(images via dartmouthwaveenergy.com) A horrible name and simple design for pumping water (which can then drive turbines) via wave action on a buoy tethered to the ocean floor (via Treehugger). Not suddenly solving all the world’s energy woes, but large numbers of this relatively simple, DIY-friendly design could have a nice impact towards sustainability…
While most major computer manufacturers have recycling programs in place, television makers aren’t doing quite as well: With only three months to go until the digital TV conversion, the Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETBC) today released its new TV Recycling Report Card, grading the major TV manufacturers on their efforts to establish national programs to take […]
The work with sprouting seeds is rinsing them: don’t rinse enough and you get really unappetizing mold in with your fresh greens. Here’s a solution to that problem that makes your toilet a little less wasteful. In action: Of course, you have the added benefit of the odd looks you’ll receive when you explain that […]
The talks of bailing out GM (and other auto-makers) are dominating the headlines, it’s an interesting debate and I think we (the USA) will end up “bailing them out” – not because it will save them, but because it will postpone an even harsher economic reality. I’m curious what the makers here think – it’s […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Arms22 shares this oddly stealthy example of DIY audio – converting a couple of empty grandes into computer speakers using a TDA1552Q amplifier chip. Nice reuse – looks natural too! The relevant page is in Japanese but you can still check out the schematic – Coffee cup speakers
Edible Estates is continuing to march around the country, with 6 gardens that were formerly lawns now in place nationwide. (Images of Austin’s Edible Estate via fritzhaeg.com) Check out Fritz Haeg’s presentation from his Austin visit here for great visuals of the difference between lawns and edible estates. Also check out this Mother Earth News […]
Image from The Green Microgym in Portland Seems unlikely, but it’s good to see CNN writing about even the more green-washed ends of the sustainability spectrum: Couch potatoes will be horrified, but fresh advances in human-powered technology — where users power appliances through their own motion — could one day see a ‘workout-to-watch’ scenario become […]
