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      • Green Clothing Isn't Always Green
        08/31/09



        If the logo and/or company claim the material is green, is it?

        Three companies – Sami Designs, LLC, doing business as (d/b/a) Jonäno; CSE, Inc., d/b/a Mad Mod; and Pure Bamboo, LLC – have settled FTC complaints, agreeing to stop making false claims an

      • Being Prepared Saves Energy Time and CO2 - Bay Bridge Closure
        08/30/09
        Hi, this is very relevant, an average of 280,000 vehicles cross the bridge on an average work day. Imagine that many cars stuck crowed together and idling because of a lack of planning, CO2 and fossil fuel waste along with hours of peoples lives. This message needs to reach anyone who commutes.
      • Great Pacific Garbage Patch - We Must Recycle
        08/28/09


        Someone very important to me that I do not see often enough has sent me an e-mail reminder about why we must recycle. This is a subject I happen to know a bit about. However, we as humans get lazy and fall into bad habits easily. So this is a reminder of why it is so important to proc

      • Save the Environment Download Your Music
        08/28/09



        Clearly we want to do this via legitimate websites. The impact on the environment that is removed by this process is significant. A recent Carnegie Mellon University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Stanford University study confirms what we already assumed: Downloading

      • Solar Cell Efficiancy Record Breaks Again
        08/26/09



        As you will see if you look back just a few posts, I just wrote about this same subject. However, this is not a multicrystalline cell as I was writing about in the previous article.

        This breakthrough came in the multi-cell combination category. This means that we are n

      • Back to School Monday August 31 Here at MDUSD
        08/25/09



        Wow, it is less than a week away. Yahoo Green had a nice article about starting school. They cover everything from keeping Swine Flu in perspective to healthy lunches, recess, backpacks, vaccinations, and references to other good sources of information.

        Check out the r

      • Solar Panel Efficiency Record Broken
        08/21/09


        On August 4th I wrote about a solar company claiming 800x improvement on the power generated and made some points about how that was attained. The article is here "Solar Cell Power Production is Increased 800x?!?".

        This article is about a breakthrough regarding the

      • BMW Launches a Hybrid
        08/19/09
        For the first time, BMW is launching a hybrid.

        See the related link for the article.

        PS - there isn't a picture on the related link either... :(

      • Human Powered Hovercraft
        08/18/09



        This is not a new project, but a recent project. What is new is that they just crossed the Thames river with this machine! There is a great deal of information and photos at their website.

        click the related link below to visit them.

      • Electric Vehicles Without Batteries???
        08/17/09



        The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology feels that an electric vehicle would perform better without batteries. As this is not a new idea, but an idea to get back to basics, they might be on to something. I remember as a kid, the buses in San Francisco had these lon

      • Wind Turbine Performance Enhancer - The Vindicator(r)
        08/14/09



        Aside from a name that sounds like it belongs in an action movie, this is really a good idea. The premise is simple, measure the attributes of the wind and adjust the position of the wind turbines to match. This would create an optimal performance for the given wind condition.
      • Waste Into Energy on the Virgin Islands
        08/13/09



        A Colorado developer, Alpine Energy Group, plans to spend $440 million to build 49 MW of waste-to-energy capacity on St. Croix and St. Thomas that could eventually lead to the closure of landfills.

        Alpine plans to begin construction in May 2010 in St. Thomas and St. Croi

      • True Focal Eye Glasses
        08/12/09
        As many people in my life wear glasses and a lot of my research is on technology related sources, this popped up. Take a peek at these very high tech focus adjustable prescription glasses.

      • Sony Creates New Breed of Lithium Ion Batteries 4x Better
        08/11/09



        Sony has some new technology in the battery category that looks like it will be making its way into our hands soon. Due to its use of an olivine-type lithium iron phosphate for the cathode material, the battery's overall lifespan is about four times that of conventional lithi

      • Understanding a 230 MPG Rating for the Chevy Volt
        08/11/09



        How in the heck is this figure calculated. MPG used to be simple, our vehicles used 1 type of fuel and you simply averaged the range you could go on a given amount. Now, in the case of a hybrid, we have two types of fuel and one of them is often used to replenish the other!

      • Cloud Ships for Cooling the Atmosphere
        08/10/09



        This may be a cost effective and reasonable way to put a big band aid on our climate issue. This would not be a solution, but could help significantly for the immediate situation.

        As these boats would inject salty water vapor into the atmosphere, the brilliant white col

      • El Nino is Reving Up to Deliver Water This Winter - Hopefully
        08/07/09
        As water temperatures rise in the Pacific Ocean, it historically tells us a lot about the rainfall we might expect. Currently, temperatures are close to what they were in 2002 and climbing. possibly getting near the 1997 and 1998 temperatures. In the winter of 1997 and 1998, the Bay Area received

      • DOE Announces Winners of Battery and Electric Vehicle Grant
        08/07/09




        The Department of Energy announced the winners yesterday of $2.4 billion in grants for the advancement of battery and electric vehicle technology. The highly-competitive grant program had 48 lucky winners spread across the country.

        See the related link below for m

      • A Shipping Container Mall at Pier 57 NY - AKA Chelsea Pier
        08/05/09



        The competition to redevelop Chelsea's Pier 57 has been won by LOT-EK Architects who have proposed a shipping container shopping center. The plan includes a two-acre rooftop park and shipping containers recycled into artisan stores.

        Click the related link for more i

      • From Production to the Recycle Bin, LED Lights vs CFLs
        08/05/09



        We all know that CFL lights, the compact florescent spiral bulbs, are more efficient and are supposed to save us money. There were some issues with the early versions, but currently are living up to expectation most of the time. So now that the bugs are mostly gone and we are all

      • Solar Cell Power Production Increased 800x !?!
        08/04/09


        While this is a significant improvement, there are issues to consider about the claim. As shown in the diagram, a Fresnel lens is employed to gather and focus the light onto a standard solar cell. This means the cell itself is not improved as the stories seem to imply, the amount of li

      • Saving Energy Saves Money and Reduces Environmental Impact
        08/04/09
        We all know this, but how much does it really amount to? A recent report shows that the U.S. could save over a Trillion dollars with energy efficiency upgrades, and after the costs of the upgrades are subtracted it is still $680 Billion in savings.



        From the article:

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