Portland installs turbines in their city water pipes, powers city by flushing toilets | Minds

Portland installs turbines in their city water pipes, powers city by flushing toilets | Minds


Worth exploring?

Solar Energy Prices at All-Time Low - Renewable Energy - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

Solar Energy Prices at All-Time Low - Renewable Energy - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

Here’s a roundup of key findings from this year’s Utility-Scale Solar report.

1. The cost of installation has decreased by more than 50 percent since 2009.

2. Efficiency of new solar technology has increased from an average capacity factor of 24.5 percent in projects completed in 2011 to 29.4 percent in projects completed in 2014.

3. The new low average price of 5 cents per kWh has made solar power a competitive option in states outside of the Southwest, where solar power is most widely used. Notably, Southeastern states Arkansas and Alabama are seeing more solar development than ever before. 

The quest for personal energy independence is getting better with time.

We’ve Never Regretted a Private Burial - Nature and Community - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

We’ve Never Regretted a Private Burial - Nature and Community - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

idea jogs to become a hunter of solutions

- dust to dust with dignity

Greenpeace founder delivers powerful annual lecture, praises carbon dioxide – full text | Watts Up With That?

Greenpeace founder delivers powerful annual lecture, praises carbon dioxide – full text | Watts Up With That?

Co2 is important for our prosperity.

Brant-Knights of Columbus: Bios Urn lets your pet's memory live on in the tre...

Brant-Knights of Columbus: Bios Urn lets your pet's memory live on in the tre...: Bios Urn lets your pet's memory live on in the trees
 living constructive legacy product idea ?

Grillrider rolls a full grill-out by bike or foot

Grillrider rolls a full grill-out by bike or foot

great idea to build out

Biomimicry Global Design Challenge down to final eight

Biomimicry Global Design Challenge down to final eight

new permaculture ideas

ConoDrive rear-rack bicycle e-drive turns pedaling into pedelec-ing

ConoDrive rear-rack bicycle e-drive turns pedaling into pedelec-ing

Paralyzed man uses own brainwaves to walk again – no exoskeleton required

Paralyzed man uses own brainwaves to walk again – no exoskeleton required

the power of the mind harnessed by Moore's law

Portable wood-burning stove offers heat on the go

Portable wood-burning stove offers heat on the go

neat idea

Powertainer - ALL Power Labs

Powertainer - ALL Power Labs

Generate heat and electricity -a gasification solution to waste and wasted resources ?

worth exploring

World's largest green roof planned for Cupertino development

World's largest green roof planned for Cupertino development\

urban farming is real ?

Yell It from the Roof-Top Farm! Brooklyn Grange Farm is Planting the Way - Organic Gardening - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

Yell It from the Roof-Top Farm! Brooklyn Grange Farm is Planting the Way - Organic Gardening - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

a useful reuse of a scarce and expensive space resource?

British man builds helicopter from 54 drones & garden chair (VIDEO) — RT UK

British man builds helicopter from 54 drones & garden chair (VIDEO) — RT UK

New California housing community has its own urban farm

New California housing community has its own urban farm

breaking out of the conventional box -balance

Living on Less! - Homesteading and Livestock - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

Living on Less! - Homesteading and Livestock - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

useful ideas to be used and modified

How to Make Drinkable Water Out of Thin Air - GEreports

How to Make Drinkable Water Out of Thin Air - GEreports

great idea

Canada’s banks rethink branches for a disruptive era - The Globe and Mail

Canada’s banks rethink branches for a disruptive era - The Globe and Mail

Shipping container-based skyscrapers proposed for Mumbai

Shipping container-based skyscrapers proposed for Mumbai

A interesting concept with lots of bugs

Project Sunroof calculates rooftop solar potential using Google Maps

Project Sunroof calculates rooftop solar potential using Google Maps

tech worth watching for--