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Anna Hakim

MDI AirPod | greencardesign.com - 1 views

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    This car is very interesting! Here is a youtube video if you are more interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RBl1LFUQ4c I like that it is very affordable. I wonder if it will catch on in North America. I can definitely see it catching on in Europe. I had to edit this because I found more up-to-date information about a different company called Peugeot who is planning to release an air powered car in 2016 from the UK's Daily Mail website: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2568732/Car-runs-air-set-hit-streets-year-Peugeot-claims-new-hybrid-117mpg.html I am not sure how good of a product this car will be but I am happy to see the development of technology like this.
Anna Hakim

Solar Cookers International - 1 views

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    I think this non-profit is pretty cool. They have drastically improved the lives of African women who used to risk their lives and waste many days looking for firewood or burning feces to cook, and so has the Aid For Africa, http://www.aidforafrica.org/member-charities/solar-cookers-international/ Solar cookers could also be built into the side of a home and used indoors! I am thinking of maybe getting or building one for my home to reduce our use of propane. We are mainly solar-powered but we have a gas range and a back up generator that run on propane and I really dislike that. This solar cooker could really help us out though there is a lot that it can't do. I still think it is interesting and worth looking into. Perhaps it is something that more of us could use.
Anna Hakim

Tesla Motors | Premium Electric Vehicles - 1 views

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    This is actually an amazing company with the vision of creating sustainable solar electric cars. I have a friend who owns their roadster and it is amazing to ride in. The cars are VERY expensive now but I am hoping they will be more affordable in the future. The company's CEO is Elon Musk, http://elonmusk.com/ who I believe is a very interesting character in the "Green" world.
pauline hannemann

Ecology Action: Home - 2 views

  • ware of intensifying world challenges and the basic need of people to feed themselves, we have been working for 40 years to develop an elegant, small-scale agricultural system — GROW BIOINTENSIVE® Sustainable Mini-Farming — that when practiced correctly, nurtures healthy soil fertility, produces high yields, conserves resources and can be used successfully by almost everyone. Our goal is to help this system be known and used locally...on a worldwide basis.
  • ohn Jeavons spoke at Google in Mountain View on April 12, 2012 about his four decades pioneering biointensive farming and what we can do for food security in the future.
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    John Jeavons has been doing this work for over 30 years. I studied with him In Northern California. I found it fascinating that he spoke at Google in Cali recently. Even though his method is not technology intensive it is science based and is feeding the world in many ways.
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    I studied with John many years ago. His book Backyard Homestead is one of the best books for back yard gardeners!!
Anna Hakim

sustainable home - sustainable dome home - eco home - 1 views

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    Here is another company building fully sustainable, fully "green" buildings. Last I heard from one of the founders who has been a long-time friend and mentor to me, they are piloting an Eco Dome Community in Japan. I loved Wilde's post about Earthship Biotecture and it reminded me of the eco domes.
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    I love the dome shape! We live in a circular house that is much like the dome and it feels very different than living in a "box".
pauline hannemann

Earth Walls: Cob and Straw Bale Construction in Wisconsin - YouTube - 1 views

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    As a family we have built many houses and structures with COB and Straw Bale. I thought that this was a great video on the community aspect of building with COB. Not so fond of the oversized straw bale house built with conventional construction but I understand their idea of taking baby steps to converting the building code inspectors. Hope you enjoy watching!
Annie DeCoteau

Environmental Working Group - 0 views

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    This is a wonderful resource for researching consumer products. If you want to know the safest sunscreen, shampoo, toothpaste, make-up, etc. Take a peek at the cosmetics guide. They also have links to pesticides in produce and GMO's. I link the cosmetic guide to my phone so that when I am shopping for safe products for my family, I can pull up a product's rating while I am at the store.
Anna Hakim

Solar Energy Resource Center: A Homebuilders Guide to Going Solar - 1 views

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    This is a different page from the same website I posted about the Sunshot Initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy. It was cool to find that this website has so many how-to guides for individuals and communities who are interested in solar energy projects. I was surprised that there is so much governmental support available.
Wilde Whitcomb

New England Demolition and Salvage - Home - 0 views

shared by Wilde Whitcomb on 06 Feb 14 - No Cached
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    I thought I would throw this in here, for people who live in Mass. NED offers salvaged building materials from old homes, which can be reused in new or existing structures. A cool way to reuse materials and also add style to your home.
jarod martin

I found this very useful - SketchUp | 3D for Everyone - 0 views

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    I utilized this program in my design work at Northeast Solar. What I really like about this application is 1. It's free and 2. You can share you Templates with the world. Oh, and 3. You have access to all the Free Templates from the World! Some great person shared a template (Template = a design package including tools, data, configurations, that you can utilize in the sketch up world) that I can use in unison with Google Earth, to design, plan, measure, size, and then show, what Solar electric (PV) opportunity they have for their building. It was really useful. SketchUp is 3D modeling software that's easy to learn and incredibly fun to use. Download SketchUp today for free and get started drawing in 3D.
markhutchins

