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20 Stunning Images of Wind Park Sunsets
Wind energy is touted by some as the clean way to go but those who live close to a wind farm often complain about the noise pollution. People are even divided about aesthetics: some call wind turbines plain ugly, others find them beautiful. Whatever you think, they sure beat some square old power house in terms of sleekness. See for yourself; we’ve caught a few of these modern day windmills at sunset…
Continue reading...Around the Sky in 80 Kilowatts: Edmonds’ Flying Dynamo
Monday, February 2, 2009
It would take a stony hearted environmentalist not to appreciate the uplifting sight of hot air balloons floating in the air. But it could be argued that our oldest flying devices are vehicles for environmental harm given the amount of propane they consume. Now, though, a solar powered hot air balloon has been developed that far from burning up will actually generate energy by working as a giant engine.
Continue reading...3 Coolest Ancient Air-Conditioning Devices
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Modern air-conditioning has become an essential commodity in many places, guzzling more than its share of energy as it shifts heat around buildings. But while scientists sweat to find solutions to cool this burning energy issue, over 1000 years ago ancient cultures had discovered sustainable precursors to air-con. Here are three of the coolest indoor-cooling innovations from those environmentally savvy ancients.
Continue reading...The Sky Serpent: Twenty-Five Turbines in One
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Image via popular science Attempting to continue our wind power theme, we were doing some digging and what we found was something truly spectacular. A California man has constructed a design that features twenty-five small turbines in lieu of the massive blades on a modern wind power plan. [...]
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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