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Cargo ship uses giant kite to propel it across the ocean

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 1:15pm

Moving gigantic cargo ships across oceans is no small feat, requiring a whole lot of energy to keep those propellers turning and the ships heading on the right course. There is one form of energy that's plentiful out at sea,...

The world's first positive energy building

Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 1:50pm

While most eco-friendly buildings try to cut down or supplement their power consumption, there have yet to be any buildings that go so far as to generate more power than they consume. Not so with the Masdar Headquarters in Abu...

Kinetic Energy concept turns you into a walking, talking battery

Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 8:18am

The Kinetic Energy concept is a stylish, yet efficient way to always ensure that your gadgets are always juiced up. It's a small device worn on the ankle that will generate energy by your movement. Think of it as...

A solar powered, wind using, smog killing fantasy building in Paris

Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 4:00am

You've gotta love the cahones that some architects have. I mean, designing a crazy building for a place where crazy buildings are the norm, such as Dubai, I can understand. But to design a crazy building that's meant to go...

Firewinder one ups lawn gnomes, turns wind into lights

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 9:59am

Sure, lawn gnome and pink flamingos may be a staple of any tacky yard, but it's time to move into the 21st century of lawn decorations and one way is with the Firewinder. Firewinder is a decorative wind-powered light....

Samsung germ-killing air conditioner is a thing of beauty

Friday, February 29, 2008 - 8:16am

It's not surprise that Samsung has decided to yet again put a touch of class on a seemingly classless home appliance. First it was laser printers, but now it is something even more ordinary like anti-bacterial air conditioners. The...

TOP waste bins combine like Voltron to strengthen recycling

Kevin Hall

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 7:31am

Sometimes the smallest measures make the biggest impact. These TOP waste bins are designed so that they can hook up to one another and form a more powerful trash-collection train — an easier way to sort garbage than if you...

The low-tech soil cleanup: mushrooms, man

Monday, February 18, 2008 - 6:07am

While a oil tanker cracking up off a coast somewhere always gets the big headlines, little oil spills all over the country cause the biggest headaches. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that there are about 200,000 abandoned gas stations across...

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environment stories

Cargo ship uses giant kite to propel it across the ocean

The world's first positive energy building

Kinetic Energy concept turns you into a walking, talking battery

A solar powered, wind using, smog killing fantasy building in Paris

Firewinder one ups lawn gnomes, turns wind into lights

Samsung germ-killing air conditioner is a thing of beauty

TOP waste bins combine like Voltron to strengthen recycling

The low-tech soil cleanup: mushrooms, man

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