Green Technology

Understanding Your Water Use

Do you know how much water you use each day … and what it is used for ? Turns out it is closer to 2000 gallons per DAY.

Check out the graphic to the right for the details >>> LINK and follow the interactive to see how your usage grows during the day.

By understanding where water is used you can make choices to save water and know where to make the biggest impact !

“ … biggest surprise may be that 95 percent of your water footprint … from the food, energy and products you use every day. C…”

Via: Good LLC LINK

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Zotos: One of US's Top 20 On-Site Wind Power Generators

Zotos makes professional hair care products. They also are going green and have major initiatives under way for wind power, carbon offsetting and greener packaging.

“ … we must change the way we see our world. … Zotos is … implementing one of the largest private industrial sustainability programs in the nation.”

They have been recognized by the US-EPA as one of the Top 20 On-site Wind Generators. Two turbines at their Geneva NY plant that “ … generate approximately 6.5 million kWh of electricity … annually … provide more than 60 percent of Zotos’ energy requirements … expected to reduce overall CO₂ emissions by 50 percent in 2011.”

Via: Zotos Internatinal LINK

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Category: Renewable Energy

GE and Arista Partner on Renewable Energy

Arista designs and makes renewable energy systems and has partnered with GE to use their Durathon™Battery for their “Power on Demand” offering.

Power on Demand system uses renewable energy (wind, solar, …) and storage devices to keep that energy available for peak use. Power on Demand can reduce energy costs by smoothing the demand for grid power and using stored power at peak times when energy charges are highest.

"“ … a custom-designed battery storage system and proprietary real-time demand monitoring technology. … releasing stored power only during peak demand periods, thereby reducing peak demand charges, … and lowering commercial electricity costs.”

GE’s Durathon Batteries are both smaller and lighter than traditional batteries, can last up to 20 years and are recyclable.

For more info on GE’s Durathon Batteries see geenergystorage.com.

Via: Arista LINK

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Category: Arista Power

Okabashi - 100% Recyclable Footwear

Okabashi makes footwear that is both recyclable and made from recycled materials. Consumers can send their old shoes in to be recycled and receive a coupon for their next buy.

“ … last year alone … re-grind and re-introduce over 100,000 lbs of scrap material,diverting 10 tractor trailers full of waste from our landfills.”

The amount of recycled content varies …” sandals made this year contains 15-25% recycled material.”

Via: Okaoashi LINK

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Earth Day 2012–April 22

Get ready for earth day 2012. Get ready to make your own positive impact on the planet …

Consider (if you are not already doing so) …

- recycling
- shopping with reusable shopping bags
- FreeCycling rather than landfilling
- composing certain kitchen scraps
- installing a programmable thermostat for a/c
- insulating your water heater
- using CFL or LED bulks
- buying energy efficient appliances

Take time to celebrate earth day 2012 …

Via: Earth Day Network Link

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Category: Recycle

Boeing 737 Max Energy Efficiency Improvements

Boeing integrates energy efficiency into its redesign of the 737 Max, targeting the engine, weight savings, and improved aerodynamics. …

… “The 737 MAX is on-track to deliver substantial fuel-savings to customers starting in 2017, said Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager, 737 program.

We've made several design decisions that support the performance targets for the MAX and evolve the Next-Generation 737's design within the scope of the 737 MAX program.” …

Via Boeing: 737 Max Design.

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Philadelphia Gets a Porous Green Street

The 800 block of Percy Street is Philadelphia’s first porous street. The street allows water to be absorbed directly into the pavement and will reduce the amount of water directed to the storm sewers.

“ … potentially mitigate the impact of ice on city streets following winter storms. “ by allowing road salt to soak into the street and not get dumped into rivers and streams.

“ … eliminating stormwater runoff from the site. Porous asphalt is as structurally strong as conventional asphalt, … provides temporary storage for water as it slowly soaks into the ground. …”

Philadelphia’s long term goal is to have hundreds of miles of porous asphalts streets in the future.

Via: City of Philadelphia LINK

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Category: Sustainability

Makani Airborne Wind Power

Makani has an energy solution that harnesses the power of winds at elevations far beyond that available to ground based turbines. Their “tethered” wind turbine system uses far less material to construct that a typical turbine. The long term goal would be a system, that can autonomously launch when the wind conditions are right and land when the wind dies down.

“ …. autonomous wing fitted with onboard turbines … Flying at 1,000 ft, … mimics the motion, and speed, of a conventional turbine’s aerodynamically effective blade tips.”