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Hornet wind turbine blades verses hyperspin blades Here is a video that will show that even in 6 mph winds, the blades will turn! Related articles by Zemanta Honeywell Wind Turbine (forcedgreen.com) The Winds of Travel (forcedgreen.com) Is Wind The Energy ‘Magic Bullet’? (blogs.abcnews.com)

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When I first described this book to my mother, she said, "Oh, it's about how much you love your children." I can't put it better.
-Christopher Gavigan

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In Earth2Tech this morning, Josie Garthwaite has a good piece on Reactions to the Energy Bill: Obama, Cleantech Biz, Environmentalists:

The energy bill passed the House on Friday, but the proposed cap and trade system and new incentives for renewable energy are still a long way from going into law as the Senate needs to pass its own version. As we transition to the next round of negotiations and lobbying, stakeholders from the White House to industry trade groups, environmental organizations and cleantech companies have been weighing in on the version that won approval in the House — and on where they’d like to see it go from here.

Since Friday’s vote, President Obama has continued his support for the legislation, as well as his efforts to win over lawmakers. (He phoned wavering legislators last week to help the bill clear the House.) This weekend during his radio address and media interviews, Obama called for senators to "come together" around the legislation, which he said "will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy." In an interview with a group of reporters, Obama also said the bill would provide "clarity and certainty" and would "end up being much less costly, much more efficient; technology is going to move much more rapidly than people anticipate."

Read the full piece here: Energy Bill Reactions

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Welcome to the June 29th, 2009 edition of All Things Eco.

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Image via Wikipedia Let’s Go Surfin Now, Everybody’s Learnin How …. It has been a while since I have been surfing and probably will not be surfing anytime soon. So, I was just kinda taking a look around to see if there are any improvements in this fun sport! Well, I was surprised to see [...]

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Back on January 26, 2009, I posted about Chad Maglaque’s plug-in windpower device. He calls it the Jellyfish. It is his entry to Google’s Project 10 to 100th. The project is a call for ideas, with the potential to change the world, by helping as many people as possible. It is Maglaque’s hope that the Jellyfish [...]

The giveaway for the skincare kit from Sustainable Youth has closed, and I have randomly selected a winner!

"Happi Shopr" (comment #130) is our winner! Congrats!

As usual, I will be emailing the winner right after I post this and will allow 48 hours for a response with the address to have the prize shipped. No response within 48 hours will mean a new winner will be randomly ... [visit site to read more]

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I thought I would do something different for today. As I have been surfing around the internet, I have found It’s a Blu World. Since the weather has turned hot and energy is being consumed, they even have an energy drink called Blu Frog Healthy Energy. Remember to recycle the cans when done [...]

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June 26th's Tip

Avoiding the heat: I hate to admit it, but living where we live and being on the 3rd floor, not using the air conditioner at all is impossible. The few times we lost power long ... [visit site to read more]

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Imagine sending 10 top designers out into the world to make something. Now imagine you give them just three criteria: it has to be wonderful, desirable, and...sustainable.

That's exactly what the Nature Conservancy did to create what is now an exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt museum in New York.

The designers, ranging from Yves Behar and Isaac Mizrahi to Maya Lin and Paulina Reyes from Kate Spade in New York were sent out to Nature Conservancy project sites from Maine to Alaska and from China to Bolivia. Each designer used materials found in the place and even employed local people to help fashion such useful objects as handbags, furniture, rugs, and jewelry.

Among my favorites from the exhibit: Maya Lin's red maple Terra Bench, Abbott Miller's FSC-certified wood chair, Mizrahi's salmon leather dress and matching shoes, Reyes'/Spade's wooden tiled handbag, and Ezri Tarazi's bamboo-totem wine racks and speaker tubes.

I also rather liked Hella Jongerius's failed experiment to find a design application for chicle latex from the Maya Forest of Mexico. You've got to admire her valiant efforts to transform this material, once the basis for most chewing gums, into a surface design element or even bonding material.

The exhibit is on view at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York through January 4, 2010.

For more information, visit nature.org/design or Cooper-Hewitt.

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My first post of the year was entitled “There’s Green Boot On The Roof.” At Boots On The Roof, they offer various solar training bootcamps for electricians and entrepreneurs interested in starting their own solar business, or updating their skills and becoming solar certified. Boots on the Roof, delivers top-quality market-ready training programs for solar energy [...]

The airline industry isn't exactly known for being the most environmentally friendly method of travel, but with the growing concern towards our impact on this planet, some companies are taking baby steps towards improving their footprints - from a <a ... [visit site to read more]

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It Takes A Village …. The EPA (Enviromental Protection Agency), has released the 2007 recycling report. It takes two years for the EPA to gather the data and crunch the numbers. Last year Forced Green reported the 2006 numbers with hopes of bettering those very good numbers in the 2007 report. Well here you go: Materials Recycled     [...]

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After successfully garnering 100,000 signatures petitioning the Obama administration to plant a White House garden with its "Eat the View" campaign, the same organizers are launching a new initiative: petitioning each of the 50 governors to celebrate July 4 by eating food exclusively from local farmers and producers.

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