Thanks to Don Davis for sharing this interesting item: GE is sending these water purification units to Haiti.
“A single Sunspring unit is capable of producing 19,000 liters of drinkable water every day,” notes CBS news in its story about the shipment. “The units are quick to deploy and can be operational three hours after arrival.”
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Obama said the administration’s “HOMESTAR” program would reward people who buy energy-saving equipment with an on-the-spot rebate of $1,000 or more. He cast the idea as one that would save people money on utility bills, boost the economy and reduce American dependence on oil.
The plan would take the approval of Congress.
via Cash For Caulkers Rebates: [...]
We’ve announced our Film List…
Age of Stupid: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer from Age of Stupid on Vimeo.
Film – Gainesville Environmental Film and Art Festival.
Atrazine, one of the most commonly used and controversial weedkillers, can turn male frogs into females, researchers reported on Monday.
“Ten percent of the exposed genetic males developed into functional females that copulated with unexposed males and produced viable eggs,” the researchers wrote.
The European Union banned atrazine in 2004. The finding may add [...]
Cool video on healthy dining shared by King of Green Dining, Vaughan Lazar, co-founder of Pizza Fusion, the all-green pizza wave splashing across the country and beyond….
In Tuesday’s Gainesville Sun, Mark Stowe and Dave Pokorney imagine what the Gainesville community would be like if it was completely outfitted with ultra high speed fiber internet. That dream could become a reality if Gainesville wins Google’s “fiber to the premises” experimental broadband initiative. If selected, Gainesville could be [...]
We’re streaming forward with our plans for the first annual Gainesville Environmental Film Festival – and we invite you to get involved if you’d like to help! Please join our meeting for all volunteers and those who’d like to volunteer, 4 – 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3 at Boca Fiesta, 232 SE 1st St in [...]
Paddle Florida 2010: New Rivers, New Adventures!
March 18-25, 2010 Madison Blue Springs State Park on the Withlacoochee River
Come join the the adventure as we launch our Spring Paddle Florida event. The first day’s 12-mile stretch finishes at Suwannee River State Park on the Suwannee River. Go here for March 2010 river maps and other details.
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Every time I see a photo of the towers of Dubai Leering over the ocean, I envision this oil-built city tumbling into the sea… I think of the ruins of the Coliseum in Rome, and I can see the future of our insane civilization.
“…an aquarium containing hundreds of sharks and thousands of sprung a leak.
Though [...]
In an unusual state foray into nuclear regulation, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 Wednesday to block operation of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant after 2012, citing radioactive leaks, misstatements in testimony by plant officials and other problems.
via Vermont Senate Votes to Close Nuclear Plant – NYTimes.com.
