Which is better for you and your lawn–the traditional gas-powered lawnmower or the human-powered push reel mower? Pros and Cons of the traditional gas-powered lawnmower Pros: * Consistently cuts everything growing in your lawn, be it grass, weeds, vines, etc… * Easy to push for long periods of time (ie … [continued]
With kids using cell phones earlier and earlier (pre-paid companies like Boost and Virgin Mobile cater to the tween and teen markets who aren’t quite ready for contracts), and after reading a post from Eco Child’s Play last week, I was reminded that healthier tech alternatives aren’t necessarily all about … [continued]
[social_buttons] Solar energy currently generates .1% of the electricity used in the U.S. According to a study released today, this will change rapidly as the cost of electricity increases and the cost of solar energy drops. The Utility Solar Assessment Study produced by Clean Edge and Co-op America finds that … [continued]
It started with a long discussion betweeen my wife and me. We each thought it’d be fun to get a scooter, but worried that, for us–a 1 car, 2 bike family–we would actually be doing more environmental damage by getting a scooter. Meaning, unlike many who get a scooter to … [continued]
It comes as no surprise to me to see time and time again examples of human stupidity. I’m not the sunniest of people on my best day, and when all around me the world is going to hell in a handbasket for a veritable multitude of reasons, one can only … [continued]
Not exactly washing without water, but with less than 2% of a normal washing machine. That’s only 1 cup of water for those sweaty gym clothes, grubby kid-wear, and foul socks. Washing with soap and water has been THE WAY to clean most clothes for so long, it’s hard to … [continued]
The privately held, venture backed industrial biotechnology company, LS9, maintains that the answer to our gas crisis is renewable petroleum technology that they have custom engineered, a Designer Biofuel. Researchers at the San Francisco-based company have been able to alter existing bacteria to yield new, diesel-producing strains. They are also … [continued]
As one of Green Options resident geeks (I claim to be the highest ranked) I naturally tend to drift towards the more technological stories. This one had me perplexed for a moment however, but only for a moment. One of the leading virtual private network companies, Columbitech, have managed to … [continued]
Seawater Greenhouse inventor Charles Paton teams with the Eden Project and Grimshaw Architects to create the Teatro del Agua. I last posted on the Seawater Greenhouse in February. After writing that post I felt hopeful that this type of desalination plant would catch on, yet pessimistic that, based on the … [continued]
… for production of renewable energy and maybe carbon sequestration. Carbon neutral is gaining popularity these days, but Mantria Corporation is taking it a step further. “We pledge Mantria Place will be the first carbon negative community in the nation by 2011,” states Troy Wragg, Mantria Corporation Chairman and CEO. … [continued]
