Archive for September 2009

New 3 R’s

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New 3 R’s

I was back in the grocery store this Saturday, but it was not the prices (although I did manage to keep it under ninety pounds once again) that caught my eye or even what other people were buying. [...]

How Brad Pitt Could Spark a Green Building Revolution

Brad Pitt bringing “green building” to New Orleans? It’s a start.

How Brad Pitt Could Spark a Green Building Revolution

via TreeHugger on 9/25/09
Brad Pitt started the Make It Right foundation in 2007 to rebuild homes for residents in New Orleans who lost theirs to Hurricane Katrina. Which would have been plenty admirable if that [...]

Green Living Can Improve Your Health

 For years now we have not only being poisoning our planet but also ourselves with the harsh chemicals that we use every day. Recent discoveries have revealed that these chemicals may be causing long term problems that in many cases are irreversible.

If you really want to do your part for our environment than I urge [...]

Gasification Sees a New Dawn

Gasification Sees a New Dawn

If you search for gasification and terms like “wood stove” on video sharing sites these days you will see demonstrations of wood being burnt in little stoves which seem to something almost miraculous and quite different from our idea of wood as a fuel. These little boilers light rapidly, produce no [...]

LAUGH OR CRY TV

LAUGH OR CRY TV

5 Steps to a Greener Life

Lots of people talk about trying to live a greener life, with some even going so far as to completely change their lifestyle, but most people aren’t sure how to go green because they don’t know exactly what that means. Sure, most people know the basics that scratch the surface such [...]

Noise and Vibration Control

Noise and Vibration Control

Noise and vibration control is an issue that is much more common than one might originally think. In fact, it can creep up in the most unlikely of places. A good case in point is animal lab environments. Indeed, ALN Magazine recently ran an article titled “Noise & Vibration Considerations for the [...]

Help Environment Save by Recycling Cans

Help Environment Save by Recycling Cans

I like walking. Whenever I can I leave the car at home and walk. I walk to the shops, to the library, and many other places as well. Every day I see used aluminum drinks cans dropped on pathways and in hedgerows. If people want to dispose of them this [...]

Plasma Gasification Plant Benefits

Plasma Gasification Plant Benefits

Plasma Gasification Plant (PGP) projects are being developed by at least five gas plasma technology companies, and there are real benefits to be obtained from this technology for the destruction of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW).
There is some debate still whether the process has been demonstrated to be a vaible technology which can [...]

Christians Earth Day

Christians Earth Day

Earth day is coming soon (4/22/09). This month we have Easter as well…so it got me thinking. How should Christians respond to Earth day?
First, I think we need to keep it all in perspective. Yes, we are to be good stewards of the planet. However, we are not to be earth “worshipers.” The [...]

Join The Efficient Planet Movement 

 This compilation of useful techniques and strategies goes over 50 little known ways to go about your day to day living at minimal cost .

Step by step fully illustrated plans to building your own cost effective solar panels.

Step by step 'Do It Yourself' guide to building your own professional low cost wind turbine.