DailyTech – Increasing Cut-in Speed of Wind Turbines Results in Fewer Bat Fatalities

By eric on December 24, 2010

 

Tiffany Kaiser - November 2, 2010 10:18 PM

Raising the cut-in speed to 11 mph could result in as much as a 93 percent reduction in bat-turbine related deaths

Wind power has become an important competitor in the race for clean energy, but like many newer developments, it needs some work. One issue associated with wind power is bat and bird-related fatalities due to the spinning blades of the turbines. However, researchers may have solved this problem with a slight change in speed.

DailyTech – Increasing Cut-in Speed of Wind Turbines Results in Fewer Bat Fatalities

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Designed for the dump.

By eric on November 12, 2010

This is a intrest video on how electronics are made for the dump, not to be truely recycled or made to be recycled. Just remember though, policies and laws usually mean higher taxs or we pay more in product costs, so the best thing is to demand these products and only buy them if we can afford it.

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Kimberly-Clark rolls out tube-free Scott toilet paper – USATODAY.com

By eric on October 27, 2010

 

By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY

The toilet paper roll is about to undergo its biggest change in 100 years: going tubeless

Kimberly-Clark rolls out tube-free Scott toilet paper – USATODAY.com

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Save Money By Switching To Century Gothic

By eric on May 6, 2010

As you may know, I had blogged about EcoFont. Well, there is a even better eco font and it comes with Windows.

http://consumerist.com/2010/05/save-money-by-switching-to-century-gothic.html

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Eddie Bauer Outlet Destroys Unsold Clothing, Throws It Away

By eric on March 8, 2010

http://consumerist.com/2010/03/eddie-bauer-outlet-cuts-up-unsold-clothing-throws-it-away.html

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How To Ruin Your Jeans On The Cheap

By eric on February 25, 2010

http://consumerist.com/2009/10/how-to-ruin-your-jeans-on-the-cheap.html

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Save Ink Or Toner By Changing Your Font

By eric on February 25, 2010

http://consumerist.com/2009/10/save-ink-or-toner-by-changing-your-font.html

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Ignore Expiration Dates

By eric on February 19, 2010

“Best by,” “Sell by,” and all those other labels mean very little.

By Nadia ArumugamUpdated Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010, at 10:18 AM ET

There’s a filet mignon in my fridge that expired four days ago, but it seems OK to me. I take a hesitant whiff and detect no putrid odor of rotting flesh, no oozing, fetid cow juice—just the full-bodied aroma of well-aged meat. A feast for one; I retrieve my frying pan. This is not an isolated experiment or a sad symptom of my radical frugality. With a spirit of teenage rebellion, I disavow any regard for expiration dates.

www.slate.com/id/2244249/

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Consumers Finally Growing Some Damned Sense, Not Buying Bottled Water

By eric on August 14, 2009

 By Chris Walters, 10:47 AM on Fri Aug 14 2009

We’re not always pessimists on Consumerist. Why, sometimes we actually like silver linings, if only because it gives us a chance to complain about argyria. (Don’t take colloidal silver, people!) Today’s silver lining is that sales of bottled water “have fallen for the first time in at least five years,” says the Los Angeles Times. We’re apparently showing common sense and opting for tap water over branded and labeled water, proving that in a tough economy it’s hard to compete with (nearly) free.

www.consumerist.com/5337459/consumers-finally-growing-some-damned-sense-not-buying-bottled-water

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Make Your Own Green, Cheap Cleaning Products

By eric on August 14, 2009

By Phil Villarreal, 9:20 AM on Fri Aug 14 2009

When McGyver wants to clean his kitchen, he doesn’t need any fancy Clorox or 409. Give him some baking soda, vinegar and lemon juice and he’ll create a clean-up bonanza of the likes the world has never seen. And he’ll catch seven bad guys and utter a catch-phrase quip, all before the commercial break.

www.consumerist.com/5337332/make-your-own-green-cheap-cleaning-products

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