Green Design – Colored Solar Panels
September 8, 2009
Here’s another good example of green design. While you need full direct sun to generate power with normal solar cells, a new type of solar cell developed by GreenSun Energy in Jerusalem is able to generate power from diffused light (on cloudy days, or shade). Through the use of a specialized colored panel made with […]
Salmon return to Paris
August 25, 2009
Here’s a neat article from National Geographic – Salmon are returning to the once heavily polluted Seine river. This just goes to show how we can correct our mistakes – it’s never too late. Over the past three decades scientists and urban planners have managed to dramatically reduce industrial discharges and levels of heavy metals […]
Top Social Media Tips
August 2, 2009
Create localized, current content that you update often. How Often Should you Blog – You should look at it as something that becomes a habit, three times a week or more is ideal for maintaining interest throughout the web. A great blog post can simply be answering a question that a customer asked you that […]
Solar Powered Airplane
July 17, 2009
“If an aircraft is able to fly day and night without fuel, propelled solely by solar energy, let no one come and claim that is impossible to do the same thing for motor vehicles, heating and air conditioning systems, and computers.” – Bertrand Piccards It has taken six years, but soon Bertrand Piccard and André […]
Denver Parks to use recycled water
July 14, 2009
Several parks in District 5 will convert to recycled water this summer, as part of Denver Water’s growing effort to free up more drinking water by using recycled water for irrigation needs. Recycled water is wastewater treated to Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment standards, and can be used for irrigation and industrial purposes. […]
Baby Ladybugs – don’t squish them!
June 30, 2009
I think Ladybugs are one of the prettiest (and handiest) bugs in the garden. Wait – I take it back, when they’re in larvae form they aren’t all that pretty. I found some strange looking bugs on my Cilantro plant today, and came in and Googled “ladybug larvae” — inspired to do this because I […]
Good Environmental News
May 25, 2009
I started this blog to touch on all the good news that is going on with the environment – because it always seems that the news and papers are just reporting all the bad news – it’s easy to lose hope! Today I came across a great article from the Sustainability Institute touching on all […]
Top Social Media Trends
May 2, 2009
ComScore Media Metrix’s year-end report found that women’s community was the most visited and fastest growing Internet category, tied with politics. The number of unique visits to women’s community sites jumped 35% to almost 70 million from 52 million. This is quite an achievement considering the US Presidential race. In September 2008, InsideFacebook published a […]
Homemade Seedling Pots
March 30, 2009
Here’s an inexpensive way to plant your seeds this year – collect your discarded toilet paper rolls, and cut them in half and fill with soil for instant seedling “pots”. As they are tall and bottomless the roots develop nicely and they are the perfect starter pot for seedlings – plus they don’t cost a […]
Colorado Land Protected under new Bill
March 30, 2009
President Obama signed legislation on Monday setting aside more than 2 million acres as protected wilderness. This new law adds the largest amount of acreage to the preservation system since 1994. Colorado land protected under the wilderness bill includes protection of nearly 250,000 acres of Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park and 66,000 acres of red […]
Colorado Renewable Energy – The cost to invest
March 13, 2009
An interesting way to look at the cost of building renewable energy sources, this article from Forbes talks about Robert Kennedy Jr.’s cost comparison of investing money in renewable energy versus investing in bailouts and importing oil. Read a clip of the article below: Robert Kennedy Jr. lent some star power to Colorado’s efforts to […]
Toilet Paper from Trees
March 10, 2009
I’ve always been curious if toilet paper is made from recycled paper, or if it’s made directly from trees – well now, the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) has provided a handy list of toilet paper brands (and other paper products) that use (or don’t use) recycled paper to make their product. Some of the […]
Batteries Not Included
March 5, 2009
This is a neat toy – and also a good learning tool – a jumping frog toy that runs on solar power. The kit teaches about solar energy through the assembly of the solar cell, plastic body, gears and parts. Check out this solar frog toy plus other solar toys & lights at: www.mrlight.com
Solar Panels on the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
February 23, 2009
Another great solar project has been installed in my neighborhood: Colorado’s sunshine is paying off for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science in Denver. About a year ago, solar panels were installed on the museum that are capable of offsetting more than 135 tons of carbon dioxide a year, equivalent to planting 11,500 trees. […]
Miniature Plants
January 28, 2009
This isn’t really news, and not sure if these little capsules are re-usable, but what a cute idea. These tiny capsules pictured above are one of the latest fads in Japan: keychain plants. Each one sells for around $10 and features real, live plants that grow in a tiny arboretum until they become too large […]
Save paper: opt-out of Phone Book delivery
January 19, 2009
Did you know that you can stop getting phone books delivered? If you’re like me, you use Google for most everything you’re looking for, and it seems strange to keep getting new phone books every couple of months, only to sit in a dark closet until the next set come along. Recycling them is good, […]
New National Monuments established in the Pacific Ocean
January 6, 2009
Photo from: marianamonument.blogspot.com Source: Mercury News By Paul Rogers Posted: 01/06/2009 06:09:57 PM PST A pleasant surprise for his final days in office, Bush has established three new national monuments in the Pacific Ocean, setting aside for permanent protection pristine coral reefs, the world’s deepest underwater canyon and marine environments teeming with tropical fish, sea […]
Solar System at DIA
November 18, 2008
Photo from www.greenjobs.com Next time you’re out at DIA, check out the new solar inverters installed this year, which will generate more than 3 million kWh a year, reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere by more than 6.3 million pounds each year. In early September 2009, Worldwater & Solar Technologies, designed, built, and now operates […]
First Mexican Restaurant in the USA to use Solar PV
November 18, 2008
Lighthouse Solar of Boulder, Colorado has recently installed a solar structure at Mi Cocina Mexican Restaurant. Nov 18, 2008 – Lighthouse Solar has recently installed a solar structure at Mi Cocina Mexican Restaurant, naming it the first Mexican restaurant in the United States to use solar renewable energy for a percentage of business operations. The […]
History of Solar Energy
November 9, 2008
Solar power technology isn’t new. Its history spans all the way back to the 7th century B.C., when a magnifying glass was used to concentrate sun’s rays to make fire. In the 3rd century B.C., Greeks and Romans used burning mirrors to light religious torches, and in the 2nd century B.C., a Greek scientist, Archimedes, […]