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EcoDrain – Make your cold water warm to heat your hot water less.
Thursday, 26 Mar, 2009 – 9:07 | Comments
EcoDrain – Make your cold water warm to heat your hot water less.

Quite some time ago I posted about the ReTherm drain water heat recovery system.  It is a very cool system that uses the hot water going down your drain to heat the cold water going …

Amazing recycled glass mosaics from Trendingreen.
Friday, 30 Jan, 2009 – 12:32 | Comments
Amazing recycled glass mosaics from Trendingreen.

I first came upon these tiles in a post at Jetson Green and then received a press release from Trendingreen themselves.  Made from 80% post consumer recycled glass, the products are both beautiful and practical.  …

The Power Wagon, a gasless and garbageless generator.
Thursday, 22 Jan, 2009 – 22:24 | Comments
The Power Wagon, a gasless and garbageless generator.

Today I received a contact on my blog from Paul Wilks who is the inventor of the power wagon, a gasless generator that recharges while you drive and tow it behind your car.  A drive …

What’s up for EcoZebra in 2009?
Tuesday, 13 Jan, 2009 – 9:16 | Comments
What’s up for EcoZebra in 2009?

Well, it is hard to believe that we are halfway through the first month of 2009 already.  It, like every year before it, will be a quick one I think.  Of course I have been …

How and where would you live if you could live your dream life? Monday’s in the garden.
Tuesday, 23 Dec, 2008 – 8:54 | Comments
How and where would you live if you could live your dream life? Monday’s in the garden.

Today over at Jetson Green Preston posted on the $30,000 recycled cabin manifesto.  It was an interesting post, one that really made me think and one that prompted a bit of a rambling comment that …

CFL’s vs. LED’s. Which way do you go with your lightbulbs???
Saturday, 13 Dec, 2008 – 18:41 | Comments
CFL’s vs. LED’s.  Which way do you go with your lightbulbs???

CFL’s are gradually losing favor to LED’s as the energy saving bulb of the future, even with companies like GE ramping up production of CFL’s. In the video above Hank Green of ecogeek.org does …

What do you do with the hot water that goes down your drain? Re-Therm drain water heat recovery system.
Friday, 7 Nov, 2008 – 15:44 | Comments
What do you do with the hot water that goes down your drain?  Re-Therm drain water heat recovery system.

This is a pretty cool bit of technology that I came upon a while back. The system is called Re-Therm and it is a wonderful way to re-use all that heat that is …

What is that eerie glow in your kitchen?
Friday, 25 Jul, 2008 – 12:10 | Comments

A recent article in the New York Times and a post over at TreeHugger talk on the levels of radioactivity in granite countertops. It Really makes you think. I’m glad I don’t have …

Green upgrades to your home just got easier in California.
Friday, 25 Jul, 2008 – 5:51 | Comments

Following in the footsteps of the town of Babylon, NJ the State of California has now passed a law making it easier for California Cities and Counties to offer low interest loans to residents looking …

The debate rolls on with Ceramic Paint On Insulation.
Tuesday, 22 Jul, 2008 – 10:58 | Comments

This was a very interesting post over at Treehugger about the legitimacy of Ceramic Paint On Insulation. Basically the result was a resounding it might work, but who knows. You see, it is …

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