Steven's Hobe Sound Journal

LAPTOP Magazine’s Green Choice Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:53:00 +0000

LAPTOP Magazine asked notebook vendors to submit their greenest notebooks; we selected 16, which we subjected to a number of the tests that we regularly use to benchmark notebooks, and leveraged them to determine how much power the laptops consumed during everyday activities.

from: laptopmag.com

Solar energy helps to power huge ship at Port of Long Beach

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:30:00 +0000

via: latimes.com

The solar array, which provides 10% of the energy used by the M/V Auriga Leader while she is docked, is part of a demonstration project to reduce diesel emissions.

Wind: Best Bet for Renewable Energy

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:39:00 +0000

Wind energy was followed, in order, by concentrated solar power, geothermal, tidal, solar photovoltaics, wave energy, hydroelectric, coal with carbon capture and storage, nuclear, corn ethanol and cellulosic ethanol.

via: www.motherearthnews.com

I Never Think About Michael Jackson

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:27:00 +0000

Sky Saxon 1946-2009 RIP

15 Year Old Invents Algae-Powered Energy System

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:18:00 +0000

Do Right

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:01:00 +0000

Find Out Where To Recycle And Properly Dispose Of Just About Everything with an IPhone

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:38:00 +0000

PHOTO: ecofinderapp.com

Florida sees green in going green

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:55:00 +0000

Photo: John

The study found that the Sunshine State was among the top 10 for jobs in America’s clean energy economy – and the only state in the nation with its own cap-and-trade policy, helping to create market demand for clean energy generation.

via: bizjournals.com

After 30 Years.... Victory Gardens are Back!

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:53:00 +0000

James "Jim" Underwood Crockett (October 9, 1915 - July 11, 1979)

Thank you Jim!

More Cash Going to Green Power Than Fossil Fuels

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:23:00 +0000

Photo: angalex

Green energy overtook fossil fuels in attracting investment for power generation for the first time last year, according to figures released today by the United Nations.

Source: guardian.co.uk

Solaqua Uses Solar Power to Purify Water

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:16:00 +0000

Image source SOLAQUA

The designer states:

Solaqua is a water disinfection unit to be used in rural sub-Saharan Africa. It utilises ultra-violet and infra-red rays from the sun to eliminate pathogens within contaminated water. Raw water is first passed through a sari cloth filter to improve efficiency of solar water disinfection (SODIS). A five tap funnel fills five specially designed bottles to obtain ten litres of water. By spreading and laying the bottles on the ground, the transparent bottle surface allows maximum exposure to UV rays. The black, back surface of each bottle absorbs heat, while reflective inner surfaces reflect UV rays within the water itself.

source: treehugger.com

Palm Beach County: Green school certified

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:53:00 +0000

Pine Jog Elementary School west of West Palm Beach is the only school in Florida to obtain a gold certification from the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council.

Source: sun-sentinel.com

President Obama Announces Over $467 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:37:00 +0000

WASHINGTON – President Obama today announced over $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal and solar energy throughout the United States. The funding announced today represents a substantial down payment that will help the solar and geothermal industries overcome technical barriers, demonstrate new technologies, and provide support for clean energy jobs for years to come. Today’s announcement supports the Obama Administration’s strategy to increase American economic competiveness, while supporting jobs and moving toward a clean energy economy.

From: energy.gov

Biomass Gasifier To Convert California Yardwaste

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:00 +0000

Graphic: UCS

First School in US to Run Off Landfill Gas

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:22:00 +0000

Photo: UNH

The project uses purified methane gas from a nearby landfill to power 85% of University of New Hampshire's electricity and heat.

It becomes the first university in the nation to use landfill gas as its primary energy source.

From: treehugger.com

iRecycle iPhone App Makes Local Recycling a Breeze

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:20:00 +0000

Earth911 has put out a neat iPhone app that makes recycling locally super simple, telling you exactly what you can recycle and where to take it when you're ready to send it off.

From: TreeHugger.com

Power plants eye North Florida forests for green fuel

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:37:00 +0000

From: jacksonville.com

Three power plants that would run mostly on scrap wood from logging are planned or under consideration in Hamilton and Alachua counties.

Two years later, FPL still dogged by stalled wind efforts in St. Lucie County

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:22:00 +0000

From: TCPalm.com

FPL's proposal to build a wind farm on a barrier island in St. Lucie County has languished in the halls of county government since it was filed in 2007.

Greening the Military

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:47:00 +0000

From: practicalenvironmentalist.com

The armed forces are surprisingly green. For example,the Air Force is the third largest buyer of alternative energy in the US. The US Army is also rapidly seeking energy alternatives. Officers are trying to adopt solar, wind, and bio-diesel energy sources to reduce logistics problems and conserve resources:

Affordable housing going 'green'

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:30:00 +0000

From: www.tcpalm.com

Bruce Duncan, who runs the company The Duncan Group, has spent $190,000 acquiring and redoing a 1973 concrete block duplex home. Duncan bought the duplex for $90,000 and has spent about $100,000 turning it into an energy efficient, “green” building.

Solar company to supply system for new FPL plants

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:09:00 +0000

From: TCPalm.com

A Silicon Valley-based firm has inked a deal to supply solar-power systems for Florida’s first large-scale photovoltaic plants, and it hopes to open a research and development center in the Sunshine State.

The 25-megawatt DeSoto plant, now under construction, will use 90,000 of SunPower’s photovoltaic panels on 180 acres. It is expected to provide enough electricity to power more than 3,500 homes.

Chocolate-Powered 145 MPH Racing Car is Made of Vegetables

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:56:00 +0000

From: gas2.0

A team of British designers have created a new racing car made entirely of vegetables and powered by chocolate.

A $100-million bet on making fuel from trash

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:40:00 +0000

From: LA Times

There, in the high desert of the Antelope Valley, Klann's company, BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, plans to build a $100-million plant to convert raw trash into an alcohol-based fuel that will help power the cars and trucks of the future.

9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:18:00 +0000

From: gas2.0

Arlington home is first in Jacksonville to go all green

noreply@blogger.com (Steven) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:50:00 +0000

From: Jacksonville.com

Sadler and Miller are rebuilding their home to become the first house in Northeast Florida awarded platinum LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.