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Defining green gadgets
Just to be sure that we’re on the same page, let me say that green gadgets are consumer electronic products that strive to be ecofriendlier. They have a few or all of these characteristics:✓ They...
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Energy Comes in Many Forms
In our quest to define energy, let's begin by making a simple observation: energy comes in many forms. For example, humans in many countries rely today on fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural...
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Energy Can Be Renewable or Nonrenewable
Energy in its various forms can be broadly classified as either renewable or nonrenewable. Renewable energy, as noted earlier, is any form of energy that's regenerated by natural forces. Wind, for...
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How to build a container home
When it comes to building a home from a shipping container there are many things you must consider. You've probably already searched various websites for guidance however many of the other Online...
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Shipping container home plans and reviews
When it comes to building a home from a shipping container there are many things you must consider. You've probably already searched various websites for guidance however many of the other Online...
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How to chose container home plans
When it comes to building a home from a shipping container there are many things you must consider. You've probably already searched various websites for guidance however many of the other Online...
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Relating the Four Rs to Green Gadgets
Most people are probably familiar with the eco-aware mantra known as the three Rs of green gadgets: Reduce, reuse, recycle. I now introduce you to what the Consumer Electronics Association Web site at...
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Thoughtful manufacturing
Beginning with the raw materials that go into giving “birth” to the notebook, Toshiba lessens the carbon footprint of the Portégé R600 during the manufacturing process by eliminating hazardous...
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Energy Can Be Converted from One Form to Another
There's still more to this mysterious thing we call energy. Even the casual observer can tell you that energy can be converted from one form to another. Natural gas, for example, when burned, is...
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Energy is Degraded When it is Converted from One Form to Another
More important to us, however, is the Second Law o f Thermodynamics. The Second Law says, quite simply, that when one form of energy is converted to another form - for example, when you burn natural...
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Sticking your carbon footprint in your mouth
It’s a term that rolls off tongues whenever there’s talk about the environment and being green, as pervasively present in print, radio, and TV advertisements as fleas on a junkyard dog (for which I...
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Other green electronics
The following list describes three more green consumer electronics products that illustrate what Greenpeace calls “the race to the top to produce truly green products”:✓ Samsung solar-powered Blue...
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Raw dessert recipes are amazing and cooking is easy to do
The thought of using dessert recipes with raw ingredients never came to mind....So the other day, after looking into the mirror with no shirt on, I just felt sick with what I saw. I started thinking...
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Tips from my online photography course
Knowing that I sucked in taking "good" pictures, I looked for an online photography course to help get me going in the right direction.This one tip that I learned below helped in building the...
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Understanding Energy Star and EPEAT Green Gadget Labels
Energy Star defines energy efficiency standards for a variety of products and services and qualifies specific products that meet those standards. The EPEAT system helps buyers evaluate, compare, and...
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Implementing Green Living Habits with Gadgets You Already Own
Thinking about past purchases that may not have been labeled as greener when you bought them plays just as important a role in Mother Nature’s view of gadgets as choosing and using new greener gadgets...
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Shipping Container homes you can build
When it comes to building a home from a shipping container there are many things you must consider. You've probably already searched various websites for guidance however many of the other Online...
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Container homes plans you can build
When it comes to building shipping container homes, you need to look at several plans to consider what will work best for you. You've probably already searched various websites for guidance however...
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Shipping container home plans and reviews
When it comes to shipping container home plans, you need to look at several options to consider what will work best for you. You've probably already searched various websites for guidance however many...
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Shipping container house plans you can build from
When it comes to finding shipping container house plans, there are many things you must consider. You've probably already searched various websites for guidance however many of the other Online guides...
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