
It’s summer in the Southern Hemisphere, the right time of year to cook up a brew of solar tea. Remember, your kettle is one of the biggest energy vampire gadgets you’ve probably got, so change the way you make your tea this summer? You’ve heard of slow food, this is slow tea.
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We had thechance to meet Steve Burnswhen he came to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit earlier this month. Steve Burns is the CEO ofAMP Electric Vehicles, a Cincinnati, OH-based company that is creating electric vehicles without building cars themselves.
Image:Clouds Seeded Over Las VegasFlickr, SaschapohfleppIn an opinion piece in the Jan. 27 online issue ofNature(paid content), scientists from
For an eco-friendly Xmas, make your own decorations out of garden and household waste. Twigs make an excellent Xmas tree, the bottoms of plastic bottles make gorgeous stars, and aluminium drink cans make sparkly baubles.
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Many of us were disappointed by the State of the Union address Wednesday night. Sure the president stressed the importance of a climate bill and clean energy development, but he also committed to pursuing more nuclear energy, new offshore oil drilling and “clean” coal.
That makes today’s announcement that the Federal Government will reduce its
“Pimp my FEMA trailer.”Image credit:SwampPlot.comFEMA has put the notorious Katrina Trailers, some 100,000 of them, up for auction; and the bidding has apparently driven down prices for the new models. Hence, lobbyists for the Recreational Vehicle Industry

It’s summer in the Southern Hemisphere, the right time of year to cook up a brew of solar tea. Remember, your kettle is one of the biggest energy vampire gadgets you’ve probably got, so change the way you make your tea this summer? You’ve heard of slow food, this is slow tea.
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