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An Innovative Process in Food Waste Management
In the U.K. a new process has surfaced that takes food waste and turns it into nutrient-rich fertilizer in just 72 hours. It’s then being ‘ploughed back into the soil to grow more food.’ Please see: http://www.vertal.co.uk – it explains the process, the technology, and the potential (read: success!) at reducing landfill waste. * Process [...]
Quantifying Energy Use and the Significance of Cumulative Small Changes
Working with smart strip technology over the years, one thing that keeps coming up in conversation is “how much electricity will this really save?” The same goes for discussions regarding changing to CFL lightbulbs, using reusable bags, and in fact any of the small changes which we can make in our personal lives to be [...]
Ecopolis: City of the Future
Ecopolis City of the Future http://science.discovery.com/video/ecopolis.html Here’s a really powerful series of videos that describe various new technologies aimed at solving some of our urban woes. There are 10 videos from “Cooling Sound Waves” to “Capturing Carbon.” Example: Cooling Sound Waves Imagine a technology that uses sound waves for refrigeration. This scientist believes his discovery [...]