What is Trench Composting? - 2 views

  • Trench composting is very simple. You dig a trench (we're using the word “trench” loosely here; it doesn't matter what shape your hole is) approximately twelve inches deep, add roughly four to six inches of compostable materials, such as kitchen scraps, spent garden plants, prunings, thinnings, and weeds, and bury it with the soil you dug out of the trench.
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    Here is an article on trench composting I thought the group might enjoy. My wife and I have reduced our waste to about one small kitchen bag a week by composting our kitchen scraps.
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    Hi. That is a great idea. Saves the plant from drying out. I will do that for my garden. Funny I was reading about Africa a remote area where this happen. A university sent someone out here to help solve a issue for these people to have some kind of heat source like gas. Long story short you take all the food scraps throw them into a blender and dump in in a 50 gallon drum. Does this for a bout a week. Have another 50 gallon drum ready empty. This guy ran a gas line off the barrels into the house. It produce enough methane to cook and heat the house as long you keep dumping scraps into the barrel.
Wilde Whitcomb

Eco-Libris | Green Apps - 2 views

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    This a sort of cool site, that gives great video demos of new green apps, for our devices. I especially like the GasHog app, since I drive an old truck. Also interesting apps on how to find local farmers markets in your area.
currahee6r

Harley-Davidson rolls out electric motorcycle - 0 views

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    I absolutely love the idea of the electric motorcycle and truly see it as the way of the future given the ever growing amount of vehicles on the road as well as the continuous increase in fossil fuels. As much as I love my little Harley Sportster, I would trade it for an electric version in a second.
mattlibanoff

23andMe - DNA Genetic Testing & Analysis - 0 views

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    23andMe is the first and only genetic service available directly to you that includes reports that meet FDA standards. With this kit, genome sequencing has become mainstream. Personally, I find it very disturbing. Though useful in the treatment of disease, I have no desire at the age of 22.5 to see my "predications" to certain ailments. These kits can be hazardous to the paranoid's mental health. I leave you all to make a decision about this type of product yourself
pauline hannemann

» Ore. Bills to Label GMOs and Ban Genetically Modified Fish Introduced Alex ... - 2 views

  • 80 percent of food in US grocery stores contain genetically modified ingredients yet have no indication directly on the product.
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    Too many Bills have been put forward by too many states to ban or label GE or GMO products, seeds, plants or animals. Why is our government not representing the people and supporting big businesses like Monsanto? I helped write the referendum in Mendocino County banning GMO crops from being grown but Monsanto is winning across our country. Research this topic, it is vital for our sustainability ! Salmon is now the next target!
pauline hannemann

Why Frog TV? | Frog TV - 1 views

shared by pauline hannemann on 24 Mar 13 - No Cached
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    I know the creators and artists that have created this website. It is an important in regards to sustainability of our lands and the species that inhabit the lands. Even though this is animated the truth is painful and real! Hope you enjoy! Can't wait until we cover agriculture in our class:-) There are about 20 episodes, just page down below the video screen to select each one.
James Hannemann

Off-the-grid communities: 5 places carving a sustainable path | MNN - Mother Nature Net... - 0 views

  • Some off-the-grid communities are little more than subdivisions beyond the reach of any power company, where homeowners fend for themselves. Some off-the-grid communities take the intentional community approach, a gathering of like-minded residents living in a cooperative manner (and if you think that sounds like a commune, well, you’d be right).
  • Emerald Earth This intentional community on 189 acres Mendocino County near Boonville, Calif., was founded in 1989. The dozen or so people living here share a common house with a main kitchen, eating and meeting areas and shower. There is also a bathhouse/greenhouse with a sauna, showers and garden greenhouse. There are four small cabins heated by passive solar and wood stoves. Solar panels and a gas generator provide electricity. Use of composting outhouses means there is no need for a septic system.
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    I feel like such communities are going to be a necessary and vital part of the future. I wonder if everyone will be living in communities like these in say 100 years?
pauline hannemann

Ambitious solar energy system in Nevada reaches new milestone - 1 views

  • Molten salt is used as an energy transfer and distribution medium for the project. The concentrated sunlight is used to heat the molten salt from 500 degrees Fahrenheit to more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The salt then moves through a series of alloy tubes and is used to set water supplies to boil. The steam created is used to power turbines that generate electrical power. SolarReserve notes that this is one of the most efficient ways to make use of solar energy.
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    I was not aware of this effort but found it interesting. Let me know what you think!
James Hannemann

sustainable communities and neighbourhoods: theory, policy and practice - 0 views

  • The background To begin it is worth reminding ourselves of the impact of climate change, urbanization, economic growth and globalization. Climate change. As we know, the earth's climate is constantly changing – but in recent years there has been a significant change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted that global temperature will rise by the end of the century by between 1.4C and 5.8C. Most of the warming that has occurred over the last 50 years is, according to the IPCC (2007), attributable to human activities. The result of this will be a further rise in sea levels (and an increased risk of flooding), problems around fresh-water supplies in many parts of the world, a decrease in agricultural productivity in many areas, and significant health risks. The Stern Review (2006) concluded that climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response. It will impact disproportionately on poorer countries – but even in richer countries, if nothing is done there will be profound economic consequences. Overall, it could mean the equivalent of around a 20% reduction in consumption per head.
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