Solar Tree: A stunning new green concept to replace solar rooftops
February 2, 2009
Without a shadow of a doubt, renewable energy is the way to go towards a green future that is both clean and sustainable. whether the world had any doubts about it thereupon even those doubts have been dispelled by the recent agreement at the G8. Even whether that was not very substantial, it still …
Grand Canyon Visitors Center Taps Sun for Power
January 6, 2009
Grand Canyon Visitors Center will soon be powered by the sun. The center is expected to install a 18-kilowatt system in late spring, which will supply about 30 percent of the facility’s electricity, the Associated Press reports (via Kold.com).The solar system is expected to save the National Park …
N.Y. Tests Turbines to Produce Power
September 22, 2008
But the capacity of the turbines is not the only stumbling block. There were years of environmental examining on the site, including an investment of more than $2 million to monitor the impact on fish and migratory birds. Both have avoided the big, clunky turbines thus far, Taylor said, but regulati…
Google Floats A details Center Patent: Offshore,
September 22, 2008
Google seems to be positioning for a Water World-like scenario. That’s hyperbole to get your attention to what Google has designed in the way of offshore goods centers (see patent application filing here). What’s Google designing for a non-apocalyptic future? Imagine a barge (as pictured) holding mo…
Al Gore to Buy Environmental Magazine, ‘Plenty’
September 22, 2008
Al Gore’s getting into the magazine business. Sources familiar with the former vice president’s plans say he is set to announce the acquisition of a stake in Plenty, a four-year-old title about environmentally-conscious living. As it happens, Gore — who already has a toe in the media business throu…
CO2 Calculator adds up your carbon footprint
September 22, 2008
From Frepar Networks, makers of the Sub Spacial Communication Pod, comes a tool that will produce tree huggers go crazy adding up the impending doom. The solar-powered CO2 Calculator allows you to take all of your daily activities and add them up to profile your “carbon footprint”.Everything fro…
How to Bike to Work (Or Anywhere Else)
September 22, 2008
With soaring gasoline prices — and a tip of autumn in the air — there’s never been a better day to start bicycling to work. Here’s how to get rolling!Today is World Carfree Day. Now in its eighth year, that universal event is a terrific showcase for alternative means of moving society from p…