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Students Conceive of Plan to Protect Earth from Space

- Adam Clare

NASA asked researchers to look into what to do if an asteroid targeted earth. Some enterprising students have decided that gravity is the most efficient (and cheapest) way to deflect big rocks from destroying our small planet. What’s more is that the students have designed their device to perform research on the asteroid as the spacecraft does it thing.

The equipment will collect data on the location and composition of the asteroid and relay it back to Earth. It is considered very unlikely that Apophis will collide with Earth. However, if required, the craft will be sent to it again in 2025 and, using its gravity, will begin to divert the asteroid from its path. Due to the difference in mass between the asteroid and the spacecraft, it will not be able to divert the asteroid with enough force and will need the assistance of the Earth’s mass. Since in 2029, the asteroid is supposed to pass near the Earth, the spacecraft will use the Earth’s mass in order to divert it.

Green Walls for Eco Decor

- Adam Clare

I don’t know much (if anything at all) about interior design, however, I do know that I like it when consumer products respect the environment. In what might be the first news like this ever covered on this site I bring you sustainable wallcoverings:

Sustainable is a popular word these days within the green world of the environment. All industries, be they manufacturers of milk cartons, automobiles, office furniture or even this newspaper you’re reading, seem to be using it to describe how their products are made.

It’s no different with wallcoverings, which are carefully monitored by various government agencies to ensure that the products’ manufacture, installment and use are safe for the environment. Wallcoverings no longer use heavy metals (lead, mercury, chromium, cadmium) that could adversely affect the environment, and adhesives used in installation are environmentally sound, with many being water-based.

There is a wide selection of sustainable wallcoverings to choose from including old-fashioned, hand-made wallpapers and embossed wallpapers that can be pai

nted.

Driving ZENN

- Adam Clare

Here’s a fun video on the ZENN car by Rick Mercer of the CBC.

Thanks Shea!

A Future Never Seen

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Carectomy.com, who tries to remove people from their cars, has posted a great video from 1958 Disney animation studio. As you can imagine, Disney’s futuristic vision for the car is quite dreamy, far fetched and would just be inconceivable considering todays energy situation. Heated highways, tubes and vast sprawl are all promoted in this movie and I for one would like to take a moment and celebrate that not all things turned out the way Disney predicted.

Take the Stairs and Save Energy

- Adam Clare

Caludio sent me an email with a simple message:

Hi guys,
January Green Thing

Take the stairs instead of the elevator, even if it looks like
climbing the Himalaya

Thanks Claudio!

Claudio just told me that “Dothegreenthing.com has been shortlisted for the 6th annual Yahoo! “Finds of the Year Awards” so we need people to vote, vote, vote for us as the People’s Choice here”

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