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Archive for October 2007

October 31st, 2007

Old Stuff To Great Pieces of Art

That pair of pants in your cabinet may have been your favorite five years ago however with frequent wear and washing, it has lost its aesthetic appeal so much so that for the past couple of years, it has been sitting in your cabinet gathering dust. Now, you are just about to throw it out.
Did […]

By Noel -- 2 comments

October 30th, 2007

Plant A Tree, Save Your Future

Even in the earliest years of our formal education, we have been taught that we all should plant a tree. Of course, that thought has stuck to our minds and yet most of us haven’t put that into practice.
But did you know that the simple act of planting a tree helps you save you and […]

By Noel -- 3 comments

October 29th, 2007

India To Get Solar Energy Park

The Asian country of India is soon going to have its very own solar energy park soon enough. At present, the project is still under development and planning and sources say that the energy park would be built in Jharkhand. Officials are saying that such a project is being developed so as to serve as […]

By Noel -- 1 comment

October 27th, 2007

Is That A Solar-Powered Parking Meter I See?

You may want to call this new parking meter some kind of a high technology gadget. After all, this is going to be the very first parking meter in the entire world to get power from the sun. Plus, this parking meter can send SMS as well. You think I’m kidding?
Well, this is entirely true. […]

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October 26th, 2007

Obama vs. Global Warming

To those who do not know who Barack Obama is, well, he is one of those individuals vying to be the next president of the United States and he is running under the Democratic party. He recently informed the citizens of the country that he would be doing his best so as to give the […]

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October 25th, 2007

Cleanest and Greenest Places In The World

I delved deeper into the study done by Reader’s Digest as I have talked about in my previous post. After all, come the day I decide to go live in another country, I would certainly want to live in somewhere green.
As per the authors of the study, they said, “It’s an inescapable fact: People […]

By Noel -- 2 comments

October 24th, 2007

Hybrid Cars Criticized for Being Quiet

Hybrid cars are now being criticized by a group of blind people. When crossing or walking down the streets, a blind person’s only cue if there is a car running nearby is its sound. With the development of ultra quiet hybrid cars and electric cars, blind people doesn’t have a clue if […]

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October 24th, 2007

In Terms of Environmental Conditions, Best Place To Live Is…

You want to have that question answered? You are in luck for the results of a study on which would be the best place to live in terms of the environment has been released.
The study was done by Reader’s Digest and the whole study was done with the help of Matthew E. Kahn, a professor […]

By Noel -- 1 comment

October 23rd, 2007

Environment-Friendly Shopping

For a huge part of the female population, shopping seems to be something that they have to do. Or else. But did you know that shopping can be quite disastrous to the environment?
Well, this really happens. When we go shopping, we amass quite a number of shopping bags given to us for each purchase we […]

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October 22nd, 2007

How Solar Panels are Made

I like shows similar to “How’s that made” at the Discovery Channel. Here’s a video I found in youtube and it is quite interesting. As a kid, I’ve always wondered how solar panels were made.So check this out.
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