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We May Need a Global Unit of 'Green', But It Won't Be Easy or Clear
Four "Tropical Skyscapers" Commissioned To Keep Shenzhen Stock Exchange HQ Nice and Shady
Solvatten Solar Jerrycan Purifies Water Using Nothing But Sunshine
Nokia Smart Home Solution Puts Power of Control Onto Your Cellphone
UMich VIVACE Hydropower System Makes Energy From Slow Currents
Eco-Friendly BamGoo Car Is Meal on Wheels For Pandas
CO2 Scrubber Sucks Up Emissions From Cars, Home Heating
Google Claims Most Efficient Data Centers Ever
Australian Student Invents Cheap Solar Using Nail Polish and a Pizza Oven
Kid-Invented Water Watcher Keeps Close Eye On Your Shower Wastage

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techsmith2
07/13/09

In reply to We May Need a Global Unit of 'Green', But It Won't Be Easy or Clear
I thought u measured green in grams? =)
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bosskev
07/13/09

@techsmith2: I measure green in swatchbook numbers; my favorite is PMS 361, a bright and untinted shade.

BOSSKEV: Reduced to Designer Nerd Humor

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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
07/13/09

In reply to We May Need a Global Unit of 'Green', But It Won't Be Easy or Clear
If there's a defined measurement of "green" then either it will be purely a marketing term that means nothing or it will be set as a standard by someone like Greenpeace in which it will be a moving standard that is unachievable by anyone who sells more units than "their share" so that Greenpeace gets someone to take publicity snipes at like they do Apple.
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Skeetz
07/13/09

@Lite: is on a boat.: It pretty much already is a marketing term.. just like organic.. well eff organic i'm only eating silicon based food from here on in.. in the old-fashioned non- biodegradable Styrofoam containers! And when I'm done suckin' down those grease ball burgers I'm gonna wipe my mouth on the American flag and then toss the Styrofoam containers right out the side, and there ain't a God-damned thing anybody can do about it. You know why?

Where's Leary when i need him!?
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bosskev
07/13/09

@Lite: is on a boat.: "If there's a defined measurement of "green" then either it will be purely a marketing term that means nothing..."

Nonsense. Objective standards are easy to judge and report. For example, contrast ratio of LCD TVs is a standard by which...oh, wait. OK, OK, how about brightness in lumens of video projectors, that's an easily defined numb...ah, shit. Hold on. Alright, I've got it, how about speed of computers in GHz, surely there's a baseline standard to compa

Ah, fuck it.
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tzaken
07/13/09

@bosskev: Best comment. A heart for that.
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bosskev
07/13/09

@tzaken: :)
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FurySamurai72
07/14/09

@Skeetz: do YOU know why?"because weve got the bombs, thats why

2 words, nuclear fucking weapons, OK?

Russia, Germany, Romania, they can have all the democracy they want

They can have a big democracy cakewalk

Right through the middle of Tiananmen Square

and it wont make a lick of difference

Because weve got the bombs, OK?

John Wayne's not dead, hes frozen, and as soon as we find a cure for cancer

Were gonna thaw out the duke and hes gonna be pretty pissed off

You know why,

Have you ever taken a cold shower, well multiply that by 15 million times

Thats how pissed off the dukes gonna be!

I'm gonna get the Duke, and John Cassavetes,

and Lee Marvin, and Sam Peckinpah, and a case of whiskey,

and drive down to Texas and say..."

oh... and dont forget about the baby seal eyes for headlights.
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OMG! Ponies!
07/13/09

In reply to We May Need a Global Unit of 'Green', But It Won't Be Easy or Clear
I'll file this with universal phone chargers in America and one type of cable that does anything and everything in my "I'll believe it when I see it" folder.
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Preyfar
07/13/09

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"This product is five Al Gores in measure..."
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Toastie
07/13/09

@Preyfar: No that won't work, that's how we measure the Internet. Right now it's at about 23.7 million Al Gore's, so it's 23.7 million times the Internet Al Gore created.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
07/13/09

@Toastie: Does this take Al Gore's inflation into consideration? Or are we talking pre VP Al Gore?
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Hello Mister Walrus
07/13/09

@Preyfar: I'd say I'm about 1.5 Al Gores in length...
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Toastie
07/13/09

@Lite: is on a boat.: Actually the inflated measurement rates in at about 1 Al Gore as he believes everything on the Internet was by his design and that the Internet can't be any better than when he created it.
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Sean Godos
02/27/09

In reply to Four "Tropical Skyscapers" Commissioned To Keep Shenzhen Stock Exchange HQ Nice and Shady
Funny when designers call for "green" things and splash around key words like recycling this and solar that, the final product is always over budget.

