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Lawn Mower Exchange in SoCal"The Air Quality Management District is hoping users of traditional gas-powered lawn mowers will help them "mow down air pollution" when, for the eighth year, the air pollution control agency hosts a series of lawn-mower exchanges throughout Southern California." If only I had a lawn to mow...
The greenest Olympics ever?Taking a look at the "green" efforts of the Vancouver Olympics... looks like they've faired better than past Games even with all of the trucks used to haul in snow.
London’s Olympic Stadium to Be Made Out of Recycled Guns and Knives!"As the world eagerly awaits the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, London is ramping up their own construction plans for the 2012 Olympics. And we just learned this exciting little tidbit about the super sustainable Olympic Stadium currently being built there that makes us even more anxious to see it – it’s going to be made out of recycled guns and knives!" Just imagine what NRA involvement could construct... - Thanks, Danielle.
InsulationSo it's been gettin' a bit chilly overnight, which has me looking into insulating my abode a wee bit more. The New York Times shares my concern and published the following very useful and informative tidbit and video about the topic of insulation.- Thanks, Lincoln!
Who is (still) killing the Electric Car?"Germany's automakers are proudly showing off their concept electric cars at the Frankfurt motor show, which opens to the public Thursday. But the shiny new designs on display are just a pipe dream. It's still not clear when, or even if, viable electric cars will make it onto the mass market." ENERGIZER BUNNY, how could you?!
Video: The Bathroom Reinvented by Hyphae Design LabIt occured to me durning a drought in California in the early 80's when I was a kid taking a shower (yeah, I was a nerd) that shower water ought to be recylced for irrigation purposes. Here's another nerd who's actually making it happen.
Desert Sun: Europe’s Huge Solar Ambitions in the Sahara"Today in Munich , the dozen-odd companies in the Desertec Initiative officially kicked off plans to build a $500 billion complex of solar power plants in the Sahara Desert to help bring clean energy to Europe. Sort of..."
Green Jobs Grow770,000 Americans already have a 'Green' job approaching the same scale as the traditional energy sector and far outpacing biotechnology's paltry 200,000 jobs despite a longer history and greater investment.
Yosemite's giant trees disappear"The oldest and largest trees within California's world famous Yosemite National Park are disappearing. Climate change appears to be a major cause of the loss. ... Yosemite is one of the most protected places in the US. If the declines are occurring here, the situation is unlikely to be better in less protected forests."
Pond Scum Gets Its Moment in the Limelight"An Algae Collection in Texas Is a Big Hit With the Biofuel Crowd."
Bamboo BikePretty sure I've seen Nico riding one of these... he's quite the cyclist, and word is a tree-hugger to boot.
California Homeowner Association Fails To Block Installation Of Low Cost "Blue" Solar PanelsTake that, "Art Jury"! I love reading about HOA's getting bitch-slapped. Says Treehugger, "Thankfully, "liberal" California law makers of the 1970's anticipated the small-minded resistance that would come under the guise of "art juries" Every US state needs a law like this." Can I get a what-what?!? (yeah, I watch 30 Rock, too ;-)
Scrubbing the skiesRemoving carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere could help combat climate change.
Water LightNo, not to light your water pipe (why would you even think that?)... Donegal County, Ireland is testing water-powered street lights.
Unplugging the fridge? Sorta cool..."As drastic as the move might seem, a small segment of the green movement has come to regard the refrigerator as an unacceptable drain on energy, and is choosing to live without it."
To be green, paint it white... huh?Global warming may seem like an overwhelmingly complex problem to tackle. But one scientist thinks the answer is brilliantly simple: all we need is white paint. A lot of white paint.
Gore says, 'We Must Take Bold Action Now'I just hope that bold action is enough to stop ManBearPig. I'm totally serial.
The sun in Spain...Nothing to do (clearly...) with 'My Fair Lady,' nevermind. 3.1 gigawatts of solar power were connected to the grid in Spain in 2008. Loverly...
"Greenwashing" is common in real estate"Green is so pervasive that the Federal Trade Commission is revising its environmental-marketing guidelines a year ahead of schedule. The so-called green guides, which haven’t been updated since 1998, outline principles for all environmental marketing. The review was supposed to begin this month, but because of the jump in green advertising claims, the consumer watchdog agency decided to act earlier." - Hopefully "green fatigue" has not set in by the time they are done...
Designing Green Buildings for the Real World"Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has joined with the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to establish a collaborative practice known as the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology, or CASE." “S.O.M.’s motivation is that we want to be at the leading edge of technology,” Mr. Galioto said. “We don’t want to wait for products to come to market.”
At Specialty Garage, Making Hybrids Even Greener"The only woman-run, hybrid specialty garage has opened in the Bay Area, which has more Priuses — 70,000 as of 2006 — than most states... Ms. Coquillette, 30, an Ohio native, hopes to become a prophet of the all-electric future that some Californians dream of... But being a prophet is different from making a profit." Thanks, Lincoln.
Great Balls'o Wind!Nope, we are not commenting on the presidential debates... this is a spherical Swedish small-scale wind turbine that promises to work in complete silence. Mb this is a comment on the election afterall.
Alt Car Expo - Santa MonicaThe alternative energy and transportation expo at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Sept. 26th & 27th, 10AM to 5PM, Freeeee in so many ways...
The sun always shines in California...It seems like someone, anyone should have figured this one out in the sunshine state already... And since the solar farms are huge, economies of scale kick in and make it that much more affordable! Now who would have EVER...
Greener is the new BlacktopA $5 million research program which hopes to make blacktop more ecologically sustainable.