Hornet wind turbine blades verses hyperspin blades

Here is a video that will show that even in 6 mph winds, the blades will turn!

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Let’s Go Surfin Now, Everybody’s Learnin How ….

It has been a while since I have been surfing and probably will not be surfing anytime soon. So, I was just kinda taking a look around to see if there are any improvements in this fun sport! Well, I was surprised to see that there was. In the past, surfboards have been made with wood, stryofoam, resins, etc. Today, the makers of surfboards are using recyclable and sustainable materials, such as:

- Reclaimed and sustainably harvested wood
- Cork - a renewable resource
- EPS foam - a recyclable surfboard foam
- Epoxy - which emits very low VOCs (volatile Organic compounds) and does not require solvents for clean up. Read the rest of this entry »

I thought I would do something different for today. As I have been surfing around the internet, I have found It’s a Blu World.

Since the weather has turned hot and energy is being consumed, they even have an energy drink called Blu Frog Healthy Energy. Remember to recycle the cans when done consuming. It is always a good green thing to do!

Are you a contest fan? Well, the folks at BluFrog have a few to select from.

o BluGamer: The Ultimate Gaming Package
o Happy Blu-Year: Win A New Years Trip to NY
o Blullapalooza: Win A Trip to Lolapalloza in Chicago
o BluStreak: Win A Richard Petty Racing Experience
o XtremeBLU: Win A Trip To The Winter X Games in Aspen

All you have to do is select which one you would like to enter, up to 3 times, and wait for the results.

You can enter by either Twittering, a blog post or just a blog comment.

I think I am going to try to win the XtremeBLU trip to Aspen. I have not seen snow in quite a while and would love to just hear the crunch under my feet again! Along with seeing some of the sports that have been super-sized since my days. Not to mention enjoying the feel of temperatures below 100 degrees!

So have some fun, visit BluFrog and be sure to enter to win!
(Contest Rules Here)

It Takes A Village ….

The EPA (Enviromental Protection Agency), has released the 2007 recycling report. It takes two years for the EPA to gather the data and crunch the numbers.

Last year Forced Green reported the 2006 numbers with hopes of bettering those very good numbers in the 2007 report. Read the rest of this entry »

Cool-N-Save can instantly save you up to 30% on your Air Conditioning costs!

Unless you are getting rain, which I am NOT, the temperatures have been hitting the high 90’s or low 100’s. I know that the air conditioning is really working hard to keep your place cool. So, I would like to introduce
the following to you to help reduce that cost!

Cool-n-Save is an amazing new, patented product, that is actually based on the same scientific Principles that large corporations have used to save themselves money for years. Read the rest of this entry »

Arizona’s Sun-Powered Bullet Train

Bullet trains are already considered a greener mode of transport that greatly curbs greenhouse emissions while cutting down on our reliance on pollution belching cars and airplanes, not to mention reducing the choke-hold OPEC and big oil have on everybody on this planet and the planet itself. Read the rest of this entry »

This morning I came across a new web site that has done something quite extraordinary.

The Book Search Queen is like the ultimate resource for those looking for any text, pdf, word doc, power point presentation, or rtf online. This young group of enthusiasts, programmers all, have created a way for you to find that document online - even if you cannot remember its exact name!

Right now I’m looking at just the most recent searches done on eBook Search Queen. People have looked for information on:

o Search engine optimization
o Sangho
o First things first
o Imagework association
o The joy of burnout
o The joy of (see here’s an example for those of us with lousy memories, lol!)

And that short list above is just a fraction of the most current searches as I sit on this web site. I am sure the list will have changed by the time you click through to investigate this massive online resource yourself.

The ultimate search pdf directory! And, do not let language be a barrier - you can search for that unique piece of work in (almost?) any language.

From Albania to Slovenia to Italian to English and more, if the work you are hunting is out there, you will be able to use this incredible tool to find it!

Here is an interesting new concept.

The Honeywell Wind Turbine eliminates traditional wind turbine gear box, shaft and generators. The Honeywell Wind Turbine is a gearless, “free wheeling’’ turbine that generates power from the blade tips (where the speed lies) rather than through a complex slow center shaft. By practically eliminating mechanical resistance and drag, the Honeywell Wind Turbine creates significant power (2000 kWh/yr) operating in a greater range of wind speeds (2-45 mph) than traditional wind turbines. The highest output, lowest cost per kWh installed turbine ever made. So powerful, so simple.

The price is coming down along with getting all parts needed for a full installation. None of this one piece at a time routine. So, bottom line, this one has the biggest bang for your buck!

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Multi-Tasking Taken to a Whole New Green Level

Have you stood near a roadway and been buffeted by the gusts of wind from passing cars, or nearly knocked over by the force of wind from a big rig truck? That is energy gone to waste ….. until now. Mark Oberholzer, a professor of landscape architecture at Rice University in Houston, proposes installing small vertical-axis wind turbines (Darius turbines), inside the concrete highway dividers to generate power. Utilizing the wind energy created by passing traffic. Read the rest of this entry »