December 24, 2007
It is evident that most people today have cellular phones and while they may be awesome to use, we just have to realize that the power of their batteries would not last long if they are not recharged. Rather than rely on recharging them by plugging in the usual adaptors to the electric outlets, there is a wind-up phone charger that can be a good alternative to help the drive in saving up the consumption of energy today.
All you have to do is ro
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Filed by Brian Yalung at December 24th, 2007 on 8:38 pm
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December 23, 2007
For some people this is a dream, to be able to build your own eco friendly car and drive it around, now would that be cool or not?
However if all eco friendly cars looked like this one, then there would not be many takers for the green machine a sit looks something between a babies pram and an old horse cart.
But to be serious for one minute, this is a project that has been made from minimal financial resources and therefore they have had to
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There has not been a proper airship flying around the skies since the days of the zeppelin machines. But these new airships are designed to be eco friendly and would probably compete directly with the cruise ships, rather than airlines.
But these new design airships will be considerably much better than the earlier models. It is said to be able to fly around the world in three days and have around sixty rooms for paying guests, the design may b
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Filed by David Allen at December 23rd, 2007 on 1:00 pm
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This is a really smooth kitchen, the sort of place that you would expect to see in a classy movie or something.
The heating is the most eco friendly, as will not need a chimney and so this can be placed anywhere, in any room where a heating appliance is needed, where it will convert all the gas to heat with no emissions.
Prices start at around $1,500
Source [Retro to Go]
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We have all heard of the usual solar powered calculator which gets its energy from solar rays. However, it was just a matter of time before water energy would find its way towards making trusty calculators work today. This time around, just filling it up with water can render it to work and be of assistance to the usual calculating and computing on your desktop.
(Source) The H2O desktop calculator is designed for both professional and home use.
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December 21, 2007
President George Bush recently signed into law, the banning of incandescent lightbulbs.
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The energy-friendly LED, Halogen, and CFL, are what they are to be replaced with. These are pricier (by a few dollars) but they also last much much longer and they will also save you moola in annual energy bills.
The incandescent lightbulbs are to be phased out over the next 10 to 12 years and no longer to be used. A tall task since Americans have
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December 18, 2007
This brings science and eco friendly matters much closer together which makes it a great experimental toy for kids of all ages.
Features:
Cutting-edge science kit
Car runs on clean energy technology
Add water to the tanks in the back of the car
Use the water to produce and store oxygen and hydrogen
Uses next-generation reversible Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cell
Cool blue LED lights flash from inside the cockpit
Instruction manual includ
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December 17, 2007
The Solar Living Source Book promises to be the bible of renewable energy by supplying people a good resourceful book that can help harvest renewable energy. For the people who are always complaining and stating that they have no idea on how to go about renewable sources of energy, this book promises to shut them up and once and for all verify their claims for participating in the search for alternative sources of energy.
People are frequenting
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December 14, 2007
They know how to be at one with nature in Kenya, here is a guy, who using the eco oven that is run on garbage and old car oil, it reaches temperatures of around 930 F, but as you could imagine there is a slight odour issue there.
The residents of the village use to cook and heat up water, but the great thing is that they also get rid of all their garbage at the same time, garbage is a serious problem in Africa, as most places have no dumps or
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December 13, 2007
Coming up on December 15th and 16th is Eco Gift, the premiere green gift expo in Santa Monica, CA.
If you’re looking to find some really cool green gift ideas, this expo is perfect for you. Big time exhibitors like Whole Foods will be there, but also smaller up and coming eco companies like Klean Canteen, will be there for you to meet and talk to up close.
For the complete exhibitor list, visit Eco Gifts. This should be a fun time for
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Filed by Missy at December 13th, 2007 on 6:45 pm
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December 8, 2007
Here’s a great way to zoom around the streets on your way to work, its the twelve miles an hour that make it a sort of sports version of the Segway.
The easy glider six will pull the rider along on roller skates, skate board or the two wheeled platform. It has lights, hand break, three power levels and can even come with a music system.
Priced at $1400
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November 29, 2007
Green your Christmas with Holiday CFL bulbs. Who has them? Good question, i found some at my local Walgreens. They come in packs of 2 and you get a green CFL and a red CFL, which makes the holiday CFL bulbs, perfect for X-Mas themed post lights or porch lights. These will replace 60 watt traditional bulbs with only 13 watts, saving you on energy usage.
Walgreens has them for $7.99, look for the Holiday CFL bulbs in stores now.
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November 27, 2007
There are plans to give the world a series of mini nuclear reactors although for safeties sake the company Hyperion would prefer it if we all called them drives or just batteries, a reactor sounds so nuclear doesn’t it?
There will be around 4,000 of these “Batteries” built, which will be encased in concrete, transported to the site and buried, the “Drive”, will then be able to power up 25,000 for around five years.
So is this good or
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November 26, 2007
Apparently, oil has become increasingly expensive and based on expert predictions, the current trends we experience today are only the tip of the iceberg. By 2008, we can expect them to rise all the more and perhaps see the last quarter as the only relieving site to which everything will stabilize.
Alternative fuel has been doing its part these days to provide people assistance. But apparently, there is still lack of trust and confidence on the
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Filed by Brian Yalung at November 26th, 2007 on 5:06 pm
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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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Filed by David Allen at November 22nd, 2007 on 8:00 am
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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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Filed by David Allen at November 17th, 2007 on 12:00 pm
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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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