Archive for March, 2010

Online Radio Show Dives into Catch Shares

Energy Day and Night from Solar/Fuel Cell CombinationSplitting Water by efficient, catalyzed electrolysis to give hydrogen and oxygen gases, and combining this with solar cells for the generation of electricity; See video link.

Online Radio Show Dives into Catch SharesAmanda Leland and I were guests on Moirs Environmental Dialogues the other day. The host, Rob […]

Clean Electricity

Strategy and the CommonsOur inaugural EDFix module has focused on the Commons, with calls about governing the Commons, sharing green patents, bottom-up problem solving of global problems, life cycle cost analysis and most recently a dive into sharing data among health care institutions. Our guests have been stellar.Shortly we'll shift to a module about the […]

New NOAA Report Shows Progress Being Made to Rebuild and Sustain Fisheries and Ocean Ecosystems EUR Catch Shares Help

New NOAA Report Shows Progress Being Made to Rebuild and Sustain Fisheries and Ocean Ecosystems EUR Catch Shares HelpIn NOAA's newly released 6th edition of Our Living Oceans: Report on the Status of U.S. Marine Resources, catch shares (referred to as Limited Access Privilege Programs – LAPPs) are raised as one solution to the over-harvesting […]

Hybrid Fuel Cars

Hybrid Fuel CarsHybrid fuel cars usually combine two sources of power, the most common being a combination of electric motors and gasoline combustion engines.

Poisoning the Poor with eWaste in GhanaGreen issues are sometimes complex. We need to recycle many things, like electronics, but we certainly don’t want to poison others in the process. Efforts to […]

Profiles in Restoration: The Central Wetlands Unit, Part III

Well designed rates can reduce water usage EUR just ask San AntonioIn an effort to further reduce water use, San Antonio Water System (SAWS) proposed a new rate structure to the City Council on Wednesday that would penalize high-volume users while rewarding those who use less. The new rate structure will reduce rates for normal […]

The Superb Grid vs. the SuperGrid

The Superb Grid vs. the SuperGridPlease see the article by Sam Carana on how a larger and simultaneously more local grid can be implemented, to capture as much of the electricity being generated as possible. Read about how many parts of Europe already have surplus electricity and countries are linking their grids together toimprove efficiency.

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How we took a complex idea and made it easy to understand EUR and fun to watch!

How we took a complex idea and made it easy to understand EUR and fun to watch!By Justin Evans, stresslimitdesignGreening corporate vehicle fleets is not an issue thats particularly sexy or easy to illustrate, but doing so can play a significant role in the fight against climate change. As you can imagine, the concept of […]

Energy Day and Night from Solar/Fuel Cell Combination

Green Battery DesignPrototype DIY Nickel Iron Battery Appropriate Technology Collaborative and Michigan State University Nickel Iron Battery ProjectNickel Iron Batteries have been around for a long time.  Edison patented one in 1903, and he wasn’t the inventor.  The batteries are rechargeable and they last a very long time.  Some NiFe batteries have been in service […]

The Superb Grid vs. the SuperGrid

The Superb Grid vs. the SuperGridPlease see the article by Sam Carana on how a larger and simultaneously more local grid can be implemented, to capture as much of the electricity being generated as possible. Read about how many parts of Europe already have surplus electricity and countries are linking their grids together toimprove efficiency.

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Putting the Cart Before the Horse: The Legislature calls out the Administration on rushing water decisions

Toyota has the most fuel efficient line of cars in the USToyota, as reported by Jamie Lendino of ExtremeTech, has the most fuel efficient line of cars in the US, with an average of 29.7 mpg for actual vehicles sold. Results are based on the 2007 model year. Discussion in the forum goes into upcoming […]