Green Options

In a forthcoming paper, Oxford physicist Myles Allen says that class action lawsuits against oil companies for damages brought by severe weather may soon be possible.

Even the most environmentally-conscious among us use batteries containing toxic heavy metals on a daily basis. But a discovery made by chemists at Oxford University could one day lead to cleaner batteries for everyone. The researchers recently discovered that an enzyme produced by fungi growing on rotten wood can be used as a cheap and efficient catalyst in fuel cells.

Malcolm McCulloch, an electrical engineer at Oxford, has completed a prototype of a refrigerator designed by Albert Einstein.  This refrigerator does not use Freon, a toxic greenhouse gas worse than carbon dioxide, or electricity. The Einstein fridge was patented in 1930, uses pressurized gases (ammonia, butane, and water) to keep food cool, and contains no moving parts.

Via:  The Guardian