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African street tech is always an interesting mashup of old and new, and these solar powered Human and Animal Powered Vehicles, or HAPPYs, as they’re known, are no different. Using a traditional donkey cart as a platform, the HAPPY is based around a solar panel and a 12-volt battery, a power supply robust enough to [...]
Okay so getting things recycled and caring about the environment is no more limited to homely moms and retired gentlemen. It can be quite stylish too. Especially if Ecoist has its way, then we are all going to become stylishly environmentalist. If you’re thinking I’ve lost it, what I’m actually talking about is the range [...]
Shoes are to environmentally conscious people the equivalent of what blood transfusions are to Mormons: sure, your beliefs run deep, but when your health is a stake, all of a sudden the choice appears clearer. I mean, no one would go hiking wearing a pair of jute-and-canvas sandals, right? Or even take a walk on [...]
While small and budget-friendly ways of saving energy may be all you and I can think off, the brainchildren behind it are busy devicing newer and newer ways to get a lot of solar energy for our planet. The latest in these efforts is the floating solar island designed by Neuchâtel’s Swiss Centre for [...]
Who doesn’t have a creative bone in their body isn’t it? And when it comes to doing up their interiors, that belief just gets stronger. Now to be able to completely do up your interiors (minus the painting on the walls) Ponoko has actually come up with a website where you can design your [...]
The rage is on for a more environmental and energy efficient community. The expensive solar panels are reported to be ready for public consumption ever since AVA Solar Inc. announced that it is ready to start its production of solar panel units by the last quarter of 2008.
This low cost solar technology is now being [...]
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