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December 21st, 2007

Solar Attic Fan

While some countries this December to January is experiencing snow and the weather is really cool, our friends from Australia is feeling the opposite.
Based on the temperature forecast at wxmaps.org a good portion of the country would be experiencing about 30+ celcius. This solar gadget would probably be a nice addition to their […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

December 20th, 2007

Solar Powered Electric Car Kit

It is not pretty but it works!   When somebody mentions solar car, most of us might think about those slick aerodynamic solar powered cars that are used for solar car races but hey, here is something that is more down to earth practical.
You can actually build a complete this street legal solar powered electric vehicle! […]

By Noel -- 2 comments

August 9th, 2007

Back to School Tip: Recycle your old notebooks

One of my simple contribution to mother earth was during my school days.  I remember, whenever it’s school time ones again,  I  would gather my old notebooks from the previous year and collect all the blank notebook pages.
I just neatly compile it and create a recycled notebook.   To make it a little bit interesting, I […]

By Noel -- 10 comments

July 18th, 2007

Porsche 914 Goes Electric, Thanks To MIT Studes

A group of MIT Students went out of their usual stuff and converted a very ordinary Porsche 914 into something totally electrifying. They did this by making the vehicle into an electric powered one.
News from the school did say that they are doing such “To demonstrate the viability of advanced electric vehicle technology and to […]

By Noel -- 2 comments

June 5th, 2007

Happy Earth Day!

Well, did you know that today, June 5, has been celebrated by the whole world as the World Environment Day? Yep. That is so true. It begun in 1974 when the United Nations did declare that that date would be the day for the Earth.
“World Environmental Day is a celebration that was approved over 30 […]

By Noel -- 1 comment

June 3rd, 2007

Solar Crockpot Cooking

There’s a post by Julie ( a fellow b5media blogger at declutterit.com) about crackpot cooking this summer. I was thinking, we did a post before about solar hotdog cooking. Some might ask if you can actually do crackpot cooking using solar power.
Yes, you can actually do solar crockpot cooking! […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

May 28th, 2007

Orlando Bloom Goes Green

No, Orlando Bloom did not go green with envy. He did get green when he decided that it was time that he built a home that would be friendly to the environment. And he does not keep it a secret so much so that he is known as one green actor.
He is still in the […]

By Noel -- 4 comments

May 2nd, 2007

Keep Air In For Power Later

This is some kind of cool little device that is going to give us power by keeping in some air for use later. You see, what is cool about this one is that it stores in wind so that even when there is nothing blowing about, you can still get the power you need.
This new […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

April 21st, 2007

How To Save The Environment Part 7

One of the major problems that we are facing right now is trash and garbage. And statistics have it that everyday, one household is throwing out tons of garbage. So what do we do to lessen the amount of garbage that we dispose of everyday?
Here is the last part:

Buy items in bulk from loose bins […]

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April 20th, 2007

How To Save The Environment Part 6

This set of tips and tricks on saving our environment would comprise of two groups although both would be about water.
The first one would be some things on how to not waste this very important life source. Here they are:

Check and fix any water leaks.
Install water-saving devices on your faucets and toilets.
Don’t wash dishes with […]

By Noel -- 1 comment