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Avoid Air Travel, Forget Face-to-Face and Go Green

November 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Avoid Air Travel, Forget Face-to-Face and Go Green
Avoid Air Travel, Forget Face-to-Face and Go Green
- (Digg / Environment)
“We live in a sea of communications options. So why do people still hop on cross-country flights for two-hour face-to-face meetings instead of using rich collaboration technologies like video conferencing, VOIP and virtual worlds? Save your money […]

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Tags: Energy · Gadgets · Recycling · Technology

Two Canadian Friends Build $672 Electric Car

November 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Two Canadian Friends Build $672 Electric Car
Two Canadian Friends Build $672 Electric Car
- (Digg / Environment)
““What do you get when you cross a Geo Metro with an electric forklift, a golf cart, and a bunch of used batteries? You get a ridiculously inexpensive, home-built, street-legal electric car.”“
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Tags: DIY · Energy · Recycling · Technology

New Solar Panel Technology Stylish and Sustainable

November 18th, 2008 · No Comments

New Solar Panel Technology Stylish and Sustainable
New Solar Panel Technology Stylish and Sustainable
- (Digg / Environment)
“The new cell technology combines nanoparticles and organic dyes that can be produce in any number of colors and designs.“
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Tags: Energy · Gadgets · Technology

80% Efficient Solar Panel?! Works at Night?!

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments

80% Efficient Solar Panel?! Works at Night?!
80% Efficient Solar Panel?! Works at Night?!
- (Digg / Environment)
“The most expensive, carefully designed, and complicated solar panels in the world operate at about 40% efficiency. That means that, for every bit of sunlight that hits the panel, only 40% of it is turned into electricity.“
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Tags: Energy · Technology

Cool House Uses Water Tank To Hold Up Roof, Cool Interior

November 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Cool House Uses Water Tank To Hold Up Roof, Cool Interior
Cool House Uses Water Tank To Hold Up Roof, Cool Interior
- (materialicio.us)
“Within the living room the ceiling wraps down to an internal water tank. The tank cools the ambient air temperature of the living room during summer, supplies rain water, and structurally carries the roof […]

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Tags: Energy · Recycling · Technology