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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Is the smart grid hacker safe?

June 26, 2008

The US potential grid may be aging, overloaded, wasteful, and archaic — but it does have one advantage by its younger, smarter competition: it’s nearly impervious to hacker attacks. Strictly considering it is so outdated and disjointed, hackers have no way to tamper with our energy systems.

Over the next few years, as a newer generation of IP-based ability grids start to come on line, hackers the world by will be able to take pot shots at the US capability supply — and even household de…

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Using plastic for a green solution? LA’s got a lot of balls!

June 24, 2008

The first part of the Ivanhoe reservoir’s problem was the bromides. Naturally occurring chemical compounds, bromides often show up in seawater and groundwater. In and of themselves, they aren’t dangerous. The 10-acre, 58-million gallon Los Angeles reservoir had a noticeable amount of these compounds.

The next step was man-made. Ivanhoe, like many reservoirs, adds chlorine to its water in order to fight against bacteria. Again, that is not really a problem, as chlorine is an efficient and,…

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Black gold: How blackwater treatment can save a lot of green

June 19, 2008

When I first heard a green activist talking about “Blackwater,” I had to wonder why George Bush’s Gulf War subcontractors were getting involved in sustainability issues. I soon realized, however, that “blackwater” is one of those words that conveys a pretty solid mental picture of what it is. Blackwater, plus known as “brown water,” “foul water,” or “sewage” is water that contains human excreta. that definition sets it apart from “gray water” or “sullage,” which is the product of washing. In…

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New Google Earth add-on shows deforestation

June 19, 2008

If you’re familiar with how the Google Earth application works, you’ll know that there are certain files you can download — called KML files — that show undoubtful themes, such as one that shows all the airports in the world, one that shows typical traffic congestion, etc. These add-ons are one of the aspects of that program that invent it so amazing.

Recently, a KML file developed by David Tryse shows the deforestation effects and documents from several sources, including live knowledg…

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The reply to $140 oil: bug poo

June 17, 2008

According to California startup LS9, “Oil 2.0″ is on the horizon — and it comes from genetically modified bugs. Reportedly, that new-fangled alternative to crude is renewable, carbon negative, and is excreted at will from LS9’s custom bacteria. Through their strange fermentation process, these little single-cell organisms can convert nearly any type of agricultural waste into “renewable petroleum.”

What’s good about their plan is that it turns out a product that is interchangeable wi…

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