This hebdomad , we have bike jade that fetch the whole idea of “ bicycle ” into dubiousness , a folding bicycle that press down to just 8 inch , how to establish a rocket kitchen range out of wood , mini electric truck scat by solar , and more !
1.How Much vim Do We Consume , And Where ? Infographic Explains
Which are the top 3 energy - consuming states ? How do we rank compare to other countries ? What ’s the most Department of Energy - squander activity we do in our homes each day ? This infographic from PowerSuperSite answers these questions and more — and many of these fact may surprise you !
2.Apple Under The Gun from Chinese Green Groups Over Supply Chain Pollution
Five Taiwanese environmental NGOs print the findings of a seven - calendar month field of study , demonstrate that Apple has a lot of clean - up work to do on its supply chain .
3.10 Mind - Blowing Bike Hacks
When is a bike not a bike ? When it has been switch off apart and remade into one of these awesome bicycle taxicab , which reverse mundane cycles into shipment haulers , rider carrier , tall bikes , and more .
4.Tiny Concept Commuter Bike Folds Up To Just 8 inch
This tiny turn up bike might be the smallest , most easily portable pedal - power transportation we ’ve seen … but is it practical ?
5.How To Make $ 4 Grocery Panniers For Your motorcycle
Saddle bag for your bike can be expensive . sheet grocery pannier can run as much as $ 45 each . Instead of pose out $ 45 , you may pass $ 4 and get two that will work just as well .
6.Ask Pablo : Do Solar Panels Contribute To The Heat Island Effect ?
Dear Pablo : Does set up commercial-grade rooftop solar PV ( with the dark - colored PV cell ) nullify the effect of paint that same roof whitened to assuage the “ heat island ” essence in city ?
7.Building a Wood - combust Rocket Mass Heater . From Wood . ( Video )
From rocket stoves aiding relief in Haiti , to building your own cookstove , ultra - efficient roquette cooking stove designs have been around for some fourth dimension . But this one is a little different . When Paul Wheaton decide to build a woods - burn skyrocket stove , he chose a rather unconventional material to make it from … he build it out of wood .
8.Scientists Harness The Power Of Plant Photosynthesis With Biophotovoltaics
doctorial candidate Paolo Bombelli collaborate with interior designer Alex Driver and Carlos Peralta to produce these challenging conception designs , rate from a moss - powered lamp to a colony of ‘ solar mast ’ .
9.Removing Arsenic From Water With … fictile feeding bottle and Nutrition Supplements ? !
researcher have found that by combining cut - up plastic bottle with a nutrient find in dietetic supplements , water supply pollute by arsenic can be made fresh enough to imbibe .
10.How Tiny Solar Trucks Can spare American Cities
In the Netherlands , the country ’s fourth - largest metropolis is actively knead to make a cargo delivery “ geartrain ” out of mini electrical trucks drive by solar power , shifting the style the city approaches one opus of its freight transportation .
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