Ikea is putting $75 million into selling solar panels. Hopefully the company that popularized cheap furniture can do the same for cheap solar power.
Of course, that’s a very tall order. But IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad’s son Peter is an avowed green tech believer, and Stenebo’s Greentech will put about US$75 million into at many as [...]
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Ikea to Sell Solar Panels
August 19, 2008 – 11:37 am
Improve Your Fitness by Being Simple
August 11, 2008 – 9:48 am
Unsurprisingly being fit and staying fit is easy for some people and not so easy for others. If you are finding it difficult to maintain a healthy body because you don’t have access to proper equipment there is no reason you can’t work out minimally. Zen Habits has an article on how to have [...]
Save the Environment: Don’t Eat Meat
August 6, 2008 – 12:38 pm
Yes, I’m a vegetarian, and yes I think most people should be; however, will I force you to be vegetarian? - not yet. In fact, I only discuss why I’m veggie when asked (with the obvious exception of posting here). One reason I love not eating animals is that it’s really awesome for the environment [...]
Wave Energy for Desalination
July 29, 2008 – 12:07 pm
CETO Wave Energy has designed a system that uses tidal power to both pump water and desalinate it! Desalination is a growing necessity in areas lacking fresh water that have access to sea water; however, it is energy and cost intensive. By using a renewable resource, it makes desalination a viable option.
Unlike other wave energy [...]
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July 26, 2008 – 10:00 pm
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Blimps for Heavy Lifting
July 9, 2008 – 9:53 am
Airships are really fun! We haven’t looked at them in a long time though, last time airships were mentioned here was in 2006. Well, there has been some development since then and now a company has designed an airship for really heavy lifting.
SkyHook International announced Tuesday that it will build the Jess Heavy Lifter (JHL-40) [...]