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Garden planeted
My wife and I just got done with the first round of planting in our garden. I hope to do something to increase the food security of more than just the two of us soon, like participate in the Multnomah Food Summit, but this will have to do for now.
Today we planted bush beans, peas, and zuccini outside. We also got a few things started inside, such as herbs. We are using Mel Bartholomew's square foot gardening system to maximize the space… Continue
Today we planted bush beans, peas, and zuccini outside. We also got a few things started inside, such as herbs. We are using Mel Bartholomew's square foot gardening system to maximize the space… Continue
Posted on March 24, 2010 at 4:32am — 1 Comment
Design: Heating and cooling an office building with a server room
One of the most striking inefficiencies (both ecological and economic) in the modern work place is HVAC-related system of the server room.
Even in the dead of winter while an organization is spending money keeping the rest of the building warm, it's spending money keeping its server room cool.
There are a few ways around this.
A. Cloud Computing
To resolve the economic inefficiency only, they might move to… Continue
Even in the dead of winter while an organization is spending money keeping the rest of the building warm, it's spending money keeping its server room cool.
There are a few ways around this.
A. Cloud Computing
To resolve the economic inefficiency only, they might move to… Continue
Posted on March 21, 2010 at 10:36pm
The Mechabolic: carbon-negative vehicle
Above: The Mechabolic CAD designs
Posted on March 21, 2010 at 9:24pm — 2 Comments
Amy Smith: turning farm waste into clean "biochar" to fuel cooking stoves
Continuing on the subject of carbon negative energy, here's one existing project that's changing lives right now:
Amy Smith's "biochar" cooking stoves. From the write-up of her TED talk
Amy Smith's "biochar" cooking stoves. From the write-up of her TED talk
Fumes from indoor cooking fires kill more…Continue
Posted on March 21, 2010 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments
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The meal
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Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
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