Getting Green Off The Grid

A fairly comprehensive article.
Energy Bangla - Myths and Facts of Wind Energy: Australian Lesson

People have wrong notion and misperception about Wind Energy.
On the back drop of above let us have a look at the Australian works on myths of Wind power.

At the price of real estate in California, this is an excellent use of otherwise wasted space. It’s not like they can do much with the roof space anyway.
Solar rooftops in Fontana | Business | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California

They said by placing solar panels on warehouses […]

Sure, turn off the lights for an hour. That could make you think about how to get around the house without lights, or how little light you actually need to make it through your day.
Earth Hour US - Earth Hour 2008

On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people around the world […]

Eventually restaurants are going to start charging for their waste cooking oil. Hopefully there won’t be an OPEC for restaurants.
NewsHerald.com - Man brewing own bio-diesel

The nondescript silver four-door sedan looks like any other car chugging down the highway. The only thing that gives away the car is running on fry oil is an […]

I like this story because the original site has been contaminated by toxic waste decades ago, and the land hasn’t been productive while the EPA cleans it up. This solar farm won’t stir up any of the waste, and will help make the land useful again.
Energy developer plans solar farm in Coventry - Providence […]

WHAT: Green Festivals, a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, will celebrate its FIRST year in Seattle and its SECOND year in Chicago this spring. Each event will bring together more than 125 speakers, 350 local and national green businesses, dozens of community groups and an anticipated audience of more than 30,000 to celebrate what’s working in our own communities, for businesses and for the environment.

For two days in April, Seattle residents, and for two days in May, Chicago area residents are invited to take part in the largest and most authentic green event in the world and explore what’s next on the horizon for renewable energy, socially responsible investing, eco-fashions, eco-tourism, green building, green parenting and more.

I can’t wait to see these in portable applications!
The lightbulb of the future? | Videos on ZDNet

Silicon Valley’s Luxim has developed a lightbulb the size of a Tic Tac that gives off as much light as a streetlight. News.com’s Michael Kanellos talks to the company about its technology and its plans to expand into various […]

Via Treehugger. Can’t wait to see them in this country.
Motorola’s Solar and Wind-Powered Cell Phone Base Stations in Africa : TreeHugger

They’re coming down in price!
Cool Tool: Lemnis Pharox LED Bulb

It sips electricity pulling down a mere 4 watts, will last for 35 years, and replaces the light of a 40 watt incandescent. I installed one in our recessed home lighting adjacent to normal bulbs, and asked my wife to pick out which one was the […]

If you happen to see this somewhere, stop and say hi to Tattoo Sue for me.