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10 Most Incredible Solar Flares Captured In Pictures
Solar flares are like the Sun's equivalents of Earth's natural hazards, though of course they occur on a much larger scale. It would be nice to say such phenomena have minimal impact on the environment or life on Earth, but solar flares do strongly influence our local space weather – and who knows what a biggie could do? While we wait for the answer, don your protective glasses and prepare for some dazzling images of solar eruptions.
Continue reading...Floating Solar House by Kingsley Architects
Friday, March 20, 2009
Cross-country road trips could become a thing of the past if the designers at Kingsley Architects have anything to say about it. The UK firm's modern twist on the camper van has resulted in a compact, earth-friendly floating home that efficiently uses the sun's rays as its power source. Melting glaciers or not, owners can rest assured that the SolarHome will provide shelter enough to survive on the water for up to a year at a time without having to dock on land for supplies.
Continue reading...Incredible Solar Facing House
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Shaun from Deputy Dog has reavealed the lengths some people will go to to get a suntan. In an attempt to have sunlight 24/7, Italian ship engineer, Angelo Invernizzi, from Marcellise, and his architect friend Ettore Fagiouli created a house that rotates to face the sun all year-round. Sporting a 43 meter tower and weighing a whopping 1,500 tons the wedged shaped...
Continue reading...The Amazing Fate of the Solar Armor Inventor
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Image by Waytoocrowded In 1874, one man; an inventor of considerable genius, was reported to have completely reversed the effect of the sun. In the scorching heat of the mid-summer Nevada desert, he was found frozen stiff by Indians – his beard covered in frost and an icicle [...]
Continue reading...Boobs Save the Planet: the Solar Powered Bra
Friday, May 23, 2008
Image via Reuters Although this may be a gimmick, we’re suckers for that kind of thing here at Environmental Graffiti. Think about it, wouldn’t it be awesome if your girlfriend had the ability not only to change the channel on tv, wash the dishes, cook your dinner, [...]
Continue reading...The Violence of the Sun: From Monster Flares to Solar Quakes
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Image from NASA. Not our sun, but you get the point. I know – who would have thought that a ball of gas so hot we can measure, but not yet properly fathom, be put off by its fusion-powered viciousness? The sun is having a bad week, [...]
Continue reading...Introducing Inflatable Solar Panels!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
An English company, IDC, has announced plans to mass-produce an inflatable solar panel and make it commercially available for less than 100 pounds ($200) , a great leap forward in making green energy available to the masses. Image courtesy of IDC
Continue reading...Environmental Graffiti Interview: Tom Price
Monday, April 14, 2008
Robert Knox, former editor of Environmental Graffiti got the chance to ask Tom Price (Environmental Manager of Burning Man and Director and founder of Black Rock Solar a few questions). Tom has been shortlisted as one of four “environmental heroes” by PEOPLE magazine Tom Price. Image via Matthew [...]
Continue reading...Solar Tsunamis Filmed, Move Really Fast
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
I know that this comes as a shock, seeing as the sun is powered by the most powerful fusion reaction we can easily wrap our paltry little minds around, but the tsunamis of hot gas moving around its surface were filmed, and they move really, really fast. Image [...]
Continue reading...I know nuclear power is bad, but…
Sunday, March 30, 2008
..what if there was a type of nuclear power that: Three Mile Island Nuclear power Station. Image By US Government
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
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