Getting Green Off The Grid

This is a great idea. I hope they smell good.
Just Soap - Bicycle Blender

Here’s how it works: The bicycle drives a belt that turns a blade in a large stainless steel vat, where we stir together the purest ingredients - saponified olive, coconut and palm oils, essential oils, and organic herbs and spices. […]

I’m suspicious of the “all kinds of liquid fuel” comment, but this would be wonderful in densely populated areas.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Five-seat concept car runs on air

The OneCAT will be a five-seater with a glass fibre body, weighing just 350kg and could cost just over £2,500.
It will be driven by compressed air stored […]

This is a good start. Hemp is more durable and environmentally sustainable than a lot of crops. Let’s hope the next president takes it out of the drug war.
VT House OKs Hemp for State’s Farmers - News Story - WPTZ Plattsburgh

The plant is used to make textiles, fuel and food. Hemp seed oil […]

I wonder if these can be combined with solar roof panels.
Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Researchers have developed a technique that harvests energy from rain showers and converts it into electricity. The technology could work in industrial air conditioning systems, where water condenses and drops like rain.
It could also be used in combination with solar power […]

I hope it doesn’t leak.
cape schank house, paul morgan architects at materialicious

Within the living room the ceiling wraps down to an internal water tank. The tank cools the ambient air temperature of the living room during summer, supplies rain water, and structurally carries the roof load.

Using solar power on a farm makes a lot of sense. There’s a lot of space, and they depend on the sun anyway for their crops.
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He also said he was happy to report the installation led to no leaks in the roof and the building is lot cooler inside.
He said he […]

This could enhance Wal-Mart’s image.
Wal-Mart checks out solar power - vnunet.com

“Wal-Mart is moving forward with its commitment to conserve energy, reduce energy costs and lower greenhouse gas emissions, and this project is a step in the right direction,” said Kim Saylors-Laster, vice president of energy at Wal-Mart.
Each solar power generating system may vary, but can […]

In Australia. Next time you eat a Cadbury egg, remember that it may have been solar powered.
‘Biggest’ rooftop solar project underway - Breaking News - National - Breaking News

A factory in western Sydney will rely on the sun for up to 100 kilowatts of its electricity after becoming home to the state’s largest rooftop […]