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U.S. Marine Corps Adds Electric Trucks to its Fleet

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on U.S. Marine Corps Adds Electric Trucks to its Fleet

Photo: Smith Electric Hoo-rah! The U.S. Marine Corps has just bought two electric Newton trucks from Smith Electric. The photo above shows the prototype (which the USMC will repaint to their liking), which is a bit different from the Smith Electric Newton trucks that we’re more used to see (see the other pic below). The trucks will be delivered to Camp Pendleton , CA, the Corps’ largest West Coast training facility, and home of the First Marine Expeditionary Force…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Macy’s Lighting Retrofit Will Trim Electricity Bill by 73%

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Macy’s Lighting Retrofit Will Trim Electricity Bill by 73%

Photo by M. Janiki via Flickr Creative Commons Macy’s stores around the country are about to get a lighting makeover that will curb the company’s energy consumption by a huge amount. Retrofitting over 117,000 43-watt halogen-based bulbs used for accent lighting in 86 department stores with 17-watt LED bulbs from Philips — custom designed for the stores, of course — will help Macy’s trim their electricity use by a whopping 73%. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Smart Safety Design Turns Bike Lock Into Hazard Light

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Smart Safety Design Turns Bike Lock Into Hazard Light

Images via Yanko Design Safe cycling is a huge part of transitioning to a bike-friendly world, and that means great ideas for lighting and road safety products that don’t weigh down the cyclist. The Signal Lock LED bike lock/light is a perfect example of a multi-functional product that keeps both the cyclist and the bike safe. The lock turns into a glowing road hazard sign for when you’re stopped on the side of the road at night. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Human-Powered Snow Vehicle Zips You Over Hills In Silence

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Human-Powered Snow Vehicle Zips You Over Hills In Silence

Images via The Design Blog Dashing through the snow…on a human-powered sleigh…over the hills we go…laughing all the way. Err…. Or sort of. Designer Michele Marin has dreamed up a human-powered snow machine that will get you over the powdery hills without the need for a fossil fueled engine — and alternative for those of us who want to enjoy zipping over hills with more finesse than a snowmobile can offer, if not the same a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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We Could Have 10 MW Wind Turbines by 2011 and 15 MW Turbines by 2020

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on We Could Have 10 MW Wind Turbines by 2011 and 15 MW Turbines by 2020

Photo: Enercon E-126 , currently the biggest wind turbine Winds of Change Wind turbines have been getting bigger and more powerful for a while. It wasn’t that long ago that 1.5-megawatt turbines were considered impressive, but now we have the Enercon E-126 (pictured above and below), currently the biggest wind turbine and able to generate 7 megawatts. But even that isn’t even close to reaching the physical limits of what we can build; The Norwegian company Sway will build a 533-feet, 10-megawatt giant by 2011 (follow… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Pedal Powered Kitchen Center An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Pedal Powered Kitchen Center An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Back in the 60’s the Nutone Kitchen Center was all the rage in high-end kitchens; The idea was that you would have a pile of different appliances and one motor to serve them all, built into the kitchen counter. But in the end it didn’t make a lot of sense as electric motors were relatively cheap. But what if you do not want to use electricity? The mechanism is going to take up a lot more space and perhaps be more expensive. Designer Christoph Thetard has designed the R2B2 “to reduce private electric waste production.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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90% of Coral Reefs Have Died Mysteriously Along Kuwait’s Coast

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Flickr , CC Officials in Kuwait have announced that a comprehensive survey of their territorial waters has revealed that about 90% of the corals there are dead or dying. The head of the Kuwait Diving Team, Walid Al-Fadhel, said in a statement: “this requires quick action by the competent authorities to find out the real causes, as well as solutions.” He also called on frequent goers to these marine natural sites to refrain from any action that may inflict damage in the reefs or kill the creatures co-existing with them…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Limnion Geothermal Energy Reactors Offer Idiot-proof Installation, Small Footprint

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Notwithstanding our previously mentioned reservations about ground source heat pumps, For people who live by lakes and rivers they can make a lot of sense. There is no drilling required; just throw the pipe into the lake. But even this simpler system is subject to errors in installation, and all that pipe can disrupt fish habitat and cause other problems. That is why I was so intrigued when I saw the advertisement for the Limnion Geothermal Transfer System ; It puts the enti… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Paper-To-Pencil Machine Repurposes Printed Pages

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images via Yanko Design For all the offices trying to go green by minimizing paper use, there are still those that have a pile of wasted print-outs in the recycling bin. This concept by designers Chengzhu Ruan, Yuanyuan Liu, Xinwei Yuan & Chao Chen takes old office paper and spits out whole pencils. And interesting idea for reusing wasted materials, upcycling rather than recycling. But, how many people still use pencils, especially those without erasers? So, is it a good idea, or a waste of energy? … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Thick Layer Of Oil Discovered on Gulf of Mexico Seafloor

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Satellite photo taken May 24th, 2010, by NASA. Photo: NASA , CC. This Story is Far From Over! The bad news about the BP oil spill aren’t over. Researchers have taken soil samples from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and discovered that a lot of the oil that some thought had evaporated or dissipated has actually just settled on the sea floor. Samples taken by the science vessel Oceanus show that the oil can be found for dozens of miles in all directions around the busted well location…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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