I ran a little experiment with my new Freeplay Summit Wind-up radio today that I thought I’d share. I was listening to some shortwave last evening when the battery ran low. I knew we were expecting a sunny day here in my neck of the woods, so I decided to forego hand-cranking the […]
Thanks to Michael at the GroovyGreen blog for pointing out a great article from Sunday’s New York Times on the lengths that the great city of Gotham (New York City) is going to to get green and energy efficient.
Despite its reputation for being the city that never sleeps, NYC is now considered one of the […]
I was wondering when I’d start seeing some of these popping up. Christmas and holiday lights that feature not just LED bulbs, but solar power supply as well! Sweet!
I came upon these via yesterday’s Daily Tip at Ideal Bite. They pointed out a company in the US called Mr Light who sells […]
One of the most important steps in making the move to renewable energy resources or even just saving yourself some money by cutting back is to figure out what you’re using now. Once you know that, you’ll know what you can do without and the more you can do without, the less you’ll have […]
Umbra Fisk of Ask Umbra fame over at Grist Magazine fielded a query yesterday (linked to here) in regards to what one should do with their old holiday lights if they’ve been good little boys and girls and replaced them with the much more energy efficient LED versions. Umbra had a couple of ideas, […]
A couple of weeks ago I profiled a Renewable Energy Workshop that Colorado-based Solar Energy International (SEI) is holding next month in Costa Rica. I just picked up a press release from SEI via Renewable Energy Access that they’ve got another workshop set up for February that will be happening in Tucson, Arizona.
This one […]
This news is a little old, but Shea from Musings of an Eco Entrepreneur brought it up a few days ago and I think that this is something that we’re going to be seeing a lot more of in the coming months.
The original report came from the Pueblo Cheiftain in Colorado back in October with […]
What is humanity’s worst invention? That’s the question that Ecologist magazine is asking. They’ve announced an essay contest for folks like us to answer that query and the winner of the contest will receive a prize of £2500 (approx $4350 USD) and publication in their fine journal.
Dubbed as the Ecologist Annual Essay Competition, […]
While I have always appreciated the ideals behind pellet wood stoves, there was something about them that prevented me from ever seriously considering their use in my own situations. As the grip of the coming winter grows stronger, I think I’ve figured out what that trepidation is. Relying on others for your fuel […]
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