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CLEANSE YOUR HOME THE ECO-FRIENDLY WAY

GN — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:31:37 +0000

leaning your home in an environmentally safe way will go a long way towards living a healthier life. The air in our homes should be pure, refreshing, and free of toxins. The next time you clean, remember these important...

Simple Tips for a Green Thanksgiving

GN — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:29:34 +0000

You don’t have to skimp on the stuffing to make this Thanksgiving more sustainable than last.

Solar Energy Industry Brings Ray of Hope to the Rust Belt

GN — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:27:24 +0000

At a recent solar energy conference in Anaheim, economic development officials from Ohio talked up a state that seemed far removed from the solar panels and high-tech devices that dominated the convention...

Very Promising! Zinc-Air Battery Could Hold 300% More Energy Than Lithium-Ion

GN — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:26:59 +0000

Not quite as impressive on paper as the lithium-air battery we wrote about (which claimed 10x more energy storage than regular lithium-ion), but it might turn out to be easier to take out of the lab and bring to...

Farm in A Box

GN — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:23:09 +0000

From Aquaponics USA’s ready to use mini-fish farms to Access to Aquaponics’ $499.99 starter kits, there are more and more companies aiming to take aquaponics (a symbiotic combination of hydroponics and fish farming) into the...

ALERT! Madagascar's Protected Rainforest Hardwoods Continue to be Selectively Logged

GN — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:04:28 +0000

Loggers and wildlife traders continue to violate Madagascar’s biodiversity rich rainforests including protected areas. get involved and help out.

How the Honda Hybrid Civic Works

GN — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:02:29 +0000

A neat diagram on how the technology actually works

Solar Powered Automower Cuts the Grass While You Watch

GN — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:10:56 +0000

Star Wars maybe? The mower’s appearance looks like Darth Vader. This sleek design is aerodynamic and functional with a large solar panel on the front of it.

Recycling makes a major comeback

GN — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:07:01 +0000

A UK Based company called Closed Loop Recycling is opening a plant that will take plastic bottles, process them into raw food grade material and send them back out to companies like Coca Cola. Years ago, people would take their glass Coke bottles in for recycling and make a small amount of money. Since plastic replaced glass many years ago, no easy affordable recycling system was being used to take the place of glass. Since most recycling never makes it to the recycling bin anyway and plastic is considered one of the most wasteful of the things we throw away, it makes sense to start looking forward into how to address this.

China has recently developed a “vending machine” like recycling unit where you deposit your bottles and get cash. This offers the consumer even more of an incentive to recycle and now with this new process it’s even easier for companies to recycle too.

The company is using a technology invented by America’s own United Resource Recovery Corporation (URRC), which uses a patented manufacturing process that is of high quality, environmentally friendly and cost efficient. The raw recyclable material is then used to manufacture the same types of bottles and food plastics used by companies thereby “Closing the Loop” as its stated on the Closed Loop Recycling website. The technology can also be tailored for different industries like healthcare, commercial business, events, and retail outlets.

Via: PFSK

Inflatable Solar Panels heat your hot water in a jiffy

GN — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:52:25 +0000

Inflatable solar panels. This handy device will heat your hot water and stores easily.