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Archive for February 2007

February 16th, 2007

Get Obsessed With Recycling

Some people are obsessed with keeping their clothes arranged by color or by shade or by size. Some people are obsessed with making sure that not one bit of item on her desk stays untouched. Some people are obsessed about eating one dozen apples per day. But for Nancy Hawksley, the University of Rhode Island’s […]

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February 15th, 2007

Less Trash With Solar Trash Bin

The Cape Cod Community College has its very own big and huge green monster and anybody who sees this monster is surely going to find a big smile plastered on their face. After all, who would not love to see a trash bin that not only collects trash but also compacts garbage with the aid […]

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February 14th, 2007

NSW Proposing Solar-Heated Water For Home Use

Peter Debnam is the opposition leader of NSW and he is proposing that families and home owners should be using solar powered showers and hot water heaters. Such a plan is backed up by Michael Richardson, the country’s Shadow Environment Minister.
Both Debnam and Richardson are also saying that so as to see this into reality, […]

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February 13th, 2007

Giving Fun To Recycling

Most people would think of recycling as something really boring but if such an activity has been made with the kind of flair that the Christopher Newport University and TFC Recycling has done, then you surely would be more than happy to do it yourself.
You see, what the school did was so as to make […]

By Noel -- 3 comments

February 12th, 2007

Solar Trailer Gives Power To Calamity Victims

If you were one of the victims of calamities like hurricanes and tsunamis, you certainly would have to live the first few days after the disaster bringing your home back to the ground and lying down in the night without any electricity.
However, if you are suffering from medical conditions which need some electrical apparatus to […]

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February 10th, 2007

Building Your Own Ideas

Are you one of those people gifted with a really vast imagination? Have you been dreaming and concocting of this new kind of building which would help out save more on energy?
If you are, then you might as well be excited to take part of the Lifecycle Building Challenge by EPA. According to EPA, “Lifecycle […]

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February 9th, 2007

A Hydrogen Fueling Station In Your Own Home

Yes, soon, it can be possible to have your own hydrogen fueling station build right in your own home. However, at present, such a project is still under development in Australia. But it does look promising through with the hydrogen fueling station designed to make use of solar energy as its source of power.
Experts have […]

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February 8th, 2007

Earth-Friendly PC

Personal computers have been known to help out mankind. However, it also does look like these devices have their own share of disadvantages and a main one is its being too expensive on the pocket of users.
Things are changing though for Tech Network, a small company based in Boston, has created two personal computers that […]

By Noel -- 1 comment

February 7th, 2007

Zap-X: The New Electric Car

A new range of electric cars is going to take the auto industry by storm. This new vehicle line would be coming from Zap, a company whose name means Zero Air Pollution and also a creator of electric vehicles.
The new vehicle is known as the Zap-X and it is a product of the collaboration of […]

By Noel -- 2 comments

February 6th, 2007

Man Lives In Solar House

Around 80% of the power that George Arey uses is taken straight right out of the sun. In fact, Arey, a resident of Rockingham County, states that the sun is his best friend and he furthermore adds, “I’ve always wanted to produce electricity from the sun.”
How does he do it? Well, Arey did share that […]

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