The Pedalite is a cool and unique bike lighting system that combines kinetic energy with a battery-less design for lot’s of eco-goodness for you cyclists out there.
The Pedalite is an actual bike pedal that replaces your existing ones. Beyond that, they’re self-contained. Utilizing a gearbox and generator within the pedal assembly, the spin […]
Here’s something you don’t see everyday. A couple of brothers out on the west coast of the US have got something really cool going with a coffee addiction and the power of the sun.
Mike Hartkop is a ‘classically trained’ coffee roaster and his brother, David, seems to be a bit of an inventor who […]
I’m going to continue on with my series of posts on ways to help keep yourself warm this winter, in light of the higher heating costs that many of us are facing. Today I’m going to talk about sealing up your home.
For many of us, the homes that we live in are not the […]
Earlier this week, the provincial government in Ontario, Canada announced the approval of a number of new renewable energy projects. These projects, being undertaken by private companies, represent a big step towards meeting the government’s goal of having 10% of electricity production in the province coming from renewable sources by the year 2010.
Of the […]
I’d just like to take a moment to wish all my American readers a Happy Thanksgiving before you all take off for your long weekend.
Of course, with the US Thanksgiving holiday also comes the infamous Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year in that part of the world.
What better day than this to […]
For those of you who have been following along here for awhile, you’ll know that my faithful Baygen Freeplay wind-up radio died on me a few weeks ago. You’ll also know that I was having a bit of trouble trying to decide whether to replace it with either the Freeplay Summit, or the Eton […]
One thing that has always driven me nuts at Christmas time are those folks who feel compelled to festoon their homes in an excessive number of Christmas lights. I can handle a reasonable amount of seasonal cheer but those who must turn their homes into eye-searing beacons of light visible from orbit always manage […]
The December issue of Popular Mechanics magazine features an article entitled “Living Unplugged - One family’s valiant quest to kick the oil habit–and how you can (try to) do it, too“.
Penned by Ben Hewitt, who along with his wife, Penny, have been living the unplugged dream in northern Vermont for the past eight years, […]
Yearning to get away and soak up some sun and fun this winter? Itching to learn more about renewable energy as well? Well, here’s an opportunity to knock down two birds with one swipe of the credit card.
Colorado-based Solar Energy International (SEI) is going to be running a Renewable Energy for the Developing […]
A message popped up on the Off Grid Living and Homesteading mailing list over at Yahoo Groups yesterday. Ricochet Films, an independent television production company in the UK, is on the lookout for a few adventurous folks who are planning to go off the grid in a remote location.
Ricochet Films are currently producing a […]
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