A growing number of business travelers are using portable renewable energy devices to power up their electronics when they work in places that offer little or no access to electricity.
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Flickr Keeping cool in the summer heat. We’re recharging the batteries. Not, we’re not talking about the Chevy Volt again. Graphic from enviro-bear.com Just when I thought I knew every app available for Apple’s iPhone , I stumble across Enviro-Bear 2010: Operation Hibernation . If you’ve been searching for a quasi-green video game for your multimedia smartphone…well, search no more! You can now virtually help a caniformia prepare for beddie-bye. .. How do the batteries in the new MacBook Pro laptops measure up? Walt Mossberg (ptech.allthingsd.com) wanted to know, so “using my own harsh battery test,” he assessed the performance of new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro models. Throw all this away?! There are electronics in there, let alone all that plastic! TreeHugger Graham Hill recently bought a refurbished Scooba from iRobot . Wandering through the Maker Fair expo , I came across this solar charger I hadn’t heard of before. It’s called GoBe, and looks like a great portable way to charge up some hefty devices, possibly even your laptop. … The Congo Basin via Wend Magazine Much has been said and written about how ACES, the climate bill moving through Congress, will affect consumers, energy companies, and local utilities. Step-by-Step Introduction to Aquaponics It’s been a while since I posted on Aquaponics – or the art of combining fish farming and hydroponics in a mutually beneficial system where fish poop becomes fertilizer, and plants become filters for the fish. From Growing Power’s urban aquapo… You know, I sure hate to mow the grass. It is messy, time consuming, and every time I go to unload the grass clipping, my beer hat falls off my head. There has got to be a better way, and in fact there is. Images via Ecofriend Sticking a solar cell on any old gadget has been the trend for too long. |
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