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Ingenious Designs Of Furniture Made From Recycled Cardboard

Chairigami is an innovative designer and manufacturer of cardboard furniture. It was founded by Yale graduate Zach Rotholz. He first became familiar with cardboard furniture while working during a summer in college for Adaptive Design, a New York City nonprofit that custom-designs cardboard furniture for children with disabilities.

Chairigami provides lightweight, flatpacking and recycable products to fill the need for temporary yet durable furniture. The furniture is free of nasty resins and glues. Chairigami believes in producing recyclable furniture from renewable resources. Each piece of furniture is hand crafted right in the store located at New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.

Chairigami is now making a wide variety of products, ranging from sofas, desk chairs, standing desks, coffee tables, shelving, and even an iPhone case. The chairs last about a year and the tables can service you up to 4 years.

But, they are not selling cheap. A chair of size 18"W x 30"H x 40"D sells for US$80 and a sofa of size 44"W x 32"L x 28"H would sell for US$120.

New User-Friendly Software To Compare Climate Change Data Of World's Countries

The World Resources Institute has developed a web-based app called CAIT 2.0 which allows users to quickly comparing the total emissions, emission by gases and sectors, and to look up figures in absolute terms, per capita and by year-on-year change, of the world's 186 countries.

It is user-friendly and I have created a comparison chart of 2010 total carbon emission and emission per capita (excluding LUCF- land use change and forestry) of the 10 countries in South-East Asia. Clearly can be seen that Indonesia has the highest total carbon emission, this is because it has the highest population. When come to emission per capita Brunei ranks highest and Singapore seconds, my country Malaysia actually in the third place. Comparing to the GDP per capita, Singapore is highest, Brunei second and Malaysia third in South-East Asia. This should contribute to the high GHG per capita.

World's Largest Solar Power Plant Opening in California

The largest solar power plant in the world will open in California's Mojave Desert. Unlike conventional photovoltaic systems, this solar thermal facility generates heat. 170,000 mirrors, stretching over 3,500 acres, reflect direct sunlight toward 3 towers filled with water, raising temperatures to more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The water turns to steam, spinning turbines that generate electricity. The electricity generated is enough to power more than 140,000 homes during the peak hours of the day.

BrightSource Energy, the company overseeing construction, claims the use of sunlight, instead of fossil fuels, will reduce CO2 emissions by more than 400,000 tons per year. A highly efficient location, the desert region receives reliable sunlight 330 to 350 days per year, according to the Smithsonian.

Is this technology suitable for Malaysia? The answer mostly is No! This is because solar thermal technology requires "direct sunlight" to operate. Malaysia's weather is mostly cloudy. During cloudy day we will only get "diffused sunlight" and the "mirrors" will not be able to collect and reflect it toward the tower.

Source: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/07/the-worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-opening-in-california