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Archive for July, 2007

July 31st, 2007

How to make your own LED bulbs.

Handy, since LED bulbs are still pretty expensive.
the Otherpower.com Discussion Board || How to make your own LED bulbs.

After many attempts to make all sorts of LED-conversions I finnaly found one solution that is simple and efficient. Of course, you do need a great amount of patience in making this but when you consider the […]

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July 30th, 2007

MIT duo see people-powered “Crowd Farm”

I could see this in use at stadiums, concert halls, shopping malls, etc.
MIT duo see people-powered “Crowd Farm” - MIT News Office

The so-called “Crowd Farm,” as envisioned by James Graham and Thaddeus Jusczyk, both M.Arch candidates, would turn the mechanical energy of people walking or jumping into a source of electricity. Their proposal […]

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July 19th, 2007

New Flexible Plastic Solar Panels Are Inexpensive And Easy To Make

When will these hit the consumer market?
New Flexible Plastic Solar Panels Are Inexpensive And Easy To Make

“Someday homeowners will even be able to print sheets of these solar cells with inexpensive home-based inkjet printers. Consumers can then slap the finished product on a wall, roof or billboard to create their own power stations.”

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July 10th, 2007

Seashore mallow seen as biodiesel source

Year round biodiesel source is very promising.
Seashore mallow seen as biodiesel source - NewsFlash - mlive.com

Unlike soybeans and corn, which require annual plantings to feed the growing appetite for biofuels, the pink-flowered seashore mallow is both a perennial and a halophyte, or salt-tolerant plant, that grows in areas where other crops can’t.

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July 3rd, 2007

Solar in a Box

Make it simple, and people will buy it.
Solar in a Box

In 2006, Americans purchased more than 17 million flat screen TVs. During that same time, we bought less less than 5,000 residential solar power systems.
I don’t think this is because Americans care more about TV than the environment.
I think it is because flat screen TVs […]

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July 2nd, 2007

The Zeer Pot

Neat invention. Adding water may not be practical, but if you collect rainwater, then it won’t be so bad.
The Zeer Pot - a Nigerian invention keeps food fresh without electricity

The zeer is a large pot inside which fits another smaller pot with a clay lid. The space between the two pots is filled with […]

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July 1st, 2007

Buying Into the Green Movement

Many companies are profiting from the green movement. But not all are as green as you think.
Buying Into the Green Movement

Critics question the notion that we can avert global warming by buying so-called earth-friendly products, from clothing and cars to homes and vacations, when the cumulative effect of our consumption remains enormous and hazardous.

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