10:38 am in alternative energy, alternative fuel, wood by TreeHugger
The Stûv that Dreams Are Made of
We love wood at TreeHugger; our posts on
wood and pellet stoves continue to be among the most popular we have ever published. Environmental writer Mark Gunther loves it too, calling it
A renewable energy technology that gets no respect.. He calls it " a "green" technology that appeals to poor and working class people. And, because gathering and distribu...
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9:20 am in alternative fuel, bikes, biking by TreeHugger
Kris De Decker of
Low-tech Magazine looks at the history of pedal powered machinery, writing that " pedals and cranks could make an important contribution to running a post-carbon society that maintains many of the comforts of a modern life."
Other than his first illustration of a pedal-powered hydraulic log splitter (a silly idea more simply
done by hand), the article shows numerous ways that bike tech can be used to replace fuel or electricity powered machinery, ...
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6:00 am in air travel, alternative fuel, aviation, Cars & Transportation, fuel efficiency, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
Photo: tedeytan via Flikr
Not much has changed since Mat reported on Greenopia's Greenest Airlines ranking last year.
Virgin America still leads the pack followed by Continental and Alaska Airlines.
I love a third-party verified list, but with
green airline itself nudging to the top of the most oxymoronic phrase list I decided to take a look at how Greenopia actually measures the
viriditās of our domestic airlines.
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