Getting Green Off The Grid

Nifty!
HOW TO - Make a solar thermal water heater for less than five dollars

This project will create a DIY solar hot water heater for less than five dollars (if you have access to a garbage dump). It will allow you to see the principles of solar water heating in action, and is highly customizable.
Its […]

The more we link beer to solar power, the more mainstream it will become.
Pearl Brewery to become largest solar power project in Texas

The $1.35 million solar energy joint project will install a 200-kilowatt array of solar panels atop a 67,000 square-foot former warehouse facility being adapted for office, retail and residential use. The project […]

Excellent use of recycled bottles.
Beer bottle solar-powered water heater

Must be in the warmer regions. I can’t imagine this working when it freezes.
Conservationist uses wine bottles to build energy-saving house. 9 March 2007. Bunbury News

He says by filling the bottles with water, the entire building will be insulated.

We could definitely use that right now.
Scientists develop portable generator that turns trash into electricity

A group of scientists have created a portable refinery that efficiently converts food, paper and plastic trash into electricity. The machine, designed for the U.S. military, would allow soldiers in the field to convert waste into power and could have widespread […]

When life hands you a hurricane, you build a windmill.
The ChronicleHerald.ca

Take a front axle from a Volvo, some trees knocked down during hurricane Juan, corroded pipe that was pulled out of a well, add some elbow grease and what do you get?
If you’re Walter Jakeman, you get a windmill.
“I’ve always wanted to build a windmill,” […]

It’s unfortunate that there are enough leftovers from dinner in this country that we can do this, but it’s better than letting all that food go to waste.
I fear that if this technology takes off, then people will take an even worse attitude towards wasted food. “Don’t worry about leftovers, they can be recycled!” […]

Pigoline?!
Philoneist: EXCLUSIVE: Nascar Fuel Expert Claims Invention of “Pigoline” Gas
Dean Gokel says he can produce 110 octane “pigoline”–gasoline made from hog waste–that is indistinguishable on a molecular level from petroleum-based additives. If other scientists confirm his technology–which they have yet to do–and can scale it up to industrial levels, Gokel hopes he can address two […]

The world needs more Eco Depots.
Spokane Journal of Business - The Business Newspaper For The Inland Northwest
Sullivan’s shop, Eco Depot Inc., carries a variety of products in a spectrum of colors, but they’re all green.
Eco Depot is a retail store that sells environmentally friendly, or “green,” building products and energy systems.
Founded in 1994 as a […]

I can imagine putting these bacteria in the compost pile to make biodiesel.
GM bacteria churn out ‘microdiesel’ fuel - tech - 19 September 2006 - New Scientist Tech
Unlike regular biofuel, microdiesel is produced without toxic chemicals. Steinbüchel says future work could allow microdiesel to be made using plant waste instead of plant oils. As plant […]