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Archive for April 2008

April 19th, 2008

Meet Woodshell

Hi world. Meet Woodshell. No. Woodshell is not my pet. No. He is not made up of wood entirely but yes, he has quite a huge amount of parts made from wood. And yes and no. He is a kind of shell but he is not your usual kind of shell. You know. Like those […]

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April 18th, 2008

e-Cycling

What is e-cycling?
Well, according to a news report, e-Cycling is recycling. However, instead of the usual stuff that is recycled, e-Cycling is focused on the recycling of electronic devices and gadgets.
In Norfolk, people there are readying all their electronic stuff that they do not want anymore. They would be sending these to the e-Cycling event […]

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April 17th, 2008

Solar Workshop For Students

This coming April 19th, students of the Pasadena Unified School District would be able to learn more about solar power and solar energy through a workshop. The event would be held at the La Pintoresca Branch Library and it would be for two hours. The workshop would be for upper elementary students and middle school […]

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April 16th, 2008

Green Hotel In San Francisco

Last February 29th, a new hotel in San Francisco was opened. This was the Hotel Carlton and it has been made to be a green hotel. It is the very first hotel in the area that uses solar panels.
Pamela Flank is Hotel Carlton’s general manager and she stated, “The operational changes we’ve made along with […]

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April 15th, 2008

Solar Cooker Can Cook Even Your Dinner

One of the problems with solar cookers is that have not been given the capacity to cook your dinner. Sometimes, one would need the hottest rays of the sun to be able to cook something well. However, this seems to have been given a solution already by two professors from India. According to the professors, […]

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April 14th, 2008

Solar Lights To Help Traffic

Imagine a busy street in your locality. Imagine just how confusing everything seems even with the traffic lights working. Now imagine just how much more chaotic the whole scenario would be when the traffic lights don’t work because there is a blackout.
Well, there seems to be a solution to that and it has already been […]

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April 12th, 2008

Take It As A Challenge

Well, it is a challenge, really. See, Mayor of San Jose, California Chuck Reed has come up with a challenge that would be benefiting residents and homeowners. According to the mayor, he is calling on solar installers from Silicon Valley to come up with a really good plan which would help homeowners and residents of […]

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April 11th, 2008

Juicing Up Not Just Gadgets

There are bags which can give juice to your iPods, MP3 players, mobile phones, and all other handy dandy gadgets. And there are also solar chargers which could do the same thing. However, what if you would like to give life to a huge color TV or maybe your washing machine? I’m sure those bags […]

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April 10th, 2008

Living Almost Off The Grid

Just imagine how much money Larry Tillman is saving. He lives in South Charleston and he has been installing solar panels on his home. In fact, according to a news clip, Tillman has slowly been adding little odds and ends to make his home not that dependent on the grid. Tillman disclosed, “I’m 85 percent […]

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April 9th, 2008

Power From The Wind And Sun

We have already discussed chargers which could charge your gadgets. Most of these chargers that we have tackled make use of the sun’s heat and converts it into usable energy which is then transferred to the gadget that needs some juice. But this time around, I came across a new kind of charger that could […]

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