streaming media, etc.—how much data will we use in the future? A computer scientist crunched the numbers and came up with 3 gigabytes of data per day. Is that sustainable?
Tocco da Casauria is a quaint town, located in the mountainous region of Italy’s interior. It’s also home to an electrical grid that bests many of the world’s metropolises—the small burg is powered entirely by wind and solar.
The Bibliosphere, an administration and student services buiding at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, is both an ecological and architectural achievement. It’s incredibly environmentally-friendly, and did we mention it’s a giant sphere?
