Showing posts with label green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green. Show all posts

Monday, August 18, 2008

the sun is on the rise


The sun is hot, damaging, relentless, and has a ton of energy for us to capture and use. It's all about solar power. The basic technology has been around for a long time. Not a ton has changed in the last decade. I mean, we cannot supply the needs of a household on a few power panels. But there are ways to harness the sun's massive power and make this world a little greener. I am sure my readers have figured out from previous posts, I am all about being green.

I would like to highlight a new project underway in Oregon. No surprise it's Oregon that's doing it. They truly do make strides in environmental ways. Check out their highway solar project. They are adding panels on the highway to supply the needed power for lights and such. It sounds like a great start. Check it out.


the solar highway

Other interesting resources:
solar cooking...not as fun as one might think
solar big wheel...these guys must be stoned
   

Thursday, July 31, 2008

is it really just junk?

What are you doing with your junk (aka plastic bottles, caps, styrofoam, etc)? Are you recycling? Just trashing it? Turning it into art?

A couple guys in association with the Algalita Marine Research Foundation launched an unusual campaign to bring attention to the problem of junk in the ocean. Plastic is polluting our seas and affecting wildlife and causing ecological impacts. So, what are these guys doing? They're sailing from Southern CA to Hawaii on a boat made out of 15,000 plastic bottles. It's their way of shouting out loud, take notice people! Out of sight, out of mind no longer. We need for people to begin paying attention, before our oceans turn to plastic soup.

Go check out the Junk Blog. You can even track their sailing progress.


Want to find out more about being green? Here's a few resources and hints: