Going Green Concepts

Environmentally Friendly Golf Balls

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:55:38 +0000

It has been reported that scientists in Maine have produced golf balls from lobster shells.They won’t make your swing as smooth as butter, but they might ease your conscience after you’ve whacked a few of them into the water. Yes, we’re referring to environmentally friendly golf balls, made from crushed lobster shells by scientists at [...]

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Something You Could Rely On: A Portable Water Purification System

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:22:22 +0000

Two thousand years ago, the population around the world was only 3% of what it is today. In addition to that, our population is growing quickly day after day. The ancients had plenty of clean, fresh water for drinking, since there had been the same availablility of water resources then for the handful of people [...]

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Paper Made Of Seeds If You Can Believe

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:22:08 +0000

Imagine for an instant, a future world where the entirety of paper goods we use up can germinate into a flower if planted in soil.  Similar to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory where everything is edible, except with this perfect world: all of the paper is seeded and sproutable, and the schnozberries still taste like schnozberries!  [...]

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Organisms make biofuel

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:08:18 +0000

It has been reported that a Joule Unlimited, a Massachusetts biotechnology company, says it can produce the fuel that runs cars and jets using the same ingredients that make grass grow.Joule Unlimited has invented a genetically-engineered organism that it says simply secretes diesel fuel or ethanol wherever it finds sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. The [...]

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China finds an Environmental Friendly Approach to easing traffic congestion

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:59:11 +0000

It has been reported that China may have found an environmentally friendly way to save money while easing congestion on city roads.Instead of spending millions to widen roads, the Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment company is developing a “3D Express Coach” (also called a “three-dimensional fast bus”) that will allow cars less than two metres [...]

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Electricity Timer: Kill A Watt Electricity Usage

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:14:56 +0000

Brand: P3 International Average Rating 15 reviews A smart addition to any home, this unique timer allows for total control over electricity usage, even when out of town on business or away on vacation. The handy gadget reads energy consumption by the kilowatt-hour and calculates electricity expenses by the day, week, month, or year. It [...]

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How to go from shovel ready to people ready in a green job market

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

With the signing of the economic stimulus bill, there has been a rush to identify “shovel ready” jobs. But, behind the scenes, business and government leaders are grappling with the problems of being “people ready” for the millions of green jobs that will be created through the investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Meanwhile, [...]

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How To Tell If Your Home Heating Oil Is Leaking

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:52:08 +0000

Most people who use home heating oil to heat their homes will not ever have any problems with their system. The system is quite easy to maintain and except for the occasional check there is not much that needs to be done. But unfortunately for some people, sometimes problems do happen with a heating oil [...]

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Recycling Batteries

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:52:04 +0000

Ask yourself, when was the last time you recycled any batteries? It is quite possible that you never have, which is disappointing, but not surprising, as less than 5% of batteries get recycled. It is a strange anomaly as recycling batteries is no more difficult than recycling paper, plastic, glass, etc. which most of us [...]

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Obama commits nearly $2 billion to solar companies

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:33:38 +0000

It has been reported that President Barack Obama, under pressure to spur job growth, said on Saturday two solar energy companies will get nearly $2 billion in U.S. loan guarantees to create as many as 5,000 green jobs. In his weekly radio and Web address, Obama coupled his announcement with an acknowledgment that efforts to [...]

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