Articles Archive for April 2008
Posted in Earth on 22 April 2008
To see it looks like a cow-palestrata, as if he had done body building for a cow with a mass developed more than normal thinking is the idea of fast genetically modified. But no, these samples are the result of a selection of sperm and insemination to provide a natural way to 100%. The video of the National Geographic Channel, in English of course, but s’intuisce clear message.
Posted in Earth, World on 22 April 2008
 
Today, like every year we celebrate the World Earth Day. Since the 1970 Earth Day Network promotes public awareness towards environmental issues all over the world. Each year, billions of people participate in campaigns this year and proposals are numerous events organized for the occasion in order to emphasize the importance of respecting the environment and preserve the planet. There remains only to wish you a good Earth Day!
Posted in Eco-Friendly, Efficiency, Environment, Fuel on 22 April 2008
The research “Equity and Gender Issues in Liquid Biofuels Production” presented by the FAO stresses that crops on a large scale for the production of bio-fuels such as liquid bioethanol and biodiesel, requiring intensive use of resources that small farmers, particularly women, traditionally have limited access. In short, the advance of biofuels would lead to collapse those micro-economies that are based on women working in the fields.
Indeed in poor countries are taken into consideration women to manage agricultural crops: for example, in Brazil 11% of the producers of bioethanol from sugar cane farmers are women, organized evil in small landowners possessions that because of the in cenovnim resources (fertilizers, herbicides, fertilizers, etc.) will no longer be able to manage their production costs.
The study expects that it will soon undertaken a strategy for development of biofuels is a sustainable level and thus cost, both environmental information and thus enabling the most disadvantaged populations often governed by an economy of the women not to succumb. The proposal is to integrate the cultivation of biofuels with local farming systems in order to protect traditional agricultural activities of small farmers, their skills and expertise - factors crucial to food security and the strengthening of rural communities in the long term .
Posted in Electric on 21 April 2008

A leaf plastic covers LEDs. The electric wire twisted together seems the stem of a plant and the emitted light is reflected on the wall with an aura effect.
The lamp designed by Stephan and Siepermann ‘was presented as greendesign furniture fair in Milan, sin for a defect: Lights little. The idea of the contrast of light and ‘graphically very beautiful, but the sense dell’ecodesign should be to use technology to save, to meet human needs efficiently, it is no use LED that consume little if then is covered with a dark material!
The same leaf and ‘been assembled in the form of light: a cloud of leaves from which filters the light of a lamp spreading into the shadows of the leaves, to recreate the effect of light between the leaves of the trees in a day sun. Without doubt evocative, but also very artificial.
Posted in Environment on 9 April 2008

There is nothing extraordinary about the look and feel of this green gadget rather it is its simplicity that attracted me. Rain water, which is considered as the purest form of water is wasted more than being utilized. True, it waters your garden when it showers but during dry season gardening becomes a forceful activity and more troublesome when there is dearth of water.
Here is a single eco-friendly solution to all these problems. Touted as Rainpod, it saves maximum water during each shower and distributes it when most required. Designed by David L’Hote of France, the device is capable of holding rain water, all thanks to its structure and features. Working like a rain drum, the conceptual Rainpod is capable of holding water in a large tank, which stands taller than man and has height and reach to cover a large area in its surroundings by using nothing but gravity. It is suggestible only for places where it rains at least once in a week to reap possible benefits. If its cleaniness factor is maintained then one can ink a neat deal for holding water for places facing dearth of water resources.
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Posted in Eco-Friendly, Electricity, Energy, Environment, Green, Infrastructure, Power on 5 April 2008

We keep ourselves engaged with hunting green products that can be installed inside our living space, thereby cutting down electricity bills. But today, I have come across an energy saving product concept designed for public spaces. Spread over 7.3 square meters of the main panel, the solar cells along with Movement sensors energy saving system (MoSES) provide lighting all through all night.

All components required in this concept are well interlinked by a secretive connection to an electric grid that facilitates distribution of surplus energy as and when required. This energy can be utilized for not only illumination but also cater to numerous digital devices viz. computers, LCDs, information panels, wireless devices, Internet connectivity, public telephones.

Idea is to extract energy (of course solar) from every possible means that has it but doesn’t need. In layman’s language, bus stops can be seen as a perfect medium to install huge protective panels that can capture good amount of solar energy and can deliver it to those users who consumer more electricity.
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