November 26, 2007
Whether it is going out for a bit a camping or maybe there is power cut, one thing that you are going to need is light, but battery power is so unreliable and run out so fast, that they are barely worth the hassle.
But with these eGear collapsible lanterns these are powered by hand grinding the handle, which charges up the lamp and if necessary you can power up a cell phone, five minutes of winding will give you 15 to 20 minutes of light or fi
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November 22, 2007
It seems that bio fuels do not necessarily need to come from grains and seeds, but other products too, such as Algae. And yet this bio mass is perfect for the production of a bio fuel. This is because for one it such as in carbon dioxide, this reduces the amount in the atmosphere and then it can also be made into the bio fuel, so there you it two great features for algae.
Algae grows up to forty times faster than most other plants which means i
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November 19, 2007
This is literally a green building, with grass and other plants growing vertically on the walls, this is supposed to make the building warm in the winter and has the opposite effect in the winter. The idea is that this will cut down on paints and other protective materials, which is good.
But there has to be some problems, like how do you cut the grass? Isn’t it going to be a little confusing for animals like moles etc! And finally want abou
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November 18, 2007
How would you like to win a fantastic $250,000 makeover for your home? Just how wonderful would that be? and whats more its totally free to enter.
Well here is your chance, this could not only make your home look wonderful, but also will let everyone know how green you really are and might even make some of your friends and neighbours want to begin to start to think green.
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So the prices of crude oil prices are continue to rise and while we all know the next thing to follow would be higher oil and gas prices, there are some private companies who are taking advantage of the situation. Not to say that they do not have the right to raise their oil meters, it is just that some are becoming too advanced that has led some economists in the world to conclude that it is becoming and economic sabotage to any region today.
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November 17, 2007
This would seem to be a bit of a contradiction in terms the fact eco friendly and potato chips are actually mentioned in the same paragraph, but there is a bit of a green revolution going on not just in the world at large but also in the world of food and food production.
Some half a million potatoes are processed at the Frito Lay factory in Casa Grande, Arizona every single day, that’s a lot of oil, seasoning, packing, water and energy. Here
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We all know the need to look for alternative sources of energy today. The current supply and resources are simply not enough. While we hear about solar and wind energy in the works. Focusing on the current crop of energy resources, known and developed according to the people who are aiming to provide the necessary sources today, there is room for other sources and this is perhaps where kinetic energy can serve best.
While most people are concent
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November 16, 2007
We are all aware that in our regions, power shortages to satisfy the growing demand and need for power is a reality. However, while we are all aware of this lack of power resources, the journey towards finding alternative sources of energy seems to be going at a snails pace. We are all aware that the need for power to make most of our gadgets and appliances work efficiently is a need, we just don’t have sufficient power to power all of them.
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Filed by Brian Yalung at November 16th, 2007 on 2:07 pm
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This is not your ordinary scooter, for one its battery powered and secondly it just looks super cool. This is the 4×4 version of the scooter and there is no terrain that would frighten off the Ikoo!
The all important charge time is put down as being between four and six hours, the top speed is eighteen miler an hour and it has a range of around eighteen miles, so this could quite easily be use to go to work on, and with a turn around char
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November 15, 2007
We are all aware that everything is going up these days and the need for alternative energy is readily apparent. No longer is it an age where we can simply cut cost by turning of some lights and sacrificing. It is apparent that we cannot sustain this kind of lifestyle at the rate that energy costs are rising.
“Our communities are failing, failing, without solving this energy issue,” he told a crowd of a few hundred at the Chena River Conven
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November 10, 2007
The famous beer brewers of Suffolk Greene King are reclaiming the beer from their barrels and old beers that have been returned to be then forwarded on to farms who are giving it to the cows. However this beer is still going to be alcoholic but they still give it to the cows anyhow, stating that they still seem to like it.
Yet they say that it is recycling etc, but cows are the most un eco friendly animal around producing massive amounts metha
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Filed by David Allen at November 10th, 2007 on 2:00 pm
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This is a great battery saving device from the inventor of the wind up radio “Trevor Baylis” nobody can forget the famous wind up radio! Anyway he’s been at it again and has now come up with the wind up micro bike light.
This works the same as the radio, by charging up the battery and the light will stay alight for around ninety minutes so there is an element of timing, after all it is no good if the battery runs down before you get home
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This is the E Bikeboard S500 made by Switzerland based company Swiss Bike Board, now you may be thinking what makes this so spectacular? Well it’s quite simple; this machine can be used on land, sea and snow, but it more importantly this little thing will get you around the roads and streets of where you live.
It can be used both outside and inside like in warehouses etc. It has a range of around thirty miles and can reach speeds of up to 15
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Filed by David Allen at November 10th, 2007 on 10:00 am
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November 8, 2007
Depending on where you live, the winter is drawing in now, it actually gets dark here in the UK around 5.00pm, but on a bright day garden lights these ones will charge up and when it gets dark they will give off a nice warm glow.
As with many of these products there is no optimal time for how much sun they would need to get fully charged, but I suppose as long as they are giving off a nice light in the early evening that would be enough.
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November 6, 2007
It may not be a brand new idea, but it is certainly a new idea in the UK, the Carbon Cred Card which gives the user credits for buying goods in certain places.
It works like a store reward card, firstly you shop online, there 1000’s around the UK, for every purchase that has been made the user collects points and with the points that are collected the user will be able to buy carbon reducing products or even to pay for green energy.
There are
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We are all aware that the rising cost of crude oil in the market is nearing the $100 mark. Ideally, we would all say that this would not matter since alternative fuel sources are here to save the day. Apparently that was what we thought.
While we are all focused on the alternative fuel towards ever increasing oil prices in the world today, we have forgotten to take note that even the raw materials needed to produce biofuels have also been affec
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November 5, 2007
Found a neat resource that showcases a variety of coupons and discounts on solar equipment and accessories. Solar Coupons is a green discount shopping portal updated regularly with coupons and deals.
Among the cool finds, is this Solar Cell Phone Charger for your Razor style phone. It draws power from the sun and can be used to charge your cell phone on the go.
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“The AOCSolar SC1003 Razor Style Solar Charger is your best fr
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Believe it or not there are now over 800,000 Toyota Prius on the road imagine that all those little eco friendly people running around in their nice ultra green machines.
But of course juts because there have been 800,000 of these cars produced it does not necessarily mean that there are 800,000 on the road, the must be some that have been crash and smashed. But for any green car, selling that amount if a real milestone to shout about.
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November 2, 2007
The device that I am going to talks about is the Eco Electric and it is truly incredible. The whole idea of this is to produce electricity from waste; yes this is the 21st century version of “Mr Fusion” from “back to the Future”.
This device is placed in the yard and your kitchen waste is put into the composter, while the water waste actually generates electricity via a small turbine placed onto the side of the Eco Electric device, the
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November 1, 2007
Information technology rapidly changes as each day passes. But with the call to be more eco-friendly when it comes to products released to the market, information technology specialists have added to the mix the need to cut down large power consuming computers and gadgets and do its part in the green movement that the world is pretty much inclined to prove.
Such has been the effort that most business and development teams of such technology com
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