Chocolate Biofuel: Chocolate Byproducts Make Biofuel!

Renewable Energy & Savings — Rob @ 1:40 am
Are you a chocolate lover who just feels equally as good about eating chocolate as you do about saving the environment?Well you're in luck!Scientists from the UK firm, Ecotec, have developed a process to turn by products of chocolate production into biofuel. Therefore, the waste which used to be sent to Continue reading

Google and the Environment

Uncategorized — Rob @ 7:29 pm
Google, the company who endeavours to organise the world's information for internet users, also strives to be a 100 percent green company and exercise their social responsibility. Is this really possible?A 2005 estimate puts Google's computers at 450,000 in its 25 datacenters, worldwide. This many computers are said to draw Continue reading

Concentrated Solar Power for Your Homes

Renewable Energy & Savings — Rob @ 4:33 am
I know I created this site as an entertaining and informative resource about environmental tips for people at home, but this was too good a find not to share.This technology is called Concentrated Solar power and it works just like a normal power station by generating steam to turn a turbine, except it uses a vast array of mirrors to direct sunlight energy into heating the water.Here is Continue reading

If It’s Yellow Let it Mellow… Water Conservation Mantra

Uncategorized — Rob @ 5:38 pm
You may recognise the title from the popular movie, Meet the Fockers, where they're trying to conserve water in a drought.It may sound ridiculous but in some countries, this is becoming more acceptable as common practice for water conservation. Here in Brisbane, Australia, we are in a very severe drought where Continue reading
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