Posts Tagged with "green future"

The future of jet fuel?

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

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Check out this interesting alternative to jet fuel. Via Treehugger.

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Blueberry solar panels, and blue urine

Thursday, December 14, 2006

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Italian scientists have discovered a way to replace the expensive silicon in solar panels with blueberry pigment You cannot make this stuff up. Whatever else it will be, our future will be indescribably weird. Saw “The Madness of King George” a night ago and found myself, to my surprise, somewhat annoyed–I usually love Alan Bennett’s [...]

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Simple, obvious, brilliant

Saturday, October 7, 2006

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This new device routs greywater from your sink for use in your toilet. This could be big, especially in water-starved spots like Los Angeles… Why didn’t I think of that?

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Solar glass

Thursday, September 28, 2006

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Okay, things are getting just TOO cool. Now there’s a type of glass that generates electricity. Read more about it here. Look out your window at all the high rises with sealed shut, smoked/reflective windows. Now imagine them with solar glass. Then imagine how cheap solar glass would get to make, if it were being [...]

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St. Olaf vs. Carleton vs. Stutts

Sunday, September 10, 2006

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Carleton and St. Olaf’s, two top-notch liberal arts colleges in Northfield, MN, are betting on wind power. Carleton built their windmill in 2004; in the best spirit of collegiate rivalry, it was only a matter of time before St. Olaf’s did the same. These two schools are not the first to erect their own windmills [...]

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If you’re interested in being green…

Saturday, September 2, 2006

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…you should surf over to Treehugger.com. Not only does the site keep you up-to-date on all forms of more efficient technology, it also makes you very hopeful that humanity can (and perhaps will) get its act together. Sorry I’ve been quiet. Just finished a new book.

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Movie-crazy

Sunday, July 30, 2006

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It’s been brutally hot in California–even here in usually cool Santa Monica. Lucky for me, movie theaters provide air-conditioning free-of-charge. (They don’t like it when you sleep there, but we’re negotiating.) Here’s what I thought about… …Who Killed the Electric Car? Interesting story, and a well-made documentary, but nothing will surprise you if you have [...]

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