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Speaking of "Poop to Power"... It's better than dead-dinosaurs!

Jan 24th 2007 10:04AM - 0 Comments

Well, well, well. Two poop-to-power posts in one day. Lucky you! This time, instead of cows, we are talking dogs. I have three of them myself, and I can tell you just how horrible of a chore it is to clean up after two dobermans and a chihuahua. Yes, ...

A really crappy idea for alternative power

May 31st 2008 8:24PM - 8 Comments

Click on the image above to enlarge Power from poop. It's an idea that others have thought of, and it quite possibly holds merit. Especially in developing countries where every source of power can prove vital, and extracting power from waste makes ...

Microbial fuel cells: The hits just keep on coming... now with poopy-power!

Feb 28th 2007 8:12PM - 3 Comments

You really wouldn't think that there would be so many ways of creating energy from a substance that supposedly had most of it's energy extracted through digestion... but, in addition to urine, we can make electricity from poop too! The secret is in ...

Biodiesel, ethanol, SVO and … chicken droppings?

Apr 24th 2006 12:31PM - 2 Comments

You’ve debated getting an E85 FFV and read up on what it would take to convert that old diesel into a SVO vehicle, but have you every considered scooping chicken poop into your car? Harold Bate did, in the 1970s, and there’s quite a few ...

More Friday Humor: What do animals think about global warming?

Jun 15th 2007 8:03PM - 0 Comments

Over on Animal Internet, the "world's first website built and run totally by animals" (a place where "dogs and cats discuss world events with fish, birds trade recipes with monkeys and polar bears share their New Year's resolutions with horses. All ...

Newsflash: Dumping iron filings into ocean won't reduce CO2

May 8th 2009 2:11PM - 7 Comments

It had been proposed sometime ago that geoengineering might help fight global warming. One plan in particular that drew a lot of attention was the dumping of hundreds of tons of iron filings into the ocean. Through wave action, the seas absorb CO2 ...

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric previews future energy grid

Jan 27th 2007 3:06PM - 17 Comments

Pacific Gas & Electric's Hal LaFlash recently sat down with Todd Woody of Green Wombat and Business 2.0 a preview of some of the new-tech and green-tech changes we can expect to see in California and the rest of the country. Here's the list: ...

FOX News' alternative fuels roundup

May 22nd 2006 12:44PM - 4 Comments

FOX news has been showcasing various biofuels and other alternative energy sources recently. Here are some of the videos you can still watch online, just beware you have to watch a 30-second commercial to watch each clip. A clip from FOX & ...

Top 10 green cars that have been lost to time (1924-1973)

Aug 31st 2007 8:24PM - 5 Comments

digg_url = 'http://green.autoblog.com/2007/08/31/top-10-green-cars-that-have-been-lost-to-time-1924-1973/'; Modern Mechanix is a really great magazine that began in 1928. It's a lot like Popular Mechanics and Popular Science but focused on the ...

AutoblogGreen Q&A: Tesla Motors CEO Martin Eberhard pt.1

Mar 12th 2007 10:32AM - 2 Comments

AutoblogGreen interviewed Tesla Motors CEO Martin Eberhard for AutoblogGreen Podcast #1. We covered what's happening with testing of the Roadster, development and manufacturing of the WhiteStar sedan and more. This is a transcript of that interview. ...


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