Image credit: Ecofilms Australia If you like this ingenious low-work chicken tunnel garden system , then you’ll most likely dig this footage from the same folks of a DIY water heater using rocket stove principles. Burning scraps of wood and tree prunings efficiently, this low tech design provides on-demand hot water with low emissions using basic craftsmanship and reclaimed materials. …
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Hyundai to Introduce New Electric Car Brand in China
September 9th, 2011
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Chinese flag via Wikipedia, Hyundai logo via Hyundai More Electric Cars for China Hyundai’s been on the ascendency these past few years, and they’ve decided to create a new electric vehicle brand exclusively for the Chinese market, in collaboration with Beijing Automotive (the Chinese government usually forces companies from outside the country to form joint ventures with local companies, mostly as a way to transfer technology). Plans are to start selling the first electric car from the new brand in the first half of 2012, which means they’ve been working on it for a while, or its based on anot…
Rocket Mass Stove Slashes Fuel Use, Compared to Conventional Wood Stove (Video)
September 6th, 2011
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Image credit: Paul Wheaton Earlier today, I posted a video from Paul Wheaton on a wood-based design for a wood-burning rocket mass stove . As I was looking for follow ups on the project, I came across this related interview, in which Paul talks to wood heating engineer Ernie Wiesner about a rocket mass stove that he built to replace a traditional wood stove.
Sustainable Software Briefing: Green Energy, Climate Earth …
August 5th, 2011
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Green Energy Corp, a Colorado-based company that provides smart grid-enabling software for traditional and emerging power providers, has been awarded a $2 million loan from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.
