published January 4, 2011 and has No Comments
Photo: schnaars , CC Hybridization Isn't Just for Private Vehicles Eaton makes, among other things, hybrid drivetrains for commercial trucks and buses. The most familiar models to most people is probably the one used by UPS for local deliveries, but their hybrid vehicles are also used as city buses, school buses, package delivery trucks, beverage delivery trucks, refrigerated delivery ...
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published January 4, 2011 and has No Comments
Natural dyes from agricultural waste in dust form. Photo: INTI. Although natural dyes for textiles are widely spread in the green world (with a production house in Chicago and many DIY tutorials around ), the Argentine National Institute for Industrial Technology (INTI) is taking an interesting alternative approach: they're experimenting with the extraction of pigments ... Read the full ...
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published January 4, 2011 and has No Comments
Image via PerpetualKid It's been awhile since we've added to the "Just What We Needed" pile, but this item was too much -- it had to be tossed onto the heap. This is one of those pieces of plasticrap that when you see it, all you can do is tilt your head to one side and think, "Yep, it's ...
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published December 30, 2010 and has No Comments
Screen grab via YouTube video California residents are ramping up their efforts to stop, or at least slow down, the installation of smart meters. The state has already seen consumers incensed over smart meters, from central valley to the bay area, and there's even a bill introduced in the state that will allow consumers to opt out of wireless ...
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published December 30, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo by comedy_nose via Flickr Creative Commons Last May we heard that the European Union might require a universal charger for all cell phones, and last October we heard that just such a universal charger was devised , though would not be "forced" onto cell phone manufacturers. The idea is brilliant, though, since the... Read the full story on ...
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published December 28, 2010 and has No Comments
Image via FlyingSinger Modeling systems are incredibly helpful for anticipating the effects of everything from weather to policy decisions on the environment and human populations. They can simulate what might happen when a storm hits a coastline or a new farming policy is enacted that could impact ground water. Typically modeling systems are specific to topics or geographic areas. ...
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published December 27, 2010 and has No Comments
Sharing websites put stuff packed in closets to good use. Photo via Apreche Usually EcoModo refers to the title of TreeHugger's weekly column on Gizmodo . But apparently there's more than one "Ecomodo" -- the second is a new website for sharing and trading your stuff with other people. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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published December 27, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via University of Washington Disinfecting water with the sun is an old idea. But students at University of Washington have come up with a clever way of checking whether or not the water being disinfected is finally ready to drink. Using simple parts, their cheap set-up is a solution for safe drinking water in poor areas, and it ...
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published December 27, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via The Way We See The World Back in July we showed you Jelloware, cups made from Jell-O that make a far less wasteful solution for parties, festivals, and other events where minimizing trash is a must. The cups can be eaten, or simply tossed on the ground where the ingredients break down and help grass grow better ...
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published December 23, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo Credit: Hydrogen Community Lolland In Denmark, a test community is proving hydrogen power is not 10 years into the future, but that it started back in 2006. On the island of Lolland , located in the Baltic Sea, the Danes had a problem - they produced 50 percent more electricity from wind power than ... Read the full ...
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