“Under the project, sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, around 200 energy-capturing tiles developed by British startup Pavegen were installed the width and breadth of the field and covered by a layer of AstroTurf. Working in conjunction with solar panels also installed around the field, the player-powered tiles feed electricity to a system of floodlights overhead.”… Continue reading Soccer Field Powered by Solar and Kinetic Energy #STEM
Category: Environment
Disney’s Tomorrowland – Athena (Video Trailers)
Summary Tomorrowland is a Disney movie based on a story line where all the greatest minds in the world collaborate to make the world a better place. The film is scheduled to launch on 22 May 2015. Below are some resource links for the movie. Disney Movie Page Facebook IMDB Official Movie Website TakeMeToTomorrowland.com – Interactive… Continue reading Disney’s Tomorrowland – Athena (Video Trailers)
We Now Offer Amazon Goat Grazer Rentals
Rent-A-Goat! Ask about our convenient goat rentals for grazing, trimming, and lawn care. Why spend money on noisy, polluting, gas guzzling traditional mowers when you can have a goat do the work? [Add Goat to Cart] This is no joke. Here’s the Amazon store link to signup or learn more. Availability limited to certain areas. Click… Continue reading We Now Offer Amazon Goat Grazer Rentals
Converting Bamboo into Bamboo Cloth & Bedding
The journey from a bamboo stalks into a yard of soft bamboo bedding results into 100% organic bedding that is both environment and skin friendly. This chemical free conversion process helps you sleep comfortably in the Night that helps your skin to breath all Night. Below is an elaborate process in the form of infographic… Continue reading Converting Bamboo into Bamboo Cloth & Bedding
Ford Video Ad Promotes Sustainability and Minimalism as a Response to Arrogant Cadillac Nationalistic Materialistic Video Commercial
Cadillac created an arrogant nationalistic materialistic commercial about why the USA is wealthy. Ford responded with a clever and creative video commercial about sustainability and minimalist living. Take a look at the commercials below.
Buying Local with Secondary Local Sourcing
Buying local is something you can do to help the environment and your local economy. However, not everything that’s sold as local is really locally sourced. For example, a manufacturers of food products, although local, may get the product ingredients from suppliers hundreds or thousands of miles away. A local computer store, although they are… Continue reading Buying Local with Secondary Local Sourcing
Monsanto, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Altria (Phillip Morris) Among Top Sustainable Agriculture Companies
The World According to Google Search Results When you think of sustainable agriculture, what comes to mind? Usually a Google search on just about any topic will provide authoritative sources of information among the top results. Among the top results you won’t find your friendly local natural foods store organic brands. Surprisingly Monsanto is in… Continue reading Monsanto, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Altria (Phillip Morris) Among Top Sustainable Agriculture Companies
SOLD: 2013 Tesla Model S
Own it Today You could spend over $100,000 on eBay for a Tesla Model S (see below). Or, you could get on a waiting list at the dealership. However, you could have this 2013 Model S with the upgraded 85 kWh package for only $83,000. Miles There are only 11,000 miles on the vehicle. It… Continue reading SOLD: 2013 Tesla Model S
Made in the USA
The Shop Locally Trend There has been a recent resurgence of consumer demand for locally sourced, assembled, engineered, and manufactured products and services. So, we’re increasingly seeing companies proudly proclaim their products are “Made in the USA” or “Assembled in the USA” or “Engineered in the USA.” There is now a Made in USA brand… Continue reading Made in the USA
Tiny House Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 5-6, 2014
The first annual Tiny House Conference is scheduled to take place in 2014 from April 5-6 in Charlotte, North Carolina. With multiple breakout sessions on different topics, conference attendees can choose what best fits their interests. The conference presenters are a diverse mix of people who have experience building and living in tiny homes. One of… Continue reading Tiny House Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 5-6, 2014
Texas Brine Salt Caverns Leave Sinkhole that Swallows Trees in Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou of Assumption Parish, Louisiana
Summary. In the aftermath of a Texas Brine mining operation, residents of Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou are concerned about a massive expanding sinkhole that is swallowing up entire trees. Here are two videos about this story. CNN Video Truth Loader Video Controversy. It’s common in industry not to compensate anyone for negative outcomes that may… Continue reading Texas Brine Salt Caverns Leave Sinkhole that Swallows Trees in Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou of Assumption Parish, Louisiana
U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013
Greetings! We are recruiting volunteers for the upcoming U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 and XPO to be held at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, CA from Oct. 3-13, 2013. May we ask if you could post on your page the below recruiting text and link for potential volunteers? Thank you for your… Continue reading U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013