Yeah…I’m a geek

In an attempt to add some context to something that we all need, but have a hard time wrapping our collective heads around (yeah…air), some geniuses in Madrid have actually visualized all of the things that make up and invade our air.  Check out more information and images at Brain Pickings…

In the air – Physical [...]

I first saw this presented via TED.  6 billion others, a Yann Arthus-Bertrand video exhibition about thousands of men and women testimonies from all around the world. A GoodPlanet project. Find more on http://www.goodplanet.org

Andy Hobsbawm presents an interesting an innovative green ad campaign at TED…

The folks over at Core77 have just posted an interesting and innovative take on a replacement for the common clear plastic water bottle.  With over 60 million water bottles being used annually in the US alone, of which over 80% end up as garbage (which is as much a behavioural problem as it is a packaging [...]

Back on July 18th 2008, I posted a story about an environment challenge that Al Gore issued to the American people:
“Today I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years”
Many people at the time felt that his plan was beyond [...]

How many times have you seen an idea and thought to yourself: “well, duh!”  This is one of those ideas that is best filed under the “why hasn’t everyone been doing this for years now” heading.  For one of its Back to School promotions in the Sam’s Club/WalMart chains, Hewlett Packard is offering an HP [...]

RoofRay is a new site (currently in beta) that helps users investigate the viability of installing solar panels on their current or dream home.  Using Google Maps and some ingenious and simple calculations, RoofRay calculates what kind of intensity you can expect from a rooftop installation.  Currently, the site is a little slow to say [...]

I have been interested in alternative energy for some time now, specifically in the area of solar cells.  I have also been frustrated by the lack of momentum in the areas of innovation and ingenuity when it came to solar radiation capture, storage and distribution.  I guess my frustration stemmed from the knowledge that we [...]

One of the more significant challenges that solar radiation has had to deal with as a viable alternative energy source is storage.  To date, storage of solar energy has been inefficient and costly.  Well, some researchers at MIT seem to have discovered/developed an innovative, clean and cheap way by mimicking how plants store the sun’s energy.  [...]