Eric Vogel » Green http://www.ecvogel.com Eric's Life As We Know IT! Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:12:51 +0000 en hourly 1 DailyTech – Increasing Cut-in Speed of Wind Turbines Results in Fewer Bat Fatalities http://www.ecvogel.com/dailytech-increasing-cut-in-speed-of-wind-turbines-results-in-fewer-bat-fatalities/ http://www.ecvogel.com/dailytech-increasing-cut-in-speed-of-wind-turbines-results-in-fewer-bat-fatalities/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:43:18 +0000 eric http://www.ecvogel.com/dailytech-increasing-cut-in-speed-of-wind-turbines-results-in-fewer-bat-fatalities/  

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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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

]]> http://www.ecvogel.com/kimberly-clark-rolls-out-tube-free-scott-toilet-paper-usatoday-com/feed/ 0 Save Money By Switching To Century Gothic http://www.ecvogel.com/save-money-by-switching-to-century-gothic/ http://www.ecvogel.com/save-money-by-switching-to-century-gothic/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 23:04:52 +0000 eric http://www.ecvogel.com/?p=216 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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]]> http://www.ecvogel.com/save-ink-or-toner-by-changing-your-font/feed/ 0 Ignore Expiration Dates http://www.ecvogel.com/ignore-expiration-dates/ http://www.ecvogel.com/ignore-expiration-dates/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:02:04 +0000 eric http://www.ecvogel.com/?p=176 “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/

]]> http://www.ecvogel.com/ignore-expiration-dates/feed/ 0 Consumers Finally Growing Some Damned Sense, Not Buying Bottled Water http://www.ecvogel.com/consumers-finally-growing-some-damned-sense-not-buying-bottled-water/ http://www.ecvogel.com/consumers-finally-growing-some-damned-sense-not-buying-bottled-water/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:55:28 +0000 eric http://www.ecvogel.com/?p=129  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

]]> http://www.ecvogel.com/consumers-finally-growing-some-damned-sense-not-buying-bottled-water/feed/ 0 Make Your Own Green, Cheap Cleaning Products http://www.ecvogel.com/make-your-own-green-cheap-cleaning-products/ http://www.ecvogel.com/make-your-own-green-cheap-cleaning-products/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:22:57 +0000 eric http://www.ecvogel.com/?p=126 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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