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Bounce, brake and peddle your way to a fully charged life.
Sunday, 9 Nov, 2008 – 19:16 | Comments
Bounce, brake and peddle your way to a fully charged life.

For those who who needed one more excuse to bike to work, now you don’t have to worry about keeping your gadgets charged without a lighter socket. Deco Goodman has found a way to …

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 …

TerraCycle - Taking your garbage and giving you cash!
Friday, 31 Oct, 2008 – 11:25 | Comments
TerraCycle - Taking your garbage and giving you cash!

I have been using TerraCycle products for several years now (starting with the worm poop fertilizer) and I just realized that I have never posted about them. So what is up with that? …

Ready to win $10,000 for your great green idea?
Tuesday, 28 Oct, 2008 – 14:45 | Comments
Ready to win $10,000 for your great green idea?

Do you have an idea that is achievable, scalable, practical, collaborative, inclusive, original and energy-reducing? The the Earth Awards could be for you. Your chance to share that idea and win $10,000.

According to …

Would you live in a house that walks?
Wednesday, 22 Oct, 2008 – 9:09 | Comments
Would you live in a house that walks?

This is a great one. A house that walks. Looks a little odd, costs to much for it’s target market at $51,000, but it is cool! As for the price, they expect …

Google Launches Project 10 to the 100th
Thursday, 25 Sep, 2008 – 7:25 | Comments
Google Launches Project 10 to the 100th

With the Mantra of May Those Who Help The Most Win, it is hard not to want to learn more about Google’s project 10 to the 100th.
Never in history have so many people had so …

Power Film Solar - 20 years of manufacturing thin film flexible solar.
Thursday, 14 Aug, 2008 – 14:34 | Comments
Power Film Solar - 20 years of manufacturing thin film flexible solar.

This is yet another remarkable product that I came upon at the Outdoor Retailer Convention. Power Film Solar a printed thin film solar product.
This note on the thin film solar product they produce is directly …

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 …

A primer on Geothermal Heat pumps at Low Impact Living.
Sunday, 20 Jul, 2008 – 1:03 | Comments

I came upon this post today over at low impact living.  Titled Are Geothermal Heat Pumps For You?
it provides a concise primer on Geothermal Heat Pumps and is a very
worthwhile read for anyone thinking about …

Shipping container homes get national press.
Friday, 18 Jul, 2008 – 5:48 | Comments
Shipping container homes get national press.

I have been posting on shipping container homes for some time now and in my comments and feedback I get many who think this is just another flash in the pan.  That they will never …