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Chicken Manure to power 90,000 Homes in the Netherlands!

September 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Check out this excellent post from our friends at Inhabitat. Read on below:

Here at Inhabitat we love to see innovative reuses for organic waste, and so we’re perpetually fascinated by the potential of poo to be used as a renewable source of energy. Last week Dutch agriculture minister Gerda Verburg announced a groundbreaking development for [...]

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The Green Way Back to School

August 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Are your kids getting ready to go back to school? If the answer is yes, check out this excellent post from our friends at Inhabitat for the green way to go back!!!!!

As the days grow shorter and summertime slips into September, our thoughts naturally turn towards the start of school and preparations for an eco-friendly [...]

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M2E Charges Your Cell Phone With Kinetic Energy!

August 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Earlier this year we highlighted Idaho startup M2E Power’s push to develop motion-powered electronics for the military. Now M2E is emphasizing the commercial applications for their technology, with a specific goal: revolutionizing cell phone batteries. M2E will announce the development of an external charger later this month that will generate between 300 and 700 percent [...]

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Lifecycle building challenge 2008

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Do you have a green building idea that’s bursting to break through? Now is the time to let it shine, as the Lifecycle Building Challenge is open for submissions! Currently in its second year running, the contest invites architects, students, designers, and construction professionals to submit innovative ideas for greening our built environment from start [...]

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WIND-LIT SOLAR LEDs: Powered by the sun, moved by the wind

April 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Imagine your next summer backyard party: the sun has just gone down, the music is playing, and, as the breeze picks up, the lights come on from a string of solar powered, wind-lit LED lights. This innovative design for enchanting outdoor lighting is from Yoshihiro Shimomura, a circuit designer design lecturer at Chiba University in [...]

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