Friday, July 30, 2010
Study: Solar Cheaper Than Nuclear
This alone explains why nuclear plants should never be built again.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
DisasterSafety.org
Check out this building program. Very important for Louisiana!
Read about it in this cool FL case study.
Read about it in this cool FL case study.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Study Finds "Smart Meters" Not Enough
"To realize potential feedback-induced savings, advanced meters must be used in conjunction with in-home (or on-line) displays and well-designed programs that successfully inform, engage, empower, and motivate people."
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Electric Car Chargers
Check out this charger that does it in 4-8 instead of 12-18. GE's WattStation.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Adjustable Eyeglasses for the Developing World
This post is a little-off-the-usual topics, but greatly influences the lives of people. It's the power of design. Now that a few more people can see soon, maybe they'll increase the world's renewable energy some day!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Small Steps Do Matter!
"as a person begins to feel good about one set of small actions to help the planet, he or she is likely to start considering larger and bolder steps"
Friday, July 9, 2010
Nevada Solar Energy Demonstration Project
"The Nevada Test Site is about to play a new role in securing America's future—but instead of testing nuclear weapons, we will test new solar technologies that will help put America on a sustainable energy path," said Secretary Chu.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Swimming Pools
"The typical backyard swimming pool holds 16,000 to 20,000 gallons of water. Pool evaporation amounts to 3 to 7 feet of water per year. For a 15 by 30 foot pool, the range is 10,000 to 23,000 gallons per year for evaporation, plus about 25% to account for splashing. If the pool is filled once a year, it requires about 38,000 gallons of water every year."
Natural Gas vs Solar & Wind
Article on natural gas versus solar and wind:
"In researching how best to make the transition to the green energy future, one of the first calculations I made was to find out how long the natural gas in each of the four categories would last if we obtained it independently — that is, only from U.S. territory. I was shocked by the result: Just using our 2006 rates of use of natural gas consumption — not including any major transition to fueling our cars and trucks — the “readily available” gas within the United States would be exhausted in just one year. That, plus what is called “technically recoverable” gas, would be gone in less than a decade. What is termed “unknown but probable” would last about a century"
On "unknown but probable" natural gas:
"Most of this gas is so deep underground or otherwise not very accessible that nobody is really sure that we can get at a lot of it, or of how high an environmental price we must pay to retrieve it."
"In researching how best to make the transition to the green energy future, one of the first calculations I made was to find out how long the natural gas in each of the four categories would last if we obtained it independently — that is, only from U.S. territory. I was shocked by the result: Just using our 2006 rates of use of natural gas consumption — not including any major transition to fueling our cars and trucks — the “readily available” gas within the United States would be exhausted in just one year. That, plus what is called “technically recoverable” gas, would be gone in less than a decade. What is termed “unknown but probable” would last about a century"
On "unknown but probable" natural gas:
"Most of this gas is so deep underground or otherwise not very accessible that nobody is really sure that we can get at a lot of it, or of how high an environmental price we must pay to retrieve it."
DIY "Tiny House"
I enjoy reading about building workshops for small homes. One of these days, I'd like to participate!
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