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US and China Invest $100 Million in Energy Research Partnership

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:14:59 +0000

As it turns out, the United States and China are going to walk hand in hand into the renewable energy future. Yesterday, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced that the two countries have formed the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center and will both supply a total of $100 million dollars in funding to research to get both energy hungry countries on the path to a greener future. While the plan sounds like a green dream come true, there’s a twist — the problem with the new initia…

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SkyFuel’s SkyTrough Is World’s Most Efficient Solar Concentrator

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:14:38 +0000

When it comes to producing solar power, efficiency is the key –efficiency of the panels, efficiency of the system’s collectors and,according to SkyFuel, efficiency of the solar concentrator technology. Solar concentrators are increasingly being used in the industry, due to their efficiency in providing cheap solar energy. By harnessing the sun’s energy, a solar concentrator can supply the essential heat for dozens of homes and thus save electricity. As such, the systems are mo…

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Sakku.Traveler is a Stylish Solar Bag Made from Recycled Sails!

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:14:17 +0000

If you love cruising along the city streets on your two-wheeler or charging along the sidewalks on foot, what better way to double up on that renewable energy than with that super practical solar bag? Designed by Swiss company Sakku, the sakku.traveler is a stylish solar bag that not only stores energy from the sun to potential up your favorite gadgets, but each bag has been made from recycled boat sails! Built to last, the choice material offers some signs of wear for a truly strange and vint…

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Stunning Hawaiian Residence Features Cyclone of Reclaimed Wood

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:13:51 +0000

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Movie Review Friday: Green

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:40:53 +0000

Escape to the movies with one of our Movie Review Friday selections. Each week we review a film with an environmental theme that’s currently in theaters or available on DVD. Seen a good eco-flick lately? Send us a short review and look for it in the next Movie Review Friday.
Green (2009)
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In light of Burger King’s decision that week to stop purchasing from Sinar Mas, the Indonesian palm-oil company notorious for its rainforest-clearing practices, we thought it timely …

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The ‘Altoids Sours’ BBQ Grill Is Curiously Awesome!

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:28:06 +0000

Talk about upcycling — that tiny barbeque grill is made from a loner Altoids Sours tin, two salvaged computer fan guards and a handful of nuts and screws, and it’s big decent to handle a wiener or a hamburger patty! Instructables user vmspionage claims that he (or she) got the inspiration from the eBq, which employs the larger Altoids mints tin, but in the name of progress vmspionage has made that original grill look like a 1980s computer by comparison.

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Beautiful Iceberg on the Baltic is a Brilliant Summer Cabin

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:26:07 +0000

You’ve dreamed of having a summer cabin settled along a lake, but did you ever imagine an escape placed directly on the water? Architect Daniel Andersson has envisioned a nouveau lake house that lets guests sleep with the fish — where the living space sits directly below the water’s surface and from above emerges an expansive roof deck. Andersson’s design came about when he was approached by his client, Ålands Hotell & Restaurangskola, to create a fresh concept able…

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Would You Swim in a Dumpster Pool?

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:07:53 +0000

Adaptive reuse is all about starting with an object and transforming it into something new and useful through the capability of smart design. Case in point: these old dumpsters turned into swimming pools! Talk about trash to treasure. more about the story behind that example of turning trash into treasure (literally) and comment here whether you can think of any other examples of intelligent adaptive reuse.
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Music Mogul And Animal Activist Russell Simmons Supports ‘Bold Native’ Film

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:51:17 +0000

Music mogul and animal activist Russell Simmons has given his endorsement to Bold Native – a narrative film about the underground Animal Liberation Front.
Earlier that summer, Ecorazzi reported that Simmons was planning to attend the premiere in New York City, and although we couldn’t assemble it, we heard it was a huge success!
Luckily, a slew of cameras were around to record the event, and Sparrow Media recently released a compilation video of Russell Simmons in action. In the vide…

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v100 Mod Box: the Next Generation in Prefab Design

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:55:34 +0000

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