With rising electricity costs and the price of a barrel of oil shooting up again with gasoline prices to follow, many mainstream people (not just treehuggers) are now looking for wind generator plans to help power their homes. While the Pickens Plan may be a noble effort in offering renewable energy to the masses, this […]
Continue ReadingWorld Car Free Day is today, September 22 and people around the Globe have taken notice and are putting their ideals into action. Take for instance South Korea’s President Lee Myung-bak. Myung-bak has decided to ride his bike today instead of taking a car. In addition his secretaries are taking public transportation such as buses […]
Continue ReadingSay, “solar salt stores sun by the sea shore” 10 times real fast to see if you have command of your S’s. Okay, then don’t. With Wall Street financial firms falling like dominos recently the sun is still shining on one solar energy company, SolarReserve. One of the largest problems with utility scale production of […]
Continue ReadingA magic magnet bus is being tested in Northern California and is expected to save the bus company fuel and passengers time in loading and unloading. The 60-foot AC Transit magnetic research bus made a successful drive in San Leandro, CA along E. 14th Street recently. Engineers at UC Berkeley in the California Partners for […]
Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever been looking for a shady parking spot only to come up empty or shady outdoor seating at a restaurant you may appreciate the SkyShades company that builds such devices to keep us cool. But, what you really may like is that SkyShades has teamed up with photovoltaic company Konarka to put thin, […]
Continue ReadingIs it humid in here is just me? You’re the only humid being I see. Yes, it’s an old joke but oh so applicable here. Atmospheric water generators have been taking off recently, well, into the stratosphere. When I was a kid in the 60’s and 70’s we had a dehumidifier that could pull the […]
Continue ReadingSchools and zoos (one may argue that they are in fact the same) are embracing geothermal energy. Take for instance the middle schools near Madison, Wisconsin and the public zoo in Toledo, Ohio. The Fort Atkinson School District in Madison, WI has decided to embrace geothermal energy as a method to save money while teaching […]
Continue ReadingWith the rising cost of oil, gas, natural gas and other fossil fuels and the design for energy independence many, over the years have gone off-grid or partially off-grid in order to take back power from the power companies. Wind and solar energy is particularly appealing to people as a means towards home energy generation […]
Continue ReadingOver the past few months, I’ve been talking about run your car on water supplementary systems as a method to boost performance, gas savings and emissions reductions in gasoline-powered engines. Now, it seems that Ford has gone a different route in boosting their gasoline engine with ethanol. That’s correct, the Ford Bobcat is a direct […]
Continue ReadingA company called Quiet Revolution has come out with a better mousetrap in regard to residential wind turbines. What makes the Quiet Revolution wind turbines unique is the vertical axis that the blades rotate upon. A horizontal axis is more efficient when it is pelted with consistent winds. A vertical axis, however, is efficient in […]
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