This is an interesting study by some MIT students. They are proposing using layers of class with coloured films to increase the efficiency of PV cells and allow them to be used as a frame around the edge of windows. More info here.
Greenpeace has a great animated site about systems. Check it out here!
Here is a local example of innovative farming, that produces land locked salmon in Agassiz, British Columbia. These farmed coho salmon have become the delicacy of high-end restaurants in Vancouver plus it gets the approval of David Susuki. Besides growing salmon, the farm also produces through its by-products, wasabi plants and water cress that filter out [...]
Sun-Mar is a Canadian Company that makes a variety of Composting Toilets.
Go HERE> for the link to their website.
“The whole proposal for the eco-boulevard in Vallecas can be defined as an urban recycling operation consisting of the following actions: insertion of an air tree-social dynamizer over an existing urbanization area, densification of existing alignment trees and reduction and asymmetric arrangement of wheeled traffic circulation. Superficial interventions reconfiguring the existing urbanization (perforations, fillings, paint, [...]
I was listening to the Quirks and Quarks podcast on CBC today, there is a great section on using algae as a bio-fule if you want to check it out go HERE> Go to the October 4th link.
Also of interest is this article that explains some of the science and gives great references for further [...]
Here is a great article about living machines. I found the images to be very useful and easy to understand.
If anyone needs resources on CHP, I have some great PDFs. They are big but I can email them to you.
Here is a link to an article on a new biogas start-up out of Toronto. There will be a moderated forum on the Globe and Mail website this morning which might bring up some good questions/comments. Some of the reader comments are also useful to bring some insight into public perception of these projects. [...]
Here is a great website. It has links to tons of articles about food production, waste treatment, soil erosion, and other environmental concerns. The articles are also from reliable resources such as the NY Times and Washington Post and Scientific America.
Hi friends,
Here’s the cruder version of Mari’s cow power article.
Just the straight facts
idette