Somewhat related rant:

The $23k Toyota Prius is actually a $12k Yaris with a few few upgrades and batteries. People will think, golly G, I can save 35% of my gas bill we will have more money. So they spend an extra 12 thousand for a car that's going to "save" money for a few years. Do they consider that just the first year of usage will degregate the batteries to no longer allow the 44MPG rating? Every year the batteries will fade and so will your savings in MPG. Do they know that the battery system will not last long? Do they think that within 5-7 years they will need to spend $3000 for replacement batteries? What will they do with hundreds of pounds of dead batteries?

I'm tired of companies making anything "green" that is overpriced and only appears green. Ahem, Apple.

Rant over.
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Hello Mister Walrus
02/27/09

@Sean Godos: Thank you, captain obvious.
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Pazu
01/13/09

In reply to Solvatten Solar Jerrycan Purifies Water Using Nothing But Sunshine
Hmm, people in developing countries have been doing this for years, using nothing more than PET bottles. This is called SODIS, and is recommended by the WHO as a viable method for water treatement.

What's the point of producing a product that's targeted at people who barely have enough for food, and already have a viable, just as good, free alternative?
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strider_mt2k
12/02/08

In reply to Nokia Smart Home Solution Puts Power of Control Onto Your Cellphone
Could we show an older Tablet?
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ANoel
11/26/08

In reply to UMich VIVACE Hydropower System Makes Energy From Slow Currents
Yet another great human in(ter)vention.
Wax it!
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Ridley
11/26/08

In reply to UMich VIVACE Hydropower System Makes Energy From Slow Currents
Hate to be that guy, but what about the ecosystem it would destroy to lay these things down over the size of a track. And what about the build up of algae over time. Underwater, even in fresh water, is a very brutal environoment for mechanical / electrical systems
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BeautifulAgony
11/26/08

@Optimus-Prime: There is always the option of creating "run-off" pip-lines that have these inside of them. The diverter pipes would simply have grates over each end to prevent small animals from passing through, yet still allow freely moving water current to agitate the rods.

This could also be used in water run-off collection systems such as city sewer drains. With hydrophobic nano coating, the rods would stay clean for a long time and they could provide electricity to the very water reclamation centers where the water is headed.
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OMG! Ponies!
11/26/08

In reply to UMich VIVACE Hydropower System Makes Energy From Slow Currents
How many ppm of human urine can it withstand? Figure that out and install them in kiddie pools. Injuries to small children be damned.
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BeautifulAgony
11/26/08

@OMG! Ponies!: My kids are in the pool making the electricity to run mommy's blender, so I can make frozen margaritas without worrying about the environment!

Finally, mommy can relax...
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Markarian
11/26/08

In reply to UMich VIVACE Hydropower System Makes Energy From Slow Currents
I'm so sick of hearing about green energy. Ever since I was a kid, I've been hearing about environmentally-friendly energy that was just around the corner. The only major development I'd say I've seen is the Hybrid car. Everything is just experimental, the energy equivalent of a concept car: Everyone who sees it wants it, but only a few testers can have it.
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BeautifulAgony
11/26/08

@markarian: Hybrid cars (and all-electrics), as they are currently manufactured and sold, are not environmentally friendly. The massive amount of unrecyclable chemicals in the batteries used represents a tremendous amount of environmental waste.

The energy used, CO2 produced during manucture, and future disposal costs of said battieries, is equivalent to the amount of pollutants produced in the lifetime of any typical internal combustion engine vehicle.

The only savings, potentially, is for the consumer, who may well pay less at the pump, and have a warm fuzzy feeling. But hybrid cars do nothing positive for the environment in their current incarnation.
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First
11/26/08

In reply to UMich VIVACE Hydropower System Makes Energy From Slow Currents
if you could install one in your toilet it would make power from being peed on...and if one were in every toilet in the world...just think of all the free energy.
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SGlick1980
11/26/08

@winmac: Great accept for the whole "stuff" getting caught on the little rods issue.
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BeautifulAgony
11/26/08

@SGlick1980: Does "stuff" keep getting caught on your "little rod"? Billy Mays has a solution for you, and it's pure orange oil.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/04/08

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Uhuhuhuhuhuh...Bam-goo....uhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh
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