I came across an article on Reuters today that talks about something interesting going on down under in Australia. In addition to being host to some of the strangest animal species on the planet and more than a few peculiar citizens, it seems that Oz is also a ‘geological freak‘ as Bertus de Graaf […]
While gadgets like these won’t save Mother Earth from our power-hungry ways, they certainly are cool and I can’t wait for the day when larger appliances can be powered this way.
The Water Powered Digital Clock features a revolutionary H2O battery that utilizes two electrodes made of special alloys that when immersed in water results in […]
So I got the Lee Valley Christmas catalog in the mail today, or as my wife refers to it, my ‘tool porn‘. Flipping through looking at the gift ideas, I saw that they’re offering this cool Dynamo Hand-Powered Flashlight Kit.
It’s your standard hand-powered flashlight, but this one comes un-assembled. It says it only […]
A great piece of news for greenies in my neck of the woods looking to put their careers where their mouths are. Centennial College in Toronto, Canada has announced the creation of part-time evening courses in wind and solar technology and installation.
Centennial, in an attempt to address a lack of technicians trained in ‘distributed […]
Here’s a funky little nick-nack, just in time for Christmas (hint, hint!), and best of all, it’s solar-powered! Made from hand-crafted terra cotta and standing at a little 2 feet tall, the Solar Glazed Cascade Fountain will provide hours of blissfulness with its mellow sound of trickling water.
The fountain’s included solar panel comes with […]
The Indonesian government has announced plans to build and deploy thousands of small scale solar and micro-hydro power projects starting next year throughout its eastern islands in a drive to boost electrical supply in remote regions.
The goverment plans to build 15,000 household solar power systems, each with a capacity of 100 watts. These solar […]
So yesterday we had some wickedly heavy weather here in my neck of the woods. Certainly not as bad as what hit Indiana and Kentucky on Saturday night, but bad enough to knock out our power for several hours none the less.
The first thing I realized is that I have yet to replace my […]
Marti from the Digital Doorway blog was one of the folks kind enough to tip me off to an announcement made last Friday by a company called Terra Moya Aqua, Inc. TMA is a renewable energy company based in Cheyenne, Wyoming and they have unveiled a unique new vertical wind turbine design that they […]
Picked up from Reuters is news that the Washington-based environmental watchdog group, WorldWatch Institute, has released a report today showing that global investment into renewable energy hit a record $30 billion USD last year. a figure that accounted for 20-25 percent of all investments in the power industry. Of the types of technologies receiving […]
Just got a quick reminder from Al at City Hippy that the first edition of the super-uber wicked cool Carnival of the Green will be appearing this coming Monday. For those of you unfamiliar, the Carnival of the Green is going to be a roving digest of the green blogosphere, stopping at a different […]
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