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The good folk over at Inhabitat have been on on fire recently, not literally of course, that would be awful. But we would be entirely remiss here at MoreEco if we didn’t point out some of the finer posts which have appeared on the blog in the past week. Here is a greeny run-down.

Mythbusters Prove Electronic Vehicles Outperform Gas: Inhabitat reviews the Mythbusters show which drew an interesting comparison between electronic vehicles and gas vehicles. “They decided to pit compact vehicles, ATVs, motorcycles and go karts against their electric counterparts. Amongst their findings are that ATV’s aren’t subject to pollution restrictions, and they pollute four times more than a regular vehicle. They showed that with a little ingenuity they could create a better performing electric version of the ATV. As if that wasn’t enough, they saw how the benefits of electric vehicles outweigh the drawbacks, and that is not even counting the extreme difference in emissions.”

FARM FOUNTAIN: Eco-Art meets Architecture: Moe Beitikis discusses the fascinating world of eco art and architecture, in particular Moe reviews the amazing work of Amy Youngs and Ken Rinaldo. “Fortunately, artists Amy Youngs and Ken Rinaldo have devised a way to create guilt-free water pleasantries while producing food and providing oxygen. The Farm Fountain, which uses aquaponics to fertilize plants with the waste produced by fish, is a bubbly oasis of greenery and aquaculture. The concept of aquaculture involves delivering nutrients to plants in a soilless medium with water. In this case, the plants are growing in clay balls encased in reused 2-liter soda bottles. At the base of the Farm Fountain is a pond containing koi and tilapia, the latter being an edible fish acclimated to pond culture.”

NO MAN’S LAND: Innovative Watertecture in the Dead Sea: Ali Kriscenski reviews an idea for solving the water-crisis around the Dead Sea area. “As a network of built islands with three distinct designs, ‘No Man’s Land’ would create an artificial archipaelago that employs a variety of building technology. In order to become a source of fresh water, the islands will extract water molecules from the air to be desalinated. Salinity gradient solar ponds, water purification tanks, and water filtering processes will all be integrated into the designated “water islands” of the chain. The other two island designs will be for tourists and solar energy production, providing self sufficient power as well as creating revenue.“