Video: Solarcentury’s Integrated Solar Roofing Tiles

November 28, 2008

When it comes to bolting on a costly solar array up on your roof, you come across a laundry list of common concerns. For example, some society say they look ugly. Well, innovative solar companies like Solarcentury are listening, and they’re making great progress in overcoming a few of the aesthetic complaints. They’ve created a set of solar roof tiles that actually sit flush with your slate or tiled roof, helping your solar project blend in from ground level.

Being integrated into you a…

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Democratic National Convention recycled by Coca-Cola

August 25, 2008

The 2008 Democratic National Convention is underway. There will be politics and media, protests and circuses. There will be trash, and lots of it.

In an effort to lessen the impact of that trash on the city of Denver the Coca-Cola company will be recovering and recycling “all paper products, plastic bottles and aluminum cans recovered at all official Convention venues. Coca-Cola will plus supply biodegradable bags, liners, and recycling bins for material recovery. Additionally, Coca-Cola …

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Wooden keycards for all the Democrats

August 20, 2008

Hotels have lengthy been a culprit in consumption. It turns out that the great lengths they were going to for their guests was actually quite wasteful. GASP. I know.

If they weren’t wasting energy via freezing rooms or water due to countless loads of laundry they were filling landfills with plastic keycards. Wait. What? How big of a footprint could those thin plastic keycards be leaving? How about 1,300 tons (TONS!) per year? That may not bigfootesque in the relative picture but it is sti…

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A revolution in renewable energy: Daniel Nocera’s magic bullet

August 1, 2008

If you ask experts about the reason that solar capability is unrealistic, you will generally construct out the same basic reply: solar capability cannot be easily stored. considering large-scale solar is only cost-effective in a few areas, the inability to efficiently store and transport renders it difficult to use. Added to that, of course, is the fact that solar ability only works when the sun is out, which means that, unless you have effective storage or an address in Arizona, it isn’t all th…

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Make the climate count

June 30, 2008

In a world of greenwashing and false eco-promises, it’s difficult to separate the eco-winners from the eco-losers.

Thankfully, ClimateCounts will help you find and support companies that have the Earth’s interest in mind. Launched by Stonyfield Farm and Clean Air-Cool Planet, the site encourages consumers to be aware of their purchases and patronize companies with eco-friendly goals.

Companies are labeled as “stuck,” “starting,” or “striding,” and are assigned a score out of 100 depend…

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Canada approves 1st trashanol plant

June 30, 2008

As we’ve seen with their dedication to Earth Hour and drive-thru bans, Canada seems willing to do whatever it takes keep one step ahead of it’s carbon footprint. On Friday, officials announced that they’ve struck a deal to turn Edmonton’s refuse into a fuel additive. An ethanol company named Greenfield has teamed up with the governments of Alberta and Edmonton to build a $70M fuel production facility that uses plastic, cardboard, and paper as a feedstock.

Using society’s waste to fill up …

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Soon, a fridge that uses half the juice

June 28, 2008

It’s hard to get too excited about a refrigerator, unless it’s filled with cold beer, but that is definitely good news. European scientists working with BASF have found a way to assemble a conventional-style fridge that only uses half the electricity of today’s models. OK, it might not be as green as Mohammed Bah Abba’s electricity-free refrigerator — which only requires 2 metal pots and wet sand — but that new BASF thingamajig might plus be a little more practical.

Up until now, refrig…

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