Tag: South Korea
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South Korea's Smart Meter Plan Could Eliminate One Nuclear Power Plant
Half the households in South Korea will have smart meters by 2016. The savings could equal the output of one nuclear power plant.
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Planting Trees in the Mongolian Desert to Fight Dangerous Dust Storms in Seoul
Korean activists are spearheading efforts to plant trees in Mongolia, hoping to improve both the lives of nomadic desert herders there and the air quality their families are exposed to back home.
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Artist Covers 10-Storey Building With 1,000 Recycled Doors
One salvaged door wasn't enough for this installation artist, who transformed this multi-storey structure into an eccentric landmark with 1,000 doors.
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A Picture Is Worth.... Lights Out In North Korea
The difference between North and South Korea is like day and night.
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Evil Mutant Recycled Tire Sculptures By Yong Ho Ji (Photos)
Reincarnated into shoes, logs, mulch and laptop cases, recycled tires have been shaped into pretty much well everything, including the kitchen sink. All the better, since these non-biodegradable rubber donuts are piling up in
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Gorilla Inconsolable After Death of Her Lifelong Mate
Zoos are intended to be places where people can go to learn about unique and fascinating animals from all over the world -- but often they end up showing us that we're actually not so different after all. For over two decades, a female
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Losing Weight = Toxic?
Here's a frustrating bit of news for the day: losing weight could be driving the toxins from fat cells (where they're stored) into your bloodstream—and making you sick.Because certain pollutants are fat-soluble, including
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10 Urban Spaces Around the World Reborn as Vibrant Green Parks (Slideshow)
In some cities, parks are replacing asphalt, and city dwellers are suddenly discovering new green space just steps away.
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10 Urban Spaces Around the World Reborn as Vibrant Green Parks
In some cities, parks are replacing asphalt, and city dwellers are suddenly discovering new green space just steps away. To make cities more livable for an often growing population, government officials, activists and citizens are reclaiming unused or a
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South-Korea to Invest $8.2B In Massive Offshore Wind Farms
Image: Creative Commons You Don't Need a Weatherman... If there's one thing that South-Korea has a lot of, it's coastlines. Offshore wind power is a great fit for the country, which is probably why the government and private companies have decided to
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India, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea All Soon Clobbering the US on Renewable Energy
Furthering a trend: As the United States continues virtually deadlocked on enacting any legislation pricing carbon or significantly promoting renewable energy, more Asian countries than China are likely to
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Xylophone Bridge: Seoul's Interactive Music-Making Bike Path
From recycled dividers to DIY 'contrails' and contraflow bike lanes, the bike path is something that is constantly evolving. In collaboration with the Seoul Design Foundation, this year's Seoul Cycle Design Competition offers a Pavlovian take of
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Designing Their Way Out of a Dam Mess
From educating people about food miles and food security to encouraging them to use less paper, the Korean group Slowalk puts its graphic-design skills in the service of do-gooder causes. The
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Rare Glimpse at the Wild Nature Inside Korea's DMZ
Environmentalists cheered the March announcement that North Korea and South Korea would work together to create an ecological corridor out of the Korean Demilitarized
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Battlefield Battery Can Be Powered With Pee
In the quest for alternative, small-scale energy producing technology, one company has invented a device that can power electronics with something you've been just flushing down the toilet all this time--your pee. The
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Korea's DMZ Will Soon Be Open For Ecotourism
In 1953, the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was established to provide a buffer between the conflicting Northern and Southern nations--and today it is the most heavily militarized border in the world. But amid this icon of
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28 South Korean Universities Sign Green MOU
The Presidents of 28 South Korean Universities this week all signed MOU's declaring their intention to make campuses around the country more green and eco-friendly, reports the Korea Herald. Fortunately, there are
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The Incheon International Design Award 2009
The Korean city of Incheon and designboom have linked up to create a design competition that covers a broad swath of sustainable subject matter. The Incheon International Design Awards are open to anyone, and the three categories (green design for
