Google Earth a Tool for Big Brother In the news recently, it was pointed out that a municipality was using Google Earth to easily locate backyard pools and issue (250) fines to people who had installed their pools without a building permit. After wide exposure to the media, this municipality told it’s by-law enforcement group [...]
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Ultimate Eco-Vehicles Three teams share a $10 million dollar X-Prize award for vehicles that achieve over 100 Miles Per Gallon(MPG). Mainstream 4 Passenger Edison 2 – over 100 MPG Winner of the 2010 X-Prize for a Mainstream vehicle (4 passenger) obtaining over 100 MPG! Prize value = $5 Million. The Edison 2 runs on a [...]
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Future Friendly Air Conditioning Scientists at the US’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have created a method of air conditioning that could reduce the operating cost (electricity bill) by up to 90%. The technology called desiccant-enhanced evaporative air conditioner or DEVap, uses environmentally friendly saline solution rather than conventional refrigerants, and a thin membrane, to [...]
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